October 2007

Close up picture of beach full of beautiful shells in Northern Norway

Close up picture of beach full of beautiful shells in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 27th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Found a small place on the coast that was filled with different kinds of beautiful shells. I had to take a picture of a selection of the shells.
Anyone know what the shells are called?

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Picture of sunset reflection in a puddle – An opening in the sky

Picture of sunset reflection in a puddle
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 21st 2007. Click image for larger view.

I found the reflection in the puddle, of the the sunset clouds, to be very beautiful. The reflection looks even more beautiful than the real clouds. A simple puddle can create nice pictures if you use your imagination 🙂

The weather has been very bad the last few days here in northern Norway so I welcomed this opportunity to photograph the small opening in the heavy layers of clouds. Maybe I should go outside and photograph the bad weather?

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Ånstadbotn (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Picture of river using a 10 seconds long exposure

10 second long exposure picture of a river
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 21st 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture I have used a 10 seconds long exposure to create the foggy and metallic look on the river. I love the look running waters gets from long exposures.
It has to be pretty dark to be able to get long exposures or use a special filter. I don’t have a filter like that so I had to wait for twilight. The forest seems very different when it gets dark. A bit spooky 😉

Check out this long exposure picture I took of a rocky beach.

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 10 sec (10)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Ånstadbotn (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Photos from Northern Norway 2008 calendar now up for sale

Photos from Northern Norway 2008 calendar
Click on image for larger view.

Update: Check out this post where you can view the pictures for all 12 months.

Here is your chance to buy the official Photos from Northern Norway 2008 calendar. I have selected 12 of my all time favorite photos that I think are representative of how each month are up here in the Arctic.
The calendar can be bought for 24,99$ at my shop on cafepress.com. I also have a poster and a 1 page calender print for sale.

Here is a preview of the 9 first months. On the cafepress site you can see previews of all 12 months.
Photos from Northern Norway 2008 calendar preview

I would like to thank Steve over at cymru66.com for encouraging me to start a shop and Jone Grande for designing the front cover.
What are your opinions on this calendar? Are there are any other products you think I should put up for sale on cafepress?

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Close up picture of Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) shells on a sandy beach

Close up picture of Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) shells on a sandy beach
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 11th 2007. Click image for larger view.

These shells are called Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) and I had to take a photo of them because I liked the way the pair was placed on the sandy beach.
In Norwegian we call them Cow-Shells, probably because of their beautiful red/brown color.
According to the Norwegian Wikipedia (the English version doesn’t have an article about ocean quahog shells) there have been found individuals of these shells that are as old as 220 years!

Check out my macro photo of a limpet shell.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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