Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Evening 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 Evening picture of Aker Brygge shopping center in Oslo http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/03/07/evening-picture-of-aker-brygge-shopping-center-in-oslo/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/03/07/evening-picture-of-aker-brygge-shopping-center-in-oslo/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:14:02 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/03/07/evening-picture-of-aker-brygge-shopping-center-in-oslo/ Evening picture of Aker Brygge shopping center in Oslo
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 26th 2009. Click image for larger view.
Aker Brygge is an area in Oslo by the sea. It consists of shopping centers, offices and expensive apartments. Aker Brygge is known to be a pricey place even for us Norwegians.
Every time I go to Oslo I visit Aker Brygge as the ferry from Nesodden (where I live) to Oslo ends up at Aker Brygge.

In this picture I have photographed the main entrance of one of the shopping centers at Aker Brygge. I really enjoyed the blue tones of the evening behind the building and I liked the special perspective you get when you put the camera on the ground with all the pebbles and planks. If you click on the picture and view it large you can see some of the people walking by.

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Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.8
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Aker Brygge, Oslo in southeast of Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2009/03/07/evening-picture-of-aker-brygge-shopping-center-in-oslo/feed/ 16 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 sjark fishing boat sailing in evening scenery in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/04/picture-of-sjark-fishing-boat-sailing-in-evening-scenery-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/04/picture-of-sjark-fishing-boat-sailing-in-evening-scenery-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:41:10 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/04/picture-of-sjark-fishing-boat-sailing-in-evening-scenery-in-northern-norway/
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 4th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a small fishing boat that is called “sjark” in Norwegian, sailing on the fjord. These small fishing boats are very typical for the fisheries on the coast in Northern Norway and I’m hoping that some day I will be doing fishing from a sjark too. They can be quite expensive to buy especially if you want to buy the boat with a quota for commercial fishing.
The spots over the boat and in the sky are seagulls and not dust spots on the camera sensor/lens ;)

Here are a couple of other pictures of fishing boats on the sea in Northern Norway:
-Old fishing boat on a calm sea
-Boat in autumn scenery

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 150 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/2008/03/04/picture-of-sjark-fishing-boat-sailing-in-evening-scenery-in-northern-norway/feed/ 6 Photo of beautiful winter dusk over fjord in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/02/photo-of-beautiful-winter-dusk-over-fjord-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/02/photo-of-beautiful-winter-dusk-over-fjord-in-northern-norway/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:32:11 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/02/photo-of-beautiful-winter-dusk-over-fjord-in-northern-norway/ Photo of beautiful winter dusk over fjord in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 1st 2008. Click image for larger view.
Yesterday we had a beautiful and cold dusk here in Northern Norway. Had to take out the good old camera to capture some pictures of the sunset so I could share it with you all :) I liked how the thin birch tree created a bit of a frame for the scenery.
The mountains in the horizon is a part of an island called Grytøya. The same island can be seen in this picture of the first days of winter last year.

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/02/photo-of-beautiful-winter-dusk-over-fjord-in-northern-norway/feed/ 8 Picture of rural evening scene in Northern Norway – The days are getting shorter http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/11/02/picture-of-rural-evening-scene-in-northern-norway-the-days-are-getting-shorter/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/11/02/picture-of-rural-evening-scene-in-northern-norway-the-days-are-getting-shorter/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:26:56 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/11/02/picture-of-rural-evening-scene-in-northern-norway-the-days-are-getting-shorter/ Picture of rural evening scene in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 28th 2007. Click image for larger view.

The days are definitely getting shorter here in Northern Norway! I took this picture 4 PM in the “evening”.
I really love this scene with the combination of mountain and sea (and of course the boatsheds).

A similar scene, in a spring setting, can be seen in this photo.

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.4 sec (2/5)
Aperture: f/11
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/2007/11/02/picture-of-rural-evening-scene-in-northern-norway-the-days-are-getting-shorter/feed/ 15 Picture of sunset reflection in a puddle – An opening in the sky http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/24/picture-of-sunset-reflection-in-a-puddle-an-opening-in-the-sky/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/24/picture-of-sunset-reflection-in-a-puddle-an-opening-in-the-sky/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:10:29 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/24/picture-of-sunset-reflection-in-a-puddle-an-opening-in-the-sky/ Picture of sunset reflection in a puddle
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 21st 2007. Click image for larger view.

I found the reflection in the puddle, of the the sunset clouds, to be very beautiful. The reflection looks even more beautiful than the real clouds. A simple puddle can create nice pictures if you use your imagination :)

The weather has been very bad the last few days here in northern Norway so I welcomed this opportunity to photograph the small opening in the heavy layers of clouds. Maybe I should go outside and photograph the bad weather?

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Ånstadbotn (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

Northern Norway Calendar 2008

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/24/picture-of-sunset-reflection-in-a-puddle-an-opening-in-the-sky/feed/ 20 Picture of river using a 10 seconds long exposure http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/22/picture-of-river-using-a-10-seconds-long-exposure/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/22/picture-of-river-using-a-10-seconds-long-exposure/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:45:57 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/22/picture-of-river-using-a-10-seconds-long-exposure/ 10 second long exposure picture of a river
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 21st 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture I have used a 10 seconds long exposure to create the foggy and metallic look on the river. I love the look running waters gets from long exposures.
It has to be pretty dark to be able to get long exposures or use a special filter. I don’t have a filter like that so I had to wait for twilight. The forest seems very different when it gets dark. A bit spooky ;)

Check out this long exposure picture I took of a rocky beach.

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 10 sec (10)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Ånstadbotn (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/22/picture-of-river-using-a-10-seconds-long-exposure/feed/ 11 Wide angle picture of Norwegian harbor bathed in sunset http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:58:52 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/ Wide angle picture of Norwegian harbor bathed in sunset
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 30th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this photo you can see the harbor where my boat is placed. I was walking home from a fishing trip when I noticed the nice reflection the sunset made inside of the seawall. Love the view you get from using a wide angle lens.

Check out this winter photo from the harbor and here is a picture of waves crashing over the seawall.

Information about the picture:
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway
Not sure what I was thinking when I look at the EXIF data of the photo.

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/feed/ 7 Photo of incredible red sunset in northern Norway – The sky and clouds are on fire http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/01/photo-of-incredible-red-sunset-in-northern-norway-the-sky-and-clouds-are-on-fire/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/01/photo-of-incredible-red-sunset-in-northern-norway-the-sky-and-clouds-are-on-fire/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:03:47 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/01/photo-of-incredible-red-sunset-in-northern-norway-the-sky-and-clouds-are-on-fire/ Photo of incredible red sunset in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on September 30th 2007. Click image for larger view.

The last day in September brought us some very nice weather here in northern Norway. I had to take a photo of this incredible red sunset that topped the day.

I hope my readers haven’t become tired of all my sunsets pictures :)

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/4.1
Focal Length: 104 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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