Licence To Mill Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is Röjdåfors Kvarn (Mill). They recieved their first licence to mill in 1697, the same year Charles XII became king of Sweden. The first mill was replaced 1859 by this building which operated until 1960. It is very close to the Norwegian border and serviced both Swedish and Norwegian farmers. It is also right in the middle of the so called Finnish Forest (se my photo "The Finnish Forest" that I uploaded on May 6th) so probably they served the Finnish farmers who lived up in forests on the hills. There are plans now to restore this mill and open a café on the premises. There are lots of tourists coming to this very beautiful area.

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Clementi (45793) 2007-06-28 4:12

Ciao Gunnar ,
bellissimo edificio antico , mi piace molto il verede che lo circonda la cascata dell ' acqua , ma danno un pò fastidio quei cavi della
energia elettrica . segno della civiltà
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

alfreherrero (998) 2007-06-28 4:58

Hola amigo.
Buena imagen con muy buen colorido y una buena composición.
Me gusta mucho el contraste de colores.
Un saludo

dip (13000) 2007-06-28 5:19

Hello Gunnar,
very nice composition,
beautiful colors and good sharpness.
Well done!
Dimitris.

holmertz (10107) 2007-06-28 5:37

Hi Gunnar,
A fine picture of our industrial heritage. The flowers in the foreground add to the beauty..
Gert

skoogmi (39) 2007-06-28 11:45

Hi,

Industial history is always interesting.
Very nice composition.
Mikael

graffer (1764) 2007-06-28 13:32

Hi Gunnar,

A lovely picture - soft colours, and beautifully sharp. Even the power cables help with their diagonal contribution to the composition.

Well done!

Regards,

Peter.

jrj (34779) 2007-06-29 9:36

I like such small places Gunnar with a story of activties going on back in time. You did well here to dispose the compo and present the subject in the best way. A little washed out sky - but sometimes not to avoid exept with a hdr.

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-06-30 2:05

Hi Gunnar,
Beautiful place, very sceninc and a wonderful house, specially the red tiles.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

MattHz (2) 2007-06-30 4:49

really nice colours and sharpness in the picture.

robjol (2087) 2007-07-01 1:48