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Entries from December 2007

Long exposure picture of high tide at the coast in Northern Norway

December 27th, 2007 · 14 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 25th 2007. Click image for larger view.
The tide have been very high the last few days so I had to take some long exposure pictures of the waves reaching the grass.
I just low the effect moving water creates when you use long exposures. Check out my other long […]

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Tags: Shore · Long exposure · Nature · Norway Norwegen Norge · Winter · Sea Ocean · Coast

Picture of moon over a snow covered Senja - the second largest island in Norway

December 27th, 2007 · 29 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 27th 2007. Click image for larger view.
The moon was very beautiful today so I had to take a picture when it was about to disappear behind a mountain on the island Senja. Senja is the second largest island in Norway with its 1586,3 km². I see the island […]

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Tags: Fjord · Scenery · Sky · Shore · Moon · Nature · Snow · Winter · Coast · Sea Ocean · Norway Norwegen Norge · Mountain · Landscape

Close up photos of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) - My favorite fish

December 21st, 2007 · 19 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 10th 2007. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a close up shot of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) that I fished earlier this year. This fish is so tasteful that my mouth waters just by writing this and despite it looks, its my favorite […]

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Tags: Fish · Nature · Fishing · Norway Norwegen Norge · Macro

My personal top 5 favorite sunset pictures from the summer 2008 in Northern Norway

December 18th, 2007 · 79 Comments

Sunsets might not be the most original or artistic thing to photograph, but I still love a good sunset photo because it reminds me of how beautiful the nature can be.
Here is my personal top 5 favorite sunset pictures that I photographed during the summer 2007 in Northern Norway.
Update: Title supposed to say 2007, not […]

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Tags: Summer · Night · Clouds · Scenery · Fjord · Shore · Sky · Nature · Snow · Sea Ocean · Coast · Norway Norwegen Norge · Midnight Sun · Mountain · Sunset · Landscape

Memory from the summer in Northern Norway - Picture of flying seagull and mountain landscape

December 17th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera July 23rd 2007. Click image for larger view.
Time for a landscape picture showing off how nice the summer in Northern Norway can be. The seagull flying over me is a great black-backed seagull. You can see a close up photo of this type of seagull here.
I really liked the […]

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Tags: Scenery · Sky · Seagull · Mushroom · Summer · Clouds · Norway Norwegen Norge · Birds · Nature · Landscape

Macro picture of a butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) at the coast in Northern Norway

December 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 28th 2007. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a small butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) that I found under a rock when the tide was out. It is about 20 cm long and got its name because it has very slippery skin.
When I was a kid […]

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Tags: Shells · Fish · Shore · Nature · Coast · Norway Norwegen Norge · Macro