Thomas Laupstad

Hi there :) My name is Thomas Laupstad and I recently picked up photography as my favorite activity. I want to show you northern Norway from my point of view. Hope you enjoy the blog!

Photo from a marsh filled with mist

25 Comments / Landscape, Marsh, Mist, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Swamp, Wetland /

Photo from a marsh filled with mist
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 4th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I was out walking in the nature and at midnight the sun disappeared behind some mountains. This mist started to form over the wetlands. It looked very ghostly and was a bit eerie, but at the same time very fascinating.

The tree is a small birch.

Have you ever experienced fog like this?

This photo got popular on Flickr and reached #79 on Flickr Explore 4th of July.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstadbotn, Andørja (Ibestad) in Northern Norway

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Macro photo of hoverfly on a poppy flower

9 Comments / Flower, flower fly, Hoverfly, Insect, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Summer /

Macro photo of hoverfly on a poppy flower
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 24th, 2007. Click image for larger view.

These hoverflies are so fascinating and beautiful. Their beauty doesn’t get hurt from sitting on a poppy flower.
The blue spots in the background are forget-me-not flowers.

Check out my other hoverfly picture here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex 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
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Photo of two cruise ships sailing the Norwegian coast

10 Comments / Boats, Clouds, Cruise, Cruise liner, Fjord, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Summer, Tourist /

Cruise ships are a very common sight here in northern Norway, during the summer. Often you can see several cruise liners in the horizon.

Cruise ship sailing the Norwegian coast
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 29th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I really liked the clouds on this photo. Can’t be too bad being a tourist on that ship with a scenery like that.

Cruise ship sailing the Norwegian coast
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 29th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Liked the contrast between the two ships on this picture. They are both filled with tourists, but I think I would prefer to be in the small boat.
Recent years there has been an increasing number of fishing tourists coming here from Germany, Finland and Sweden. Hope they do not catch all my fish 😉

Information about the pictures:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of cows under snowy mountains – antique style

11 Comments / Animals, Countryside, Cows, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Summer /

Photo of cows under snowy mountains - antique style
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 19th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this photo you can see some cows grazing under snowy mountains. A scene like this is very national romantic here in Norway and thus I wanted to create an antique look in this photo.

Used some filters in light room and photoshop for the effects.


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of a Norwegian fjord and mountain photographed from up in the mountains

8 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Fjord, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Summer /

Photo of a Norwegian fjord and mountain photographed from up in the mountains
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 27th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Went for a walk a up in the mountains and this is the view I got when I turned around. It was very steep so had a hard time standing and photographing.
The fjord is called “VÃ¥gsfjorden”. The mountain is called “Drangen” and is 1022 meters above the fjord.


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Å, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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