I went to a reindeer racing last weekend, at the same festival were I saw the Edward S. Curtis-exhibition I wrote about in my last post. Reindeers were traditionally used to pull sledges for the Sámi families, but usually not anymore. There are a lot of reindeer racing in the north of Norway, in Finmark, but I had only seen this kind of racing once before. It seems both the reindeers and the “drivers” enjoyed the speed. There are more photos from this competition in this link to my gallery. And there are also photos from the Lopme Naestie festival on this link.
Bellissimi scatti!!!
Ciao, Patrizia
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Grazie mille, Patrizia.
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Very impressive captures!
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Glad you liked them, Anja.
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I particularly like that the racers are not wearing safety helmets. I’m all for safety, but these days I think it’s overdone.
Oh, look! The humans are also not wearing helmets! Cool!
And yes, great captures.
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The regulators haven’t found this event yet, probably. Thanks a lot, Emilio.
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Beautiful evenement. I think they go very quick
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Yes, they are fast. Thanks, Natuurfreak.
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Awesome!
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Thanks, Robert.
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Best pictures I’ve seen lately!
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Thank you, Lemoisdesmirabelles.
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Hej Bente. Fedt indlæg. Jeg så billederne, før jeg læste historien. Da jeg så rensdyrene, tænkte jeg, de har det sjovt. Det er også din oplevelse, læser jeg 🙂
Fantastiske billeder.
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Jo, jeg liker alt med reinsdyr. Om de har det sjovt, vet jeg jo egentlig ikke, men håper det. De var i hvert fall svært ivrige på å løpe. Tusen takk, Hanna.
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Reindeers have such wonderfully expressive faces!
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Yes, they have. Thanks, Patti.
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Looks pretty interesting event. And impressive captures !
Reindeer looks quite different in those photos.
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These reindeers are tamed and trained, Yoshi. I guess that is why they look different. They behave otherwise in the wild life in the mountains. Thanks.
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I just love your posts wit the reindeer ! Wonderful !
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reindeers are my favorite you know. Thanks, Curious.
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I remember discovering your blog with the greatest glee Bente when you showed the reindeer and the villagers and costumes…was it last year or the year before? I don’t know, but you gave me an indelible memory.
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It is actually two years ago. Time is running fast too….
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so cool.
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Yeah. Thanks.
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Absolutely wonderful. It must have been a treat watching these races!
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Yes, a treat. But doesn’t last long, since they are fast. Thanks, Gunta.
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You present the most interesting and beautiful entries, Bente.
Love seeing all those additional photographs, too. Wonderful!
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Glad you like them. Thanks a lot, Karen.
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Great shots and fun, fun, fun.
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Thanks you, Mike.
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Your Welcome.
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This is something most of the world never sees. Great that you can share this with us!
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You got snow and cold weather, you got reindeers. Or just maybe. Thanks for commenting, Anneli.
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That loos like a full day of fun!
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Exactly, Plant Girl. Thanks.
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Love the photos! Especially love the expressions on the faces of the reindeer. Well done. Thanks for sharing!
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Reblogged this on My Choice.
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Thanks for reblogging, Herman.
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😉
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I’ve never heard of reindeer racing before, Bente (and I’ve read & viewed documentaries about the Sami people as I’ve mentioned before).
Thanks for sharing you wonderful images of the event.
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Now you know, Vicky. Usually you have to travel almost to the North Pole to see it.. 😉 Thanks.
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I like your dynamic shots. The reindeer are corner well. 😉
Ha en fin fin mandag.
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Reindeers have dynamic. Tusen takk, og Ha en fin uke.
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The reindeer really do seem to be enjoying themselves. Not so sure about the people on the sled behind the feet. They seem to be getting a lot of snow in their eyes!
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Snow in the eyes comes with the speed, and they take it as part of the game I guess. Thanks, Gallivanta.
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Wow. Great pictures. Thank you for sharing!
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Thanks a lot for your comment, Jaap.
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The second image is superb, Bente
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Thanks a lot, Andy.
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indeed looks like fun, Bente!
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Fun to be there and photograph, that is for sure. Thanks, Mayur.
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I might be imagining it, but the reindeeers appear to enjoy it and look quite proud of themselves. A very good capture of the moments. 🙂
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I don’t know any racing reindeers, but if they hated it they would not run like that. Thanks a lot, Graham.
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Amazing!!
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Thank you, Brightlife.
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Fantastics shots !
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Thank you, Croque.
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Wonderful photography – I can feel the action!
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Action it was. Thank you, Cindi.
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Those reindeer certainly seem to be enjoying the thrill of the race Bente love the way you’ve caught them veering speedily sideways !
Lovely photos 🙂
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Thank you for your nice comment, Poppytump.
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I’ve never heard of this before. Is this a way of auditioning for Santa Claus? 🙂
Wonderful photos.
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Yes, probably, hahaha. Thank you Lignum.
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Excellent, en plus on dirait qu’ils sourient, qu’ils sont heureux ! 😉
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J’espère qu’ils sont heureux aussi. Merci, Val.
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Nice action shot 🙂
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Thank you, Sreejit.
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I had no idea of this kind of races! 🙂
Look at the face of speed! Lol.
J.
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I like the face of speed too. Thanks, Jota.
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In southern Spain there is horse racing on the beach. Saludos.
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I would like to see horse racing on a Spanish beach. Saludos, Antonio.
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Smashing pictures Bente! 🙂
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Thank you, Adrian.
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Bente jesteś wielkim artystą
.Zachwycają mnie Twoje fotografie
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Dziękuję, Maria, to był miły komentarz.
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You certainly know how to have fun in the snow in Norway! Amelia
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This was a real nice event, Amelia. The whole festival. Thanks.
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Det ser ut som om renarna har kul! Underbara fartfyllda bilder! Min mormor är från Finnmark, men jag har aldrig varit i Tana där hon är ifrån.
Verkligen älskar bilderna!
Allt gott till dej och en klem!
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Men da har du sikkert vært i Finnmark. En fantastisk plass, men har bare vært der noen få dager. og ikke besøkt Tana (ennå), og heller ikke sett reinkappkjøring der. I Finnmark er de jo veteraner til å kjøre med rein. Tusen takk, og stor klem til deg også.
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Nej, jag har tyvärr aldrig varit i Finnmark. Min kära mormor gick bort redan 1989. Mamma var där för första gången i somras.
Jag har dessvärre heller inte sett någon renkapplöpning. Å andra sidan av har jag verkligen något att se fram emot! 🙂
Klem og alt godt til dae!
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What a delightful celebration! Your photos are terrific Bente and always mysteriously lead me into another world.
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Another worlds are usually an experience. Thanks a lot, Dorannrule.
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I have never seen a reindeer and never imagined them to be so big! great photos as usual Bente, love them.
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Excelentes fotos… Saludos.
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What amazing images…. I’ve never seen such an event!
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Did you participate?
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No I did not, but I wouldn’t mind taming a reindeer (again).
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Espectaculares fotografías!!
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The reindeer seem to be enjoying themselves. 🙂
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Those reindeer look like they’re having fun…yeah! LOL. ❤
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Great festival~
Have a good day^^
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Can’t believe I completely missed this post.
Now that I’ve seen these photo’s I must say it looks like these reindeer are actually smiling. In the second picture their faces are positively beaming. Must have been great being able to be there and see that race.
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Reblogged this on This Got My Attention and commented:
Now this is racing!
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As a kid I always was fascinated by the majesty of Reindeers. Thanks for these beautiful photos.
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What an amazing set of photos Bente! The reindeer almost appear to be smiling in the first shot!! 🙂
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Interesting series of images!
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Thanks, Huma.
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What fun! Is it grass on the roofs in the background?
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Yes, Hattie, grass on the roof is an old tradition in this region, both on the Norwegian and Swedish side of the border.
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