The Cruise, part 01: Departure - in Sea - Le Havre

With "Vision of the Seas" from "Royal Carribean" on a cruise to Normandie and the British Isles.
This part (01) presents some selected photos from the departure in Oslo, some flashes from the boat and our first harbour to visit: Le Havre in France.

Runde an exciting island out in the west, Norway

Come for a visit to this exciting island out on the west coast facing the Atlantic sea.

Biarritz - selected photos (video HD)

Biarritz at the French west coast - some selected photos and contrasts is presented in this photo-video.
Just click and play >>

Collioure - Madeloc

An "airy" presentation of this popular area in the South of France. Enjoy!

Oslo Opera House

Just click&play for the HD video

Oslo Opera House - some quite modern archetechture by the harbour of Oslo.

TrekEarth -Selected photos II

Enjoy HD direct - just Click&Play


Some selected photos from my portfolio at the photo site TrekEarth, periode 2005-2006.

TrekEarth - Selected photos

Enjoy HD direct - just Click&Play

Some selected photos from my portfolio at the photo site TrekEarth, periode 2003-2005.

Land of Basque - Art Paintings

Enjoy HD direct - just Click&Play

Some selected photos with details of art paintings in the Basque Museum in Bayonne.
Music: Yannis - One Man's Dream and trad. dance.
Camera: Nikon D90. PP: Paintshop pro and Corel Video Studio

Tribute to My Valley with music: VITAS - Lucia Di Lammermoor

Enjoy HD direct - just Click&Play

My valley is a small valley, Tisleidalen, in the mid Norway, in the region: Valdres close to Jotunheimen.
The combination of some of my photos and Vitas song was just something I had to try out ;.)

Collioure from St. Elme - Summer (HD)

Enjoy HD direct - just Click&Play

Collioure in South of France - summer 2009.

Music: Music: Summertime waitswatcher and vamosbabe.
Camera: Nikon D90. PP: Paintshop Pro X2. Corel Video Studio.

Canal de la Robine - HD

Enjoy the BW HD direct - just Click&Play

A moody BW setting along Canal de la Robine from Port-Nouevelle to Narbonne in Languedoc-Roussilon in South of France.

Camera: Nikon D70. PP: Paintshop - Pinnacle. BW filter: Anvil.

On Flickr you will find a color set of photos - also from Canal de la Robine:

In the end of a public road

Now watch HD direct: Just Click&Play

In the end of a public roadSome people just parked their cars and left – just in the end of a public road. That was some 30 years ago. The cars are still there, slowly returning to the nature.
Place: Vestra Fågelvik, Warmland, Sweden
Camera: Olympus E410. PP: Paintshop + Pinnacle.

Barnas Turdag i Grååsen - HD

NOW: Enjoy HD quality directly - just CLICK&PLAY.

Barnas Turdag med oppgaver og grilling ble arrangert i Grååsen, Spydeberg en søndag i mars etter initiativ av Den Norske Turistforening.
---------------
Typical Norwegian family Sunday activity. A small hike with the children and then a BBQ in the forest.

Camera: Nikon D90. PP: Paintshop and Pinnacle

Lofoten Islands - Norway

NOW: Enjoy HD quality directly - just CLICK&PLAY.

Lofoten is on the UNESCO list of world heritage is situated north of the polar circle in Norway.

Lofoten Islands is also No. 2 on The Observers list of 20 paradise Islands around the world.
Nowhere does the midnight sun shine to greater effect than on Norway's Lofoten Islands, anchored above the Arctic Circle. Their purple mountains and green meadows, bright fishing boats and rust-red cottages on stilts are mirrored in Caribbean-blue sea.
Edgar Allen Poe described the seas around as 'lashed into ungovernable fury... .The main tourist islands, Austvagoy, Vestvagoy, Flakstad and Moskenes, appeal to writers and artists as well as outdoor enthusiasts, with climbing, hiking, riding, canoeing, biking, rafting and fishing highly popular. Puffins, cormorants, guillemots, eagles and seals bring in the wildlife watchers. For anyone with Viking ancestry a visit to the new Viking museum at Borg is a must.

Camera: Nikon 885 PP: Paintshop - Pinnacle

Along the beatiful Canal du Midi in South of France

NOW: Enjoy HD quality directly - just CLICK&PLAY.

A most attractive HD video along Canal du Midi by Castelnaudary (between Carcassonne and Toulouse), Languedoc in South of France.

Video: Nokia N95 8GB. Photo: Nikon D70. PP: Paintshop - Pinnacle.

The Canal du Midi or Canal des Deux Mers (Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars / Canal del Miègjorn) is a 240 km long canal in the south of France, le Midi. The canal connects the Garonne River to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean. The original purpose of the Canal du Midi was to be a shortcut between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, avoiding the long sea voyage around hostile Spain, Barbary pirates, and a trip that in the 17th century required a full month of sailing.

In the Fog - Faroe Islands - part II - HD

In the Fog - Faroe Islands - part II - HD from Jack R. Johanson on Vimeo.

NOW: Enjoy HD quality directly - just CLICK&PLAY..
Selected photos from a September day in the fog and rain at the Faroe Islands out in the North Atlantic.
Camera: Nikon D70. PP: Paintshop - Pinnacle
Also included in several Vimeo Video groups and channels:
Nature in HD - Poetry Group - Photography & Slideshow Lab - Photography - HD Nature - Creative Artists - Beautiful Disorder - HD Travel Videos - Music & Nature and Relax/Mood/Scenery

A visit to St. Martin-du-Canigou in South of France (HD)

NOW: Enjoy HD quality directly - just click & PLAY..
The 1000 years old monestary "St. Martin-duCanigou" in the Deep South of France is absolute worth a visit..

Bryggen, Bergen, Norway (HD video)

NOW: Enjoy HD quality directly - just click & PLAY..

Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the towns importance as part of the Hanseatic Leagues trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Bryggen is a relic of an ancient wooden urban structure once common in Northern Europe. Today, some 62 buildings remain of this former townscape.

(A bit down in the blog you may also find a link to a flickr photo-set)

Happy New Year - HD video

A wish for a Happy New Year to all visitors.
Be welcome to enjoy this winter and snow photo-video in HD from Norway:

South of France in November

Some memories from a visit in the deep South of France in November.
Klick here for the complete photo set >>