Gate of the Frederiksborg Castle Photo

Photographer’s Note

Frederiksborg Castle is located in the middle of Hillerød on three islands in the castle lake. The oldest parts of the castle were built in 1560 by King Frederik II and the castle is named after him.

The majority of the present castle was built between 1600-1620 by Frederik II's son, Christian IV in Dutch Renaissance style with sweeping gables, sandstone decorations and copper-covered roofs and spires. The castle burnt in 1859 but was rebuilt from 1860-84 with financial support from brewer J. C. Jacobsen and later by the Carlsberg Foundation.

The part of the castle with the two low round towers on the southernmost island beside the S-bridge that connects the first and middle islets were part of Frederik II's original Frederiksborg as were the small Bath House between The Enclosure and the small Deer Park.

The Danish Kings lived in Frederiksborg Castle for about a century and the absolute monarchs were crowned in the palace chapel from 1671. Since 1693, Christian IV's palace chapel has also served as the knight's chapel for the Order of the Elephant and the Knights of the Dannebrog and is also used as a parish church at the moment. The church also houses the old organ from 1610 built by Esajas Compenius.

Frederiksborg Palace chapel served as the beautiful backdrop for the wedding of Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra in November 1995.

The National History Museum has been housed in the castle since 1878. The museum was founded by brewer J. C. Jacobsen as a special department of the Carlsberg Foundation. As well as magnificent rooms and spaces like the palace chapel, the Rose, the Audience Chamber and the Great Hall, the museum contains the country's most important collection of portraits and historical paintings.
(Source: dk.wictor/frederiksborg.html.)

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xavshot (62257) 2008-03-21 15:30

Bonsoir George
superbe perspective et belle mise ne valeur de cette architecture. Les couleurs sont belles, notamment le turquoise des toits. bravo.
Xavier

TopGeo (21639) 2008-03-21 16:04

Hi George! excellent captured!A marvellous symmetry and a chromatic balance! do I like your composition? Him have in my collection? Happy Easter
Georgios

danyy (68492) 2008-03-21 16:13

Bonjour George,
des couleurs fortes et contrastées qui me plaisent beaucoup, ainsi que ce POV qui nous mène droit vers l'entrée.
La photo est très nette.
Regards.
Daniel.

asajernigan (14080) 2008-03-21 18:16

George,
Your composition is fine here using the path and framing buildings to lead the eye into the shot. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The people give the photo a nice sense of scale.
TFS,
Asa

parbo (10966) 2008-03-21 19:07

Hello George,

Wow. What a huge towers you captured. Its corrosioned copper roofs creates a great view under blue sky but the court creates a splendid depth and perspective with this high towers. Terracotta roofs and facades are great. Congratulations.

I wish you have a Happy Easter.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

dareco (17104) 2008-03-21 19:16

Very beautiful architecture and color! An excellent picture with very nice sharpness. TFS and wishing you a very Happy Easter!

jurek1951 (25896) 2008-03-21 20:27

Hi George,
You shew beautiful architecture in perfect warm colors. I like composition, and your POV.Perfect sharpness, very well framed.
Georg

meltemi (9746) 2008-03-21 23:56

Hello George,
with this type of light and the deep blue sky this makes a very special and attractive view. This is an impressive picture, in vivid colours and nicely composed. Great note as always. Well done.
Kind Regards.
Stella

carper (64546) 2008-03-22 0:34

a very nice one my friend.
the perspective is great and it lead the eyes into the castle, very good composition and a good quality, nice to look at, very good and happy easter.
gr. jaap

evanrizo (456) 2008-03-22 1:07

The perspective it comes from the good chosen from the POV is very good.
The light is also very good.
TFS
Evangelos

snunney (34610) 2008-03-22 1:52

Hello George,
A very fine perspective looking along this street, whose cobbles make for very good lead-lines. The people add a touch of vitality as well as bringing a sense of scale to the scene. Excellent colours and clarity.

ChrisJ (70019) 2008-03-22 2:43

Hi George

Good symmetry between the 2 or 3 towers with fantastic colour contrasts between the red & blue / cyan. excellent sharpness & lead in lines & perspective. Tfs!

jonathan_hart (22570) 2008-03-22 3:50

hi George,
you managed well the light, fine colours, no distortion, well done
maybe you can change the location to put this photo with the other shot of this castle (Hillerød => Hilleroed)
regards
jo

azaf1 (15541) 2008-03-22 3:53

Hi George
This is a piece of art in geometry and perspective. I love the lines created with the top of the towers and the roofs and the color and just everything
Well done, my friend
Argiris

TGULUMSER (12496) 2008-03-22 4:10

Hello George,
Colors here are amazing, very nice POV and frame. Thanks a lot for sharing with us,
Best regards,
Tulay

pablominto (40402) 2008-03-22 4:54

Hello George,
A strong lead-in and very good clarity in colours!
Fine details in the architecture, and some impressive design in particular I notice the towers as interesting elements...
A well balanced composition with dynamic lines!
Greetings,
Pablo -

mursaloglu (5134) 2008-03-22 5:48

Dear George
Wonderful architectural picture with great saturated colors. I like here great POV and compo bravo ihsan

jlbrthnn (37601) 2008-03-22 5:49

Hello George,
Bravo you carried out an erudite composition of perspective, colors and architecture. Superb image of imposing monuments. Cheer.
Have a nice day and weekend
Cordially
Joël

danos (32198) 2008-03-22 6:20

hello George,
nice the perspective of the road that lead the eye to the Frederiksborg Castle,with these superbs towers especially this in the right.I like the colours and the POV that make the scene more impressive.Informative your note too.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

ifanik (20474) 2008-03-22 7:05

Hi George
This is a very beautiful photo
I like your frame
Nice capture my friend and wonderful building
Best regards
Nick

bizsu (1011) 2008-03-22 12:33

Szia Gyuri,
Csodaszép a kastély. Szívesen esküdnék én is egy ilyen háttérral. Gyönyörű!! Nagyon szép éles a kép. Csodásak a színek. Gratulálok, és Kellemes Húsvéti ünnepeket Kívánok, neked és kedves családodnak !
Légy jó !
Zsú

chrkont (3629) 2008-03-22 18:01

Hi George
Very good perspective by the road and side walls. I like a lot, chromatically but also the clarity of the right wall. Imposing the right tower for it's size and colors. I lost a little the top roof of the middle background building, but it's not big deal. Nice work as always. TFS
Regards
Christos

Silvio1953 (41438) 2008-03-23 0:37

Hi George, lovely perspective on this wonderful castle, splendid light and colors, very well done, Happy Easter, ciao Silvio

jhm (82201) 2008-03-23 3:20

Hello George,

You chose a very good angle this care for an excellent perspective.
Certainly the cupper colour of the roofs are very nice.
You did very good addition the people in background, this for the scale.
Thanks for sharing.

Happy Easter,
John.

Gustaw (21670) 2008-03-23 6:03

Hi, my friend!
And next good and interesting photo from Danmark. I like your big tower, I like your long perspective. Nice composition. Good colours and light. Well done.
Marek

hay_kes (28562) 2008-03-23 7:50

Hi George,
Very nice POV and perspective.Excellent colours, light and composition.TFS.
Regards.

hAyAti

Cretense (55690) 2008-03-23 8:23

Hi George!

Spectacular, outstanding architecture photo, perfect in any aspect!!! amazing perspective and composition, blinding colours, great overall quality. I think that architecture photography is trully your mastering field! Congratulations!

Hercules

berek (28849) 2008-03-23 22:56

Hi George,
impressive architecture again from you. I like perspective and blueness. Have a nice week.
Burak Erek

toto (18695) 2008-03-24 0:56

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce chateau avec cette longue entrée symétrique qui nous mène vers cette porte ouverte sur un superbe château aux toits magnifiques et a l' architecture intéressante.
Jolies couleurs et grande netteté de l' ensemble qui est super a regardre.

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

PixelTerror (86038) 2008-03-24 3:41

Hi George
Nice and imposing entrance, good you could step back enough to get some perspective to the gate
Have a nice day JY

leo61 (43219) 2008-03-24 13:41

Hi George!
This image has a great depth thanks to your central POV and the few people in the distance.A good exposure and i mlike the grren of the roofs.
Regards,Leo

robertosalguero (2763) 2008-03-30 2:35

Hello George,

I like the intensity of te blue sky and the contrast this ceate against the warm tones of the building. The castle is impressive, very elegant and huge. I like the depth of the image enhanced greatly by the long entranceway. Good sharpness and light. Thanks George.

Roberto

Jakab (3450) 2008-04-10 15:13

Szia Gyuri!
Nem tudok belekötni egyetlen részletbe sem, legjobban az tetszik, hogy kiválóan érvényesülnek a torony szokatlan (nyersebben: ortopéd) arányai: nagyobb a sisak, mint a torony maga. De hát ettől Koppenhága!
Üdv
Laci