new facebook photo page

I´ve made a new photo page on my Facebook site.
Not sure if this will work, but this should be a link.

video technology - gain weight and muscle

I have found out how I can gain some weight ;-)
Click on the video link name to be able to watch it in full size.

photo: autumn wallpaper

Photo taken during my drive home from Imingfjell this Sunday.
I have posted a size that is 1680 x 1050 px and may be a nice wallpaper for your computer. If you would like a different size then let me know :-)

photo Imingfjell 7:30 am

The Norseman Crew is having our yearly meeting to plan for next years´ event. This year we are at the Imingfjell Tourist Hotell. This was the view out of my window at 7:30 in the morning.

Photo for CD cover: digging through my archives

Searching through my earlier designs, I came across one of the CD covers that I designed for my Dad back in 2001. He asked me if I could burn a CD for him with "the best" of Yello, knowing I had a bunch of their music. I couldn´t just give him a CD in a sleeve (you know me better than that)... and I saw a perfect opportunity for me to design my own CD cover.
I had some photos of an antique car, taken in Houston, and took it from there.
I loved seeing these photos again... plus, looking through my CD rack, I noticed that I never even printed out a CD cover for myself.

photo as wallpaper

I received a request for one of my photos to be used to wallpaper a room. Very exciting! This was a shot from the 2008 Norseman, so it was fun just to see the photo again, and to edit it some more.
I don´t know when it will happen, or if it will... but I will take a picture of the room if it happens.

video conference II

Thanks to Skype I was able to celebrate Stian´s 10th birthday yesterday. My nephew´s new fascination seems to be Halo. I would have loved to be there, but it was pretty cool sitting in Oslo singing Happy Birthday together with my family in Houston.

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Building E

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Lier Mental Hospital revisited. A self-portrait assisted by Nina Holtan :-)

photomission: Jean Michel Jarre: fighting the elements

Last night, August 28, was a chance to see one of my favorite electronic gurus, Jean Michel Jarre. I saw him in concert when he was in Oslo several years ago, but it was an inside show, so the experience was missing something. Jarre should be experienced outside.
I had a couple of friends who wanted me to buy a ticket... but I opted to prioritize photography. This was a chance to take some superb photos... I hoped.
The elements would be challenging however, as it was raining almost all night long. So in addition to the cold weather, I was trying to balance an umbrella over my camera while focusing and adjusting the camera.
I am glad I prioritized taking pictures. I could hear Mr Jarres music perfectly from the other side of the Akershus Fortress walls, plus I could move around freely to compose my shots. At 11:30 pm I ran from the concert arena to the other side of Aker Pier to get a perfect view of the Fortress lit up with laser beams and fireworks!
I was not home until 2 am, cold and wet... but a nice hot shower, and a hot cup of cocoa warmed me right up as I started loading up the over 200 shots from the long night.

gaustatoppen panorama

This is 4 photos spliced together. Taken Saturday at 7 pm.
A breathtaking view!

oslo grand prix 2010

Thor Hushovd invited his friends back to Oslo for the second annual Oslo Grand Prix, to raise awareness and money for the Cancer Foundation. A great sight to see all these famous cyclists in downtown Oslo. I even managed to get autographs from Kurt Asle Arvesen and Steffen Kjærsgaard :-)
I posted these on Facebook... but here you can see them larger.

panorama Eidfjord

No matter how many photos I splice together, it`s nearly impossible to get the grandeur on "film".

rainbow over Eidfjord

A beautiful rainbow greeted us this Saturday morning.

back in Eidfjord II

The pier in Eidfjord.

back in Eidfjord

Thursday evening. The Norseman Crew is packed into the Bergslien hotel. It is nice to be back.
Photo was taken right at sunset... around 10:30 pm to be exact.

back in green!

Thor Hushovd is back in the green jersey after an impressive show in yesterdays mountain stage. He now has 191 points... only 4 points ahead of Petacchi.
Anything can happen though, so it´s going to be exciting to watch the final stages.

lightning show

Sometimes it pays to stay up late. Right after midnight the sky started to light up.
I used 30-60 second exposures.

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