Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 27th 2008. Click image for larger view.
I was visiting the island Senja this weekend, but the weather was really bad with blizzards hitting us all the time. In between the snowfalls I was able to go outside and have a look (and take a few pictures) at the […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 21st 2008. Click image for larger view.
The sunset from a few days ago made the snow in the mountains glow in shades of red. Had to take a picture of this phenomenon when a star appeared, in the evening, over the mountain peaks.
I’m off to visit the beautiful […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 21st 2008. Click image for larger view.
The sun has finally come back here in Northern Norway, but because of clouds I have yet to actually see it. Later in the afternoon I got to see this spectacular winter sunset and because of the warm, still weather it felt […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 21st 2008. Click image for larger view.
The moon is full today so had to take a picture of it rising above a mountain peak here in Northern Norway. I liked the way the moon lightened up the clouds that were skittering across the sky.
But I wish I had […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.
This picture, of a snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) bird, was taken back in April when flocks of snow buntings pass through on their way to the breeding grounds in the north.
It looks like their plumage fits perfectly to the environment here in […]

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I’m a big fan of taking macro pictures, especially close up pictures of insects.
Here is a selection of my favorite macro pictures that I took in 2007.
Hope there will be lots of insects and other creatures to photograph in 2008

1. Macro photo of hermit crab and barnacle

2. Photo of a hoverfly on dandelion […]

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