A Sunday Walk Round Stavanger 17 - Vågen

DiggaTwigga, on January 27, 2009, said:

A very nice habrour picture Amelia. It is a great composition. I like the swans in the foreground and the ships in the background. Well done! The swans are a great detail of the picture.

Greetings from Germany

DailyMadness, on January 27, 2009, said:

I love the combination of subjects, the impersonal harbour and the so sweet swans near the pier! Greetings from Greece, Marina

Amelia Royan, on January 27, 2009, said:

Hello Digga, the swans were being fed by a family with 2 liitle chidren and it was difficult for me to get this shot without being attacked!

Thank you for this great compliment my young friend.

Greetings to Germany from Norway, Amelia

Amelia Royan, on January 27, 2009, said:

Marina, I'm glad you like the combination of the animate and the inanimate. I agree - the swans were a bonus. They always are :)

Greetings to Greece from Norway, Amelia

Nick Weall, on January 27, 2009, said:

Looks like supply ships for the oil industry in the background Amelia and beautiful swans in the foreground (which ones need the drill bit I wonder?)

Beautiful shot. Ciao nick

Amelia Royan, on January 27, 2009, said:

It is a very busy little port here Nick, and very deep as well. Usually the right of the harbour is reserved for tourist trippers, but we have seen a couple of mine sweepers here as well. The biggest ship I have seen was the Oceana, but I didn't have my camera. It dwarfed the whole city :)

millotaurus, on January 27, 2009, said:

superb !

Wolfgang Wodeck, on January 27, 2009, said:

Great shot! I really like it

Wolfgang

jeangregoryevans, on January 27, 2009, said:

Really wonderful! Beautiful place and photo.

Well done!

Jean

Lukasz J., on January 28, 2009, said:

Good one Amelia, I see You're back in Norway. That's a fantastic proving ground for d40. How I envy You. Y* by the way

Faintlightofdawn, on January 28, 2009, said:

Beautiful shot Amelia, the swans add so much life tot he scene. Best wishes, Fai

Amelia Royan, on January 28, 2009, said:

Millotaurus, thank you for this great comment.

Greetings from Norway, Amelia

Amelia Royan, on January 28, 2009, said:

You are always so complimentary Wolfgang ;-)

Thank you so much.

Greetings, Amelia

Amelia Royan, on January 28, 2009, said:

Jean, I'm happy to be back in Norway again, even if it is only for 3 weeks or so. It is a beatiful port in Stavanger. This photo makes it look quite romantic, but it's usually busy. Sunday of course :)

Greetings from Norway, Amelia

Amelia Royan, on January 28, 2009, said:

Thanks Lukas, and yes I'm loving the D40 in Norway. I can't wait to get further north to the really spectacular areas. The south west though is fine for the moment - gives me time to try out the camera's potential.

Thanks so much for the Y* too. ;-)

Grretings, Amelia

Amelia Royan, on January 28, 2009, said:

Hello Fai - welcome to Norway ;-)

It makes quite a change from London don't you think? I was lucky with the swans, a family were feeding them. I rather suspect that they [the swans] thought I might be there to pinch their food. I'm glad you liked this photo.

Greetings, Amelia

Frank Knaap, on January 30, 2009, said:

Fantastic photo Amelia lovely contrast as well.

But after your London expirience and my PC worms/trojans and virus, we got a bit more suspicious, aren't we? So, what you and the others called swans, couldn't those be submarines in disguise? And that family so-called feeding the er.... submarines....strange.

Frank.

gabiavram, on January 30, 2009, said:

Wow!Delightful scenery!

Best regards!

Amelia Royan, on January 30, 2009, said:

Hello Frank - so you really mean it about a serious infiltration on your PC? I thought maybe it was a continuation of MI6

I checked out the swans, The feathers looked very realistic, so I think they were genuine. But I was a bit wary of the family feeding submarines, and gave them a wide berth :)

Greetings, Amelia

Amelia Royan, on January 30, 2009, said:

Hello Gabi, I haven't spoken to you for ages. I have added some comments to Estrella's site, so I hope you both got them.

I'm so glad you like the harbour are of Stavanger.

Greetings from Norway, Amelia