Landing.. Landing..... Ouch

Someone threw some food to these birds and with only 5 degrees fahrenheit in the air, they took advantage of this little treat. A food frenzy. One second everything was normal. The next second they were coming in from all directions. I guess this would be the situation at airports if the air traffic controllers really went on strike.

Exposure program - Aperture Priority
F-stop - f/4
Exposure time - 1/200 sec
ISO- 400
Focal length 70mm
Date Dec 3, 2010

Nidelva ved Nedre Leirfossen, Trondheim in -15 celcius / 5 fahrenheit

Birds out of Focus

I should actually call this "The Best of the Worst", because I do like this picture even though it's not in focus. My wife had been taking pictures of these ducks for a while when I arrived. She had already got her shots from this distance and was moving in. Before I was aware of what was happening, the ducks were on the move. I hadn't even got around to play with the camera settings yet.

Exposure Program - Aperture Priority
F-stop 5
Exposure time 1/40 sec
ISO - 400
Focal length 50mm
Date - Nov 29, 2010

Nidelva ved Nedre Leirfossen, Trondheim in -15 celcius / 5 fahrenheit

Chains

One good thing about having a dog is that you sometimes end up stopping the car at places you otherwise would have driven past. At one of our pit stops, we ended up at a small harbor which seemed to have been deserted for decades. It was a mecca for odd things to take pictures off.

Even though there is nothing wrong with the original, I did play around with Photoshop to bring out the color just a bit. I also just had to try this one in b/w.. and I really don't know which one I like the best.

Exposure program - Normal
F-stop 6.3
Exposure time 1/200
ISO - 400
Focal length 70mm
Date September 7, 2010

Hitra, half an hour's drive from the cabin.

Little Italy, New York, USA

This photograph was taken in Little Italy in Manhattan. The setting was sooo Italian and a little further down the block was an old Chevrolet from the sixties, all shiny and ready for action, playing loud Italian music from the car stereo. The man looked the part and it's one the portraits I am most satisfyed with.

Exposure program - Normal
f-stop f/5.6
Exposure time 1/250
ISO - 400
Focal length 300mm
Date - October 3, 2008

Unknown Bug

We have been invaded by a special bug at work. I tried searching the internet to find its name and origin, but no luck so far. Even though these guys are not welcome in a Nursing Home, they make for a great motiv for macro pictures.

Exposure program - Normal
F-stop - f/1/6.3
Exposure 1/60
ISO- 400
Focal length 60mm
Date - August 21, 2010

An Evening Stroll in "Gamlebyen"

I played in the Norwegian Chess Championship in Fredrikstad this year. And we lived very close to "Gamlebyen" while we stayed there. And the tournament was held only 5 minutes away. So there was no reason whatsover not to observe this historic place. An one more little tidbit. For centuries, "Gamelbyen" has been a military town / fortress.. and in the early 1980's, this was were I had my recruitment period.

Walking along the outside perimeter one late evening, these benches were whispering to me to have their picture taken. As I did, my wife jumped up on one, and I ended up with my first real tries at silhouette pictures.

Picture #1 Exposure Program - Aperture Priority
F-stop f/4
Exposure Time 1/30 sec
ISO-400
Focal Length 70mm
Date, July 8, 2010

Picture #2 Exposure Program - Aperture Priority
F-stop f/4
Exposure Time 1/25 sec
ISO-400
Focal Length 70mm
Date, July 8, 2010

Water Wheel

I saw this water wheel in Fredrikstad. Off course, I ended up with 8 almost identical pictures. The only difference was the water pattern. I honestly can't say which is better, but I favor this one. Maybe because the water is evenly spread.

Exposure program - Normal

F-stop f/6.3

ISO-400
Focal length 300 mm
Date July 10, 2009