Steaming away into the wilderness Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a repost
Further cropped the photo, increased levels of the sky to get more colour.
Selected water and some of the mountain with colour range tool andjusted levels to 0.90.

OJ

I was driving down Setesdalen in Aust-Agder, Norway when I decided to make a short stop by some old waterlocks. Just them a guy from the local authorities comes up to me and asks "Are you here to see the opening of the new locks?"
I had no idea this was happening then, he told me that an old steamer was going to come through as well.
So natuarally I stayed.
This was the most perfect shot I got of this steamer.
It is called D/S Bjoren

The steamer "Bjoren" was built at Akers Mechanical works in 1866, it was 52 feet long and had 14BHP engine. In 1897 the boat was extended with 6 feet and in 1914 it was further extended with 10 feet. It had a new boiler installed and new engine that produced 42BHP. This is the state it is in today. It is 68,9 feet long and weighs 26 tonnes.

In the early years "Bjoren" travelled at a place called Kilefjorden, but when a narrowtrack railroad was opened in 1896 it was moved to its present location in Byglandsfjord where it was in service until 1957.
In the 1920's busses took most of the traffic in the valley and eventually when a new road was built in the 1950's the traffic reasons for the steamer was gone.
The boat was put in storage, but in the 1970's a group of enthusiasts decided to make an attempt to preserve the boat.
The boat was restored at Drammen Shiprepairs A/S.
The engine runs like a clock and the hull is sturdy and safe. It is counted as a floating technical museum and is in regular use in the summer.

If you ever go to Setesdalen I advice you take a trip on this beautiful boat.

Photo has been cropped to remove some other small boats.
Enjoy.

Odd Jarle

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Exposure Time: 1/200
F-Stop: f/9.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 28/1 mm
Date Taken: 2006-07-15 14:39
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 163 kb

pablominto, maltese, asajernigan, jmcl, TheMystic has marked this note useful

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pablominto (40488) 2007-02-23 6:37

Hello Odd Jarle,
A well composed image, nicely balanced and with good lines!
The distorted reflection and also the steam adds interest value, good foreground interest by the rocks...
And an interesting little boat of course, good movement into the frame!
Greetings,
Pablo -
...

maltese (21535) 2007-02-23 7:24

Hello Odd Jarle
De très belle couleurs pour mettre en scène ce vapeur.
Une belle composition avec les vagues sur l'eau et le positionnement du bateau
Beau travail
Amicalement
Hervé

asajernigan (14080) 2007-02-25 9:31

Odd Jarle,
Nicely composed shot with good lines and contrast. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF. Thanks for a very informative note.
TFS,
Asa

jmcl (13721) 2007-02-25 12:25

Hi Odd,

Love the reflection in the waves .. love the old boat .. a beautiful object in a wondrous setting ..

take care,

John

TheMystic (896) 2007-03-17 2:22