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Last light on a winter day with Venus showing up

7 Comments / Boatsheds, Coast, Fishing, Landscape, Mountain, Night, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Winter /

Last light on a winter day with Venus showing up
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on March 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This photo was shot on back in the beginning of March this year and I actually miss the winter a little bit.
I don’t miss the cold, but miss the light that is very special in winter. Now it’s daylight 24 hours a day and that is not so exciting photography wise.
Each season has good sides 🙂

You can see Venus shining over the boatshed and fjord making the scenery even nicer.


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 3.2 sec (16/5)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 36 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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Macro photo of kingcup flower

7 Comments / Flower, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Spring /

Macro photo of kingcup flower
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 13th, 2007. Click image for larger view.

This is the flower (in the early stages of flowering) of Caltha palustris, commonly known as Kingcup or Marsh Marigold.
It is one of the first willd flowers to flower in the spring up here in the north.
The plant lives in wet areas, often close to rivers or bogs.

When I was a kid we used to call it “butter flower” and place the flower under eachothers chin to see if we liked butter. We loved butter if the sunlight reflected yellow light on our skin. Great fun 😉

If you look closely you can that some kind of insect have taken a bite of the flower.

Does this plant grow where you live or is it native to arctic areas? Please leave a comment to let me know.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/13
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 from a misty pre-sunset

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

Photo from a misty pre-sunset
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 11th 2007. Click image for larger view.

While walking a sandy beach the light turned very special so had to take a shot.

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: 57 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of cherry blossom in northern Norway

5 Comments / Cherry, Flora, Flower, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Plant, Spring /

Photo of cherry blossom in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 3rd, 2007. Click image for larger view.

Planted a cherry tree last week and yesterday the first flowers started to blossom.
Will be interesting to see if the fruit will be edible so far north 🙂

Planting stuff that you can eat is so rewarding!

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/10
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad, Troms) in northern Norway

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Photo of snowy seawall in the winter

4 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Landscape, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Seawall, Snow, Winter /

Photo of snowy seawall in the winter
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on February 26th 2007. Click image for larger view.

The summer is upon us so it is nice to look back at the colder season and enjoy the warmth!
Thought the sky over the seawall was beautiful so had to take a shot.

Got some other photos of the seawall with waves hitting it, here and here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 16 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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