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With its 90 meters, Månafossen is one of the largest waterfalls in Norway. Located in the south-west region of Norway, close to the Pulpit rock and Kjerag....
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With its 90 meters, Månafossen is one of the largest waterfalls in Norway. Located in the south-west region of Norway, close to the Pulpit rock and Kjerag.
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NIKON D3300
Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 16/10 Focal Length 140/10 
Frafjord, Rogaland, NO
Jul, 2019Views
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Location
This photo is taken at a small place called Eikeskog, appr. one hour of drive outside Stavanger, Norway. The waterfall is called Månafossen and is located next to an old mountain farm that was populated by a few families until about a 100 years ago. Now it is a famous tourist location, visited by lots of people, both locally and from far. Once arrived I had a plan of going another way to my destination. It took some hard work as I walk outside the prepared path way, but it was indeed worth it. The exact location of this shot is about 40 meters below the view point to this waterfall.Time
I remember looking at the weather forecast this day and it was most uncertain of how the afternoon would be. Started as a nice sunny day but as the hours went by it got more cloudy. During my one hour drive to Månafossen the weather changed as I got closer. This photo was taken 7th of July 2019 - 7:41 PMLighting
I wanted the low sun in the mountains to give a soft and nice light on the waterfall. It turned out to be cloudy and some rain and mist but for the outcome of this shot it turned out to be exactly what I envisioned. To be honest I have to say I have other versions of the waterfall from this shoot. As I worked on the RAW file I understood that this could also look good in a black and white edition with only the waterfall visible, looking like bridal veil.Equipment
I used a Nikon D3300 and a Sigma 10-20mm lens for this shot. In addition I also used a 10-stop ND-filter and a tripod.Inspiration
Månafossen is a popular tourist attraction and I wanted to be able to shoot the waterfall from a different location as most tourists would be using. I knew it was possible to get to another place but it took some time get there as it involved some climbing in the mountains.Editing
I normally do a lot of post-processing in my photos, mainly editing lights, contrasts, color etc in Lightroom. For this shot I isolated the waterfall itself and darkened everything completely to get the waterfall pop. This is black and white, so I had to play around with contrast to get the exact look and feel for the photo.In my camera bag
What I normally carry with me is my Nikon D3300, a Sigma 10-20mm lens used mostly for landscape photos. In addition I also have with me a 35mm Nikkor lens and a 70-300mm Tamron lens. A tripod and ND-filters is also almost a "must have", especially for landscape seascape photos.Feedback
My best advise would be try to find new ways of looking for motives. This waterfall has been seen by thousands of people from the same angle but this photo was shot from another angle and another location - meaning I would have to look for other places to capture this photo. Always be on lookout for other view point, be creative. And do not be afraid to visit the same locations over and over again - you might discover new ways of looking at your motives from another perspective!
