Nex-7 and the 18-55 kit lens again. This was one of the best sunsets seen on the whole trip. This is also the last image from this series from Norway. I hope that you've found them to your liking and of course, any feedback would be welcome.

This is another one of these scenes that take your breath away. Taken with the Nex-7 and 18-55 kit lens. The Norwegian coast is simply stunning, and I can only recommend it to all. Perhaps not in winter but you do have more room as it's too cold for a lot of people. If you are planning a trip with the Hurtigruten Line then March, April or May would be the best months. In summer the ships are simply too full.

We were lucky enough to see the Aurora Borealis on a number of occasions. Normally we would get woken up at some ungodly hours ( 2 a.m.) to go out on deck and have a look. Really not easy to take these images in pitch black and travelling at a mean speed of 15 knots. This was taken with the Nex-5 and the CV 15 f4.5. Set the aperture to f8 and the focus at just under 2m. Focus should then be ok for everything to be in focus. Problem was, a tripod doesn't help in these situations because of the ship movement. All these images of the Northern Lights were taken hand held.

This is a variation on the previous image. Takes a little later the sun is just about to dip out of view again. I like the starburst effect here that I don't really see all that often in my images. I think I stopped the CV 15 f4.5 lens down quite a bit here as there was no problem with slow shutter speeds. It was also taken in 16:9 format. Something different that 3:2 or 4:3 format. Just like my preference for the square format I do a lot of landscape work now in the 16:9 format. It does open your eyes and you do tend to slow down and look what's in the viewfinder.

I underexposed this shot to ensure I got the ship as a silhouette. Turned out quite nice I thought. Again the combination of the Nex-5N and the CV 15 f4.5 proved to be an awsome combination.

I like the different shades of blue in this image. I also find it a very sensual photograph. If you can't see what's at the bottom, it's a large wind farm. Printed out these are quite visible and the print looks very good. The Nex-5N really does bring out some nice detail, especially if a good lenses are used. I'm slowly finding it easier to manual focus rather than depend on the cameras AF.