Capture Mania Photography Magazine issue 09
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ISSUE 9 | PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE CAPTURE MANIA 15<br />
I have photographed the Arctic foxes for over 10 years - and there has been one image that I have been dreaming<br />
about: The Arctic fox under the full moon. But with aprox 150 foxes in Norway, and only one full moon in<br />
every month, it’s not an easy task… It took almost 10 years to manage it!<br />
ISO : 800 | 1/100 sec | f/4 | 400mm<br />
Q- How did you first get into photography?<br />
I started my carrier as a wildlife photographer for almost twenty years ago – and before that I used<br />
the forest as my “relax area”. I have always been fascinated by the nature – and I took the chance to<br />
explore the opportunity to be a professional photographer quit late in my life. I was 30 when I started.<br />
Q- According to you, what makes an award winning shot?<br />
Planning, planning and planning!<br />
The most cherished moment, I had a picture in my head for more than 10 years that I wanted to<br />
capture. There are only about 150 arctic foxes in the Norwegian mountains and the full moon is up<br />
in these regions only once a month. My dream was to capture an arctic fox in front of the full moon.<br />
After a long wait and countless attempts, couple years ago I succeeded! That was fantastic!<br />
ISO : 200 | 1 sec | f/22| 31mm<br />
September 19th 19.52<br />
This date I will always remember. Inside my head there are many pictures. Some of them I have taken<br />
- and yet others have not yet “come out”. After ten years of waiting I got my reward. The pictures I<br />
was dreaming about was the Arctic fox under the full moon, or “in it” of you like. I haven’t been at<br />
mountains of Dovre every time it has been a full moon - but there have been many hit & miss trips in<br />
the ten years I’ve tried. Some of the times the weather forecast reported nice conditions and a clear<br />
sky. After 400 kilometers in the car I often reached the mountains in low clouds and a foggy weather.<br />
But most of the time the conditions were great - but then the Arctic foxes was missing...<br />
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