Norway is the single most scenically gorgeous country I have ever traveled to, and I don’t say that lightly. But what surprised me was that on my road trip across the fjord countryside, the destinations I had planned were only half as interesting as the journeys in between.
My crew and I had just left the amazing coastal town of Ålesund, and were heading back inland via one of the primary single-lane highways along the edge of a fjord. Suddenly we were forced to come to a stop, as there was construction on the road ahead. By complete chance, we happened to stop at just the right moment and in just the right place: I stepped out of the car and saw the expanse of the massive fjord and the mountainous shore across the way, and began taking the 12 individual exposures that I would later use to stitch together this expansive view.
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| Date & Time | June 2, 2014: 12:51pm |
| Location | Romsdalfjorden, Norway |
| Coordinates | 62.564406, 7.405986 |
| Camera | Nikon D610 |
| Megapixels per Exposure | 24.3 |
| Lens | Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 G AF |
| Focal Length | 80mm |
| Aperture | f/11 |
| Shutter Speed | 1/160 |
| ISO | 125 |
| Number of Exposures | 12 |
FILE SPECS
| Total Pixels | 131,052,150 |
| Horizontal Pixels | 23,613 |
| Vertical Pixels | 5,550 |
| Aspect Ratio | 1 : 4.25 |
| File Size | 749 MB |
| Width @ 300ppi (perfect) | 6.56 feet |
| Height @ 300ppi | 1.54 feet |
| Width @ 150ppi (near-perfect) | 13.12 feet |
| Height @ 150ppi | 3.08 feet |
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