 And to be precise a marsh marigold, shot during a long session in a hide on the shore of Särna lake, when the light of the approaching sunset was combined with the rippling water: as a matter of fact the true subjects of the picture, with the plant that merely acts as filling and contrast element.
I am closing the series from the High Coast with some stones: first the red Rapakivi granite from Norrfällsviken, then the coloured rubbles of Bönhamn, and finally three shots from Rotsidan, which include the peculiar coastal flat rocks made of diabase. Difficult as usual photographing trees, whether they are dead or alive, standing out or fallen. The bidimensional representation debase them, and the final blow is given them by the inadequate amount of pixels of the web vision. However... here they are four shots from Norrfällsviken Nature Reserve in High Coast, which boasts, beyond the beautiful pinewood, the so called "klapperfält" (fields of rubbles), vast accumulation of rounded stones covererd in map lichen, once the bottom of the sea. I’ve never really tried motion blur seascapes before, even if it’s a defined subgenre in landscape photography, so I took advantage of my High Coast stay to have some fun. As in any other photo genre, knowledge from previous experiences is precious, and you can see it (when it lacks). First one is from Bönhamn, the following two from Rotsidan Nature Reserve.  That is Höga Kusten. It’s called "high" for the coastal cliffs and the reliefs on the many islands and along the mainland which go up to 280 mt. (which, in Sweden, is a relief... of a certain relief).
The area spans for almost 100 km, and belongs to Unesco Heritage because, besides the beautiful landscape and nature, it is the stretch of earth's crust which boasts the greatest land uplift in the world - almost 1 cm a year - caused by the elastic bounce following the melting of the 3 km thick ice layer resting on it 10.000 years ago. In short, the current 270 amsl contour line is where the shore was then. I start the mini-exhibition on my recent pictures in Höga Kusten with an ultra-classic postcard-like view taken from the Skuleskogen National Park, and in particular from the summit of the huge rift Slåttdalsskrevan (30 mt. deep, 200 long), the most famous place in the park. The rift itself, whose above end is partially visible, was sadly impracticable due to the snow still filling it. |
All site contents are: © Vitantonio Dell'Orto, all rights reserved worldwide. The Chronicles of Särna, and other stories from the North.
I live in Sweden, in Särna (Dalarna). The Chronicles are a photo diary about the nature (but not just) here around and from all the Scandinavian areas where my photo job takes me.
It is possible to purchase the pictures in these pages, as for all those in Exuvia, as signed prints. Here the info.
In Särna, close to national parks and nature reserves, our vandrarhem (family hostel) offers a simple but nice accommodation in private room for 21 euros a night (and even less if you are a group)
My book: "My Sweden - Tales from an Italian photographer in the North" is available in the bookstores and by the publisher.
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