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Hovsund, Gimsøya (Lofoten,

By July 20, 2015 No Comments
Hovsund, Gimsøya (Lofoten, Norway)-06974.jpg by Stein Arne Jensen From Hovsund (Gimsøya, Lofoten, Norway)

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The photo is part of a Lofoten, Norway, 2009 set.

I thought I had posted these photos years ago. Looking back at the now I think the scenery of the photo far outweights the cameras quality compared with my latets Canon 70D 🙂

GUIDE TO NORWEGIAN LOCATION NAMES:
Most of the locations in this set has names ending with a description, such as island, mountain, fjord etc.:
…øy(a) = island (the island)
…skar(et) = mountain pass (the..)
…fjord(en) = fjord (the…)
…li(a) = hillside (the…) – so “Seljeli” = the hillside with pussywillow.
…straum(en)= stream (the…) Here tidal stream.
…nes(et) = cape/headland (the…)
…bru(a) = bridge (the…)
…sund(et) = strait (the…)
…strand(a) = beach (the)
…tind(en) = mountain peak (the…)
…kult(en) = broken stones, crushed rocks (the…)
…fjell(et) = mountain (the)
…os(en) = river mouth/outlet (the…)
…vær(et) = village (the…) Usually a fishing village.
…mark(a) = field (the…) http://flic.kr/p/rgz3QE

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