Beauty of Norway...

This topic was created in the Virgo forum by Qbone on Monday, July 13, 2009 and has 32 replies.

What Makes Norway's Natural Beauty Unique

Norway features stunning landscapes including moonlit skies, dramatic lightning storms, picturesque beaches, and legendary natural sites. Its scenic views and nature-inspired phenomena make it a top destination for nature lovers and travelers seeking awe-inspiring scenery.

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@Qbone
21 Years10,000+ PostsVirgo

moon shine

Lightning in the clouds

The local beach..

Twin speakers..

2 huge speakers each at least 3 to 4 meters in diameter on both sides of the river called (Drammen elva) which during the summertime they play mysterious music for the river as the old traditional way (the belief about the river will be happy to hear the music and perhaps grants some wishes for the lovers as well)...HDRImage

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19 Years5,000+ Posts

Absolutely beautiful, Q.

While the world is full of gorgeous locals, I'm told that Norway has a certain magic you can't find anywhere else. In fact, it made my Bucket List to visit some day.

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21 Years10,000+ PostsVirgo

And Canon/Nikon is not my taste, I use Olympus because they have they best white balance and metering in the market not to mention the optics. And ohhh the photoshop I use the software since version 6 currently is CS4.

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one of thoe twine speakers HDR Image

Another HDR Image of the home town scenery.

Southern clouds at 21,05

landfall??ya kirke (church) in both Infrared and HDRI

and the sweet ducks in wildlife around here

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21 Years10,000+ PostsVirgo

udgscorp

Yes I do??_

I am called clouds /sun/moon chaser by the business, and yeha I was zooming at the moon because you only get a few days on year to capture the moon as it is. no clouds and no raining/snowing days.

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21 Years10,000+ PostsVirgo

The Olympus I got called spUZ570 it has Dual shok (of course you have to use tripod anyhow for the night shot) it has aperture range form (bulb) 8 min up to 1/4000 you'll see the moon shine it took in 30 sec but most importantly the camera ability of time lapse you'll see in lightning picture put it on the tripod fix the focus and the cam will take the rest (shoot in 2 images every minute in my case) like I said it before no other cam out there to perfect the light! It has also the ability to take 30 frames per second

If you are serious for the photography you'll go for the Olympus the other brands are sham.

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17 YearsVirgo

Interesting I was thinking about getting a NIkon D40 as a starter... Do you think it would still be good? Even though it doesn't level up to the Canon..

Nice pics by the way, this one really caught my attention.

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I wouldn't buy D40/60/80 they are KITT and they come with a very bad optics and their visor are not sharp, say you pay $ 500 to buy one then pay another $ 500 to buy a good optics, it is not logical.

Nikon optics are damn expensive and your choice would be tamron or sigma optics and they are not as cheap as they use to be.

In reality as a new beginner your best choice would be the point and shoot cameras they come with a large zoom and you don't have to buy extra optics for them another point is the dust with interchangeable lens cameras this would be your first and outmost problems to deal with and cost you a lot to clean it. With point and shoot cams you don't deal with that irritating dust problems.

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Hometown from afar the image has been photoshoped for commercial purposes a year ago.

Panorama view over Drammen fjord

another view over Drammen fjord.

Oslo fjord

another moon??_ taken by 1000 mm optics

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@VirLeogurl09
17 YearsVirgo

Posted by Qbone
I wouldn't buy D40/60/80 they are KITT and they come with a very bad optics and their visor are not sharp, say you pay $ 500 to buy one then pay another $ 500 to buy a good optics, it is not logical.

Nikon optics are damn expensive and your choice would be tamron or sigma optics and they are not as cheap as they use to be.

In reality as a new beginner your best choice would be the point and shoot cameras they come with a large zoom and you don't have to buy extra optics for them another point is the dust with interchangeable lens cameras this would be your first and outmost problems to deal with and cost you a lot to clean it. With point and shoot cams you don't deal with that irritating dust problems.

Thanks for the advice..but no no no point and shoot cams I've been used to those cameras for years, lol. I already have the Sony Cyber-Shot 3.2, it's too normal for me, just taking pictures. However.. I did use a Minota, which was handed down from my father, but it's a Film 😆5 Camera. I'm trying to get a Digital SLR to further my experience with these big boys. I'm still a beginner at this though.. but I think I can get the idea of handling those cameras. Hm.. I was really looking into getting the D40 or D90 though, even though the price is so high... but I guess it's just a choice. I'll try whatever will be Good. Thanks for the advice though, I'll keep what u said in mind. Anyway, keep up with your style of shots, don't let that dude get in the way of what you're doing 😉

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@Qbone
21 Years10,000+ PostsVirgo

Hell NO, why are you so eager to torturing us with your image..?

But then??_There is one important point, who ever images you try to upload still can not be proven that it is your image.

Upload lady gaga??s image see if I care.

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@Qbone
21 Years10,000+ PostsVirgo

Never mind the stalker as long as I remember he's been like that at least in past 5 years.

Anyway...

How about some Swans..?

I was always fascinated by the majestic look of Swans ??_

I call it cloud explorer you seldom sees Swans flying alone. So this must be Virgo (the loner) I guess...

and his majesty with all glory??_..