Faroese Home Photo

Photographer’s Note

A quaint Faroese house, nestled against the slopes of Kirkjubøur. The typical homes of the Faroe Islands pretty much all have this type of turf roofs, stone foundations, rounded wooden doors, etc. The windows, with small square glass pieces, are also typical of old homes in most european areas.

The stone walls you can see, both the one in the foreground and those in the fields in the back, were built a long time ago, sometimes as much as centuries ago, by the ancestors of the people currently living there.

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ophelcia (5297) 2008-12-28 9:12

Like it...especially the roof and the slope:) thanks for showing a typical house:)

LeeLoo (4868) 2008-12-28 9:13

Dear Hugo!
Amazing cottage.
Amazing wooden building.
Nice landscape.
Very nice light and bright.
Good colors.
Perfect job.
TFS!

loves_summer (763) 2008-12-28 16:44

Hi Hugo,
I like this bright image. The sharpness is just right and the rocky cliff gives us some idea of the landscape of this area. The house is also interesting...especially the turf roof. Good colours and perspective.
Thanks for sharing!

shevchenko (9746) 2008-12-30 0:30

Hi Hugo,
Good pov to show a local house built on the slope, detail to show it structure and the rocky surface of background mountain, thanks for sharing.
Ally

ein22 (462) 2009-03-09 5:59

Quite simply it's home. Or where I would want to be. The connection I have with this photo is unexplainable. Just that I have an urge to be there to explore the wide grasslands absorbing the cool Atlantic Sea air.

Wonderul photo. A fav for sure.

Andrew