Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Flora 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 A collection of berry pictures from Northern Norway – autumn is here http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2010/09/21/a-collection-of-berry-pictures-from-northern-norway-autumn-is-here/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2010/09/21/a-collection-of-berry-pictures-from-northern-norway-autumn-is-here/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:03:08 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/?p=292 Autumn is here with lots of luxuries coming from the nature. Here I have photographed a few of the berries that you can find in Northern Norway.
Read more about each berry if you click on the links above the photos.

Photo of cloudberry
Photo of cloudberry

Photo of cowberry / lingonberry
Photo of cowberry

Close up picture of ripe cherries (planted)
Close up picture of ripe cherries

Macro photo of crowberry
Macro photo of crowberry and some evergreen shrubs

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad, Troms) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2010/09/21/a-collection-of-berry-pictures-from-northern-norway-autumn-is-here/feed/ 3 Picture of Norway maple leaves (Acer platanoides) with fall / autumn colors http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/11/30/picture-of-norway-maple-leaves-acer-platanoides-with-fall-autumn-colors/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/11/30/picture-of-norway-maple-leaves-acer-platanoides-with-fall-autumn-colors/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:10:44 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/11/30/picture-of-norway-maple-leaves-acer-platanoides-with-fall-autumn-colors/ Picture of Norway maple leaves (Acer platanoides) with fall / autumn colors
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 19th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see some Norway maple (Acer platanoides) leaves that I photographed this autumn. I really like the shape of maple leaves and with autumn colors they can be a stunning sight. The sun were shining through the tree tops unto the leaves so I just had to take a picture of them.
The autumn colors are almost gone now so it is nice to able to look some pictures and remember how nice it was.
The Norway maple is the only type of maple tree that is native to Norway. The maple trees grow in the southern part of Norway where the climate is a bit warmer.

Check out my other photo from the same trip of the forest floor covered with leaves and my other autumn pictures here. Note: This photo was taken in the southeastern part of Norway.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/3.2
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/2008/11/30/picture-of-norway-maple-leaves-acer-platanoides-with-fall-autumn-colors/feed/ 6 Macro picture of Meadow buttercup flower (Ranunculus acris) covered with rime frost http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/14/macro-picture-of-meadow-buttercup-flower-ranunculus-acris-covered-with-rime-frost/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/14/macro-picture-of-meadow-buttercup-flower-ranunculus-acris-covered-with-rime-frost/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:39:34 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/14/macro-picture-of-meadow-buttercup-flower-ranunculus-acris-covered-with-rime-frost/ Macro picture of Meadow buttercup flower (Ranunculus acris) covered with rime frost
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 14th 2008. Click image for larger view.
The winter is getting closer here in Norway and some nights have been below the freezing point. If you get up early before the sun starts to warm up the place you can discover that the landscape is covered with rime (frost).
Here I have photographed a Meadow buttercup flower (Ranunculus acris) that was covered with rime and I think it looks quite beautiful.
The Meadow buttercup flower is probably one of the last flowers I will be able to photograph in the wild this year, but the dark seasons will hopefully bring many photo opportunities too.

Check out this picture that I have taken laying down in a buttercup field in the beginning of summer.

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
Flash used
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Fjellstrand in Nesodden, Akershus in southeast of Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/10/14/macro-picture-of-meadow-buttercup-flower-ranunculus-acris-covered-with-rime-frost/feed/ 4 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

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 31st 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture I have photographed a wood anemone flower (anemone nemorosa) with some purple primula flowers as background. I loved the contrast with the sun shining on the white wood anemone flower and the the primula flowers in the shadow. These beautiful small flowers are also known as windflower, European thimbleweed and smell fox.

The wood anemone flowers is a sure sign that the spring is here and that summer is right around the corner.
Flowers are popping up everywhere now so expect more pictures of flowers from Northern Norway in the near future. You can also check out my previous pictures of flowers here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/7.1
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/2008/06/05/picture-of-wood-anemone-nemorosa-flower-with-purple-primula-flowers-as-background/feed/ 10 Macro picture of Wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) sprouts covered in snow – Global warming? http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/26/macro-picture-of-wild-daffodil-narcissus-pseudonarcissus-sprouts-covered-in-snow-global-warming/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/26/macro-picture-of-wild-daffodil-narcissus-pseudonarcissus-sprouts-covered-in-snow-global-warming/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:53:40 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/26/macro-picture-of-wild-daffodil-narcissus-pseudonarcissus-sprouts-covered-in-snow-global-warming/ Macro picture of Wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) sprouts covered in snow
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 25th 2008. Click image for larger view.
The Wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) have been sprouting as early as mid January this year. This is extremely early for us in Northern Norway. Although we have had frost, snow and thawing several times the Wild daffodil can handle extreme conditions very good so I think these sprouts will survive.
In Norwegian this plant is called “Påskelilje” (Easter lily) because it usually show us its beautiful yellow flowers around Easter.

Yesterday I heard a meteorologist saying that so far this have been warmest winter ever recorded in Norway. I know that doesn’t prove anything, but it sure smells like global warming…

I can’t wait for the spring to come so I can photograph the flowers in full bloom. Meanwhile you can see some of my flower pictures from last year here. If I had to choose the picture of the Purple Saxifrage flower are my favorite because they were the first wild flowers I saw last spring.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 22nd 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see some straws growing at the coast in Northern Norway. I love the texture of this kind of straws so I thought they would look great together with the old boathouses.
I wanted to get the boathouses a bit out of focus so I pushed the aperture down f/3.5 and focused on the grass straws to get the depth of field that I thought would suit the composition.

Check out my other boathouse pictures here. I’m starting to get a nice collection of boathouse photos :)

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/3.5
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/2008/02/23/picture-of-grass-straws-and-boathouses-as-background-winter-scenery-in-northern-norway/feed/ 6 My favorite macro pictures from 2007 taken in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/16/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/16/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:47:43 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/16/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway/ I’m a big fan of taking macro pictures, especially close up pictures of insects.
Here is a selection of my favorite macro pictures that I took in 2007.
Hope there will be lots of insects and other creatures to photograph in 2008 ;)

Macro photo of hermit crab and barnacle

Macro photo of hoverfly on dandelion flower

Macro photo of five-spot burnet moths mating on flowers


Macro photo of Common Hawker dragonfly

A closer view of a snail

Check out my archive of macro photos.

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/16/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway/feed/ 20 Photo of Garden Angelica plant on a winter day in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/12/photo-of-garden-angelica-plant-on-a-winter-day-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/12/photo-of-garden-angelica-plant-on-a-winter-day-in-northern-norway/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:25:33 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/12/photo-of-garden-angelica-plant-on-a-winter-day-in-northern-norway/ Photo of Garden Angelica plant on a winter day in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 8th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture you can see a plant called Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica ssp. litoralis), also known as Holy Ghost, Wild Celery, and Norwegian Angelica, in its winter suit. The plant grows wild in northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, but is also cultivated in France.
Garden angelica is well known to be used as spice, food and medicine here in Norway. Back in the days Sami people and Eskimos used Garden angelica as a way of preventing scurvy.

Check out this other Arctic plant called Roseroot that I photographed a while back.

As you might notice I played with my flash in this picture. I used the flash because there was so little light and I wanted to keep the sunset colors in the horizon. It was taken midday so you can see that we don’t have much light here.

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Flash used
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/12/photo-of-garden-angelica-plant-on-a-winter-day-in-northern-norway/feed/ 20 Macro photo of pink primula flowers with water drops http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/06/macro-photo-of-pink-primula-flowers-with-water-drops/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/06/macro-photo-of-pink-primula-flowers-with-water-drops/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:09:53 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/06/macro-photo-of-pink-primula-flowers-with-water-drops/ Macro photo of pink primula flowers with water drops
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 3rd 2007. Click image for larger view.

Time for a picture from the spring to remind ourselves of warmer times to come :)

The Primula got it’s name from the Latin word Primus that means “the first one”. It got it’s name because it is one of the first flowers to blossom in the spring.
The flowers are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, south into high altitude tropical mountains in Ethiopia, Indonesia and New Guinea, and are also found in temperate southern South America.
There are amazingly 400-500 species of Primula and some of species are called primrose, auricula, cowslip and oxlip. I have just seen a handful, but there are some really nice color combinations out there.

Up here in the north it is a very usual garden flower and it is spreading everywhere. Have you got Primula in your garden? Feel free to leave a comment :)

Check out a few other flower pictures I have photographed:

  • Taking pictures while laying in a buttercup meadow
  • Macro photo of kingcup flower
  • Macro photo of forget-me-not flowers


    • Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
    Aperture: f/4
    Focal Length: 35 mm
    ISO Speed: 400
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
    Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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