Alesund, Norway

Uploaded: August 06, 2012 22:30:52

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Shot late last month (July, 2012)while I was on a cruise called Voyage of the Vikings. Alesund is a beautifully situated and very pretty small city, notable among other things for the art nouveau style of many of its buildings. Most of these buildings were built in the 3 years following 1904, when a disastrous fire destroyed much of the town, leaving thousands homeless. The burnt structures had been made of wood. All of the new ones built of concrete or stone so as to be more fire resistant.

Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 92.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000

Comments

Jack Gaskin August 07, 2012

Wonderful City Scape

jack #1479139

Chris Budny level-deluxe August 09, 2012

This is just beautiful! #10268771

Gerda Grice level-classic August 09, 2012

Thank you very much, Jack and Christopher! I truly appreciate your taking the time to write and your kind words! #10269027

Sheryl Sturges August 10, 2012

Lovely shot, lovely town. Makes me want to visit. Where were you to get this shot? #10270417

Terry Cervi level-deluxe September 24, 2012

Congrats on your wonderful finalist, Gerda!! Beautiful work! #10336787

Michelle Alton September 24, 2012

Uniquely beautiful Gerda. Congratulations on your finalist, which will soon be golden. #10337456

Pat Abbott level-classic September 24, 2012

That is some view! Beautiful shot, Gerda! Congrats! #10337855

Gerda Grice level-classic September 24, 2012

Thank you very much, Pat, Michelle, Sheryl and Terry! I'm delighted with the Finalist placing! Sheryl,I'm not sure exactly I was when I took this shot. The cruise excursion I went on from Alesund took us to an overlook point, but I also took some photos from the top deck of our cruise ship,and I'm not sure whether I took this shot from the ship or the lookout point. #10339091

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 25, 2012

Congratulations on a magnificent finalist, Gerda. I hope to see gold on it soon! #10340214

JO ANN CLEVELAND September 25, 2012

Big congratulations on this super finalist Gerda!

jo ann c. #10340638

Kathryn Wesserling September 25, 2012

Gerda, I love this image - it almost looks as though Grandma Moses painted it with that unique palette of hers. This will surely move up the Win-Ladder. #10341011

Kathryn Wesserling September 25, 2012

Gerda, I love this image - it almost looks as though Grandma Moses painted it with that unique palette of hers. This will surely move up the Win-Ladder. #10341012

Gerda Grice level-classic September 25, 2012

Thank you so much, Kathy,Jo Ann and Kiki! I appreiciate your very kind comments very much! -Gerda #10341018

Chris Budny level-deluxe September 25, 2012

Congratulations, Gerda! #10341110

Gerda Grice level-classic September 25, 2012

Thank you very much, Christopher. #10341750

Nadia Paul September 28, 2012

Congrats on your beautiful finalist Gerda! #10345874

Merna L. Nobile October 06, 2012


I heard the good news…and could not be happier for you! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna #10358400

Gerda Grice level-classic August 30, 2014

Thank you very much, Sheryl. I took this shot back in 2012 when we were on a Transatlantic cruise. I loved Alesund and took dozens of photos of it, both from the cruise ship, from in the town itself, and from a visitor's centre outside the town that had a walkaround outside deck from which you could look down on the town. I'm not sure where I took this photo from, but I think it was probably an upper deck of the ship. -Gerda. #11121132

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