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Midnight sunset picture of distant village in the sea in Northern Norway

55 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Landscape, Midnight Sun, Mountain, Nature, Night, Norway Norwegen Norge, Reflection, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Senja, Shore, Sky, Summer, Sunbeam, Sunset / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 29th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture I have captured what was a fantastic midnight sunset here in Northern Norway. The sunset created some incredible light where this village in the sea was bathed in a beam of sunshine. The picture should be looked at in large size to get a better view of the sunset.
The midnight sun is already gone (I can’t believe how fast this summer has passed), but the nights are still very light if the rain clouds could stay away.

The distant village is called Laupstad and is the place where I grew up (hence my last name Laupstad). The mountains in the background is a part of the second largest island in Norway, Senja.

I have photographed the same village from above in this picture and in this picture you can see the village with a some pink sunset-clouds as background at 01:30 AM.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 89 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 70-300mm F4.0-5.6
Location: From Ånstad viewing Laupstad (Andørja) with Senja in the background, Troms in Northern Norway

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Pictures of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding their young

29 Comments / Birds, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Summer / Thomas Laupstad

The starling couple that I photographed and blogged about in this post laid eggs in the birdhouse on our barn this year too. Here is some pictures that of the starlings feeding their young.

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 6th 2008. Click image for larger view.
It seems like this young starling was really excited to get a taste of the delicious bug. Notice the tongue sticking out 😉

Ahh, food! The parent really makes sure that the young starling is swallowing her/his food.
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My top midnight sun pictures in Northern Norway from 2007

52 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Landscape, Midnight Sun, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Senja, Shore, Sky, Summer, Sunrays / Thomas Laupstad

Here is a selection of my personal favorite midnight sun pictures that I photographed during the summer 2007. The season for midnight sun is closing very fast so stay tuned for more midnight sun photos and you can buy the 2009 Norway photo calendar with some of the pictures.
You can click on the pictures to see a larger version and click on the titles to read more about the individual photos.

1. Photo from a midnight stroll on the beach with the sun behind some clouds

2. Midnight sunset at 01:30 AM

3. Photo of midnight sunset and some amazing clouds

4. Amazing red sunset at midnight

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Close up picture of young European magepie bird (Pica pica) sitting in Norway spruce tree

12 Comments / Birds, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Summer / Thomas Laupstad

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 26th 2007. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a young European magepie (Pica pica). This bird had just come out of its nest. It was not the slightest afraid of humans and thus I was able to get very close to take some photos.
The magpies are plentiful here in Northern Norway and are known to steal shiny objects like glasses or silverware. Not sure if there is any truth to this or maybe it is just a legend?

Here is some other bird photos.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
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.