Posts tagged Faroe Islands

Photo and caption by Ken Bower The village of Gásadalur and the island of Mykines in the background. Until a tunnel was built in 2004, the 16 residents living in Gásadalur had to take a strenuous hike or horseback over the steep 400 meter mountain in order to make it to the other villages.It was a rare sunny day in the Faroe Islands and I had to wait until the clouds rolled in to provide some softer light. I decided to go with a long exposure (1 minute 10 seconds) to illustrate the force of the wind and a serene sea among the isolated islands.

Photo and caption by Ken Bower

The village of Gásadalur and the island of Mykines in the background. 

Until a tunnel was built in 2004, the 16 residents living in Gásadalur had to take a strenuous hike or horseback over the steep 400 meter mountain in order to make it to the other villages.

It was a rare sunny day in the Faroe Islands and I had to wait until the clouds rolled in to provide some softer light. I decided to go with a long exposure (1 minute 10 seconds) to illustrate the force of the wind and a serene sea among the isolated islands.

National Geographic

Býlingurin Á Bø í Froðba | Faroe Islands, Territory of Denmark © Eileen Sandá

Býlingurin Á Bø í Froðba | Faroe Islands, Territory of Denmark
© Eileen Sandá

Flickr / eileensanda

Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark © T.K.V.

Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
© T.K.V.

Flickr / tokekv