Another Time, Another Life Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is one of my newly found negatives. I don´t remember exactly when it was taken, but I have some reasons to believe it was 1961, and it looks like January. I had already left home and was living in Gothenburg, but I must have paid a visit to Koppom and my parents and younger brother, who still lived here.

This photo is taken from the house we lived, and the river below is of course the famous Köla River, seen in many pictures here on TE.

Across the river is a big light house (it was in fact yellow) and that was the elementary school at Koppom, where I started in August 1948 and left in June 1950, i.e. my first two school years. This school was closed in the beginning of the sixties when a new school was built. The building was rented to a furniture salesman, who had his warehouse there. Unfortunately the building burned shortly after that. He must have had a good insurance...

ellelloo, dareco, snunney, holmertz, skoogmi, fanni has marked this note useful

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ellelloo (4817) 2008-09-27 9:37

Hej Gunnar,
Old photos always have their charm, although bringing them into digital form requires some extra work. This has preserved quite well and compositionwise it is good with several diagonals. The snowy trees on the right are beautiful in B&W. There is a slight pink colour cast as a scanning residual (?). Also I would add a little more contrast. A matter of taste of course :-)
Hälsningar,
Lasse

nirvana73 (8690) 2008-09-27 11:39

Hej Gunnar,
great moment
great shot from 1961
who knows What did you live in here
thanks for sharing and explanations
regards
greetings from Bursa
Ozhan

dareco (17104) 2008-09-27 14:21

This really takes me back in time as it reminds me of the hill I use to tobaggan on as a kid. Very beautiful trees. Nice pov and I like the tones and textures very much. TFS

snunney (34998) 2008-09-28 2:02

Hello Gunnar,
A good composition of these snow sprinkled trees. Interesting point of view looking down the hill towards the river.

molla (6885) 2008-09-28 7:04

Hej Gunnar,
I have a certain weakness for BW documents from the 60's probably of nostalgic reasons, You should next time you pass this exact spot take a new photo to sooth my and others curiosity. i really like to see how things changes , it gives a nice perspective on the life it self.
Anders

holmertz (9725) 2008-09-28 8:53

Hej Gunnar,
An interesting historical document. I think this view looks quite different today. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your mysteriously rediscovered old negatives.
Hälsningar,
Gert

skoogmi (39) 2008-09-28 11:02

Hej Gunnar,
En bild som är påtagligt präglad av nostalgi, kanske hemlängtan också, vad vet jag. En tämligen bra bild.
Hälsningar
Mikael

Clementi (44327) 2008-09-29 0:32

Ciao Gunnar,
thanks for sharing these enjoyable experienced moments many years a go . looking at the photo I come back in mind the dark room basins and the smell of the acids.
Giorgio

fanni (8737) 2008-09-30 1:38

Hello Gunnar,
very crisp "frosty" photo; very good composition!
Sometimes winter time seems totally black & white to me, as I don't quite like winter because of the cold and frosts... this photo returns me back to my very early childhood: it reminds me of similar landscapes near my home where I was born.
I agree with Lasse: there's a pink tint in the photo... was it meant to be so? :)
best regards,
Elena