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!

Raven flying into Gods Eye

7 Comments / Birds, Clouds, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Raven, Snow /

Raven flying into Gods Eye
Taken on April 17th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I was hunting down this Common Raven (Corvus corax) with my camera and suddenly it took flight. My camera was in manual mode and was not set to take a photo with the sun in it.
I must say I’m pleased with the result as it is somewhat different. Might call this photo an accident 😉

Check out my other photos of ravens:

  • Picture of flying raven against a snowy winter mountain in Northern Norway
  • Photo of raven sitting on an old tiled stone roof with snow covered Norwegian mountains as background

    • Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
    Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
    Aperture: f/4.5
    Focal Length: 150 mm
    ISO Speed: 400
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
    Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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    Photo of Atlantic Puffin

    5 Comments / Birds, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean /

    Photo of Atlantic Puffin
    Taken on May 10th 2007. Click image for larger view.

    Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) sure are beautiful. They are not very common in my parts, but on my last two fishing trips I have seen many puffins. Very surprising and I hope this means that the number of birds are increasing after years of decreasing populations.

    Check out my other bird pictures here.
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    Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
    Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
    Aperture: f/7.1
    Focal Length: 150 mm
    ISO Speed: 200
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
    Location: Out on the ocean by Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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    Photo of two boathouses in a winter landscape

    5 Comments / Boatsheds, Coast, Landscape, Mountain, Norway Norwegen Norge, Snow, Winter /

    Photo of two boathouses in a winter landscape
    Taken on February 20th 2007. Click image for larger view.

    Been overcast for several days so here is a picture from February.

    Boatsheds are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. Be sure to check my other boatshed pictures.

    The snowy mountain is called “KrÃ¥ketindan” which means “The Crow Peaks” in English and is about 800 meters above sea level.

    Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
    Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
    Aperture: f/8
    Focal Length: 14 mm
    ISO Speed: 100
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
    Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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    Macro photo of ant dragging a spider

    9 Comments / Ant, Insect, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Spider /

    Macro photo of ant dragging a spider
    Taken 6th May, 2007. Click image for larger view.

    As I have said before, macro photography is so much fun and a real challenge when you try to capture moving insects.
    I believe the ant is some kind of wood ant (Formica rufa), but I have no idea what species the spider is.

    I bet some of my readers have the knowledge. Feel free to write a comment with the information about species as I always love to learn new stuff about the nature.

    Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
    Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
    Aperture: f/4.5
    Focal Length: 35 mm
    ISO Speed: 200
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
    Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad, Troms) in northern Norway

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    Photo of sunset on the beach at 10 PM

    12 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Evening, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Spring, Sunset /

    Photo of sunset on the beach at 10 PM
    Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera May 3rd 2007. Click image for larger view.

    The days are getting longer and longer. This picture were taken at 10 PM in evening!
    The nights are also getting very light and as I’m writing this, at 2 AM, the horizon is still orange.
    We are just talking about a couple of weeks before the midnight sun is showing up here. I will be capturing it so you might want to visit this site later 🙂

    Seeing this in real life was very breathtaking and I have to admit that the picture does not give credit to the sight.

    Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
    Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
    Aperture: f/5
    Focal Length: 30 mm
    ISO Speed: 100
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
    Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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