Simviation Forum - Vikings. (Theis would approve)

Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 8:01pm

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More photo's from my travels. This time from the Vikingskip Museet in Oslo. These are original viking ships dug up from burial mounds in Norway. And considering they spent over 1000 years underground I think they're fecking amazing. The museum was a tad dark, as you can see from the first photo, but a slight tweak of the settings and I managed to produce some good, if slightly blurry (on occasions) photo's.

This is what you're presented with as you walk into the museum. A fantastic sight I think you'll agree.

It was here I gave the settings a tweak and I was quite satisfied with the results.

So satisfied actually that I went back and started again. Grin

This is another of their boats (they have three in total, though the third is not nearly so good as these two). It's thought that while the first one was a ceremonial boat, this one was the type they went a-raiding in as it's a more seaworthy design.

Another view of the second ship.

This ones a bit blurry, but then with a 3 second exposure, a flash and no tripod, I defy anyone to do better. These are little viking dinghys found in pieces in one of the ships. The museum put them together and here they are for all to see.

A nice one of the steering oar of the second longboat.

Well, hope you enjoyed. Cause I went to three other museums that day and I got photographs from all of them. Grin

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Reply #1 - Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 8:05pm

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Wicked cool... I love Viking longboats. Remarkable carpentry, and very fine ships for their purpose.

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Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 8:35pm

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Very nice Woody. Maybe you can give me some tips on those settings. This is just the sort of thing I'd like to know.

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Reply #3 - Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 9:50pm

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Tough shots without a tri-pod ???........lean against a wall and brace up as tight as you can Shocked

...........nice stuff to see from afar....... 8)

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Reply #4 - Oct 3^rd, 2005 at 6:16am

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Very nice Woody. Maybe you can give me some tips on those settings. This is just the sort of thing I'd like to know.

On the wheel on your camera there should be a setting with a moon and a star. I used that with the flash.

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Reply #5 - Oct 4^th, 2005 at 3:16pm

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Great shots. Not many creature comforts on those boats... Shocked

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Reply #6 - Oct 4^th, 2005 at 3:20pm

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Great shots. Not many creature comforts on those boats... Shocked

Well you might have a cow hide to place over your seat/sea chest Grin

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Reply #7 - Oct 4^th, 2005 at 3:46pm

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Men were men in those days & women were glad of it. Cheesy

Or so I'm told. Wink

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Reply #8 - Oct 4^th, 2005 at 4:11pm

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Men were men in those days & women were glad of it. Cheesy

Or so I'm told. Wink

I wouldn't be so sure about that...

Grin

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Reply #9 - Oct 4^th, 2005 at 5:37pm

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great shots woody:)

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Reply #10 - Oct 4^th, 2005 at 6:00pm

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I like the last one best. Grin

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Reply #11 - Oct 7^th, 2005 at 2:14am

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Cool!

There is a newly built viking skepp (Wiking ship) down by the docks here in Malmö! Its been there together with a 14th century boat lying beside it for about a year now, they take èm out on the sea a couple of times a year for Role-Playing. Kinda cool, been thinking about joining n the next one, but its very expencive... Sad

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Reply #12 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 4:12am

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Very nice pics woodlouse!

theres some pics from my countrys greattime!

Cheers Theis

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