Nordfjord Folkehøgskule 13/14

My year at Nordfjord Folkehøgskule.

Denmark Skies

There are two things (among others, of course) that are crucial to getting a killer photo: timing and lighting. As a photographer, these two elements are often somewhat out of our control. Whether it’s a sunrise or sunset missed by just minutes, or a split action un-captured because your camera was switched off on your hip, it’s annoying. Unfortunately I have had a few instances these past few days in which I was just minutes off of having that killer photo– I missed the lighting, missed the sunset.

Sunset in Denmark

Denmark Sky

Full Moon in Denmark

The good thing is, I have a few more days here in the FLAT country of Denmark and hope to capture those killer landscapes that have slipped through my fingertips. Wish me luck as I chase down the sun, moon, and clouds!

Denmark!

You know when you have those lazy periods, and blogging seems like too much work? Well, maybe you’re not even a blogger, in which case you probably experience those periods of laziness in other areas of your life. REGARDLESS, (and needless to say,) this is one of those moments for me. I have now been in Denmark for a week, so I feel as if I should check in with you guys and tell you how it has been.

I hope these pictures I have snapped will suffice to keep you tied over until I get my sh*t together and write something comprehendible.

Nuhaven

Køge Door 1

Køge door 2

Axe

My Butterfly Friend

Bikes everywhere!

Copenhagen from the tower

A day in Copenhagen

Denmark’s oldest house

P.S. All of the energy I am NOT using to write this blog post, I am using to edit my Denmark movie. It’s going to be a good one folks.

Snow kiting, sneak attacking, steam rolling, and so much laughing

Activity 1 and 2

Snow Kiting. At first I was skeptical about being connected to a huge flying thing that catches the wind. Turns out it is a really fun thing to do. After a short bout of rain, the weather changed in our favor and spirits were high, just like our kites of course.

I kinda look like I know what I am doing?

Look at me go!

Kite in the sky

My buddy, Margit

The pro

Besides from the kiting, this trip was filled with fun. Crazy cakes continued to have an affect on Margit’s sanity. My happy-skip, (The Wizard of Oz skip… soon to be called the Alex Skip,) has become a hit! It is now a ferry tradition. Proud of my little skippers, they have learned well, although there is still some room for improvement.

Skipping on the Ferry

Margit, Mamma Janie/G-ma/J-ma and I shared a lot of laughs. And as if you couldn’t guess, the two things that came into conversation the most– snow and ‘you-know-who.’

My biddies, Margit and Mamma Janie

I introduced ‘steamrolling’ to my cooking group ‘3G.’ It is now a morning (and night) routine in the tent. Don’t worry if you don’t know what it is, there will be a video of it soon enough.

Morning coffee

Tent smiles

Goodnight from Cooking Group 3G

And like any good trip, it ended with a little bit of tanning… norwegian-zombie style.

Zombies?

This is how we tan

Happy toes

Alone Night

Last week I spent a night alone in the woods. It was actually a lot of fun. I set up camp under a tree, with a fire that was roaring for at least a few minutes of the night.