Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Spring 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 Pictures of a 24 kg (53 lb) big cod fished in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:11:29 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/ A couple of weeks ago I caught a 24 kg (53 lb) heavy cod on a bottom-longline. This is the biggest fish I have caught in years so I was very excited when I dragged the huge fish up from the depth of the ocean.
The head was so big that it alone completely filled a 10 liter (2.5 gallon) bucket.
Here is a close up picture of the cod. If you click the image you can look at the picture in a bigger size.
Picture of a 24 kg (53lb) big cod that I fished in Northern Norway
As I mentioned I used a bottom-longline to catch the cod. A bottom-longline is a long line filled with many hooks that are baited. I used some herring that I caught last year as bait since herring seems to be loved by larger fish. The longline is placed on the bottom of the ocean over night and is dragged with a lot of excitement as you never know what you might catch. I also caught a nice Atlantic halibut and some smaller cods along with the 24 kg cod.
Here is a picture of me, the proud fisherman with orange fishing-trousers, holding the big cod:
Picture of me holding a 24kg (53lb) cod


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/feed/ 41 Picture of field full of dandelion flowers and a red boatshed in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:16:10 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/ Picture of field full of dandelion flowers and a red boatshed in Northern Norway
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 some pictures. Since I’m a big fan of photographing boatsheds I had to make a composition with a shed in the picture.
As you can see there is still some snow in the mountains here in Northern Norway, but the green color is creeping pretty fast upward to the top of the mountains. Maybe it is time to go for a photo-hike up those mountainsides?

Check out a few shots of grass fields from last summer:
-Taking pictures while laying in a buttercup meadow
-Photo of old fence keeping out hordes of yellow flowers

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/09/picture-of-field-full-of-dandelion-flowers-and-a-red-boatshed-in-northern-norway/feed/ 18 Picture of wood anemone (nemorosa) flower with purple primula flowers as background http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/05/picture-of-wood-anemone-nemorosa-flower-with-purple-primula-flowers-as-background/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/05/picture-of-wood-anemone-nemorosa-flower-with-purple-primula-flowers-as-background/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:37:03 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/05/picture-of-wood-anemone-nemorosa-flower-with-purple-primula-flowers-as-background/ Picture of wood anemone (nemorosa flower) with purple primula flowers as background
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 31st 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture I have photographed a wood anemone flower (anemone nemorosa) with some purple primula flowers as background. I loved the contrast with the sun shining on the white wood anemone flower and the the primula flowers in the shadow. These beautiful small flowers are also known as windflower, European thimbleweed and smell fox.

The wood anemone flowers is a sure sign that the spring is here and that summer is right around the corner.
Flowers are popping up everywhere now so expect more pictures of flowers from Northern Norway in the near future. You can also check out my previous pictures of flowers here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/05/picture-of-wood-anemone-nemorosa-flower-with-purple-primula-flowers-as-background/feed/ 10 Sunset scene during the spring in Northern Norway – Picture taken from bedroom window http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 08:59:17 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/ Sunset scene during the spring in Northern Norway
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 see in the horizon (if you click on the picture to view it large it easier to see the snow). We are still a bit away from summer here in Northern Norway and spring has been pretty cold so far. It will hopefully get warmer here soon so a cold Norwegian can get a tan ;)

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/26/sunset-scene-during-the-spring-in-northern-norway-picture-taken-from-bedroom-window/feed/ 22 Pictures of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) on the coast in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/20/pictures-of-herring-gulls-larus-argentatus-on-the-coast-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/20/pictures-of-herring-gulls-larus-argentatus-on-the-coast-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 09:16:14 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/20/pictures-of-herring-gulls-larus-argentatus-on-the-coast-in-northern-norway/ Here are a couple of pictures of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) that I captured last weekend while collecting seagull eggs on some skerries on the coast in Northern Norway (a post about the egg collecting is coming in a few days so stay tuned).
Herring gulls live here in large numbers and the sounds of the gulls are to me very typical for summers in Northern Norway.

I love the curious expression of the herring gull in the first picture.
Picture of herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 11th 2008. Click image for larger view.

In the next picture the gulls got a bit too nervous by me coming so close and are taking flight to escape the evil human ;)
Picture of herring gull (Larus argentatus) taking flight
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 11th 2008. Click image for larger view.
Check out my other seagull pictures here. I love these birds!

Information about the pictures:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: West coast on Senja, Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/20/pictures-of-herring-gulls-larus-argentatus-on-the-coast-in-northern-norway/feed/ 11 Picture from 17th of May in Northern Norway – The Norwegian National Day http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/18/picture-from-17th-of-may-in-northern-norway-the-norwegian-national-day/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/18/picture-from-17th-of-may-in-northern-norway-the-norwegian-national-day/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 09:17:47 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/18/picture-from-17th-of-may-in-northern-norway-the-norwegian-national-day/ Picture from 17th of May in Northern Norway - The Norwegian National Day
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera May 17th 2008. Click image for larger view.
Yesterday was our National Day (also known as the Norwegian Constitution Day) here in Norway and on that day it is typical for everyone to raise the Norwegian flag to celebrate our declaration of independence from the Swedes.
In this picture you can see the old house where I grew up. The weather wasn’t too bad here in Northern Norway, except for the occasional light snowfalls and cold winds from the north ;)

Check out this picture that I shot 17th of May last year in about the same spot. Look how much greener the grass was last year. The spring has been pretty cold in Northern Norway this year.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/18/picture-from-17th-of-may-in-northern-norway-the-norwegian-national-day/feed/ 8 Macro picture of Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis urticae) http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/05/macro-picture-of-small-tortoiseshell-butterfly-nymphalis-urticae/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/05/macro-picture-of-small-tortoiseshell-butterfly-nymphalis-urticae/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 20:02:37 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/05/macro-picture-of-small-tortoiseshell-butterfly-nymphalis-urticae/ Macro picture of Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis urticae)
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 30th 2008. Click image for larger view.
Small Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis urticae) butterflies has awaken from their winter hibernation and are flying around in the warm sunshine. Small Tortoiseshell is the first “day butterfly” that one can see here in Northern Norway in the spring, often on the first warm day.
They are really beautiful, don’t you think?

The Norwegian name for the Small Tortoiseshell is “Neslesommerfugl” which means Nettle Butterfly in English. The butterfly got that name because they lay eggs on nettle plants and their larvae eats nettle leaves. I have seen nettles completely covered with black Small Tortoiseshell larvae.

Check out my other insect photos here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/05/macro-picture-of-small-tortoiseshell-butterfly-nymphalis-urticae/feed/ 9 Zoomed in picture of the sun setting in the ocean in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 10:06:37 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/ Zoomed in picture of the sun setting in the ocean in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 29th 2008. Click image for larger view.
At this time of the year we get to see some amazing sunsets here in Northern Norway. During the spring, before we get midnight sun, the sun is setting in the ocean in the horizon.
In this picture I have zoomed in on the sun when it was about to set in the ocean. There was some mist in the horizon and it made the sun look particularly spectacular with different shades of red.
We’ve had sunsets like this for a week now and the weather have been great with record warmth.
Spring is a nice time to be living in Northern Norway :)

Check out this photo from last year of the sun disappearing in the ocean.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/05/03/zoomed-in-picture-of-the-sun-setting-in-the-ocean-in-northern-norway/feed/ 8 Picture of European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) couple on boatshed roof http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/04/28/picture-of-european-starling-sturnus-vulgaris-couple-on-boatshed-roof/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/04/28/picture-of-european-starling-sturnus-vulgaris-couple-on-boatshed-roof/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:22:48 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/04/28/picture-of-european-starling-sturnus-vulgaris-couple-on-boatshed-roof/ Picture of European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) couple on boatshed roof
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 25th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see an European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) couple sitting on the roof of an old, decaying boatshed. Starlings are a sure sign that the spring has arrived here in Northern Norway so these birds are a very welcome sight.
From as long as I can remember starlings has been breeding in the same nest box on our barn and each spring they sit on the barn-roof singing. It is so nice to listen to the starlings mimicking other birds as the starlings are masters of mimicking. When I was a kid I used to try to get the starlings to mimic me whistling. I think I was able to do it once :)

Check out my other bird photos here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.
This picture, of a snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) bird, was taken back in April when flocks of snow buntings pass through on their way to the breeding grounds in the north.
It looks like their plumage fits perfectly to the environment here in Northern Norway. Sometimes it can be very hard to spot the snow buntings!
Check out my other bird photos here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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