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Midnight sunset picture of distant village in the sea in Northern Norway

July 26th, 2008 · 51 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 29th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture I have captured what was a fantastic midnight sunset here in Northern Norway. The sunset created some incredible light where this village in the sea was bathed in a beam of sunshine. The picture should be looked at in […]

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Tags: Sunbeam · Scenery · Summer · Sky · Shore · Senja · Reflection · Night · Clouds · Norway Norwegen Norge · Sea Ocean · Coast · Midnight Sun · Sunset · Nature · Mountain · Landscape

Sunset scene during the spring in Northern Norway - Picture taken from bedroom window

May 26th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 16th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture I have photographed a sunset late in the evening (at 11 PM) from my bedroom window. I love this view and I never get tired of looking at it
Notice all the snow in the mountains that you can […]

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Tags: Nature · Snow · Clouds · Scenery · Shore · Sky · Mountain · Sunset · Spring · Coast · Sea Ocean · Norway Norwegen Norge · Evening · Landscape

Picture of small Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) in a winter landscape in Northern Norway

April 2nd, 2008 · 15 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 2nd 2008. Click image for larger view.
After a period of not taking any pictures I got some inspiration today and went out on a photo trip.
I found an area where some Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) were growing wild. I really liked the form on this little tree […]

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Tags: Clouds · Scenery · Sky · Tree · Nature · Snow · Winter · Norway Norwegen Norge · Mountain · Landscape

Photo of old Norwegian summer barn against mountain

March 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 14th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a traditional, old Norwegian summer barn with some mountains as background. In older times these barns were used to house livestock during the summer season. The summer barns were often located a bit away from the […]

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Tags: Countryside · Scenery · Sky · Barn · Nature · Snow · Winter · Norway Norwegen Norge · Mountain · Landscape

Picture of snow covered forest and small village at the coast in Northern Norway

March 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 17th 2008. Click image for larger view.
We had some fresh snowfalls overnight so the forest got a beautiful layer of snow. Seems like the spring is set back a few days..
The small village by the ocean is called Å, which is a very common village name in Norway.
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Tags: Scenery · Countryside · Sky · Shore · Forest · Nature · Snow · Coast · Winter · Sea Ocean · Norway Norwegen Norge · Landscape

Picture of lonely straw and winter mountains in Northern Norway

March 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 7th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a lonely straw against some snow covered winter mountains in Northern Norway. I love the deep blue color on the sky in contrast to the white mountains.
I used a low f-stop, f/2.8, to get a shallow […]

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Tags: Clouds · Scenery · Plant · Nature · Snow · Winter · Norway Norwegen Norge · Mountain · Landscape