August 2007 – Page 2 – Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

My most popular picture on Flickr – Row of Norwegian boathouses on a winter day

11 Comments / Boatsheds, Coast, Countryside, Norway Norwegen Norge, Rural, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Shore, Sky, Snow, Winter / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 15th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I really liked the rural look on this row of boathouses. The grass roof doesn’t hurt the scene with it’s old look. Boathouses like this represent the old fishing culture here in Norway in a good way. I hope people will take care of these beautiful buildings!

This is also my most popular photo on Flickr. It has received almost 11,000 views and been made favorite 70 times. It reached the fourth position in Flickr Explore on the day the picture was uploaded.
Flickr Explore is an algorithm that chooses the 500 most popular pictures (out of millions!) being uploaded to Flickr each day so it is quite an honor to reach the fourth position.

In this picture I have used something called HDR (High dynamic range) to make the picture look a bit different.

Check out my other boatshed pictures here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/6,3
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad, AndÃ¸rja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo from a windy and rainy day on the beach in northern Norway

12 Comments / Beach, Clouds, Coast, Fjord, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Shore, Sky / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera August 23rd 2007. Click image for larger view.

It was raining all day, but I really felt like photographing so I went for a trip on one of our sandy beaches. Here you can see some typical Norwegian autumn weather with wind and rain.
Hope there will be some more warm days before the winter hits us.

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Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad, AndÃ¸rja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of raven sitting on an old tiled stone roof with snow covered Norwegian mountains as background

9 Comments / Birds, Boatsheds, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Raven, Sky, Snow, Winter / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 23rd 2007. Click image for larger view.

Back in April I found this raven sitting on the roof our boathouse. Maybe it was Hugin or Munin?

Loved the way it the black raven created a contrast to the white snow-covered mountains and blue sky.

The mountains you see are located on the island Senja (the second largest island in Norway).

Check out my photo of a raven flying into “Gods eye”.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad, AndÃ¸rja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of old fishing boat against an old snow filled mountain in northern Norway

8 Comments / Boats, Boatsheds, Countryside, Landscape, Mountain, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sky, Snow, Winter / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 17th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This photo of an old Norwegian fishing boat was taken on the first day I owned my fine Olympus E-500 camera. I have learned a lot about photography since then, but I still like this photo. I don’t think it’s too bad for a first try?

The same fishing boat and mountain can be seen in this photo, but in a warmer setting 🙂

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Ã…nstad, AndÃ¸rja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Picture of cottongrass (Eriophorum) growing on a marsh in northern Norway

2 Comments / Cottongrass, Evening, Flora, Macro, Marsh, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Plant, Summer, Swamp, Wetland / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera July 4th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I liked the light on this marsh so had to photograph the cottongrass (Eriophorum). The sunlight came seeping trough a small forest that was growing at the outskirts of the marsh. I think cottongrass is a beautiful plant with its fluffy appearance.

This photo was taken at 9PM in the evening so the sun was pretty low. 2 hours later the sun had gone behind the mountains and mist started to appear on the marshes. Check out this photo of the mist. One of my personal favorites 🙂

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Ã…nstadbotn, AndÃ¸rja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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