I am still working on my reindeer pictures, from my visit to the spring migration before the weekend. I have not counted, but hundreds and hundreds of pictures takes its time. Not the least to decide which ones to delete.
In the meantime, some more reindeers….
The herd has passed Roros, Holtalen and is going through Tydal. In the back are the mountains Sylene and Skardsfjellene.
In the middle of the day (the herders start their work at 4 in the morning) there is a coffee break. Coffee made on open fire outdoors have the best taste.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
How beautiful,magic shots. Hey how cold is it?Cheers Callie
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You mean up in the mountains? Now still freezing at night, but only a few degrees, and usually from 0 and a bit up during day. But it will soon be a little bit warmer. It should be spring now, snow melting…
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Love these. Favorite is the one with the single reindeer and multitudes in the distance.
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The single one is a young calf who probably wants to be with the others..
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Dear Bente, you captured so beautiful photographs… and also so interesting too, and I guess not only for me. You are so lucky to be able to watch them there… I loved these photographs but I have my best ones, the first and the last one… In the first one, deers are standing so impressive with their colours between earth and sky… between in white colours, it means. The last one, unbelievable calling me as if… 🙂 I wished to be there… Thank you dear Bente, with my love, nia
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Thanks for your very nice comment, dear Nia.
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Hi,
Fantastic photos, I really like the fourth one with the lone reindeer, it is like he just wants a bit of space to himself. 🙂
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The lone one will probably try to be with the rest, Mags. When they are not moving but feeding they will have more space to themselves.
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Fantastic photos. Thanks for posting these for all to see.
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Thanks a lot, Anneli.
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So good to see all these pics…
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Thanks, Siddhartha.
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You make me want to be in the snow!! Great images 🙂
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It might be cold in the snow 2 Rivers, but thanks.
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Thanks for taking us along on this event. I bet sorting through all the photos was an event in itself 😉
There is something magic that happens to food or drink outdoors. I’ve noticed that, too.
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I agree totally about what you say about food and drinks outdoor, Guntas. Simple black coffee is wonderful made like this.
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They’re all beautiful photos, but the second one caught me eye with that piece of rocky ground as a change from the whiteness of the snow..
The last photo is really striking too.
The whole reindeer migration is interesting to me.
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Thanks, Victoria.
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Great blog. Glad to have found it. Thanks for your visit, too. Andrew
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Glad you liked it, Andrew.
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Bente, when a person gets wonderful as you did it would be near *impossible* to “delete”.
Loving the first one; the reindeer in the foreground has some wonderful hock and knee action…I can see him in a team pulling a bob sled!
~d.
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“…gets as wonderful pictures as you did..” is of course what I meant to type. 😉
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I see what you mean, all of it.. 😉
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So awesome!!! What an amazing experience!!
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Thanks a lot, Bohemeart.
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Love your photos, especially the 4th one. There is something about that reindeer, as if he has some other plans. It’s amazing you got so close enough to capture them in your camera! 🙂
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I was travelling with the herders, Mcolmo, otherwise it is next to impossible. Thanks for your comment.
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I feel your pain with the deleting issue. When I see a bird or the monkeys in the garden I take an enormous amount of photo’s which then need to be deleted and sorted (and I seldom do so the cluter builds…) but with such an amazing topic and experience like this one that you have just had, coupled with your talant – wow. You must have so many wonderful photo’s to make decisions about. Good luck.
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It it sort of a “luxury” problem we got with the digital cameras. It is so easy to take a lot of pictures…
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These are fascinating photos of animals that I never get to see in person. Thank you for posting them!
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Thanks for your comment, Montucky.
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Amazing photographs..those reindeers look magical
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Thanks a lot, Soma.
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Nice drama in the snow! 🙂
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Glad you liked it, Catrin.
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Wonderful pictures, as always. I reckon that kettle has seen plenty of action!
What is the ultimate fate of the reindeer? Are they farmed for meat and end up in the supermarket? It must be immensely labout intensive compared to cattle farming, so respect to the Sami for maintaining their traditional way of life and skills.
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Reindeers as a living means meat production (plus hides), but before they used absolutly everything on the animal. You can get reindeer meat in some supermarkets, but more goes to better restaurants.
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all that white! It almost seems the reindeer are sculptured out of contrasts 🙂
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Thanks for your nice commen, Keira.
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Choosing a good set of pix is never easy. In this post, my faves, because I think they are the best, are #1 and #4. Agree?
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My favorites are maybe not even there, Artsy. Thanks for your comment.
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Ciao Bente, lots of work for you but the results are worth it, love the shot of the lone deer outside the herd.
I’ve tasted reindeer meet and found it very nice, strong tasty dark meat. 🙂 Lynne
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Ciao, Lynne. Interesting that you have tasted reindeer meat. Not so many have outside Norway/Scandinavia. I agree with you, the dark meat have a very special and nice taste.
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Ciao Bente, yes, l tasted this meat in sweden (on a photo assignment with a group of artists), after the first bite, taste l wanted more!
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How beautiful. It’s a real world not a movie.
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Real and rare, Cocomino, thanks for your comment.
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Wonderful pictures! I particularly like the second one with the rock contrasting with the snow. Do the reindeer have patches of white fur or does some of the snow cling to their fur?
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Reindeers have different colours from white to brown, but the mixed colour is most usual and make them blend in with the nature both in summer and winter. No snow cling to the fur. There is a white spot at the back that is shown when they run/flee, like many other kind of deers.
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Interesting – thank you for letting me know!
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gorgeous! a great job. Congratulations a pleasure Blog
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Thanks for your enthusiastic comment, Angel.Nice of you.
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Absolutely stunning! How fortunate that there are folks like you with a camera so folks like me can live vicariously through your lens! Beautiful shots!
anne
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Thanks a lot for your nice comment, Anne.
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My answer to deciding which photos to delete was to buy a bigger hard drive.
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Beautiful and interesting pictures. I particularly like the second en fourth the most.
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Amazing pictures!The image of the kettle boiling is neat!
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I would just love to sit around a campfire and wrap my hands around the warm mug and sip it while enjoying a good conversation. Love that campfire.
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Amazing pictures – Thanks for your visit –
Marie
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Wow…. I live in a city, when I see these shots… I know I live at the wrong place. Great shot… fabulous landscape
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Both cities and the countryside has its ups and downs, Gopido. This kind of experience is absolutely among the ups.
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beautiful pictures! I wonder how it feels to be there seeing all that happen… just amazing!
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It feels good, Unsorsoallavolta. Kind of lucky…
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How cool!
Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as clean as when I arrived.
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Thanks a lot, and for tidying up, Russel Ray.
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Bente, these images are just so incredible! The reindeer herds must be a gorgeous thing to see.
Wow! You are amazing!
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Yes, gorgeous, thanks Karen.
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