The King That Abdicated

How an 800mm bird photography adventure turned into 24mm industrial romance.

I suddenly got the urge to try my luck at photographing a kingfisher. After a bit of online research, everything seemed to be perfectly aligned — the right season, the right time of day, and the right location.

So off we went to Nääs Fabriker, full of anticipation and armed with an 800mm lens.

Unfortunately, the birds had apparently made other plans and were nowhere to be seen. Instead, we turned our attention to some fascinating old factory buildings and ended up capturing a completely different kind of beauty.

One particularly interesting piece of industrial history is the 800-metre-long metal pipe that once supplied water to the factory. The inside of this enormous pipe had to be cleaned at regular intervals — a job that was apparently nothing short of a nightmare.

To make matters worse, the work had to be carried out at night because the pipe's black exterior absorbed so much heat from the sun that temperatures inside became dangerously high during the day.

Which, of course, makes me wonder: Why on earth didn't they just paint the thing white? 😄

Anyway, kingfishers or no kingfishers, Nääs Fabriker is a truly wonderful place for photography, especially in autumn when the colours and atmosphere add an extra touch of magic.

#Kingfisher #NaasFabriker #IndustrialHeritage #IndustrialPhotography #AutumnPhotography #SwedishPhotography #MagnusBorgPhotography

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