After seven solid days of riding the twisties through Norway's fjordlands, my poor arse was in desperate need of a break. I'd spent the morning hiking to Skageflå, an abandoned old farm perched high on the cliffs above Geirangerfjord, and I was keen to spend a little more time out on the water. I rented a motor boat in the evening from Active Geiranger, and just as I went down to the jetty, the sky clouded over and it suddenly went very gloomy - like something out of The Lord of the Rings.

It was very eerie and quite intimidating being alone out on the water, hemmed in on all sides by 1600m of near vertical rock, yet the bizarre weather created some great conditions to photograph Knivsflåfossen (Seven Sisters waterfall) from an unusual angle.

These photographs were taken with my Sony A7R IV and the Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM. Of course, shots like these need a circular polariser to really make them pop; I'm currently using Kase Wolverine magnetic filters.

Equipment used

Camera

Sony A7R IV

Lens

Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM

Filters

Kase Wolverine Magnetic

About the photographer

I'm Alex Nichol. I'm an amateur photographer from the North of England. For me, photography is a way to share what I love most about the world. That includes everything, from family and friends, to wild animals and breathtaking places... or maybe just how the sun twinkles on a weed in my back garden. It's all fair game.

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