Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Clouds 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 Picture of winter birch trees and evening sky on Nesodden, Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/01/30/picture-of-winter-birch-trees-and-evening-sky-on-nesodden-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/01/30/picture-of-winter-birch-trees-and-evening-sky-on-nesodden-norway/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:24:58 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/01/30/picture-of-winter-birch-trees-and-evening-sky-on-nesodden-norway/ Picture of winter birch trees and evening sky on Nesodden, Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 26th 2009. Click image for larger view.
We have had a lot of gray weather lately so there hasn’t been many photo opportunities, but the other day there was some colored clouds in the sky in the evening. I had to take out the camera and photograph these birch trees with the clouds as background. Also notice the cold mist behind the winter trees.
I recommend that you click on the picture to view it large to get a better perspective of the wide angle (11mm).

Check out my other winter photos here.
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Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Fjellstrand in Nesodden, Akershus in southeast of Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/01/30/picture-of-winter-birch-trees-and-evening-sky-on-nesodden-norway/feed/ 16 Black and white picture of fresh snow on trees and landscape in Nesodden, Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/12/13/black-and-white-picture-of-fresh-snow-on-trees-and-landscape-in-nesodden-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/12/13/black-and-white-picture-of-fresh-snow-on-trees-and-landscape-in-nesodden-norway/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:43:06 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/12/13/black-and-white-picture-of-fresh-snow-on-trees-and-landscape-in-nesodden-norway/ Black and white picture of fresh snow on trees and landscape in Nesodden, Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 3rd 2008. Click image for larger view.
Here I have photographed the landscape outside my house in Nesodden (Akershus county in southeastern Norway) after a fresh snowfall. The snow covered everything with a thick layer of white crystals making the landscape calm and quiet.
Fresh snow can look very good and makes many photo opportunities. I turned this picture into black and white since the scenery didn’t contain many colors and BW often fits snow sceneries very well.

I’m a bit surprised with the winter here in southeastern part of Norway as I thought it would be much warmer than I’m used to from the north. It has actually snowed more here than the average Northern Norway-winter, but you don’t get the cold winds from the arctic sea here in the south.

Check out my other winter photos here and buy my 2009 photo calendar here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 15 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Fjellstrand in Nesodden, Akershus in southeast of Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/12/13/black-and-white-picture-of-fresh-snow-on-trees-and-landscape-in-nesodden-norway/feed/ 13 My picture was published in The New Yorker magazine http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/11/07/my-picture-was-published-in-the-new-yorker-magazine/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/11/07/my-picture-was-published-in-the-new-yorker-magazine/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:06:27 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/11/07/my-picture-was-published-in-the-new-yorker-magazine/ Some months ago I was contacted by an employee at a magazine called The New Yorker. They had found one of my pictures on the world wide web and wanted to use it in collage that were to illustrate a fictional story. The picture they found was of some clouds hugging a mountain. I didn’t think the picture was my best, but it probably was perfect for the artist at The New Yorker.
It is very nice to get recognized like this and of course get paid for your work. It makes it worthwhile to get out and take more pictures of all the beauty around us.

Here is the picture The New Yorker used:
Photo of clouds hugging a Norwegian mountain peak

Now the story is published in The New Yorker and if you want to check out the story and collage with my picture check out this link.
You can see my other photographs of mountains here.

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/11/07/my-picture-was-published-in-the-new-yorker-magazine/feed/ 44 Picture of moon rising over treetops and shining clouds in Southern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/18/picture-of-moon-rising-over-treetops-and-shining-clouds-in-southern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/18/picture-of-moon-rising-over-treetops-and-shining-clouds-in-southern-norway/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:00:22 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/18/picture-of-moon-rising-over-treetops-and-shining-clouds-in-southern-norway/ Picture of moon rising over treetops and shining clouds in Southern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 16th 2008. Click image for larger view.
The last few nights has seen more or less clear skies and since the moon was just full I had to step outside to take this picture of the moon rising above some treetops. I like the mystic feeling in this picture with the shining clouds around the moon and the treetops that makes a kind of frame in the picture. If you click on the picture and view it in large size you can get a better view of treetops.

Check out my other moon photos here. I especially like this one of the moon over a winter mountain and this picture of a “red” moon over the island Senja.
Note: This photo was photographed in the southeastern part of Norway.

Information about the pictures:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.333 sec (1/3)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: Fjellstrand in Nesodden, Akershus in southeast of Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/18/picture-of-moon-rising-over-treetops-and-shining-clouds-in-southern-norway/feed/ 8 Midnight sunset picture of distant village in the sea in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/07/26/midnight-sunset-picture-of-distant-village-in-the-sea-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/07/26/midnight-sunset-picture-of-distant-village-in-the-sea-in-northern-norway/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:20:35 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/07/26/midnight-sunset-picture-of-distant-village-in-the-sea-in-northern-norway/ Midnight sunset picture of village in the sea in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 29th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture I have captured what was a fantastic midnight sunset here in Northern Norway. The sunset created some incredible light where this village in the sea was bathed in a beam of sunshine. The picture should be looked at in large size to get a better view of the sunset.
The midnight sun is already gone (I can’t believe how fast this summer has passed), but the nights are still very light if the rain clouds could stay away.

The distant village is called Laupstad and is the place where I grew up (hence my last name Laupstad). The mountains in the background is a part of the second largest island in Norway, Senja.

I have photographed the same village from above in this picture and in this picture you can see the village with a some pink sunset-clouds as background at 01:30 AM.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 89 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: From Ånstad viewing Laupstad (Andørja) with Senja in the background, Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/07/26/midnight-sunset-picture-of-distant-village-in-the-sea-in-northern-norway/feed/ 55 Picture of field full of dandelion flowers and a red boatshed in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:16:10 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/ Picture of field full of dandelion flowers and a red boatshed in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 8th 2008. Click image for larger view.
I love the short period when every dandelion plant seems to flower at the exact same time. A field full of yellow flowers on a sunny day is a beautiful sight so I could not resist taking out the camera to snap some pictures. Since I’m a big fan of photographing boatsheds I had to make a composition with a shed in the picture.
As you can see there is still some snow in the mountains here in Northern Norway, but the green color is creeping pretty fast upward to the top of the mountains. Maybe it is time to go for a photo-hike up those mountainsides?

Check out a few shots of grass fields from last summer:
-Taking pictures while laying in a buttercup meadow
-Photo of old fence keeping out hordes of yellow flowers

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/feed/ 18 Sunset scene during the spring in Northern Norway – Picture taken from bedroom window http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 08:59:17 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/ Sunset scene during the spring in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 16th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture I have photographed a sunset late in the evening (at 11 PM) from my bedroom window. I love this view and I never get tired of looking at it :)
Notice all the snow in the mountains that you can see in the horizon (if you click on the picture to view it large it easier to see the snow). We are still a bit away from summer here in Northern Norway and spring has been pretty cold so far. It will hopefully get warmer here soon so a cold Norwegian can get a tan ;)

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/feed/ 22 Zoomed in picture of the sun setting in the ocean in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 10:06:37 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/ Zoomed in picture of the sun setting in the ocean in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 29th 2008. Click image for larger view.
At this time of the year we get to see some amazing sunsets here in Northern Norway. During the spring, before we get midnight sun, the sun is setting in the ocean in the horizon.
In this picture I have zoomed in on the sun when it was about to set in the ocean. There was some mist in the horizon and it made the sun look particularly spectacular with different shades of red.
We’ve had sunsets like this for a week now and the weather have been great with record warmth.
Spring is a nice time to be living in Northern Norway :)

Check out this photo from last year of the sun disappearing in the ocean.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/feed/ 8 Picture of small Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) in a winter landscape in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/04/02/picture-of-small-scots-pine-tree-pinus-sylvestris-in-a-winter-landscape-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/04/02/picture-of-small-scots-pine-tree-pinus-sylvestris-in-a-winter-landscape-in-northern-norway/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:56:00 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/04/02/picture-of-small-scots-pine-tree-pinus-sylvestris-in-a-winter-landscape-in-northern-norway/ Picture of small scots pine tree in a winter landscape in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 2nd 2008. Click image for larger view.
After a period of not taking any pictures I got some inspiration today and went out on a photo trip.
I found an area where some Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) were growing wild. I really liked the form on this little tree and the snowy scenery made a good background for a picture. The mountain peak is many kilometers away, but I used a zoom lens to make it look closer.
Scots pine is the only pine tree species growing wild here in Norway. It can reach 40 meters and there has been found trees that are over 800 years old.

Check out this picture of a lonely birch tree standing in a marsh filled with mist. It’s one of my personal faves :)

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Sørvik (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/04/02/picture-of-small-scots-pine-tree-pinus-sylvestris-in-a-winter-landscape-in-northern-norway/feed/ 15 Picture of lonely straw and winter mountains in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/11/picture-of-lonely-straw-and-winter-mountains-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/11/picture-of-lonely-straw-and-winter-mountains-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:43:43 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/11/picture-of-lonely-straw-and-winter-mountains-in-northern-norway/ Picture of lonely straw and winter mountains in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 7th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a lonely straw against some snow covered winter mountains in Northern Norway. I love the deep blue color on the sky in contrast to the white mountains.
I used a low f-stop, f/2.8, to get a shallow depth of field to get the mountains and the rest of the scenery a bit out of focus, while the straw is in focus.

I’ve done something similar in a scene with some grass straws and boatsheds.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 11 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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