Bryggen in Bergen Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is "Bryggen" in Bergen, the second biggest city of Norway (and actually a nicer city than Oslo, I think).

The name "Bergen" is derived from "Bjørgvin", which means "mountain meadow". The city is situated on a peninsuala, sourrounded by 7 moutains, the Byfjordes and lots of islands. Bergen got city rights in 1070 but is probably (much) older.

Bryggen, the wharf of Bergen, is the oldes part of the city and consist of old wooden houses, build by German merchants during the Hansa period, which was from around the 14th till the 18th century.

Bryggen is 1 of the 4 Norwegian objects that is added to UNESCO's list of the world's most precious cultural assets.

About the photo: automatic colours, contrasts and levels in Photoshop. After that, I cropped a part of the bottom and the left.

bertolucci, jhm, Fixfocus, PixelTerror, Tue, singuanti, peco85 has marked this note useful

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bertolucci (12014) 2005-04-02 6:45

Hi Stef, mooie foto van de 'waterfront' van Bergen. De identieke vormen van de huizen en de kleur van de gevels maken dit ook een fraai grafisch werk. De reflecties in het bijna voluptueus ogende water maken het af. Goed werk!
Groeten uit Rotterdam,
Bert

alvaraalto (5303) 2005-04-02 7:11

Hi Stef,
Bergen zonder regen. Dat is mij nou nooit gelukt. Mooi dit traditionele plaatje bij prachtig avondlicht.
groet Rob

jhm (83328) 2005-04-02 8:53

Dag Stef,
Bij dergelijke beelden vind ik de weerspiegeling altijd zo fantastisch, ook de rijwoningen geeft zijn kleur en charme aan uw foto, de autobanden aan de kade lijken hier wel een tekening aan de wand!
Groeten,
John.

Leonie (8647) 2005-04-02 9:00

Stef, really nice shot..sky a bit pale..but what can you do about it...nice houses and I like this tires on the border of the harbour..

Cheers, Léonie

jjbach (9111) 2005-04-02 9:01

Excellent shot Stef, with very good lighting and sharpness. The composition with all these colourful houses is great. Nice reflections too. Very well done!

Regards John

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-04-02 10:03

Hoi Stef!
I like the nice and calm atmosphere in you picture.Beautiful colors and contrasts,the reflection in the water ia a fine detail.
Good work!

PixelTerror (86839) 2005-04-02 11:45

Hej Stef,
Bergen is indeed a very nice place and this waterfront is gorgeous, I'd use a panoramic format for such a view, but considering the (justified) need to keep the reflection of the left house, I agree you could not crop more. Dark conditions and not so much light make the red and clear colors stand out better.
Have a nice weekend,
Jean-Yves

puister (570) 2005-04-02 14:52

Hoi Stef,
Mooi hoor die reflectie van de gekleurde huisjes met op de voorgrond dat blauwige water.
Groet,
Paul

MvS (4163) 2005-04-02 15:39

Stef,
Kanonvackert - lite holländsk stil över det hela med smala ganska höga hus nära vatten, fast oftast smalt vatten också...
Härligt ljus på byggnaden längst t h. För övrigt får du sluta skriva bottum - det heter bottom på engelska tror jag :-)
M v h
Magnus

Tue (25608) 2005-04-02 18:06

Ah, dit is leuk, want zoals ik je misschien wel eens verteld heb, heb ik opt VWO een werkstuk geschreven over de Hanze. :-) Dus ik vind het leuk om deze huisjes te zien!
Mooie kleuren en mooie reflectie int water! Goed werk en gefeliciteerd met HCA! ;-)
Hilsen, Lars

john_c (24635) 2005-04-02 19:24

Very well balanced shot, Stef. I like the cool, clear colours and the reflection. I might have cropped just a little from the bottom, though that would have interfered with the nice reflection on the right - a trade-off. Good contribution.

singuanti (15240) 2005-04-02 21:20

Stef the certainly looks like a very quaint place. The waterfront with the rippled reflections is most beautiful. It looks a little overcast but that really doesn't bother me. I got your note about the bad weather when you were in the mountains. If you have a pale sky like this one in the mountains don't forget that changing to b/w can sometimes hide that problem. Just a thought. Anyway great shooting!

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-04-03 5:55

This is reaching a great level in technic. The result is a very strong front, shaped in front of this calm water.
I like the colors and of couse the framing.
TFS
Jean Michel

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-04-03 10:54

very nice shot again, I like the row of beautifully coloured houses here, I think a tighter crop would be great, well done though

sandip (3492) 2005-04-03 19:31

I liked those repetative pattern but different colored houses here.. Blue color water is also another element which made this composition a great one.. Nicely done Stef.

faubry (32419) 2005-04-17 10:54

very beautiful Grieg town! i like these sweety colors like all sweden towns, i like this light and reflexion in the water, thanks
francine

loumi (6) 2005-04-17 11:23

I like this row of colourful houses on waterfront. Great POV and colours. Nice reflections too.
Thank you for the historical info.
-Chris

peco85 (919) 2006-10-13 12:57

Hello Stef:)
Nice to see your trip to Bergen was one without rain! Lucky you.. Bergen has over 200 days of rain every year! I do agree to it being one of the prettiest cities.. This quality photo being one to support that!
Oslo is just plane ugly.. Stavanger is another nice place you now.. You should come visit! Especially in the summer with all the festivals:) Bet that would fill your camera in a day!

Tell Lars that he should make a trip to Norway as well..

Cheers
PeCO