Moving the focus from grand landscapes to small details
It's easy to forget that the grand landscape is filled with small details. All these details combined is what creates the landscape that makes our jaws drop, yet we rarely pay them any attention.
Noticing these scenes opens the door to a completely new world. A world that can be both beautiful and frightening. A world you normally don't notice. Yet a world worth discovering.
Playing with the shutter speed may help reveal this abstract world. This is what I love about abstract photography, there is no rules. You never really know what will appear, at least not when photographing moving subjects such as water. The images below are proof of this. All three images looks different, even tho the shutter speed is almost the same - and the camera has only moved a little.
If you look closely at the first image, you can see at least three faces. Can you spot them?
Abstract Vision is a new segment I will regularly share on my blog. For these posts I'm stepping away from the big landscapes and focusing on the small, intimate scenes. Sharing the wonders of the details that makes the grand landscapes beautiful.
Creating a portfolio Northern Lights image from a remote mountain section in the Lofoten Islands
During a two week photography trip to Madeira we didn’t quite get the conditions we had hoped for. Here’s what happened next.
The midnight sun has returned to the Lofoten Islands. After a long and dark winter, it feels great to have long and bright days again. Though, the never-ending light means there’s a lack of sleep!
A collection of my favorite images captured in the Lofoten Islands of Norway throughout 2020.
‘El Bosque’ is a landscape photography gallery and part of Norwegian Photographer Christian Høiberg’s portfolio. This gallery features the hauntingly beautiful forests of Northern Spain
Christian Hoiberg’s Chaotic Harmony portfolio series featuring the beautiful autumn colors of Slovenia.
A look behind the scenes of my photograph displaying Northern Lights above Stetind, Norway’s national mountain.
A collection of photographs featuring the curious bears in Finland. These images were shot at the border between Finland and Russia on different locations by a pond, swamp and forest. These atmospheric wildlife photographs show the unique personalities of a handful of wild bears.
While the well-known locations are popular for a reason, I've been more drawn towards the no-name landscapes and dramatic atmosphere that describes the island. In this miniseries, the mysterious atmosphere is exactly what I've focused on.