November 2007

Picture of polar night sunrise in Northern Norway

Picture of polar night sunrise in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera November 28th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I captured this picture, of the “sunrise”, at 10:30 AM. I guess it’s technically not a sunrise because we have polar night right now so the sun never rises above the horizon. Nice to see some signs of the sun during the dark season 🙂

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Christmas is closing fast – Get your Photos from Northern Norway 2008 Calendar

Photos from Northern Norway 2008 CalendarThe calendar is updated for 2009!
Christmas is sneaking upon us extremely fast. Every year I have lots of trouble finding gifts for my friends and family.
Have you decided on what presents to get? If you haven’t, check out my calendar with photos from Northern Norway.

The calendar consists of 12 pictures that I have hand picked to represent each month of the year.
You can check out the individual pictures here:

  • January – Winter landscape, young seagull and fata morgana
  • February – Photo of pebble beach and a mountain covered in snow
  • March – Windy weather beyond the polar circle
  • April – A closer view of a snail
  • May – Photo of sunset at 01:30 AM – Midnight sun is here
  • June – Photo of old fence keeping out hordes of yellow flowers
  • July – Amazing red sunset at midnight in Northern Norway
  • August – Wide angle picture of sunset on a beach
  • September – First snow in the mountains – autumn soon to come
  • October – Winter has come to Northern Norway – Photo of waves on the coast
  • November – Boatshed in snowy weather
  • December – Photo of blizzard
  • Check out my Cafepress shop to buy the calendar for only 24,99$.

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    Picture of flying raven against a snowy winter mountain in Northern Norway

    Picture of flying raven against a snowy winter mountain in Northern Norway
    Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 24th 2007. Click image for larger view.

    In this photo I was lucky enough to catch the raven when it was divided between the blue sky and the snowy mountain. The raven was flying very fast so it was only luck on my side 🙂
    Currently the sun have disappeared here in Northern Norway so I’m impatiently awaiting it’s return so I can take more pictures like this. Going on photo trips when everything is grey and sleet comes down from the sky is not fun.

    Check out my other raven photos of a raven sitting on a boatshed roof and a raven flying into “gods eye”.

    Information about the picture:
    Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
    Aperture: f/7.1
    Focal Length: 150 mm
    ISO Speed: 100
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
    Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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    Photo of stone and seaweed in the ocean using 20 seconds long exposure

    Photo of stone and seaweed in the ocean using 20 seconds long exposure
    Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera November 19th 2007. Click image for larger view.

    As I’ve said before I love long exposure photos. In this picture I have captured a rock on the shore and some seaweed below the surface.
    I used a 20 second long shutter speed to create the dreamy and foggy effect. It almost looks like a mountaintop peaking through some mist.

    Check out my other long exposure photos here.

    Information about the pictures:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Exposure: 20 sec (20)
    Aperture: f/13
    Focal Length: 74 mm
    ISO Speed: 100
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
    Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway


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    Macro pictures of withered calendula flowers (pot marigold) – Last remains of summer in Northern Norway

    In these photos I have captured the last remains of summer here in Northern Norway. These flowers are from the calendula plant, also known as pot marigold.
    I was amazed how long these plants were able to survive. They were even flowering after some nights with frost.

    The first photo is of an orange calendula flower that look relatively fresh.

    Picture of withered orange calendula flowers (pot marigold)
    Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera November 19th 2007. Click image for larger view.

    These yellow calendula flowers, though, look like they had to cave in for the colder season.

    Picture of withered yellow calendula flowers (pot marigold)
    Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera November 19th 2007. Click image for larger view.

    Information about the pictures:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
    Aperture: f/11
    Focal Length: 35 mm
    ISO Speed: 100
    Flash used
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
    Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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