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Pictures from northern Norway

Photo of Long-tailed Duck

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

Photo of Long-tailed Duck
Taken on May 10th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This beautiful bird is called Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), formerly known as Oldsquaw.
It lives in the cold northern oceans and large lakes in the North Atlantic region, Alaska, northern Canada, northern Europe and Russia.

In this shot you can see the summer plumage of the male of the species.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
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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Macro photo of hermit crab and barnacle

15 Comments / Coast, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge /

Macro photo of hermit crab and barnacle
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 18th, 2007. Click image for larger view.

Close up shot of a common hermit crab (Pagurus pubescens).

These critters are so funny to observe. Each have their own personality. Some are really brave and fights everyone and some hide in their shell at the smallest sign of danger.
When I was a kid I used to drop empty shells among a bunch of hermit crabs. They would always check out the shell and if they liked it, they changed shells.
If a bigger hermit crab likes the shell that another crab has, it will force it out to get better housing!

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad, Troms) in northern Norway

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Photo of amazing red sunset at midnight in northern Norway

37 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Evening, Landscape, Midnight Sun, Mountain, Nature, Night, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Sunset /

Photo of amazing red sunset at midnight in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 15th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This is one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen! I hope I have managed to recreate a small percentage of natures beauty in this shot.
The time was 11:30PM in the evening and whole sky and sea was red. When you see sights like this you take way too many shots. Afterwards it is really hard to decide on which picture to show.

Will be away for some time so the blog will be not be updated so frequently in the next couple of weeks, but will try to post some photos.
Please let me know if there is anything special you would like to see on my blog 🙂

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/10
Focal Length: 42 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 Ichneumon wasp

5 Comments / Insect, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Spring, Wasp /

Macro photo of Ichneumon wasp
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 6th, 2007. Click image for larger view.

Warmer days bring out more insects.
This is some kind of parasitic wasp (Ichneumon) that lay eggs in other insects. Their larvae feeds on the insect until it dies. This can be very useful as a biological pest control instead of using toxic pesticides.

I have tried to identify the species, but there are estimated to be over 80,000 of them so it is hard. Hope some of my readers can help me out with the ID. 🙂
Or it might be some kind of alien overlord?

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/9
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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A gray and wet 17th of May – The Norwegian National Day

5 Comments / Norway Norwegen Norge, Spring /

A gray and wet 17th of May - The Norwegian National Day
Taken on May 17th 2007 with Olympus E-500 digital camera. Click image for larger view.

17th of May is the Norwegian Constitution Day and the National Day. We celebrate that our constitution was signed on May 17th in 1814.

Was a very gray and wet day here in the north, but had to take a shot of the family house with a wet flag blowing in the breeze.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway
Added a touch of HDR (high dynamic range) in Lightroom.

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