Suncovered Mountain Tops
The sun is approaching the low land fast! Heres today’s view of the surrounding mountain tops of Narvik and Ankenes.
I am so sorry…
- Do you prefer a safe Internet?
- Do you prefer a stable Internet?
- Do you prefer the old security of rights “Innocent until proven Guilty” to still be a golden rule in democratic societies?
- Do you support a free, prosperous Internet
- Do you oppose giving control over the World’s most significant tool for Prosperity and Freedom of Expression to the entertainment industry and dictatorius regimes?
Please, watch these film:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/defend_our_freedom_to_share_or_why_sopa_is_a_bad_idea.html
http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa
This has NOTHING to do with protecting artists’ Copyright! They are already protected through the law over most parts of the world – and I support the ones I like by buying their music and films.
This has EVERYTHING to do with giving the Entertainment Industry (and subsequently corrupt regimes) the TOTAL control over The Internet…
Still not convinced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJIuYgIvKsc
- If you are a US citizen, please, contact your congressman today and protest!
- Do you know a US citizen, please urge him/her to protest!
On 1/24 it could be too late… The clock is ticking…
My mother’s little friends
My mother sees to the little airborne friends during the winter. They are having an absolute fiest on all the delicious food she is serving them.
Although lighting conditions were poor today, I managed to get a couple of shots of a Great Tit (Norwegian: Kjøttmeis, latin: Parus major)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Great Tit (lat.: Parus major)
The Sun is here
Although there was quite a lot of moisture in the air that dampened the light today, this picture of Læigastinden (Laeigastinden) 1,320 meters above sea level indicates that the sun is back again and will soon shine on the beeches as well.
Laeigastinden 1,320 meters
Milder weather
The temperature is rising slightly and snow showers have been passing the city today. Popped out for a quick shot this evening, and captured a single-image wide-angle shot of the city reflecting it’s lights into the snowy clouds.
Snowy Clouds reflecting the city lights
Celebrating 12,000+ visitors..!
My humble blog has turned 12,000+ visitors in 1 and 1/4 years. To celebrate, here is todays snapshot of the beautiful winter sky above Narvik!
Clear sky above Narvik
The City and The Mountains instead
I went out in a cold (freezing) weather last night to take a few Northern Lights shots, but unbelievably messed up the focus. So I ended up with a panorama of the City Narvik and the surrounding mountains instead. The mountains are basked in the light from the full moon. Not any other full moon, but the very full moon the tribes of the North-American native people (indians) designated Wolf Moon! Please click on the photo, to see the finer details!
First Panorama of 2012!
Enjoy this first panorama of the year 2012 taken today of the Ofoten fjord! Click on the photo to see THE REALLY BIG PICTURE! Warning it is really big, and takes time to load. You can explore the PHOTOSYNTH by clicking here..!
New Years Celebrations in Narvik as seen from the Fagernes Mt.
Bente Hjellsand graciously lent me these photos of the center of Narvik City taken from the Fagernes Mountain! The photos has also been published on the Norwegian broadcasting company NRK’s homepage. Please, DO CLICK on the images! They’re quite amazing!
Center of the City Narvik - Fireworks New Years Eve 2011/2012 (photo: Bente Hjellsand)
Center of the City Narvik - Fireworks New Years Eve 2011/2012 (photo: Bente Hjellsand)
Center of the City Narvik - Fireworks New Years Eve 2011/2012 (photo: Bente Hjellsand)
Center of the City Narvik - Fireworks New Years Eve 2011/2012 (photo: Bente Hjellsand)
Our Christmas Tree in 3D!
Dear reader,
It has been a great Christmas! Unlike the English-speaking part of the World – in Europe we celebrate Christmas Eve. So yesterday we had a brilliant dinner. I don’t quite get how my mother manages to make the fantastic traditional pork rib year after year – but she does!
While waiting for the opening of all the lovely presents in the evening, I took 238 pictures of the Christmas Tree. I made a 3D model with these photos. You can watch various representations of the model.
When in Photosynth, pay especially attention to these controls:
(Click here to go directly to Photosynth! It may take some time to load. It’s a big model!)
Our Christmas Tree as a 3D-model. Click the picture to see the 3D-model Live!
A point model of our Christmas Tree! Click the picture to see the 3D-model Live!
What a FANTASTIC week!!!
Tarjei Bø - The top Norwegian biathlete is number 1 so far in this season's World Cup total!
Like I’ve mentioned earlier – BITAHLON is the GREATEST sport on the planet – at least to my estimation! And what a fantastic week it has been! The Norwegian biathletes has taken one top place after the other. And fantastic achievements all around. Tomorrow is the last race before Christmas. A mixed team race.
As you can se from the World Cup results this season – being Norwegian has given a lot of joy in this extremely exciting sport!
In the World Cup top ten total for men, Tarjei Bø is ranked number 1 with 308 points, Emil Hegle Svendsen is ranked number 3 with 242 points and – the King of Biathlon – Ole Einar Bjørndalen is ranked number 8 with 188 points!
In the World Cup top ten total for women, Tora Berger is ranked number 6 with 243 points.
Biathlon World Cup - results as of December 17. 2011
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