January 2008

Picture of lichen covered rocks at high tide – 20 seconds long exposure

18 Comments / Coast, Lichen, Long exposure, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Rocks, Sea Ocean, Shore /

Picture of lichen covered rocks at high tide
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 25th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I photographed these lichen covered rocks when the tide was very high. Usually the sea doesn’t reach this high, but the lichen must be somewhat resistant to the saltwater to survive the waves.
I really love the texture and formations the lichen create on rocks.
For new readers: The foggy effect was created by using a 20 seconds long exposure of the moving water.

Check out this macro photo of a water drop with lichen as a background.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 20 sec (20)
Aperture: f/10
Focal Length: 68 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Picture from a polar day in Northern Norway – Distant sunset

12 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Fjord, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Shore, Sky, Snow, Winter /

Picture from a polar day in Norther Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 30th 2007. Click image for larger view.
The polar days (I guess the correct term would be polar night day?) are pretty dark here in Northern Norway, but there are some nice sights to be seen. The sun made some nice colors at midday so I had to take my dear camera out in the cold weather.

The same mountains, in an autumn setting, can be seen in this picture.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 71 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: From Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Fireworks pictures from New Years Eve 2007 in Northern Norway

9 Comments / Fireworks, Norway Norwegen Norge, Winter /

Fireworks pictures from New Years Eve 2007 in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 1st 2008. Click image for larger view.

I managed to photograph some man-made fireworks in addition to the northern lights, on New Years Eve.
As I live in the middle of nowhere there was not much fireworks to be seen, but this neighbor sent up some nice fireworks. Notice the houses in the lower part of the pictures to get a sense of scale of the fireworks.

Fireworks pictures from New Years Eve 2007 in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 1st 2008. Click image for larger view.


Information about the pictures:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 2.5 sec (5/2) and 1.6 sec (8/5)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 15 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Northern Norway on New Years Eve – Natures own fireworks

32 Comments / Aurora Borealis, Boatsheds, Coast, Long exposure, Nature, Northern Lights, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Shore, Sky, Winter /

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Northern Norway on New Years Eve
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 31st 2007. Click image for larger view.

New Years Eve here in Northern Norway, brought some Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) for me to photograph. I prefer this kind of fireworks to the noisy man-made fireworks that last for a couple of seconds. The spots in the sky are star trails as I used a 40 seconds exposure. I also used my LED headlight to lighten up the boatshed a bit.

This is actually my first attempt at Northern Lights photography and I’m pretty happy with the outcome, although I will do it a bit different the next time. Hope there will be lots more Northern Lights later this winter and that it will be a bit stronger.

Happy New Year! Hope 2008 will be great for you all 🙂

Have a look of the same boatshed when there is more light around.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 40 sec (40)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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