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Jæren
Jæren is a coastal area in the county of Rogaland that streches from the Bokna-fjord in the north to Dalane in the south. It’s also situated on the southwestern part of Norway. The district is also Norways lagrest lowland area and is also one of the best agricultural area of Norway, but also hold much industrial production which is mostly tied to the farming production as with the Kverneland Group situated in Time and Klepp. Petroleum industry is more dominant of the northern part of Jæren. The largest cities of Jæren is Stavanger and Sandnes. The coastline of Jæren differs from what the main norwegian coastline is like by being…
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Hå Gamle Prestegård/Obrestad Fyr
Hå Gamle Prestegård (Hå Old Vicarage) is situated west from Nærbø in Hå municipality in Rogaland county. It was buildt in 1637. The vicarage was already a senior man housing, vicarage, adminstrative and culturalcenter for a few houndred years ago. Today it’s an art and cultural institution housed in a traditional and preserved buildingcomplex. In the 1980’s began a restoration of buildings which culminated in that the work earned the “Fritt Ords Honnør” award. Today the complex is used as art and cultural center that exhibit art of many styles. There is also an exhibit of archaeological finds of an 8200 year old settlement from the area. The…
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Tungenes Fyr / Tungenes lighthouse
Tungenes Fyr (lighthouse) is the northern tip of the district Jæren in the county Rogaland. This is one of my regular sites where I do my landscapes. Some of these pictures will be displayed here. I also would like to tell you a bit about this lighthouse as it’s one of my favorite places to go to when I need to get out and clear my mind. Tungenes lighthouse is a wooden lighthouse built in 1828 and rebuilt in 1862 and 1898, and taken out of service in 1984. To day the light is moved to a little island called “Bragen” that lies a bit out in the sea from…
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Some updates on where I am on the net
I thought that I would give you a update on my pages on the net beside this blogg. For view my pictures and to follow the new pictures I post, then I have my DeviantART-gallery. There is also the option of buying my prints from here. My official portfolio is found here. My official profile at Flickr is found here. My official channel at YouTube where I post my slideshows is found here. And for your eyes, I give you some of my resent pictures: Obrestad, Rogaland, Norway Obrestad, Rogaland, Norway Kvassheim, Rogaland, Norway Hellestø, Rogaland, Norway Obrestad, Rogaland, Norway
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The Noroff contest
Hello People. I’m currently enrolled in photocontest by Noroff. For me to win I need peoples help. All you need to do is to tap into this link and press the blue banner that reads: “Gi din stemme”.