Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Seawall 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 harbor bathed in evening sunlight in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/02/picture-of-harbor-bathed-in-evening-sunlight-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/02/picture-of-harbor-bathed-in-evening-sunlight-in-northern-norway/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:25:01 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/02/picture-of-harbor-bathed-in-evening-sunlight-in-northern-norway/ Picture of harbor bathed in evening sunlight in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 21st 2008. Click image for larger view.
Loved the beautiful light this evening. The harbor is surrounded by a seawall that makes the sea calm and perfect for reflecting nice sunsets. I thank my forefathers (they made the seawall in 1916) for creating good picture opportunities :)

Check out this photo of the harbor covered in snow and with more light available.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 40 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/2008/02/02/picture-of-harbor-bathed-in-evening-sunlight-in-northern-norway/feed/ 7 Picture of some wonderful winter clouds in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/01/picture-of-some-wonderful-winter-clouds-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/01/picture-of-some-wonderful-winter-clouds-in-northern-norway/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:34:08 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/01/picture-of-some-wonderful-winter-clouds-in-northern-norway/ Picture of some wonderful winter clouds in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 31st 2008. Click image for larger view.
I love massive cloud formations and today there were some really nice ones here in Northern Norway. It was snowing a little when I took this picture so it was nice to see the sun shine brightly on the clouds.

Check out this photo of cloud formations and midnight sun.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 113 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/2008/02/01/picture-of-some-wonderful-winter-clouds-in-northern-norway/feed/ 6 Wide angle picture of Norwegian harbor bathed in sunset http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:58:52 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/ Wide angle picture of Norwegian harbor bathed in sunset
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 30th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this photo you can see the harbor where my boat is placed. I was walking home from a fishing trip when I noticed the nice reflection the sunset made inside of the seawall. Love the view you get from using a wide angle lens.

Check out this winter photo from the harbor and here is a picture of waves crashing over the seawall.

Information about the picture:
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway
Not sure what I was thinking when I look at the EXIF data of the photo.

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/10/wide-angle-picture-of-norwegian-harbor-bathed-in-sunset/feed/ 7 Photo of coastal landscape in northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/17/photo-of-coastal-landscape-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/17/photo-of-coastal-landscape-in-northern-norway/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:10:05 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/17/photo-of-coastal-landscape-in-northern-norway/ Photo of coastal landscape in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 16th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this photo you can see typical coast landscape in northern Norway with the seawall and mountains sticking up from the ocean.
I love the way the sunbeams come out of the clouds and make the special light against the mountains. There is even some small patches of last years snow in the mountains.

Hope everyone looks at this photo in its larger size :)

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/09/17/photo-of-coastal-landscape-in-northern-norway/feed/ 11 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 Photo of snowy seawall in the winter http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/02/photo-of-snowy-seawall-in-the-winter/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/02/photo-of-snowy-seawall-in-the-winter/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:17:30 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/02/photo-of-snowy-seawall-in-the-winter/ Photo of snowy seawall in the winter
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on February 26th 2007. Click image for larger view.

The summer is upon us so it is nice to look back at the colder season and enjoy the warmth!
Thought the sky over the seawall was beautiful so had to take a shot.

Got some other photos of the seawall with waves hitting it, here and here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/06/02/photo-of-snowy-seawall-in-the-winter/feed/ 4 Photo of the harbor and reflection in evening light http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/20/photo-of-the-harbor-and-reflection-in-evening-light/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/20/photo-of-the-harbor-and-reflection-in-evening-light/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:09:46 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/20/photo-of-the-harbor-and-reflection-in-evening-light/ Photo of northern Norwegian harbour taken with Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera 9th March 2007

This is the harbor where I have my fishing boat. The seawall is very effective to keep out bad weather and big waves.
Really enjoyed the evening light and the reflection of the mountains.


Camera: Olympus E-500
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad, Troms) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/20/photo-of-the-harbor-and-reflection-in-evening-light/feed/ 9 Another picture of waves over seawall http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/05/another-picture-of-waves-over-seawall/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/05/another-picture-of-waves-over-seawall/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:35:29 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/05/another-picture-of-waves-over-seawall/ More seawall waves

The photograph is from another angle this time. Look how still the water is inside of the seawall. It is clearly working! I’m very thankful that it was built because my boat is placed in this harbor.

Information about the photo:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/05/another-picture-of-waves-over-seawall/feed/ 6 Waves over seawall, ocean in uproar http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/03/waves-over-seawall-ocean-in-uproar/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/03/waves-over-seawall-ocean-in-uproar/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:20:02 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/03/waves-over-seawall-ocean-in-uproar/ Waves over seawall
View large size.

Strong winds hit the local Norwegian village Laupstad and you can see why they built this seawall. At the current tide the seawall is 2-3 meters above sea level, but still the waves get over it.

The seawall was built in 1930s to protect the fishing boats from strong winds. It was made by hand!
It is truly amazing that is still stands after 90 years of battering.

Notice the seagull in the upper right corner of the photography. The seagulls were just floating on the strong winds and actually seemed to enjoy the bad weather :)

Information about the photo:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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