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Flatanger, Norway

12 August 2007

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The first stop on my five-month odyssey was to a remote part of central Norway - the county of Flatanger in Nord-Troendelag - where I had organized a trip through Wildshots and Norway Nature.

The main purpose of the week was to photograph white-tailed sea eagles and thanks to our fantastic guide, Ole Martin Dahle, and fairly good weather we had more excellent sightings than I could ever have expected. The main highlight was capturing eagles in flight as they descended to capture the mackerel that we had thrown out.

I also got a number of interesting shots of the various sea gulls in the area (the Herring Gull, the Greater Black-backed Gull and the Common Gull), especially when we found patches of dark water which allowed them to stand out spectacularly.

For the first time I also started experimenting with flash using a Better Beamer, and though some of the shots were interesting it was not really the best environment as the Eagles tended to be wary and the gulls were already too bright as it was.

Now I am off to for some R&R in the south of France before heading off to Africa at the end of August.
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Fantastisk spennende bilder, Per-Gunnar! Lykke til i Afrika.
Klem fra Anne H

Posted by Anne Helene on
Monday, 08.13.07 @ 08:52am | #8

Absolutely spectacular!! Before I book my Fjord Cruise, will talk.

Posted by Brian Doherty on
Monday, 08.13.07 @ 10:13am | #9

...it gets better and better...and your older photos were amazing to begin with : ) Bo

Posted by Bo on
Tuesday, 08.14.07 @ 12:35pm | #12

Wow your photos are amazing! Have a wonderful trip. I shall look forward to the Kenya ones!

Posted by Rachel Johnstone on
Wednesday, 08.15.07 @ 22:28pm | #15

Hey..What to say. I am sitting at my working desk in a beautiful open space, it s rainning cats and dogs in paris, it so cold that I am thinking about buying some gloves, my clients are just hysterical...Well I hate you because I just would like to be at your place. Your pictures are amaizing. See you.
Celine

Posted by celine on
Monday, 08.20.07 @ 15:20pm | #643

cabronazo

Posted by Javier on
Wednesday, 08.22.07 @ 10:20am | #773

Oooooooohhhhh what a tough life you have!!! Enjoy it, be happy and keep delighting us with your photos! besos

Posted by cristina on
Wednesday, 08.22.07 @ 15:40pm | #784


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