Rural Features of Oland, a photo from Oland, Gotaland

Photographer's Note

Picture taken a cloudy and sunny day last summer. I had to wait approximately 30 minutes for the sun to shine on the field of weat in front of the mill.

Hope you like it!

Färjestaden is located in the southern part on the island of Öland and is named after the ferries that used to be the only connection to the mainland. Nowadays the impressive car-bridge Ölandsbron connects the mainline with the island, and Färjestaden has had an impressive population increase, making it several times bigger than the town Mörbylånga.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farjestaden

The windmills of Öland, some 400 in number, have become the very symbol of the island. They are mainly post-mills, built to serve the needs of individual farms. All of them are now statutory protected ancient monuments.

Source: http://www.planetware.com/oland/windmills-s-oln-wind.htm

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h2nl (314) 2009-01-31 3:59

First i thought you mispelled the title and that the photo was shot in Holland. Very interesting to see windmills on an island with this name.
Great shot als with nice saturated colors.
Regards, Han

LeeLoo (0) 2009-01-31 4:22

Dear Peter Nilsson!
Nice windmill.
Excellent clouds.
Very nice meadow.
Original composition.
Good frame.
TFS!

biglad (439) 2009-01-31 5:06

Hi Peter,

Nice shot and I'm glad you waited that half hour as sahdy wheat in the front of the shot wouldn't have looked half as good. A nice simple but effetive composition, great sharpness and perfect exposure.

Cheers
Simon

asajernigan (21427) 2009-01-31 5:10

Peter,
This is a fine shot and well worth your wait! your composition is great showing the windmill from an angle that gives the scene nice depth and a sense of direction. The vertical format works well here allowing us to see the wonderful sky while allowing for good close up detail of the windmill. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

darek1978 (13361) 2009-01-31 7:49

Hello Peter,
This is really beautiful compo with amazing colours and excellent light. This lonely windmill looks very interesting. Wonderful place. Well done!
Regards,
DArek

jonathan_hart (21276) 2009-01-31 8:06

beautiful mill, poppies, brightness, colors, good sky with clouds, great :)
jc

dta (95538) 2009-01-31 9:06

Hello Peter ,
what a beautifull windmill ! With these summer colors , and this perfect blue sky ...
I like a lot the corn field in the fore ground , with some red poppies .
Best regards
Denis

rey316 (24) 2009-02-02 0:39

Hi Peter,
I see a very nice summers picture. Beautiful summer colors. Swedish heaven perfectly
Good luck
Andrey

saxo042 (38078) 2009-02-05 9:39

Hej Peter,
A classic picture! A real postcard for all foreign tourists to send home to wherever they may come from. This is the ultimate picture of a Swedish wind mill. Just perfect!
Hälsningar
Gunnar

Disparador (164) 2009-02-12 3:31