Midnight Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

1 minute and 46 seconds after midnight.
And the sun is still high in hte sky.
This is the midnight sun at Longyearbyen in the Spitsberg. Longyearbyen is the capital of the Svalbard. The Spitsberg in one of the island of Svalbard.
There are still in these islands the exploitation of coal mines. You can see some building taht was used for this work.

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Buin (37374) 2007-09-07 11:53

Hallo Jacques!
A not everyday's and inventive picture - and a somehow impressive one! You caught these very special light conditions in a wonderful way and one can feel the atmosphere of this "night" very well. I like this one very much!
Greetings from Germany - and have a nice weekend!
Frank

leonorkuhn (13513) 2007-09-07 12:32

Hi Jacques,

I visited the Norway in 2002 and I I could see this beautiful sky. Very good capture, great colors and nice silhouettes.

Greetings
Leonor

cfreire (11647) 2007-09-07 13:53

Hi
Your capture is so, so .... The elements like staticals. Regards, consuelo

Cricri (43030) 2007-09-08 11:30

Bonjour Jacques,
Il est rare de voir un coucher de soleil a minuit..
instant prévilegier, jolies couleurs et silhouettes
belle image de douceur
Un bon Week end
cricri

enedimd (1528) 2007-09-10 14:43

Hi Jacques,
Actually, impressive midnight photo with beautiful and wonderful warm colors, silhouettes and composition. Sky view is wonderful.
TFS,
Emir Nedim