Old North Sea Photo

Photographer’s Note

In Swedish the word ”Nordsjön” has two different translations!

It can be ”The North Sea” but also ”The North Lake”. This is obviously the lake, but I did think of ”The North Sea” when I saw this sign. I immediately thought of Harry Brandelius who once performed a song about Gamla Nordsjön (Old North Sea).

The lady in front of me here is actually my wife! Yes, I know the TE TOS! No family pictures, please! But what can you do, when she doesn´t want to break her stride when I stop to take a photo. Every time I do that, I have to run to catch up with her again.

I made a WS so you can see what the photo would have been without her. But in my opinion, an added person is always an added interest, whoever it may be!

The photo was taken about one kilometer from the Norwegian border. This is a very remote and depopulated area of Sweden! But when you get across the border into Norway it is quite the contrary. Vestmarka is a living and well populated area with quite close to the capital, Oslo. And most of the summer houses here at Skillingmark are owned by Norwegians!

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mikolaj_kawa (31259) 2008-08-08 0:30

Hello Gunnar! Nice scene. Very nice landscape. Road to the nowhere? Good colors. Well done!

nirvana73 (8842) 2008-08-08 0:55

Hello Gunnar!
nice place
beautiful colors and composition
tfs
regards
greetings from Bursa
Ozhan

ellelloo (4955) 2008-08-08 1:15

Hej Gunnar,
A beautiful Nordic summer landscape. Good colours, clarity and sharpness. Thanks for the note too.
Hälsningar fån Esbo,
Lasse

pcp (3368) 2008-08-08 1:16

Hello Gunnar!

Wonderful shot and Mood in your pictures is soo good. Wonderful depth and composition is really nice. Great atmosphere with spend our good times. Welldone.

TFS

Senthil

holmertz (9963) 2008-08-08 1:38

Hej Gunnar,
A very attractive view (and I'm not just referring to my sister in law). The road and the lake are embedded in lush greenery and the sky is blue. This is really summer in Värmland.
Hälsningar,
Gert

jlbrthnn (38927) 2008-08-08 3:36

Hello Gunnar,
Sweden abounds in natural sites and is certainly a good destination to be discovered. I like water, the lakes and fishing, the trees. The image is built to allure and the isolated walker of which I am unaware of the dentity :) give what it is necessary of human presence to show the peace of the places. Pretty work.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

izmirli (3285) 2008-08-08 5:35

merhaba dear gunnar
wonderful landscape and nature.excellent blue sky and green colours.wonderful forest and lake.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

snunney (35464) 2008-08-08 5:39

Hello Gunnar,
It's all good exercise trying to catch up with the wife; I have the same problem ;-) Here she is a key element in the composition, emphasising the otherwise empty road which makes for a good perspective along the lakeside. Excellent natural colours and very good clarity.

emka (22319) 2008-08-08 12:39

Hello Gunnar, neighbour again,

Very nice landscape, wonderful colours, very natural. he he the same is with my husband. He goes without noticing that I make photos. I must run after him all the time.

regards and greetings for the wife

Malgorzata

Atousa (3466) 2008-08-10 20:22

Salam Gunnar,
Its a well composed shot with the road , lake n beautiful nature..very good colours n mood ..thank you.
All the best, Atousa

MattHz (2) 2008-10-19 15:16

Hi,
Excellent photo with good composition. But I think the WS i funnier!
Matt

skoogmi (39) 2008-12-10 12:19

Hej Gunnar,
Väldigt vackert landskap och väldigt bra uppläggning av motivet. Fast arbetsaffären är ju klart roligare.
Hälsningar
Mikael