Winter

Photographs from winter season

Photo of mountain being illuminated – Blizzard in northern Norway

23 Comments / Clouds, Coast, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Snow, Winter /

Photo of mountain being illuminated - Blizzard in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 11th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This photo is from a day filled with strong winds and heavy snow, but there can be nice moments even in a blizzard. I took this photo when there suddenly was an opening in the clouds and the sun shined on the mountain (it’s a mountain on Senja, Norway).
I think this scenery almost looks like it’s taken out of an old painting. Nature is the greatest artist there is, in my humble opinion 🙂

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway


Photo of mountain being illuminated – Blizzard in northern Norway Read More »

Picture of rural winter scenery in northern Norway – The sun has just come back

10 Comments / Countryside, Mountain, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Sky, Snow, Winter /

Picture of rural winter scenery in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on February 15th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this photo you see the house where I lived my first 12 years. It looks very idyllic in this winter scenery, doesn’t it? The place where the house stands is called “Solhaug”. In English it would be called something like “Sun Hill”.

The picture was taken on 15th of February so the sun had just come back here in northern Norway. The sun was still very low in the horizon so that is why it creates this beautiful and special light.

Check out this photo of the same house, but from another angle where you can see how close it is located to the ocean.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 34 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

Picture of rural winter scenery in northern Norway – The sun has just come back Read More »

Photo of sunbeams coming up from a snowy mountain in northern Norway

17 Comments / Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sky, Snow, Sunbeam, Sunrays, Winter /

Close up photo of aspen leaves with autumn colors
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 20th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this photo you can see sunbeams coming up from a mountain. It is the only time I have seen sunbeams shine the “wrong” way and I was wondering what was hiding behind those mountains.
As you can see by all the snow in the mountain, this picture was taken back in January (actually 3 days after I got my sweet camera) and at this time of the year we have no sun up here in northern Norway.

The days are not totally dark (referred to as Polar night) as we have twilight in the middle of the day, but the sun is gone for several months.
When the sun comes back in the end of January we use to celebrate and think about warmer times that includes midnight sun.

Do you think you could live in a place where there is no sunshine for several months?

For other pictures of the same mountain check this one and this one.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/4.1
Focal Length: 104 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

Photo of sunbeams coming up from a snowy mountain in northern Norway Read More »

Photo from a winter day at the Norwegian coast filled with sun and snow

7 Comments / Coast, Landscape, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Shore, Sky, Snow, Winter /

Photo from a winter day at the Norwegian coast filled with sun and snow
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 9th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I took this photo back in March when the landscape was filled with snow and everything was quiet. The sun was about to set and you can see the very special light that occur when the days are so short.

In northern Norway we don’t often experience such nice weather in March. Earlier that day I took advantage of the good weather and went out fishing. You can see a photo from the fishing trip here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

Photo from a winter day at the Norwegian coast filled with sun and snow Read More »

Picture of golden reflections in water and a snowy stone

13 Comments / Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Reflection, Rocks, Snow, Winter /

Picture of golden reflections in water and a snowy stone
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 5th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Another picture I took back in February. At this time of the year the sun is only shining for a hour or two and in this photo the sun has disappeared below the horizon. The golden reflections are coming from sunshine higher up in the snow filled mountains. It was a very beautiful sight.

Look closely at the picture. Doesn’t the stone look like a crocodile head?

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 104 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

Picture of golden reflections in water and a snowy stone Read More »

Privacy Policy