Frederiksborg Slot II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Frederiksborg Slot II

Here is my second picture of Frederiksborg Slot in Hillerød, Frederiksborg Amt.
It is taken earlier at the day and shows you the main part of the castle.
The first picture can be seen here.

Frederiksborg Slot is located on three small islands in Slotsøen (Castle Lake). It was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV (1577-1648). It is the largest renaissance castle in Scandinavia. The first parts were built by King Frederik II (1534-1588), Christian's father, and date back to 1560. Frederik II gave the castle also its name. However most of the current castle was built between 1602-1620 by Christian IV and designed by the Dutch architects Hans and Lorents van Steenwinckel. The castle is built in Dutch Renaissance-style, just as many other buildings in Copenhagen, that date back to Christian IV's time, like Børsen (Stock Exchange) and Rosenborg Slot.

After Christian IV's death, the castle was mainly used for ceremonies, especially to crown the Danish Monarchs. In 1720 Freden i Frederiksborg (Treaty of Frederiksborg) was signed here, that ended Den store nordiske krig (Great Northern War, 1700-1721), between Denmark-Norway and Sweden.
Nowadays the castle is used as a museum, Frederiksborgmuseet (The Frederiksborg Museum) or Det Nationalhistoriske Museum (Museum of National History). This museum was founded in 1878 by brewer J.C. Jacobsen of the Carlsberg Breweries, who also funded the reconstruction of the castle after a large fire in 1859.

I hope you like this picture! :-)

weswang, danyy, isabela_sor, papagolf21, jbweasle, Cormac, singuanti, PixelTerror, feather, capthaddock, UlfE, apazevedo, jjbach, jmdaoudal, kent_s, sarju, bertolucci, Emile, Didi, alvaraalto, Fixfocus, riclopes, anavazao, abulafia has marked this note useful

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claudiaf (4406) 2005-12-12 16:43 [Comment]

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weswang (18223) 2005-12-12 16:45

Hi Lars, I like this beautifully composed picture. The silhouette view of the statues on the left hand side of this picture is especially well designed together with the colorful bright castle in the center. Good timing for this picture to show the multi-dimensional feature of this place. The shadows enable us to see the shapes of the buildings behind the camera. The shade of the status at the lower center made a beautiful shadow to the front wall. A very well taken picture with great details and sharpness. Well done.

danyy (69499) 2005-12-12 16:48

Bonjour Lars,
une constante, ces toits verts qui font la particularité de ces bâtiments anciens.
On voit sur eux les ombres d'autres bâtisses qui ont l'air tout aussi imposantes.
C'est bien cadré et exposé.
Best regards.
Daniel.

rbcy1974 (20746) 2005-12-12 16:58

Hi Lars,
Beautiful POV
excellent light
very nicely highlited architecture
Regards
Daniel

papagolf21 (56765) 2005-12-12 17:06

Bonsoir Lars,
Je déguste des yeux cette photographie. Edifice impressionnant éclairé par une lumière douce de décembre. Une photo pleine de douceur et d'histoire.
Pas d'éléments perturbateurs, quelle chance !
Bravo pour cette réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

isabela_sor (42493) 2005-12-12 17:08

Good perspective. Wonderful architecture and place.I like the composition and colours- especially, this unusual green!Excellent note.
Thanks,
Isabela

jbweasle (9294) 2005-12-12 17:47

Hi Lars, another good shot of this interesting building. The lighting is wonderful. Unfortunately this causes some distracting shadows but this can't be helped at this time of day.

Cormac (26455) 2005-12-12 22:11

Very nice shot! The building itself is very beautiful and interesting, with the intricate roofline and tower, and your shot shows it off to the maximum. I like the colour combination too, with the warm red of the building contrasting with the cool blue sky. Well done!

singuanti (15240) 2005-12-12 22:12

Hi Lars. Well your light and composition are both outstanding. Basically a perfect shot and I can't see anyway it could be improved on. Nice one Lars!

cessy (13647) 2005-12-13 1:58

beautiful architecture, excellently captured
the light and shadow, and the contrast of colors so wonderful
very well done, Lars

PixelTerror (86861) 2005-12-13 5:23

Hej Lars,
A nice castle that stands well out against the sky, especially for its warm walls contrasting with the blue sky.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

feather (50168) 2005-12-13 5:53

Wonderful light you had that gives strong light/shade contrasts; I don't object to the shadows at all. The light also gives its warm glow to the castle. I love how you included the silhouetted statue with its shadow in the door archway.
Kath

capthaddock (28640) 2005-12-13 9:52

Hi Lars - beautiful architecture, and well presented with the low light. Some people prefer a human presence to give it scale, but I prefer the absence of people like here.

UlfE (9188) 2005-12-13 14:32

Hello Lars,

Another excellent view of Fredriksborgs Slot. Also here the light is excellent and I love the shadow of the tower and the silhouette of the statue against the sky to the left.
Greetings,

Ulf

apazevedo (5469) 2005-12-13 18:12

Hi Lars! This is indeed a fantastic castle, the construction is fabulous; the perspective is good, as well as the shadows and all that detail. Very good note, as always. Well done!

jjbach (9111) 2005-12-13 18:51

Hi Lars,
Great picture of this glorious building. Excellent point of view and lovely warm colours. The low sun gives wonderful light and big, long shadows. Very well done!

Regards John

sergecross (3438) 2005-12-14 6:04

Lars, very rich in arquitecture, i like it.
Nice shadows and the contrast is great.
Sergio

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-12-14 11:06

This was certainly a nice day to photography this castle and according to the shadows a very good moment to catch this light wich goes well with stones and brickworks of the walls.
This i a very good framing
Great
jean Michel

kent_s (1911) 2005-12-14 13:56

Davs Lars
Du fann en mycket vacker dag för att ta bilder på detta magnifika slott med dess härligt varm röda tegel. Visserligen så har du fått lite vinjetterig i bilden men inte så det stör.

Ett stycke gott hantverk
Hälsningar
Kent

devimeuxbe (56398) 2005-12-14 15:43

Hi Lars
nice perspective, nice composition, nice light.
I also like the statue on the left.
Well done
Bertrand

john_c (24635) 2005-12-15 11:17

Hi Lars,
An inspiring, well composed shot. The building is portrayed bathed in a golden light, with good play of shadows. All the fine details are clearly seen. I like the statue on the left, as it both balances and enhances the scene. Great capture.
John

Stepan (27175) 2005-12-15 12:27

I still like this place, especially in such a sweet light.
Your pov is quite good and makes a good light/shadow effect.
Hilsner,
Stéphane

sarju (5308) 2005-12-15 12:50

Hej Lars
You do seem to capture the architecture of a place like no other person on TE ... very good sunlight in this photo ... I like the statue on the left and the shadow of the dome on the building
good work and thanks for the wonderful note
hej da ... sarju

bertolucci (12014) 2005-12-16 9:29

Hej Lars,
Het is inderdaad een gebouw van grote schoonheid. De subtiele hoek is zeer goed gekozen om ons te laten genieten van de combinatie van bouwvolumes en de rijke detaillering. Heerlijke plaat!
Goed weekend,
Bert

Emile (20151) 2005-12-16 23:20

Hola Lars.
Again an impressive shot of this beautiful castle. Taken at the exact moment to be able to obtain such nice colours and great details, very good lighting. Good POV. Looks like behind you there is another interesting building, we are able to see the shadow in the facade of the castle.
Very well done. TFS.

Have a nice weekend.

Didi (36516) 2005-12-17 7:50

Bonjour Lars.
La luminosité est très appréciable sur cette composition où l'architecture est bien positionnée avec un avant-plan parfaitement dégagé.

Hello Lars.
The luminosity is very appreciable on this composition where architecture is well positioned with a perfectly released foreground.

alvaraalto (5303) 2005-12-17 11:57

Hi Lars,
Dat heerlijke avondlicht.
Die strak blauwe lucht.
Dat mooie metselwerk.
Die schitterende Deense versie van de Hollandse renaissance architectuur.
Je zou er haast een gedicht over schrijven.
groet Rob

Fixfocus (9377) 2006-01-17 19:35

Hej Lars,
I missed this one,The late light makes the slot glow,amazing colors and contrasts.Good angle and perspective,the sculpture on the left is a nice detail.
Greetings,
Hermann

riclopes (33135) 2006-02-18 5:33

Hej Lars,
Today, your last post made me to do a carefull visit to this series and that bring me to here. I find the slot IV very nice, but also very similar to the slot I. This closer aproach has a beautiful game of shadows. I like specially the sillouette of the statue on the left and the way it is well balanced with the shadow in the right side of the façade.
It must be wonderful to explore the interiors of this castle...
Very good work!
Hilsner,
Ricardo

anavazao (5592) 2006-03-09 7:38

Hi,
Great building with nice colours, composition, details and light!
Good idea and perspective!
Ana:)