Medieval alley Photo

Photographer’s Note

St Eriks Graend (Saint Erik’s Alley) is one of the few medieval streets left in Uppsala. The buildings on the right hand side have medieval origin and were part of a defense wall in medieval times. Uppsala’s oldest building Domtrapphuset is situated at the other end of the alley. It houses a restaurant called Domtrappkaellaren. However, most of the buildings here partly destroyed by a fire that destroyed most of Uppsala in 1702 and then restored in the 18th century. The restoration was led by Baron Carl Haarleman (1700–1753). A well-known Swedish architect. Today, there is a number of small shops and businesses including a moving and porter service company and a jewellry store in St Eriks Graend. The alley has got it name from Erik the Holy or Saint Erik who was a Swedish king in the 12th century. He was murdered in Uppsala and a relic casket of Erik is kept in the Cathedral of Uppsala. It contains bones with an injury to the neck. Erik is also the patron saint of Stockholm.

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leo61 (43205) 2009-02-27 11:48

Hi Ulf!
Good composition with this diagonal steet in the foreground.I like the lights(christmas decoration?) and the contrast between yellow and blue.Perfect sharpness overall.
Regards,Leo

lousat (15302) 2009-02-27 14:06

Hi Ulf,i like a lot this kind of pic,your time of exposure was really fantastic! All is perfect,light,colors,sharpness....and what a very nice swedish corner too! Thanks for share,have a nice weekend,Luciano

loves_summer (763) 2009-02-27 15:19

Hi Ulf,
I like the many colours of this shot. The blues of the sky contrast nicely against the yellow, pink and red facades. The bright lights add another dimension to the shot because they illuminate the architecture well. Good perspective and interesting note.
Thanks for sharing!

PaulVDV (5136) 2009-02-27 15:27

Hello Ulf,
A very beautiful blue hour picture with a special light. The façades are really wonderful and their colours contrast nicely not only with the sky but also with the snow.
Best regards, Paul

rodgerg (23699) 2009-02-28 1:42

Hello Ulf,

An another very good night view with a good managment of light. Here I like especially the very nice harmony of colours: blue hour in the sky, snoow and golded house.
Very nice.
Have a good WE,
Roger

feather (49858) 2009-02-28 7:06

Excellent blue hour shot. The blue of the sky contrasts perfectly with the yellow and orange of the buildings. The double perspective helps our eye to wander through the scene.
Kath

gracious (20017) 2009-02-28 9:13

Hello ulf,
I loved this beautiful blue hour shot on the Alley!
the exposure and focus is superb with great sharpness, wonderful colour and great details on every part of it!
really pleasant and wonderful!
my warmest regards
Tony

rey316 (1900) 2009-02-28 10:58

Hi Ulf
beautiful work of the old streets. Thanks for the interesting information on the photo. Beautiful evening city. Good details and light. Have a good WE
Andrey

Didi (35928) 2009-03-01 4:21

Hello Ulf
Nice point of view and interesting warm ambiance in the blue hour.
Well done for the lights management.
Best regards.

bertolucci (11976) 2009-03-01 14:18

Hej Ulf, I'm certain I wrote a crit but it vanished. I wrote that I love the double perspective and the pleasing combination of the blue of the sky with the warm light and white snow. All thsese elements let the architecture shine together with your trademark crispness. Very good work!
Have a fine start of the week,
Cheers,
Bert

parbo (10966) 2009-03-02 6:22

Hello Ulf,

Amazing blue lights on sky and the yellow facades are increases the beauty of your photo perfectly while they surrounded by snowy ground. I liked also your skilfully build point of view for adding both directions and curves of road with nice illuminations of yellow bulbs. Congratulations. Have a nice new week.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

Tue (25608) 2009-03-02 10:10

Hey Ulf,
A very charming view of the corner of these streets. The winter atmosphere of the place with the snow and lights is very nice. The warm colours of the houses are also very pleasant. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

martou (1670) 2009-03-02 12:18

hi Ulf,
I really like this one, with great light and good point of view, well exposed, good job, bravo Martin

toto (18681) 2009-03-02 13:45

Bonsoir,
belle photo de cet endroit coloré au batiments bien éclairés.
Cette neige donne un bel effet a cette photo.
Merci de ce partage.

Amitiés Thomas

jhm (82185) 2009-03-03 4:23

Hello Ulf,

Splendid medieval streets in Uppsala.
Again a picture during the blue hour, and again a wonderful enlightenment of the buildings.
Good composition and presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

COSTANTINO (22499) 2009-03-06 11:42

Hello Ulf
Snow,snow and snow everywhre..Unfortunately the winter is too long this year and the spring arrives slowly..I chose this photo
because in my opinion is one of your best..It has been taken from a nice point of view,it is a difficult night shot with this diagonal street..The lights give life and beauty..
regards and comliments
Costantino

fanni (8733) 2009-03-09 0:49

Hej Ulf,
I know this place, and I like Uppsala - this nice quiet town... but I have never been there in winter, all the more I have never seen it all in snow - with my own eyes! All my visits there were in summer.
Very beautiful colours and excellent lighting! I like this bright orange and the blue evening sky. Interesting POV, too.
Best regards,
Elena

Jakab (3450) 2009-03-15 10:26

Hello Ulf,
I heard that in winter the streets in Sweden would not be cleaned "till black" for the sake of environment protection. (There was a similar trial in Kecskemét, a neighbouring town of roughly the same size as Uppsala, a few years ago - with catastrophal consequences. So far about the difference in traffic culture of the two countries.) The contrast between the warmly coloured and lighted buildings and the cold colours of snow and sky (in blue hour) is exciting. Well captured!
Best whishes
Laszlo

Felip (3905) 2009-03-15 11:32

Hi Ulf,
Apart from the excellent blue-hour shot, I like a lot the splendid contrast between the yellowish tones of the iluminated facades, and the bright blue sky. Nice job and a very interesting note..
Regards

Felip

claudees (490) 2009-03-15 23:08 [Comment]