Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Black & White http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com An unique view from the Arctic Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Black and white picture from winter road trip in Northern Sweden http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2012/02/08/black-and-white-picture-from-winter-road-trip-in-northern-sweden/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2012/02/08/black-and-white-picture-from-winter-road-trip-in-northern-sweden/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:33:09 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/?p=430 Black and white picture from winter road trip in Northern Sweden
Taken with Olympus EPL-1 digital camera December 28th 2011. Click image for larger view.

This Christmas I visited Northern Norway for the Holiday. I usually go by plane to the north, but this time we drove from Trondheim, in the middle of Norway, to my home island of Andørja. This kind of trip can be quite challenging during the winter.

On the way south we went through Northern Sweden and there was some nice winter scenery when we passed the mountain ranges. In the picture above I have photographed a winter road in black and white. The landscape up there is very desolate and far away from everything so a black and white conversion suited the scenery.
I also like the effect that you can see in the foreground on the road that happens because I took the picture while sitting in a moving car.

Please see my other winter pictures here.


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus EPL-1 digital camera
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 42 mm
ISO Speed 400
Location: Northern Sweden

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2012/02/08/black-and-white-picture-from-winter-road-trip-in-northern-sweden/feed/ 0 Black and white picture of rural scenery in Northern Norway – The house I grew up in http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/12/black-and-white-picture-of-rural-scenery-in-northern-norway-the-house-i-grew-up-in/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/12/black-and-white-picture-of-rural-scenery-in-northern-norway-the-house-i-grew-up-in/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:56:06 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/12/black-and-white-picture-of-rural-scenery-in-northern-norway-the-house-i-grew-up-in/ Black and white picture of rural scenery in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 31st 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this black and white picture you can see the house that I grew up in. It is located at the tip of a small headland called Laupstad, one of the most idyllic places in Northern Norway (in my humble opinion).
The cloud formations on this day was stunning and I found them fitting as a background for the old house and barn.
I converted this picture into black and white and added some vignetting because to me this looks much like the rural scenes I have seen in old photographs from Northern Norway.

The same house can be seen in this picture where you can see how close it is placed to the wild ocean and this photo (in colors) when the sun has just come back.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/12/black-and-white-picture-of-rural-scenery-in-northern-norway-the-house-i-grew-up-in/feed/ 11 Black and white photo of ice crystals forming on a branch in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/15/black-and-white-photo-of-ice-crystals-forming-on-a-branch-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/15/black-and-white-photo-of-ice-crystals-forming-on-a-branch-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:43:41 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/15/black-and-white-photo-of-ice-crystals-forming-on-a-branch-in-northern-norway/ Black and white photo of snow crystals in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 13th 2008. Click image for larger view.

The temperature dropped for a few days here in Northern Norway and ice crystals like the ones you can see in the picture were forming in sheltered areas.
I made a black and white version of the picture because I think it fits very well in snow and ice scenes.

Check out this black and white picture of snow textures made by the wind.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.333 sec (1/3)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/15/black-and-white-photo-of-ice-crystals-forming-on-a-branch-in-northern-norway/feed/ 6 Black and white photo of snow textures http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/08/black-and-white-photo-of-snow-textures/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/08/black-and-white-photo-of-snow-textures/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:17:27 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/08/black-and-white-photo-of-snow-textures/ Black and white photo of snow textures
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on February 26th, 2007. Click picture for larger view.

Black and white photography is not a thing I have done much of, but I think it suited very well with these wonderful snow textures. The wind is a talented artist!

You might notice that the photo was taken back in February. Have been a bit busy and it have been raining all the time so few photos lately. Hope it will change soon :)

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 30 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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