Arctic Shots

Some photos taken in the Northwestern part of Greenland

Pictures of the town we live in and the island we live on

These pink photos were taken around mid feb. around the time that the sun rose above the surrounding mountains and sent its lovely rays straight towards us.

Not much heat in the sun yet, but so much positive energy

Good to have warm fur when the wind blows

Pink shades as the sun rises over town

View over the sea ice

Pastel winter colors

Ships in the harbor waiting for the spring to melt the ice

Sometimes after a storm the ice breaks up and the water is visible for a day or so before it starts to solidify again

Open water

Sunsets and rises

Eventhough they happen every day it is still spectacular to see special ones. And the tempo up here lets us see every sunset without stress of haste.

Sunsets

From our house we have a fantastic and full view over the ice

An interesting yellow sunset when the suns arc in the sky was low and short

Sunrises

Struggeling to rise, this was the sun on one of the first days in febuary 2012 then it was finally visible to the people in the high North

Behind snow clouds

Before the sun rises the clouds look so happy

Sunlight clouds

The moon has its charme too

Tiny moon high above the sea ice

Our little home

Sunshine on Qaqeqqaafik B942

Christian with his new hobby; the helicopter 'Helge' and sun halo behind them

View over Upernavik towards North

Other half of town is not visible, but this is the best part because we live here

Me in the full adventure outfit that we both wear

One of the Arctic Toddlers in full outfit; people laugh at my baby-like hanging gloves and grandmom spikes on the feet, but it works!

Every time i visit Christian at his work I pass this house where the most enthusiastic hunter in town lives. And there is always something interesting to see

Polar bear parade

- You might get a little bit snowblind since there isn’t much else to capture than frozen water and blue sky.

A small iceberg that got stuck when the water froze over

Love the way our shadows are very long because the sun is hanging low over the horizon.

Christian enjoying his warm goose feathers in around -32 C

A few of the infinite number of random ice crystals outside our warm house

The finest little snowballs

Ice cold formations

Another window scene

Wires covered in detailed minature icicles

Ice formations on the inside of our windows

Icicle at Christian's work