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Photographer’s Note

Børsen

During my walk on the little island of Slotsholmen in the centre of Copenhagen, I found this mirror near Børsen, the Stock Exchange, of which I told you something in my last post.

Through this mirror you can see the street Børsgade with in the background Børsen.
Børsen is built between 1620 and 1640 by King Christian IV as a market place. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city. It was designed by the Dutch architects Lorents and Hans van Steenwinckel in Dutch Renaissance-style, the same architects and style as Frederiksborg Slot in Hillerød.
The building is best known for its tower, Dragespiret (the Dragon Steeple), representing four dragon tails intertwining. Nowadays the building is the office of the Danish Chamber of Commerce.

The tower you can see a bit of in the background is the one of Vor Frelsers Kirke (Church of Our Saviour) in Christianshavn.

I hope you like this picture of Børsen!

SampraS, feather, capthaddock, Fixfocus, papagolf21, cjmm, singuanti, riclopes, alvaraalto, jhm, Emile, atus, efigesta, apazevedo, emjleclercq has marked this note useful

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SampraS (617) 2006-03-28 6:11

That is great!
nice idea, good sharp pic.

You might only ad Red'n'White frame :)

Cheers
Adam

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-03-28 7:04

Hello Lars
Very original way to frame the landscape, its an image within the image,
I like it
Regards
Daniel

feather (50144) 2006-03-28 7:42

I see you are following in your Dad's footsteps with a reflection shot. Very well done with the details we can see. At first I thought it was a shame the mirror's frame was broken, but now I feel it is adding something to the image.
Kath

bebel (7355) 2006-03-28 8:08

bonjour Lars
toujours amusant ce genre de photo et la note assez précise la rend plus intéressante.
Les couleurs sont aussi étonnantes.
amitiés
Pierrot

capthaddock (28640) 2006-03-28 9:49

Hi Lars - interesting idea, remids me of your father's shot of a car reflection, the square format works well with the compo.

Fixfocus (9377) 2006-03-28 12:17

Hoi Lars,
Very creative use of the traffic mirror.The blue sky around the mirror looks great.Good self-portriat too!I like it.
Greetings,
Hermann

papagolf21 (56737) 2006-03-28 13:33

Bonsoir Lars,
Bonne idée d'utiliser ce panneau réflecteur pour mettre en valeur la ville.
Nous bénéficions ainsi d'une vue élargie sur les très anciens édifices.
Idée originale très bien réalisée.
Très bien fait.
Amitiés.
Philippe

weswang (18223) 2006-03-28 14:04

Hi Lars, I like the interesting twist view of the city together with the photographer himself. A nice abstract impression of the city life with the traffic, the street, and the buildings around. Good contrast out from this facing the bright sunlight.

devimeuxbe (56362) 2006-03-28 14:56

Hi Lars
Unusual frame here and nice colors.
You get a nice idea here.
Bertrand

cjmm (4019) 2006-03-28 15:47

Hej Lars!

Very well seen and photographed photo, with that 'fish eye' effect.

I see a lot of parking mirrors but never had thought of photographing their reflection.

Unusual but very attractive image Lars.

Saludos, hilsner,
Carlos

singuanti (15240) 2006-03-28 21:59

Hi Lars. I think I see the photographer! Always use two hands, lol! ;) Well this is very creative and the position of the cyclist couldn't get much better. Well seen Lars!

riclopes (33135) 2006-03-29 1:37

Hej Lars,
Spectacular capture!
Very original composition, with a magnific artistic result. I love the graphic shape and the amazing strong blue colour of the sky. Congratulations for this excellent idea!
Hilsner,
Ricardo

alvaraalto (5303) 2006-03-29 2:14

Hallo Lars,
Heerlijke spiegeling. Het lijkt wel of ze de spiegel speciaal voor jou hebben opgepoetst maar vergeten zijn de rand te herstellen. Ik heb de bijbehorende thema's voor je opgezocht.
groet Rob

jhm (83328) 2006-03-29 6:34

Hi Lars,
Met degelijke bolle spiegel staat men altijd verrast van het resultaat, ik herinner mij iets samen met uw vader of ben ik mis. Hier laat de fotograaf hen zelf, een deel van zijn gelaat zien, ook de fietser heeft een speciaal effect, het idee is goed, de foto zeer aardig, de achtergrond duidelijk.
Een grappige foto Lars,
John

john_c (24635) 2006-03-29 10:00

Hi Lars,
A very effective reflection shot. Because the mirror is so unique, it adds to the impact of the scene reflected. The cyclists enhance. The natural framing provided by the area around the mirror is perfect. Very well done, Lars.

xavshot (63125) 2006-03-29 14:24

Bonsoir Lars
c'est ce que j'appelle la photo "triple-effet" : le côté graphique + la vision (élargie) de l'endroit + la présence du photographe sur le post. Bravo pour cette performance. Cela donne un beau résultat
amicalement
Xavier

jjbach (9111) 2006-03-29 15:58

Hi Lars,
Very nice and creative composition that allowed us to see from another point of view. Very clever idea and original work!

Regards John

Emile (20125) 2006-03-29 16:48

Hola Lars.
Very good idea to get a picture of your beautiful Copenhagen through this mirror's reflection. Plus we have some tips with you in it. Very nicely captured, good POV and frame. well done.

atus (15476) 2006-03-30 3:54

Hello Lars,
great idea,great contrast with the background and nice colors.That is You in the mirror or someone that had the same idea? Compliments and best regards.
Attila

markstaples (15670) 2006-03-30 5:32

A great reflection with a colourful background Lars. Well seen.
Best wishes
Mark

efigesta (12181) 2006-03-30 13:54

Hi Lars
interesting pic with a great pov and interesting reflex
regards
manuel

Stepan (27175) 2006-03-30 14:59

Interesting contrast between the colors on the sign and the ones in the mirror. A kind of "natural" fish-eye shot.
Stéphane

apazevedo (5469) 2006-04-10 14:26

Curious and different picture, Lars; as usual a very good and elucidative note, but also a nice view of that street!

kent_s (1911) 2006-04-13 8:16

Hej Lars
Jag ser att du höll kameran stående när du tog denna bilden :) Du följer din fars fotspår mycket väl måste jag säga. Hur många speglar ser man inte ute i trafiken och jag har aldrig ens tänkt tanken att ta en bild på en av dem. Får nog tänka om lite efter att ha sett hur lyckad en sån bild kan bli
Glimrende
Hälsningar
Kent

elmec (12194) 2006-05-09 18:28

Hello Lars!
This is great idea for the photo!
I like the mirror effect!
Good work!
Regards!

jbweasle (9294) 2006-05-13 7:04

Hello Lars, I guess this is an alternative to a wide angled lens! Nice perspective and I like your self portrait at the bottom. The edge of the mirror frames the scene well.

emjleclercq (14506) 2006-08-02 17:10

A bautifull reflexion exercize. Seing the artist in the bottom of the mirror is amusing but the interest comes from the rather good result in the mirror : the landscape with the little church is rather clear (with of course some optical distorsions).

All the best,

Emmanuel

paura (39258) 2008-03-14 17:14

Lars,
An artistic and interesting composition here. Yo got aq very good compositionhere.

Well done.

Paulo

Photo Information

Copyright: Lars Zwemmer (Tue) (25608)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-24
Categories: Daily Life, Transportation, Architecture
Camera: Canon Powershot A75
Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Self portraits (02), Circles and Spheres, My Reflection Photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-03-28 5:48