Danish Golden Age 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.)

edytungkal, dip, marjan, chrkont, jjcordier, ChrisJ, jlbrthnn, Tue, Cretense, pasternak, danos, Wanda1, leo61, paura, azaf1, dareco, AiresSantos, jaywalker, robertosalguero, Jakab has marked this note useful

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batalay (20690) 2008-03-25 11:36

Hello George,

A most informative note accompanying your compelling image of Frederiksborg Castle. As a resident of Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA, I an frequently drawn to images of this "almost namesake" of my city. The resolution and colors are first rate, befitting the excellent composition and perspective you've chosen to produce this image.
Warm regards,

Bulents

dip (12408) 2008-03-25 11:37

Hi George,
beautiful architecture shot with good clarity and sharpness,
POV and framing are excellent,
very well done!
Regards,
Dimitris.

carper (64026) 2008-03-25 11:39

very nice George,
a good composition here, the details are good and the light was fine very good photojob again george, let them com, have a nice evening.
gr. jaap

jurek1951 (25728) 2008-03-25 11:48

Hi George,
Very well taken picture and presented in a beautiful frame,wanderful naturel colours, and very sharp picture, Excellent POV.and details, Very well done.
Georg

marjan (6081) 2008-03-25 13:15

hi george, wonderful motive , excellent shot with very useful notice.
Marjan

jonathan_hart (22564) 2008-03-25 13:29

i didn't tried this POV, it's an interesting one, again a good management of the light & fine natural colours
regards
jo

mesutilgim (36242) 2008-03-25 15:14

Hi dear George,
Very nice scene, masterly captured. Very good pov and compo and wonderfull notes. A real TE-job.
TFS
And best regards
MESUT ILGIM

chrkont (3621) 2008-03-25 17:34

Hi George
An other beautiful well-composed photograph same castle. Very impressive details on every building and deep-rich colors especially at front magenta roof and nice saturated green trees. TFS
Regards
Christos

jjcordier (24102) 2008-03-25 22:58

George
Ta série de photos sur ce superbe bâtiment est vraiment excellente. Il est vraiment très photogénique. Tu as, en plus, l'art d'obtenir des couleurs particulières (en particulier pour le ciel)qui font que l'on reconnait tes photos au premier coup d'œil.
Amicalement
JJ

clnaef (6289) 2008-03-26 0:00

Bonjour,
Bel ensemble bien cadré qui ressort bien avec le ciel.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

TGULUMSER (12418) 2008-03-26 1:28

Hello George,
A very qualified photo with wonderful composition, light and colors.
Best regards,
Tulay

ChrisJ (69522) 2008-03-26 1:32

Hi George

A wonderful colour contrast, between the red & cyan. Excellent sharpness & pov, with nice skylight reflections, in thr fg river. Tfs!

evanrizo (456) 2008-03-26 1:47

Good morning George,
the impressive building is superb framed, the lightness, sharpness and contrasts are ideal, so we can see all the great details.
Bravo.
Evangelos

jlbrthnn (36888) 2008-03-26 2:17

Hello George,
Bravo you carried out another good image of this place. Composition of perspective, colors and architecture are superb. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Tue (25608) 2008-03-26 3:16

Hi George,
Splendid view of this beautiful castle with an appealing summer atmosphere. You chose a good POV and the vertical composition works very well. The light is also attractive. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

Cretense (54794) 2008-03-26 3:30

Hi George!

I could never imagine that Denmark had such beauties and so much architectonic interest. I have nothing to comment about a perfect architecture photo! congratulations!

Hercules

Greg1949 (8507) 2008-03-26 3:38

George, it really was a golden age too wasn't it. Yout shots show us pomp that I have seen in very few other places, the photo is great and shows magnificant structures. Great capture.

Greg

pasternak (12994) 2008-03-26 5:10

Nice luminous view of this fantastic castle, George, I think you could correct the left vertical a bit.

Cheers
Alexander

danos (31652) 2008-03-26 6:20

Hello George,
very impressive the Frederiksborg Castle with a lots of other buildings that surrounded.As i have reading from your note its history is so old and as i see the construction keep up strong.The colours and the light as the perspective are great.Very informative your note.

Regards,Danos

ifanik (20462) 2008-03-26 6:46

Very very beautiful picture my friend George
The colours are superb and the POV great
Very well done
Best regards
Nick

Wanda1 (10884) 2008-03-26 6:59

Hi George,
I like your view looking over the water to this magnificent castle. The detail is super and the colour tones perfect. I also like your almost square format to give a good tight composition. Very nice!
Regards
Wanda

leo61 (42808) 2008-03-26 12:14

Hi George!
I`ve seen some shots st TE taken from this POV and this is a good image too.Fine details at this fantastic architecture and well saturated colors.
Regards,leo

paura (37792) 2008-03-26 14:25

George,
Amazing architecture shapes here, friend. The tower in the left side is the top point. Very well done.

Abraço

Paulo

danyy (67958) 2008-03-26 15:18

Encore d'excellentes lumières et un niveau de détails impressionnant.
Cadrage et POV qui mettent bien ce site en valeur.
All the Best.
Daniel.

azaf1 (15541) 2008-03-27 5:35

Hi George
Your compositions are just great with the very special POV you use and the creating all those diagonals rendering a pleasure to look at.
well done
Argiris

dareco (17024) 2008-03-27 6:56

A magnificient castle!! Incredible architecture!! Very nice pov and color. TFS

AiresSantos (41322) 2008-03-28 0:48

Hi George
Wonderful architecture in this very nice compositiob. Lovely colours and light. Great nore also
Have a nice evening
Aires

bakes888 (18055) 2008-03-28 1:42

Hi George. Wonderful photo. Excellent colour and detail with strong composition. The ripple on the water adds life to the bottom of the frame. Well captured and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

jemaflor (38827) 2008-03-29 3:51

Hi George,
Well taken, ideal composotion, nice architecture, good colours and light.

jaywalker (12186) 2008-03-29 12:19

Hi George, A brilliantly sharp photo, the architecture is fabulous & the strong light works very well, great vertical composition &, a wonderfully informative note, kind regards Wilson.

edytungkal (4513) 2008-04-01 1:10

Hello George,
Excellent composition with perfect pov... Every details are beautiful and even the clear blue sky make it more special. I love the old architetures of this beautiful castle. Great shot place and well shot...
Thanks.

daniel

robertosalguero (2759) 2008-04-02 1:10

Hello George,

Very tall spires in this castle. The combination of green domes and brick look very elegant. The image is well composed with good light and colours. An effective perspective to show us the building and the water on the foreground. Thanks George.

Roberto

Jakab (3406) 2008-04-10 15:30

Szia Gyuri!
Tetszetős ez is, ámbár engem az előbbiek inkább megfogtak. Technikai fogyatékossága, hogy a bal oldal tornyai határozottan dőlnek. Tudom, nagylátószög, optikai adottság, ez van.
Üdv
Laci