A day with Tan Photo

Photographer’s Note

The day I had a visit from Tan Yilmaz (capthaddock) autumn of last year in my valley, we did not have the best of weather - still as now just before christmas maybe this very tiny stave church may have your interest. Only room for 20 people inside. Here is the story:

This is a very little private owned stave church. Raised I think around 1975. It was a present from the hotel Manager at a nearby mountain hotel to his daughter. What to say: ‘Think big’! To day the little chapel is for use for weddings etc, very popular even if it is so small that only some 20-persons can be inside at one time. It is beautiful this little stave church. And even if the rule below is some hundreds year out of date it is a fine yardstick for anyone who should have their own stave church:

«If a man builds a church, whether he is a landlord or a farmer or somebody else, he must always keep it in good shape and never abandon the site. But if the church decays and the columns starts to fall, he must bring new within twelve months; and if he fails in doing so, he will be fined three Mark for his failure to the Bishop and still have to bring the timber and do the repair anyway».

The text above was copied from the Gulating Law, chapter 12, and translated into English. The Gulating was the main Court of Law in Southern and Western Norway once, and it was first written down during the 11th century. The value of one Mark was equal to approximately 0.44 lb of silver at the time this law was written down.

BlkDaffyDuck, kittyhawk, maltese, Angelillo, danos, Didi, Bluejeans has marked this note useful

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bruce_wayne (1507) 2007-12-19 4:43

Ciao Jack
wonderful shot!!!! This is a good composition with a really interesting and strange mood, soft light and blur effect are good, very well done!!

Alessandro

Paolo (40627) 2007-12-19 4:43

Hi Jack, good one, with a beautiful composition and amazing tones, thanks a light green ground and the grey broun sky.
good quality too.
thanks, ciao

Slana (393) 2007-12-19 4:50

Hi Jack

Nice shot. Very well applied fillter.
Great sky. Good POV
TFS

Lana

BlkDaffyDuck (385) 2007-12-19 5:17

Hello Jack,

Very beautiful shot with a good framing , colors and contrast.
I like so much the vaporous effect your picture.
The sky adds a dramatic and disturbing effect to this places ... good work !

Regards,
Damien.

pablominto (39848) 2007-12-19 5:24

Hello Jack,
This is an interesting piece of architecture!
Good point of view lets us enjoy the details of the woodwork...
Surprising background story, a hotel with its own church!
Greetings,
Pablo -

mariandrea (973) 2007-12-19 11:58

excellent light, nice composition

kittyhawk (1687) 2007-12-19 13:19

Hei Jack,

A nice shot of a very traditional building. I really like the detail and the contrast in this photo. I allso like how you portrai our heritage in your photos. TFS.

Friendly,
- Halgeir

P.S.
Merry X-Mas and Happy New Year. =)

maltese (21519) 2007-12-19 15:24

Hello Jack
Une belle ambiance avec ce ciel chargé pour cette stavkirke. Je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'elle puisse être aussi récente, ton PP lui donne un air très ancien.
très belle réalisation
Amicalement
hervé

Angelillo (9065) 2007-12-19 15:25

Hi Jack,

Well the weather was not good, but the light you has captured here is excellent. I like the yellow tones, the mysty mood given by this atmosphere. The composition is too extraordinary, this church -so, in diagonal perspective- is impressive, the quality of textures is oo great! Very nice image!

Greetings,
Angel.

danos (31538) 2007-12-20 3:53

Hello Jack,
nice this scenery with the wooden church to surrounded with this strange green, i think colour.The church really i like it, with these native architectural elements.Informative your note too.

I wish you merry Xmas and a happy New Year,Danos

guillaumejm (9020) 2007-12-20 12:25

Hello jack, what a strange mood!. It look like a drawing in a comics!. I really like colour tones.
Best regards
JMarc

molla (6871) 2007-12-20 12:46

Hej Jack,
This is really like a "saga"
It lays a mythical mood over this great Norwegian national treasure, when the desaturated sky gives an omen of a darker age.
bravo Jack
Anders

andywo (2753) 2007-12-23 2:32

Hello Jack
Very interesting architecture, good composition and special colours. Well done!
TFS!
Andrzej

Didi (35648) 2007-12-26 3:36

Hi Jack
Very original church bathed by interesting back lights.
I never saw such beautifull architecture in my life.
Cheers.

capthaddock (28640) 2008-01-08 7:51

Hi Jack - I just see this now, I like the vintage soft quality of the image, like a postcard from the early 20th century, the dark sharp church gives a somewhat spooky haunted quality.

Bluejeans (31449) 2008-01-10 4:27

Ola Jack
Que bela igreja de madeira e fantastica , gostei muito do tratamento da foto com tons de amarelo ,o ceu ficu fantastico , belo ponto de visão , parabens!!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

metsankettu (58) 2008-02-03 8:20