The fishermen's chapel at Skeppsmalen
Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
December 18, 2004 - 09:30 UTC (10:30 local time)
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© 2004 Jakob Norstedt-Moberg, All Rights Reserved.
Caption
This is the wooden chapel of the small fishermen's village Skeppsmalen at the coast of the Gulf of Botnia outside the town Ornskoldsvik. It was build in the 1800th century.For a panorama tour of Skeppsmalen visit Fotoverkstan.
Skeppsmalen (the local spelling is "Skeppsmaln") has a museum specialised in the fishing and preparation of the baltic herring. In the old times fish used to be conserved in salt, but salt was expensive and thus reduced to a minimum. This opened for a special fermentation process which transfered the herring into a delicious meal, surstromming.
The village, with the lighthouse "Skagsudde", is the base for pilots helping ships to navigate in and out of the archipelago.
This time of the year there is usually snow, but a few mild days with rain spoiled it. Since it is the time of the vinter solstice and the location is not very far from the arctic circle the sun rises just above the horizon at noon, and the day is very short.
Equipment
Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm Fisheye, Tripod, Panosaurus tripod head
(Svenska) Panorama från Skeppsmalen, Örnsköldsvik
Ett panorama som visar kapellet i fiskeläget Skeppsmalen utanför Örnsköldsvik vid Höga Kusten, byggt på 1700-talet. Panoramat är fotograferat vid vintersolståndet 2004. Gå till Fotoverkstan för en rundtur i Skeppsmaln!
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