Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Fishing 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 Pictures of a 24 kg (53 lb) big cod fished in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:11:29 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/ A couple of weeks ago I caught a 24 kg (53 lb) heavy cod on a bottom-longline. This is the biggest fish I have caught in years so I was very excited when I dragged the huge fish up from the depth of the ocean.
The head was so big that it alone completely filled a 10 liter (2.5 gallon) bucket.
Here is a close up picture of the cod. If you click the image you can look at the picture in a bigger size.
Picture of a 24 kg (53lb) big cod that I fished in Northern Norway
As I mentioned I used a bottom-longline to catch the cod. A bottom-longline is a long line filled with many hooks that are baited. I used some herring that I caught last year as bait since herring seems to be loved by larger fish. The longline is placed on the bottom of the ocean over night and is dragged with a lot of excitement as you never know what you might catch. I also caught a nice Atlantic halibut and some smaller cods along with the 24 kg cod.
Here is a picture of me, the proud fisherman with orange fishing-trousers, holding the big cod:
Picture of me holding a 24kg (53lb) cod


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

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/feed/ 41 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 Close up photos of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) – My favorite fish http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:50:08 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/ Close up photos of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 10th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture you can see a close up shot of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) that I fished earlier this year. This fish is so tasteful that my mouth waters just by writing this and despite it looks, its my favorite fish to eat ;)
The Atlantic halibut is one of the biggest flastfishes on our planet. It can become over 3 meters long and weigh well over 300 kg. The one I caught wasn’t not even close to those sizes and weighed about 4-5 kg. It still gave me quite a fight when I tried to reel it in with my fishing rod.
If you should ever have to luck of getting a big Atlantic halibut you have to be careful when you get it into your boat. I have heard a story about a man that was found dead with the halibuts tail deep inside his breast. They are very powerful!

Check this picture for a view from my fishing boat and this one of my uncle steering the boat to rich fishing grounds.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Flash used
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/feed/ 20 Picture from trip on the ocean – Autumn scenery in northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/26/picture-from-trip-on-the-ocean-autumn-scenery-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/26/picture-from-trip-on-the-ocean-autumn-scenery-in-northern-norway/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:36:45 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/26/picture-from-trip-on-the-ocean-autumn-scenery-in-northern-norway/ Picture from trip on the ocean - Autumn scenery in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 22nd 2007. Click image for larger view.

Another photo from my fishing trip this weekend. I love the contrast between the white snow covered mountains peaks and the autumn-colored forest you can see in this picture. The calm ocean and the somewhat dramatic clouds are also nice.

The weather was extremely nice that day, unlike today with strong winds and heavy rain showers!

Information about the picture:
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Out on the sea by Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/26/picture-from-trip-on-the-ocean-autumn-scenery-in-northern-norway/feed/ 10 Photo from a day out fishing on the sea in northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/23/photo-from-a-day-out-fishing-on-the-sea-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/23/photo-from-a-day-out-fishing-on-the-sea-in-northern-norway/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:59:07 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/23/photo-from-a-day-out-fishing-on-the-sea-in-northern-norway/ Photo from a day out fishing on the sea in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 22nd 2007. Click image for larger view.

What a wonderful day it was to be out on the sea here in northern Norway. The sea was completely calm and the clouds was amazing so a perfect day for a fishing trip. In this photo you can see my uncle steering my boat to the fishing grounds. Did not catch much fish, but it was a very nice trip on the fjord.

Is it just me or are the clouds and the reflection in the calm sea just down right beautiful?

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Flash fired
Location: Out on the ocean close to Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway


]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/23/photo-from-a-day-out-fishing-on-the-sea-in-northern-norway/feed/ 21 Old fishing boat on a calm sea http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/15/old-fishing-boat-on-a-calm-sea/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/15/old-fishing-boat-on-a-calm-sea/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:08:46 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/15/old-fishing-boat-on-a-calm-sea/ Old fishing boat on a calm sea
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 1st 2007. Click image for larger view.

I find these old fishing boats made of tree very beautiful. Hope to own one myself some day..

Maybe you wont believe me, but I’m standing on a pier with the pretty large town Harstad right behind me. This scenery doesn’t look very urban, does it?
I was staying in Harstad for 3 weeks attending a course and had a real hard time finding things to take photos of. I’m glad to be back home where there are more nature to walk around in :)

The mountains in the back are from the islands Rolløya and Andørja (where I live).

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Filter: Circular polarizer
Location: Harstad in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/15/old-fishing-boat-on-a-calm-sea/feed/ 9 Last light on a winter day with Venus showing up http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/09/last-light-on-a-winter-day-with-venus-showing-up/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/09/last-light-on-a-winter-day-with-venus-showing-up/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:46:32 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/09/last-light-on-a-winter-day-with-venus-showing-up/ Last light on a winter day with Venus showing up
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on March 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This photo was shot on back in the beginning of March this year and I actually miss the winter a little bit.
I don’t miss the cold, but miss the light that is very special in winter. Now it’s daylight 24 hours a day and that is not so exciting photography wise.
Each season has good sides :)

You can see Venus shining over the boatshed and fjord making the scenery even nicer.


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 3.2 sec (16/5)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 36 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/09/last-light-on-a-winter-day-with-venus-showing-up/feed/ 7 Out fishing in the winter on a calm sea http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/08/out-fishing-in-the-winter-on-a-calm-sea/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/08/out-fishing-in-the-winter-on-a-calm-sea/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:34:56 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/08/out-fishing-in-the-winter-on-a-calm-sea/ Picture of fishing boat on the sea. Taken with Olympus E-500
Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera

Fishing on the ocean in March is very early for me, but I could not resist with the wonderful weather.
The “wheel” you see in the boat is a fishing device used for deep water. It’s called “juksa” in Norwegian.
My grand father made it over 50 years ago and it still works like a charm.

In the horizon you can see the island Senja, the second largest island in Norway.

Information about the photo:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) somewhere on the sea in northern Norway

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