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Craig Lewis's avatar

These are great pictures Jenn.

I also like to take shots of more unique buildings and landscapes where I can, something off the beaten track. Though I’m no great photographer!

My wife thinks I’m mad and would rather have a selfie or picture of us in front of the scene (after all, we are there!, she will say).

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

My husband always wants to take photos of me......I shy away from that. I prefer photos of landscapes - urban, desert, mountain, trees and more. Thank you for reading. It was hard to choose some favorites.

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Aileen Smith's avatar

Jenn, What an amazing trip and evocative imagery and stories. I’d love to know … did you travel overland from country to country?

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

We were on an amazing Viking ocean cruise.

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Mike Hahn's avatar

Great photos and point of view, Jenn. Thanks for taking us along on the journey.

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Keith Meyers's avatar

Cool choices, Jenn! Julie and I happened upon the Russian Embassy while walking Tallinn a couple of years ago. Nice seeing free speech alive and well!

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Alice Weinert's avatar

I love the "story behind the picture" blurbs! It's so easy to just do a basic caption with the location name, but I love knowing why a specific image caught someone's eye. Looks like an incredible trip!

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

Thank you for that positive comment......I am definitely an off the beaten track person when it comes to photos......and I love photography. It was a trip of a lifetime.....probably too long but worth it.

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Erik Hogan's avatar

That view of Stalheim is stunning, especially with the flowers in the foreground!

For the iPhone, check out a camera app called Project Indigo, by Adobe. You can take photos in RAW format and have a lot of manual control of the settings. It integrates with Lightroom for mobile so that when you take a photo with Indigo you can open it directly in Lightroom to edit.

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

That spot with the flowers was special. I marked it on my GPS and made sure I could find out more information about it online (in case we wished to return to it). Thanks for the tip on Project Indigo - I will check it out.

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Laura Lollar's avatar

Wonderful photos, Jenn! Really enjoyed the descriptions as well. We will have to put those countries on our bucket list!

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

Thank you for your kind words…….are you planning a trip soon? Japan?

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Laura Lollar's avatar

Japan is in the cards!

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Jacqueline's avatar

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

So glad you liked it.

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Jud Heugel MD's avatar

These are great photos! What an amazing region you were able to enjoy and I feel even more connected having just yesterday visited the Nordic heritage museum in Seattle. My wife is getting excited for a trip to Sweden she’s taking with her mom. I’ll forward this!

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

I loved Stockholm and Sweden. Thank you for your comments. I do like learning about Nordic heritage and hope to return to Norway soon for some winter fun.

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Neil Barker's avatar

Beautiful images and descriptions, Jenn. I like that concept of 'Fika.' Those mazarin/almond tarts looks really good and I could imagine how well they would go with a nice cup of coffee. That'd be my 'fika' for the day.

One of my off-the-beaten-track places I have visited on your travels is on Dobong Mountain north of Seoul, South Korea. There is a Buddhist monastery about two-thirds of the way up. If you arrive mid-morning, they provide a basic lunch of rice, noodles, soup, and vegetables for a donation in return. Definitely out of the way but worth the effort for the peace and tranquility and rest while hiking.

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Jenn Woltjen's avatar

My husband has spent some time in South Korea - as an Army Reservist. Thank you for sharing that memory. And thank you for sharing.

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