Norway . . .
in Pictures
It truly is a beautiful country, and it’s hard to express that in simple language. For those of us who come from Florida’s northern rolling hills or southern sandy flatness, it can be especially breathtaking. What you’ll find here is merely a sampling, and I’ll change the images at intervals.
A word about the camera and the photos
Years ago I bought a small-bodied but exceptionally good 35mm camera. That camera has, literally, been around the world, and is now in desperate need of cleaning and adjustment. Since I don’t have easy access to a service shop, however, it’s meant that I’ve taken considerably few photos in the last few years. Recently, Trond upgraded his digital Kodak to the Minolta DiMage, and after seeing the quality of the photos, the way he was able to manipulate them (e.g., cut out that passer-by who just happened to pop up in the corner of the shot), and of course the immediate gratification of being able to see the photos both as they were taken and immediately after, well . . . I was jealous. So, while I went into a frantic grading spree in the Spring 2003 semester, I put Trond on a mission to research digital cameras that were within our budget and come up with a couple of alternatives. As any supportive husband would, he did, and when we saw the local electronics shop offering a sale on digitals, we grabbed the chance.
The photos on this page (or series of pages) are taken with the Nikon Coolpix 2500. It’s a wonderful little camera that I’ve enjoyed immensely. It gives excellent color values, and handles both bright and low light admirably. The only drawback to it has been that it lacks a viewfinder, which can make framing a picture in bright light a bit awkward. The display can be adjusted to compensate, however, so it’s not a serious liability. It is now, of course, outdated, but I’ve been so pleased with it that I’ve resisted upgrading to something more sophisticated.
Because I’m using some of these photos for another project, and I’ve grown very protective of my own work, I’ve tried to make the images not worth the attempt to save or download—hence the ugly text and extreme compression. I do hope, however, that they serve to give a hint of the country’s beauty nevertheless.
All the photos on this page are my own, and copyrighted property. While I hope you enjoy seeing them, you may not have them. Copying or use of the property on this page is expressly forbidden.