Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Rocks 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 seagull (Herring gull) on seawall with snow covered forest as background http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/19/picture-of-seagull-herring-gull-on-seawall-with-snow-covered-forest-as-background/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/19/picture-of-seagull-herring-gull-on-seawall-with-snow-covered-forest-as-background/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:58:56 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/19/picture-of-seagull-herring-gull-on-seawall-with-snow-covered-forest-as-background/
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 17th 2008. Click image for larger view.
I was out rowing, for the first time this year, when I saw this herring gull (Larus argentatus) standing on a seawall. Had to take a picture of the seagull with the snow covered forest as background.
Let me tell you that it is not particularly easy to take photos from a small and rocky rowboat. Especially when you are trying to zoom in on a bird.

Here is another picture of the seawall.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/19/picture-of-seagull-herring-gull-on-seawall-with-snow-covered-forest-as-background/feed/ 3 Picture of stone on the beach and incoming wave http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:23:15 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 7th 2008. Click image for larger view.
If you have been following this blog you probably know that I enjoy taking photographs of the simple beauties in nature. I was walking the beach and liked the colors on the stones, seaweed and ocean so I photographed the scene when a small wave came in.
The light this time of the year can be marvelous :)

Check out this photo from the same beach but at midnight during the summer when there is light 24/7.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 118 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/feed/ 4 Picture of waves on a rocky coast in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/19/picture-of-waves-on-a-rocky-coast-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/19/picture-of-waves-on-a-rocky-coast-in-northern-norway/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:03:07 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/19/picture-of-waves-on-a-rocky-coast-in-northern-norway/ Picture of waves on a rocky coast in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 14th 2008. Click image for larger view.
It’s time for a simple photo from the rocky coast here in Northern Norway. I love to observe and listen to the massive waves that come crashing in when we have stormy weather. If you look at the picture large you can see some seaweed inside of the waves. The seaweed must have some incredible strength to be able to cling fast during such extreme conditions.
When the weather is like this you can taste the saltwater in your throat for a long time afterwards and it is supposed to be very good for sinus problems. I hope my camera and lenses wont take any damage from the salt :)

Check out this blog post with pictures and recorded sound of waves from last winter.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 68 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/19/picture-of-waves-on-a-rocky-coast-in-northern-norway/feed/ 18 Picture of lichen covered rocks at high tide – 20 seconds long exposure http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/07/picture-of-lichen-covered-rocks-at-high-tide-20-seconds-long-exposure/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/07/picture-of-lichen-covered-rocks-at-high-tide-20-seconds-long-exposure/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:39:45 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/07/picture-of-lichen-covered-rocks-at-high-tide-20-seconds-long-exposure/ Picture of lichen covered rocks at high tide
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 25th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I photographed these lichen covered rocks when the tide was very high. Usually the sea doesn’t reach this high, but the lichen must be somewhat resistant to the saltwater to survive the waves.
I really love the texture and formations the lichen create on rocks.
For new readers: The foggy effect was created by using a 20 seconds long exposure of the moving water.

Check out this macro photo of a water drop with lichen as a background.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 20 sec (20)
Aperture: f/10
Focal Length: 68 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/2008/01/07/picture-of-lichen-covered-rocks-at-high-tide-20-seconds-long-exposure/feed/ 18 Photo of stone and seaweed in the ocean using 20 seconds long exposure http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/11/21/photo-of-stone-and-seaweed-in-the-ocean-using-20-seconds-long-exposure/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/11/21/photo-of-stone-and-seaweed-in-the-ocean-using-20-seconds-long-exposure/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:48:14 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/11/21/photo-of-stone-and-seaweed-in-the-ocean-using-20-seconds-long-exposure/ Photo of stone and seaweed in the ocean using 20 seconds long exposure
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera November 19th 2007. Click image for larger view.

As I’ve said before I love long exposure photos. In this picture I have captured a rock on the shore and some seaweed below the surface.
I used a 20 second long shutter speed to create the dreamy and foggy effect. It almost looks like a mountaintop peaking through some mist.

Check out my other long exposure photos here.

Information about the pictures:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 20 sec (20)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 74 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 4th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Found this stream when I was walking in the forest and since I love photos of running water I had to take a picture of the stream with autumn colored leaves laying around.
I used a longer shutter speed to create the “foggy” effect on the water.

View more autumn pictures from northern Norway here.

Information about the picture:
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 22 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 February 5th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Another picture I took back in February. At this time of the year the sun is only shining for a hour or two and in this photo the sun has disappeared below the horizon. The golden reflections are coming from sunshine higher up in the snow filled mountains. It was a very beautiful sight.

Look closely at the picture. Doesn’t the stone look like a crocodile head?

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 104 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/12/picture-of-golden-reflections-in-water-and-a-snowy-stone/feed/ 13 Photo of old seawall rocks with blue sky as background – still some summer in northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/09/photo-of-old-seawall-rocks-with-blue-sky-as-background-still-some-summer-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/09/photo-of-old-seawall-rocks-with-blue-sky-as-background-still-some-summer-in-northern-norway/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:28:07 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/09/photo-of-old-seawall-rocks-with-blue-sky-as-background-still-some-summer-in-northern-norway/ Picture of incoming bad weather with sleet
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 8th 2007. Click image for larger view.

As you can see in this photo, summer has not completely left northern Norway.

These rocks are part of an old seawall that protects our boats against the wild storms that can hit northern Norway in the autumn and winter.
You can see the seawall with waves beating against (and over) it in this photo and in this photo with more calm weather.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/09/photo-of-old-seawall-rocks-with-blue-sky-as-background-still-some-summer-in-northern-norway/feed/ 6 Free desktop wallpaper picture of pebble rocks for download http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/08/03/free-desktop-wallpaper-picture-of-pebble-rocks-for-download/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/08/03/free-desktop-wallpaper-picture-of-pebble-rocks-for-download/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:01:56 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/08/03/free-desktop-wallpaper-picture-of-pebble-rocks-for-download/ Free desktop wallpaper picture of pebble rocks for download
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 9th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I got a comment on Flickr, by BobG, that this picture would be great as a wallpaper on a computer screen. Steve, author of the great blog cyrum66, recently wanted another picture as desktop background (thanks for the donation Steve!).
So I got the idea to make this pebble picture available as a free download.

Download the 1024×768 version of the picture here. Drop me a line if you should need an even larger version. I got it up to 3264×2448.
The picture is only available for personal use and should not be used commercially.

I would like to hear what my readers think of this idea. Think it can make my blog more popular?

What you see on the picture is me experimenting with a long shutter time. I placed the camera on a tripod and made the camera take the photo for 10 seconds so small waves would roll over some of the pebbles. This make the foggy effect you can see on the right side of the picture.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 10 sec (10)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

Like this picture? Please buy me a film roll.

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