Category: Black and white

The old oak

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Old trees are fascinating in so many ways. Especially oak trees.

I often wonder : “How old are these trees?” and “what did the landscape look like when they were little saplings?” Think of all the history and development they have experienced through the years.

The appearance of an oak tree changes all through the year and display different kinds of beauty and color in each season. It is fascinating how the oak tree dressed up in white after the first snowfall. The white snow, resting on the branches, makes the beautiful shapes of all the crocked branches visible. Even though the pattern of the many branches is very intricate the white snow somehow gives the whole oak tree a calm expression. This is one of my favorite impressions of winter.

Photo challenge – Architecture

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The photo challenge for last month was Architecture. I have a special interest in architecture not especially from a photographic perspective, but more because I have always been very interested in the different time periods through history of art. It is exciting to see how the architecture changes through the different time periods.

My plan was to focus on modern architecture and maybe do some shots in an abstract kind of way…….. Well, it turned out different. My daughter wanted to take a Sunday trip to Norsk Folkemuseum (The Norwegian museum of Cultural History). So, in stead of modern architecture my answer to the photo challenge was historic architecture.

The museum has a large collection of building through Norwegian history. There are houses from old farms from the period of 1500 to present time and houses and appartement buildings from the old town of Oslo (Christiania). The main attraction is Gol Stavkirke (Gol Stave Church) which is built approximately during the 11th to 12th century.

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Gol Stave Church

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Detail from Gol Stave Church