Snow

Picture of first snow in Ã…tinden – mountain in Northern Norway

Picture of first snow in Ã…tinden - mountain in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus EPL-1 digital camera September 8th 2012. Click image for larger view.

The autumn is getting closer and closer. Today when I woke up there was snow in on top of the highest mountains here in Northern Norway. The mountain in this picture is called Ã…tinden and it is 1108 meters above sea level. This summer has been pretty cold so it is no surprise that we already are seeing signs of the winter to come. But this snow fall will not last and probably melt away later in the day.

Please see my other mountain pictures here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus EPL-1 digital camera
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 150 mm
ISO Speed 200
Lens: SIGMA 150mm F2.8 MACRO HSM
Location: Åtinden from Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Picture of winter landscape in Oslo – Skiing in Nordmarka

Picture of winter landscape in Oslo - Skiing in Nordmarka
Taken with Olympus EPL-1 digital camera February 11nd 2012. Click image for larger view.

Living in the largest city in Norway does not mean that there are no possibilities to get out into the nature. There is actually tons of opportunities to get into the wild like hiking in the woods, fishing in the fjords, and like in this picture going skiing in Nordmarka. Nordmarka is a forested area north of Oslo where you can skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. It is so close to the city that you can even go there by the Oslo Metro.
In the summer you can also go fishing in this area, in addition to off-road cycling, and picking wild berries and mushrooms.

In this picture we went skiing from a metro station called Frognersæteren, through some areas where it had snowed heavy and ended up at Sognsvann where we got on the Metro to get back home. It was a great day with plenty of beautiful scenery and a good six hour workout.

Please see my other pictures from Oslo here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus EPL-1 digital camera
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 11 mm
ISO Speed 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway

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Black and white picture from winter road trip in Northern Sweden

Black and white picture from winter road trip in Northern Sweden
Taken with Olympus EPL-1 digital camera December 28th 2011. Click image for larger view.

This Christmas I visited Northern Norway for the Holiday. I usually go by plane to the north, but this time we drove from Trondheim, in the middle of Norway, to my home island of Andørja. This kind of trip can be quite challenging during the winter.

On the way south we went through Northern Sweden and there was some nice winter scenery when we passed the mountain ranges. In the picture above I have photographed a winter road in black and white. The landscape up there is very desolate and far away from everything so a black and white conversion suited the scenery.
I also like the effect that you can see in the foreground on the road that happens because I took the picture while sitting in a moving car.

Please see my other winter pictures here.


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus EPL-1 digital camera
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 42 mm
ISO Speed 400
Location: Northern Sweden

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Picture of ice on the coast – Midwinter in Northern Norway

Picture of ice on the coast - Midwinter in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E-PL1 digital camera December 28th 2010. Click image for larger view.

This Christmas I visited the family in Northern Norway. There was a few moments where I got time for some photo shooting in the familiar surroundings in the north. Here I was walking at the coastline and I found these ice flakes to be pretty with the winter mountain (that often appears in my photos) in the background. I had to photograph the winter landscape to document another winter in the north!

The light that one can experience midwinter in Northern Norway is pretty awesome with its deep blue colors and signs of the sun coming back, but one got to remember thick clothes and gloves suited for photography.

Please see my other winter pictures here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-PL1 digital camera
Exposure 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture f/3.5
Focal Length 14 mm
ISO Speed 200
Lens: Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Going to work in Norway – Sea smoke on the pier

Going to work in Norway - Sea smoke on the pier
Taken with iPhone 3GS camera December 8th 2010. Click image for larger view.

I have to take a ferry to get to work and that is not always fun when it is winter. It has been pretty cold here in Norway the last few weeks and it seems like the Oslofjord is about to freeze.

We get some sea smoke due to the sea being warmer than the cold air and this morning there was this thick, freezing fog at the pier while I was waiting for the ferry. Wind brought the fog ashore onto all the waiting passengers who tried their best to keep warm.

Winter is nice and all with beautiful landscapes and skiing, but I wish it was 10 degrees warmer!

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