Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 9th, 2007. Click image for larger view.
Summer is here!! What is better than laying down in a meadow full of buttercups and just listen to the birds chirping, the insects buzzing and the occasional sound of my shutter taking a photo.
I’m planing on trekking the mountains you […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on March 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.
This photo was shot on back in the beginning of March this year and I actually miss the winter a little bit.
I don’t miss the cold, but miss the light that is very special in winter. Now it’s daylight 24 hours […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 13th, 2007. Click image for larger view.
This is the flower (in the early stages of flowering) of Caltha palustris, commonly known as Kingcup or Marsh Marigold.
It is one of the first willd flowers to flower in the spring up here in the north.
The plant lives in wet […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 11th 2007. Click image for larger view.
While walking a sandy beach the light turned very special so had to take a shot.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 57 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad, Andørja […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 3rd, 2007. Click image for larger view.
Planted a cherry tree last week and yesterday the first flowers started to blossom.
Will be interesting to see if the fruit will be edible so far north
Planting stuff that you can eat is so rewarding!

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Camera: Olympus […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on February 26th 2007. Click image for larger view.
The summer is upon us so it is nice to look back at the colder season and enjoy the warmth!
Thought the sky over the seawall was beautiful so had to take a shot.
Got some other photos of the seawall with waves […]

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