> Nearly right. You may like to know, however, that "gate" in Norwegian > actually means "street". Apparently, you find the same word in some > English place names...
and in many street names, particularly in York. Walmgate, Coppergate, Goodramgate, Whip-me-whop-me Gate, etc... -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Toralf Lund > Sent: 20 July 2007 13:55 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO: Gatekapell > > Jim King wrote: > > An interesting image, to me at least, although the meaning of the > > sign is uncertain - Gate chapel is open?. > Nearly right. You may like to know, however, that "gate" in Norwegian > actually means "street". Apparently, you find the same word in some > English place names... > > Anyhow, the picture was taken just outside the cathedral in > Oslo. It is > currently closed because it's being renovated, so a temporary "street > chapel" has been set up right next to it. > > I like the texture of the > > stone surfaces and the contrast of the black area on the sign with > > the predominately lighter ones of the rest of the scene. > This image > > needed to be in B/W - I can't imagine it being as > interesting in color. > > > Just what I was thinking. > > Glad you like it. Thanks. > > - Toralf > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
