Many Years Ago Photo

Photographer’s Note

I took this picture in 1962, when I had a summer job at the paper mill at Kvarnsveden. One Sunday I made a bicycle tour to Rättvik, a beautiful village, close to the Siljan lake, in the heart of Sweden.

This church is from the 15th century but rebuilt several times (1703, 1781, 1793). At the church are also several church stables where the parish members could stay overnight. The parish is large and many had a long way to the church.

Buin, dareco, Kielia, Vasa, snunney, ellelloo, holmertz has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

Buin (36988) 2008-09-14 2:48

Hallo Gunnar!
A young man with an archive - amazing! ;-))
The photo has a wonderful, a skillful composition with this steeple towering the cabins. In combination with your note one can imaginge very ell the Sundays here in former times ....
Greetings from sunny but cool (5°C this morning) Siegen!
Frank

fanni (8717) 2008-09-14 3:43

Hello Gunnar,
I grew up taking B&W photos all my childhood :) As it was impossible to take colour photos at that time, I was very concerned about choosing the best composition for B&W images... Yours has a very good composition. Good contrast and lighting!
Well... "back to the past"? :)
greetings from rainy Moscow!
Elena

ellelloo (4684) 2008-09-14 3:51

Hej Gunnar,
A great old photo taken 46 years ago! You had a good eye for composition already back then. The ageless beauty of these stables is enchanting. The carpenters of the past time were able to build houses, which were in harmony with a human scale. The beautiful bell tower is standing majestically in the background. Thanks for sharing!
Greetings from Espoo, which had even a little bit colder than Siegen this morning, +2°C. ;-)
Lasse

dareco (17024) 2008-09-14 8:46

A very interesting post!!! Amazing to me that people actually spent the night! A nice pov and I like the b&w which helps to take us back in time. TFS and have a happy day!

Kielia (8201) 2008-09-14 11:39

Hej Gunnar,
thanks for sharing this fascinating capture from a time very long ago. I like the POV showing the structures of the church stables. A great impression!
Warm regards
Harriet

skoogmi (39) 2008-09-14 14:38

Hej Gunnar,
Motivet verkar välbekant från många vykort. Det är onekligen lite knätofs över det hela. Men bra ändå, för att vara en så gammal bild.
Hälsningar
Mikael

Vasa (4976) 2008-09-14 15:51

Hej Gunnar,

interesting possibilities for accomodation in front of one church. Nice photo from the good old times (when you was a little boy...). Nice idea, many thanks, friend.

Branko

nirvana73 (8516) 2008-09-15 0:53

Hello Gunnar,
A great old photo taken 46 years ago
very nice place and church
thanks for sharing
greetings from Bursa
Ozhan

molla (6879) 2008-09-15 1:01

...and I was just on my way out in this wonderful world at the same time.

Hejsan Gunnar, it's great to have this "historical" retrospective image showing that TE is more than a oresent view over the world today.
Anders

snunney (34186) 2008-09-15 5:14

Hello Gunnar,
A very well composed scene with a nice balance to it. Am I right to assume that this is a scan of an original black and white image? In any event, it is a very good scan with a good range of tones and well rendered textures. Fine piece of work.

holmertz (9328) 2008-09-23 7:16

Hej Gunnar,
I guess these stables looked old even in 1962. This reminds me of a movie from the 40's or 50's telling a story from the 19th century (except for the people to the right. A good composition and a valuable documentation.
Hälsningar,
Gert