Photographer's Note
This is at the middle lake of Marvikarna,
you can notice the backpacks that's filled of changing cloths in plastic bags in case the ice breaks and you get in the water you floating on the backpack and after you need warm dry cloth.
Tour skating on ice (in Swedish "långfärdsskridskoåkning") is now a popular sport in Sweden. Maybe the best conditions in the world are those found around Stockholm with a considerable number of both large and small lakes plus the extensive nearby archipelago in the Baltic Sea. The smallest lakes may freeze normally in November, although the main season usually starts in December and lasts until March or April. Snow is not a major problem in this part of Sweden because in cold periods there are often areas of unfrozen water that can still freeze, and in mild periods the snow melts down to slush in the daytime and freezes to ice during the night.
The Baltic around Stockholm does not freeze every year, but when it does skating there is a very special experience. The lakes also offer outstanding conditions for great tours. On the large Lake Mälaren it is very popular to skate between the many towns situated along the shores and experienced skaters may skate 100 kilometers or more in a day. Most medium-sized and small lakes are located in very beautiful forest landscapes, giving skating there a special character.
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pablominto
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(53746) 2007-12-28 3:00
Hej Anders,
All right... without the title I'd say they are walking on water, the ice is totally amazing!
Couldn't wish for better conditions for skating, could they...
The icefall makes a great backdrop and the dots of red adds life!
Greetings,
Pablo -
holmertz
(102650) 2007-12-28 3:09
Hej Anders,
Amazingly clear ice, it really looks like a mirror, almost unnatural. The skaters in the bright colours certainly catch the eyes. Maybe a vertical composition, and getting a bit closer, might have been an interesting alternative.
Hälsningar,
Gert
auldal
(1380) 2007-12-28 3:12
What a great idea & one I've never heard of before, despite being involved in the outdoors for years.
The photo is excellent with amazing reflections and good colours, ice on lakes in Scotland is seldom this clear and flat. It does look as though you are skating on water.
Alastair
jonathan_hart
(21276) 2007-12-28 3:18
hi Anders
the ice is a real mirror, even the fall is frozen ! the reflection is perfect, very good looking photo and interesting post
regards
jo
Nicou
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(193806) 2007-12-28 5:19
hello,
On dirait qu'ils sont dans l'eau tellement le reflet est pur et limpide, amgnigique cascade de galce propice ā l'escalade, dans un splendidie décor miroir.
Bravo et amitiés
Nicou
belido
(19934) 2007-12-28 6:14
Olá Anders,
no issues about this one, absolutely not! I sure I've never seen a frozen water like that. It looks someone has polished it. Incredible situation and great capture!
Um abraįo,
Carlos
Cretense
(68709) 2007-12-28 6:44
Hi Anders!
This is a great gift, my friend! Two photos in one! Fantastic place, fantastic moment! perfect reflection, great composition and light managment, amazing sharpness and overall definition and those people with the colourful clothes adding "life"! Congratulations!
Hercules
gbeli
(1970) 2007-12-28 8:50
Hello Anders
Amazing photo from Sweden.
The colorful men and the great reflection make this photo special.
Regards
vinicio
(23423) 2007-12-28 9:26
I'm fascinated from the ice under the feet of these men, it's really like a perfect mirror, wonderful.
Beautiful and interesting image Anders, thanks and compliments.
Best wishes
Ciao
Vinicio
TravelerNL
(3011) 2007-12-30 2:10
Hej igen!
Ännu en vacker skridskobild med väldigt bra reflektion. Färgerna är fina här och den frusna vattenfall och berget med trä ger en bra bakgrund. Det kanske skulle ha varit en lite starkare bild om skridskoåkarna skulle ha stått mer på vänster framsidan av bilden i och med att de skulle synas bättre med berget som bakgrund, nu försvinner de lite mot vattenfallet.
Ha det bra!
Harko
saxo042
(38078) 2007-12-30 2:14
Hej Anders,
Fantastic ice, I can´t recall seeing anything like this, I hope it is thick enough for the people standing there. They seem well equipped with all necessary life saving things you certainly need here.
Hälsningar
Gunnar
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(4133) 2007-12-30 4:08
Hello Anders,
and thanks for sharing with us this great experience. I like this picture and its compo with the 3 guys standing in front of the iced waterfall and the perfect reflections..it looks amazing! At first, when I saw this pic I was terrified..I was trying to understand how on earth you could walk on the water..then I read all the other info in the other picture and i was amazed..this is great!!
Thanks for sharing this and all the very best wishes for the incoming new year!
Igor
scroller
(3451) 2007-12-31 13:16
Increeedible cool photo Anders !! Happy New year! Fantastic reflections! Is this form the wtersystem between Gnesta and Åkerstyckebruk? I have canooing that distance once in my youth...
cheers!
/Z:a
mikeo
(12129) 2008-01-02 8:39
Hi Anders,
Reflections look incredible clear! Perfect sharpnes... I very like waterfall too! Really cool place...
Happy New Year!:),
Michal
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(4848) 2008-01-08 22:29
amazing,dear Anders!you are lucky with all those lakes..yes,when was little(long time),it was a pleasure to skate on natural lakes.now,i'm very happy when see a little snow;)anyway,be careful!
perfect mirror;)
thanks,
Flori;)
boa
(8039) 2009-03-24 11:28
Hej Anders,
wow ! what a cool photo. It looks almost unreal, guess it can not be better than this..? it would be really fun to try this sometime, although I am a little afraid of thin ice.
Wonderful reflections and colours.
Hälsningar
Boa
out_of_focus (73) 2010-02-23 13:17
WOW! - I think that it could be the most proper comment for your picture! :) I like tones and POV, the situation being shown is amazing - especially the mirror-like surface of ice. Jag älskar den!
Photo Information
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Copyright: Anders Mohlin (molla)
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(7129) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2007-12-26
- Categories: Natureza, Transportes, Momento Decisivo
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Tema(s): Tour skating in Sweden [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2007-12-28 2:41
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