Naturally

A hart of stone

Being om hiking, with dog and camera, of course gives me the practical effect that I get some exercise, a lot of fresh air, recreation and rest. But, being out in nature without having a noisy plug on the ear, the phone on silence and alone makes me focused. First and foremost on sounds and smells, but also shapes and silhouettes. Some may want to look at it as something strange and some have hinted if not it's a lonely thing to be so much out alone. Here, fortunately, we are very different. My mother always told me when I was small that I had to get out, be with others, be social. So, from a young age I was probably a little hermit. I enjoy working in my own company.

Through being so much out alone, along with my dog, I think it have given me an openness for more spiritual and spiritual dimensions. I live and sense, and sometimes see and hear things that I do not dare to mention. Not that I'm talking to ghosts or spirits, but I feel senses and messages coming to me. I have had many strange experiences that have given strong emotional experiences. I have received messages with a mission to convey others and done it. And, the one who received it thanked nicely and fell to rest.

Another dimension of being out with my dog is that, despite being a little dog, has all the dog's senses, smell and hearing. We can sit on a mountain cliff and I see his nose working, his ears lift and focus on direction. It has provided nice nature experiences, such as watching the deer closely, but also dramatically with Wolf in the densely populated area of Fevik. Yes, I know you do not believe me, but I know what I saw.

Every day I work in business. It is said that in business there are no emotions, here is all about making the right decisions, making money, achieving the best possible results and achieving the goals that are set to achieve. It's me or them. I also have my own company, where the outcome of what I achieve can be crucial to my financial future and old age. Values must be built and created. Tough choices must be made, conflicts with neighbors and family who violate property rights and fail to fulfill statutory obligations. I am accused of having "a heart of stone". Nothing is more wrong.

In the picture "a heart of stone" you see a footprint in excess of this heart-shaped stone. A heart that is trampled on, failed and abandoned. And, that's a better description of me, my inner and my pain. That's the price I've had to pay, to be myself, to act on what I thought would be the best for all but fell in a raw and greedy power struggle. The biggest is the betrayal of what I was bursting with for several years, where he was persecuted, threatened and knocked up. A man my mother said "never trust that man". Unfortunately, I did not follow her mother's advice.





A stone formed as a hart, surounded by colod snow and footprint

EXIF: March 28, 2015, Time 8:09:59, Shutter 1/5000 sec, Aperture F / 4.0, Focal Length 70mm, ISO 400,
Camera Canon EOS 7D, Canon Canon EF70-300mm f / 4-5


In what was a darling, the queen of ice choose to show up

EXIF: March 30, 2013, Time 9:17:16, Shutter 1/640 sec, Aperture f / 4.0, Focal Length 65mm, ISO 250,
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Lens Canon EF24-70mm f / 2.8L
The Queen of Ice

The motiv in this picture even gives its name. Study the lines and the profile, see the headband, the little nose and the raised hand. Majestically.

This picture was taken in Haugenes at Fevik, where while the temporary school was in the parking lot at the entrance to the free area, Lillesanden, Randviga and Storesand. In what had been a sailor, the queen of the ice found hereself worthy to show hereself in all her possessions.




A face formation in ice, as the devil him self

EXIF: Date February 12, 2010, Time 8:50:11, Shutter 1/400 sec, Aperture F / 5,6, Focal Length 70mm,
Camera Canon EOS 7D, Sigma 70mm 1: 2.8 DG Macro
The devil on ice

To me, this is a very special picture. What you see is an icecube, nothing less, nothing more. The picture I do not think I've published any other website, but it hung in my gallery at Fevik, and it hangs behind me on the wall where I'm writing.

The picture was taken one morning in February 2010, where there was a brilliant sun, but a blast of cold. I recently bought my macro lens and was out to test this, this beautiful morning. Had been out for a while when I had been on Tykkåsen to take pictures of the sunrise, and I was on my way home after this, but I decided to stop by the dungeon at Sandodden to see if I could get anything exciting with all the ice that surrounds the bouncer here. For those who are not so local at Fevik, the place is more famous for Fevik's pride, Strand Hotel Fevik.

Why it's a special picture for me, is primarily because when I lay on the ice and took these pictures, I saw this formation and with a clear picture of what I saw. And, therefore, I could take a lot of pictures to get a perfect photo of it. It became as an experience that I was no longer an amateur, but had come to a slightly higher level, to a landscape photographer.

But, not just that. Because as I get my blog built up, you will see that many of my images have a connection to nature, natural phenomena and natural formations. This picture was probably the first and perhaps that which aroused my interest in these phenomena and nature's own message. And, maybe, too, that has made my eye alert for this.

After finishing the photo session down here at Sandodden, I went up to open my gallery and met a younger brother of me and told him that now I have met the "Devil". Unfortunately, I did not know that it was not the "Devil" I had met, but a notice of who I should meet this day.