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Photographer’s Note

The monument "Sverd i fjell" (meaning "swords in mountain") is located right outside the city of Stavanger. This place is called Hafrsfjord and it is the place where King Harald Hårfagre fought the battle in 872 AD to gather Norway into one kingdom. A couple is getting married and you can just see the bride between the swords. Lots of people use this as a background for wedding pictures and this day was perfect :-)

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SofiaC (215) 2004-01-19 12:50

Beautiful Picture!!
The reflexes in the water are great..and so are the colours!!
Interesting note!

Guto (1738) 2004-01-19 16:41

A peacefull scene with interesting notes. I've seen here dozens of northern pictures from people blaming the unbearable cold and this couple is getting married in open air? Is this date correct or isn't it so cold? (just kidding!). I like the contrast and this soft colors. I just think you could have got more of the water and less sky (or the oposite) in order to let the horizon off centered. A nice scene though.

torben (3084) 2004-01-19 16:57

WTF! did some local scrap dealer buy a "slightly used" monument in Baghdad just after Saddam were toppled? A young couple getting married here among the swords, hmm.. how romantic :-p
Your photo on the other hand is quite beautiful just a pity with that moument getting in the way of the view.