The Golden Days

 

Even though autumn is coming to an end and the leaves keep falling off the trees as well as the hours of daylight get shorter and shorter for each day, we still are lucky enough to have some beautiful and sunny days left, before winter takes over.
We recently bought a new car and have been on little escapades every weekend on the nearby forest roads. As you know, I have a very serious car obsession and for some reason I always spot these unique beauties when I go on my roadtrips. This time I was overjoyed to discover to amazing Porsches taking a rest on the side of the road, looking out on the sunlight woods. There nothing I like better than to photograph cars out in nature, I just love the contrast between these powerful machines and those trees basking in the golden light.
I've been leaving some subtle hints on Facebook and Instagram about this new photo project that I've finally gotten the opportunity to start on. It's an idea I've had for a long time and I'm very excited about it. And of course it involves cars.
I'll give you a more detailed description very soon!

Heatwave

 

See the rest of the photos from my shoot with Miriam on my website.

We don't remember days, we remember moments

 model: Miriam Tullien

Summer 2013 in Oslo

Summer moved on

Submerged

Miriam

Christina Nelson photography_Miriam, a photo by Christina Nelson Photography on Flickr.

My favourite

The Best Kind Of Quiet

 

My favourite places are usually by the water.

And exploring abandoned places are always so fascinating, I'm intrigued by all the memories that still lie around in the air and I always feel like I'm an intruder, disturbing a place that has fallen asleep many years ago and that is slowly starting to stir, awakened by my unwanted and curious presence.

All photos are taken in the South of Norway.

Grå fjell

Taken from Reinebringen mountaintop.
Now that I'm back from my amazing holiday in Lofoten, and I have access to internet and my computer,  I'm going through all the photos that I took with my cameras. And this is the first one that I've developed.
In the meantime you can enjoy a little visual diary with iPhone photos from the past week, in the posts below.

Polaroid memories

Last days

Our last days here up in the north, where spent in Henningsvær. This is a pittoresque little Lofoten town. It was also a lot more touristy than the other places we visited. There are more shops, little cafés and restaurants by the water here, as well as lots of place to camp, go mountain climbing and a very nice and big sandy beach. It's very nice to just walk around here and look at all these little wooden tree houses and explore the coastline. 

But what I liked best here was their unique art gallery. It's inside a restored kaviar factory with a beautiful view. Now called Kavi Fac Ory. I actually wish I could live in that building, it was the exact model of what my dreamhouse would look like. I'm seriously obsessed with that place now.

The best part with this gallery was the photo exhibition they had on the 2nd floor. It was by the very talented Rune Johansen who has this amazing way of seeing beauty in the simplest things. His photos of ordinary people and their homes and belongings are so inspiring and wonderful to look at. They really had a great display in this gallery with big square windows lighting up the room as well as offering you a panoramic view of the sea and those huge jagged mountaintops. Leaving this place I'm determined to someday have a similar spectacular exhibition of my photographs.

Conquering great hights and a little hippie beach life

Where do I begin with this day? I didn't think it would be possible to have a better day than our trip to unique Bunes. But this comes pretty close! Again we started off with a hiking trip up a steep mountain called Ryten. We could look down on the gorgeous Kvalvika beach below us and it was very tempting to just run down and enjoy those white sands, but that would have to wait.

This walk started off like our other hiking trips, with some very steep climbing, but then the terrain flattened out and there was a clear path you could follow all the way to the summit. There were times during this walk where it was very windy, but all in all it was a fairly agreeable walk and less challenging than our previous hikes.

Not a bad view for lunch right? After a bit to eat, we set off for the big descent and some fun down on the beach. Needless to say, I was very much in my element! The water was ice cold here as well, but there's nothing I like better than clear blue waves, and jumped into them without hesitation. Oh, and I forgot to mention that we had this whole glorious beach all to ourselves! I feel so lucky to have experience this wonderful place!

I will definitly always remember these magical moments in the mountains and on the beach. It's so surreal to be surrounded by all this beauty and as well have such chance with the weather. Lofoten has put a spell on me, and I really don't want to leave this heavenly little part of nothern Norway.

Idyllic moments

After two days in a row with heavy mountain trekking, we needed a day to rest. It was also time for us to leave beautiful Reine and explore more of Lofoten. I was going to miss our lovely little cabin here with those spectacular views surrounding it on all sides. This is without a doubt one of the nicest places I've stayed. Our cabin was called Egilbua and belongs to Sakrisøy rorbuer drifted by a very nice and helpful lady called Dagmar. If you want a place with an astonishing view right outside your doorstep and a simple but cosy and nostalgic atmosphere, this is the place to be!

Our next stop was Nysfjord, located in the heart of Lofoten. It's known for two vast beaches Flakstad and Ramberg, as well as some hidden gems and more towering mountain tops waiting to be conquered.

We spent the day driving about and stopping numerous times to take pictures of this magnificent scenery. As well as having a little siesta on one of the beaches and planning our excursion for tomorrow.

Oh and by the way I'm so glad I got this polaroid camera. I've been using it a lot during this trip and it creates such great photos with that extra little nostalgic flair that only a polaroid can give. It's a definite must-have to capture those holiday moments!