Thomas Laupstad – Page 26 – Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

Close up photos of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) – My favorite fish

20 Comments / Fish, Fishing, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 10th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture you can see a close up shot of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) that I fished earlier this year. This fish is so tasteful that my mouth waters just by writing this and despite it looks, its my favorite fish to eat 😉
The Atlantic halibut is one of the biggest flastfishes on our planet. It can become over 3 meters long and weigh well over 300 kg. The one I caught wasn’t not even close to those sizes and weighed about 4-5 kg. It still gave me quite a fight when I tried to reel it in with my fishing rod.
If you should ever have to luck of getting a big Atlantic halibut you have to be careful when you get it into your boat. I have heard a story about a man that was found dead with the halibuts tail deep inside his breast. They are very powerful!

Check this picture for a view from my fishing boat and this one of my uncle steering the boat to rich fishing grounds. Also follow Photos from Northern Norway on Facebook.

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

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My personal top 5 favorite sunset pictures from the summer 2008 in Northern Norway

112 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Fjord, Landscape, Midnight Sun, Mountain, Nature, Night, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Shore, Sky, Snow, Summer, Sunset / Thomas Laupstad

Sunsets might not be the most original or artistic thing to photograph, but I still love a good sunset photo because it reminds me of how beautiful the nature can be.
Here is my personal top 5 favorite sunset pictures that I photographed during the summer 2007 in Northern Norway.
Update: Title supposed to say 2007, not 2008.
You can now buy the 2009 Norway photo calendar that includes some of these sunset pictures.

You can click on each title to read more about the individual photos.

1. Midnight sunset at 01:30 AM

2. Wide angle sunset from the beach

3. Amazing red sunset at midnight

4. Incredible red sunset – Sky and clouds are on fire

5. Tern landing on an old rowboat

Hope you enjoyed the photos 🙂
All pictures taken with an Olympus E-500 DSLR.

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Memory from the summer in Northern Norway – Picture of flying seagull and mountain landscape

4 Comments / Birds, Clouds, Landscape, Mushroom, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Seagull, Sky, Summer / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera July 23rd 2007. Click image for larger view.

Time for a landscape picture showing off how nice the summer in Northern Norway can be. The seagull flying over me is a great black-backed seagull. You can see a close up photo of this type of seagull here.
I really liked the fluffy clouds and the morning fog that is about to disappear from the mountains. Looking forward to next years summer 🙂

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (AndÃ¸rja), Troms in northern Norway

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Macro picture of a butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) at the coast in Northern Norway

2 Comments / Coast, Fish, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Shells, Shore / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 28th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture you can see a small butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) that I found under a rock when the tide was out. It is about 20 cm long and got its name because it has very slippery skin.

When I was a kid I used to play at the coast all the time. One of my favorite activities was to look under rocks and seaweed when the tide was out. There was always something interesting to find, like a butterfish, a crab or some funky colored periwinkles. I still enjoy walking the coastline and I always bring the camera 🙂
Check out this photo of a hermit crab that I photographed on another trip at the coast.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (AndÃ¸rja), Troms in northern Norway

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Picture of fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) fungus – Memory from the fall in Northern Norway

7 Comments / Autumn, Fly agaric, Fungus, Mushroom, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture you can see the characteristic fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria), also known as fly Amanita. There have been some talk that the vikings used to eat them to get into their “berserk mode”, but this is most likely just an urban legend. If you are wondering, I did not eat it 😉

Captured the photo of the mushroom back in September when there was still some green grass to be seen.

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

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