Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

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 [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 13th 2008. Click image for larger view.
We had some extreme winds today with speeds between 55 and 60 MPH (25m/s). In this picture you can see the view from my bedroom window with the raging ocean behind the old barn. 10 minutes later I was not able to [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 31st 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this black and white picture you can see the house that I grew up in. It is located at the tip of a small headland called Laupstad, one of the most idyllic places in Northern Norway (in my humble opinion).
The cloud [...]

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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 [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera August 29th 2007. Click image for larger view.
I woke up today to snow covering the mountain peaks. It is a sign that autumn will soon be coming here in northern Norway, but it makes a pretty picture don’t you think?
The mountain peaks are 1000 meters above the sea.
Update: This [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 15th 2007. Click image for larger view.
I really liked the rural look on this row of boathouses. The grass roof doesn’t hurt the scene with it’s old look. Boathouses like this represent the old fishing culture here in Norway in a good way. I hope people will take [...]

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