April already? It`s time for featuring another Fine Art Print on the home page and for April,
I chose Flø Melancholy, photographed one year ago at Fløstranda, western coast of Norway.

From Fløstranda, looking towards Godøya Island and Sunnmørsalpene Alps (mountain range) in the distance. Norway, March 2011. *click to view large on home page!

Norway is a cold, snowy place in wintertime, that`s true. But, less known is the fact that most of the west coast has very little, or no, snow/ice and is generally warmer, than the rest of the country, during wintertime due to the Gulf Stream. During my 8 hour (north-west) drive to Flø, the temperature changed from -28 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius at the time I arrived the coast!

When I first started to read about the Gulf Stream a couple of years ago, I was so fascinated by how an underwater current that originates from the Straits of Florida going far north up to Greenland before returning south again, has so much impact on weather. The feeling I get when I stand by the sea, watch the breaking waves and listen to their characteristic sound, is somewhat unique and quite difficult to transform into words. Luckily, I think almost everyone knows the feeling, and sound, I`m referring to here. This feeling, is what I often try convey when photographing by the sea; a mixed feeling of fearless freedom and lonely solitude. Somehow, my fascination is awakened every time I look at the breaking waves at the west coast, knowing that they are in fact Gulf Stream waves that has travelled very very far, and is going to travel even further. The Gulf Stream, a current so strong that for a long time baffled sailors; though they had strong wind in their sails, the ships moved very slow, or even backwards in certain areas.

Flø, and many nearby coastline areas, are very fascinating, especially at this time of year when the Sunnmørsalpene Alps are still covered in snow while the coastline is starting to bloom. One year has passed, but I will return soon to once again be swept away by the raw beauty of this place before the mountain snow melts away. Do you want to see more of my monochrome photography? Take a look at the Monochrome Landscapes-gallery. Have a wonderful week!

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Seung Kye

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