Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

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

1. Macro photo of hermit crab and barnacle

2. Photo of a hoverfly on dandelion […]

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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 […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 28th 2007. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a small butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) that I found under a rock when the tide was out. It is about 20 cm long and got its name because it has very slippery skin.
When I was a kid […]

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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 […]

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In these photos I have captured the last remains of summer here in Northern Norway. These flowers are from the calendula plant, also known as pot marigold.
I was amazed how long these plants were able to survive. They were even flowering after some nights with frost.
The first photo is of an orange calendula flower that […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 27th 2007. Click image for larger view.
Found a small place on the coast that was filled with different kinds of beautiful shells. I had to take a picture of a selection of the shells.
Anyone know what the shells are called?

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: […]

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