The Beauty of Senja - A Hiking Trip to Northern Norway with Max Rive and Daniel Kordan

A hiking trip to the true spirit of the mountain world in a less travelled area of Northern Norway: Welcome to Senja. The weather in Norway can always change quickly, especially in the mountains. Sometimes you just have 5 minutes of light, then rain showers and clouds are passing like trains and suddenly the sun comes out and shows us beautiful rainbows and incredible colours up in the sky.

It was quite painful to get up for sunrise at 2 am in the morning after just two hours of sleep in a tent and then hike to the summit. It's the ultimate challenge for every landscape photographer: You should give it a try - even if chances are low, there's still hope for a tiny gap in the clouds that will reward you with the most fantastic light. These moments let you forget all your efforts.

I'm very happy to share a new video of my series "The Beauty of", this time in beautiful Senja together with some talented photographers from all over the world. Special thanks to my friends Max Rive Photography and Daniel Kordan, it's always a pleasure working together with you guys.

Camera: Dennis Schmelz
B-Roll: Danny Rest & Michael Karam
Edit & Grading: Dennis Schmelz
Sound Design & Mix: Florian Gramelsberger

Music: Magnetar by Terry Devine-King (PRS)

Here you find an overview of the equipment I'm using:

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© Dennis Schmelz | 2018

[elenitzelepis]

Awesome video. What month did you go? I'm planning on going September 1-11 but super worried about experiencing lots of bad weather.

[CZGamingU]

Wait a minute. How come this video has only 4.7k views? When I came across this one I thought it's 4.7M lol.

[roger-travel-photography-tips]

amazing video man :-) thanks for sharing

[RyanShirley]

So many good shots!! I was there back in September and was blown away!! Awesome video!!

[tomdreamsbig]

Very nice Dennis! Beautiful shots, very inspiring. Thanks for the efforts 👌🏻

[kevinfangomango]

Amazingly beautiful shots! Wow, just wow! I was there this summer and the place is just epic 😍

[kilomeaters]

Really nice video! When I was there it was cloudy, it's a beautiful place! Congrats, I just subscribe to your channel!

[纷飞的大脚]

Hi mate, is that possible to tell me the name of this hiking in the video.
Thanks

[cadenellis]

This is Incredible! I’m going to Senja October 5-8, I can’t wait and your video makes me even more excited!!

[DigitalDre]

Dennis ich kann nicht glauben, dass das video so relativ unbekannt ist, dafür dass es so überwältigend war! Mega!

[darthgzuz]

wow this is amazing ...
love the cinematic shots and cant believe those aerial videos are with Mavic Air ...
your color grading n compositions were lovely ... really would love to visit this place before i die :)
thanks for the hard work n sharing ur amazing shorts
love from Pakistan :)

[californiasounddesign]

such a great video! im heading there this summer and cant wait to see it all myself!

[jonathankrain]

Weißt du zufällig, wie der Weg/ die Tour heißen ? Gehe dieses Jahr auch nach Senja und würde gerne auch so ein wunderschöne Route nehmen (Wie lange seit ihr gewandert ?)

[Λυγτψλεηυς]

Creo que se me queda corta la Cordillera Cantábrica viendo esto...

[DannyRest]

Great video Dennis! I’m sure your videos inspire a lot of people to travel and see the beauty in the world!