When you're traveling, do you try to make time and get to your next destination as quickly as possible? Or do you S-L-O-W down, pulling off the road at every scenic viewpoint to take in the view and shoot some pictures? In my experience, some of the highlights of my trips happen during impromptu interruptions in the middle of long drives.
This picture was taken from a scenic viewpoint (called Eagle's Bend) overlooking Norway's Geirangerfjord. Driving down a mountain road with many hairpin turns, our guide Christine pulled off at this viewpoint. The sky was quite cloudy with just splashes of sunlight, but that made for a dramatic dark-and-light photograph of this UNESCO World Heritage site. Sometimes when colors are washed out and drab, the best solution photographically is to shoot in black-and-white.
This is my favorite photograph from Norway. I live for moments like these that I can capture in a photograph. If you share my passion in travel photography, Norway is an incredible destination. Bring extra SD cards!
Geirangerfjord (search here on Google)
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