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Operaen III

And here's the third part of my series of the new Opera-house in Copenhagen. The first two can be found here: Operaen and Welcome to Operaen.
This picture is more meant as an overview to show the location of the building as well as its surroundings.

Operaen has been built between June 2001 and October 2004 and opened in January 2005. The building is located on the island of Holmen, north of Christianshavn and opposite to the Royal Palace Amalienborg and Marmorkirken (Marble Church). The architect behind this project is Henning Larsen.
Operaen is a donation to the Danish state by A.P. Møller and Chastine McKinney-Møller Foundation. Møller was the co-founder of the company Maersk.

As I told you Operaen is built on the island of Holmen, on the part which is called Dokøen (Dock Island) and the old dock and pumping station is still visible near the Opera.
It is only possible to come to the small island by one narrow bridge, but the public transport in Copenhagen has also a boat sailing to Holmen.
At the other side of the water the Royal Palace Amalienborg is located, but isn't visible here. The houses you can see in the background are located at Tolbodgade and could be also seen in the reflections in my last picture.

I hope you like this picture to.
To be continued.

rodoula, ajcsousa, feather, sergecross, weswang, ChristianS, papagolf21, Didi, Fixfocus, singuanti, supereira, john_c, pamastro, riclopes has marked this note useful

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ajcsousa (1804) 2005-10-10 9:19

Hi Lars,
Nice picture. Excelent composition and POV. The colors, light and sharpness are perfect.
Well done
Regards, António

feather (50144) 2005-10-10 10:59

Your POV here is a good addition to your series so we can see the surrounding buildings. Good sharpness and DOF. The roof almost looks as if it is sheltering the whole town
Kath

sergecross (3438) 2005-10-10 12:46

Lars, excellent pov and the lightness looks very well. I like the angle and the structure of that beautiful building.
Thanks
Sergio

ChristianS (2997) 2005-10-10 14:19

Hi Lars, very nice picture, I like this perspective a lot, it renders better the grandeur of the Operaen, it really dwarfs the distant buildings on the other side of the canal. I also like the clarity of the picture, the colours and the blue sky. Well done!

Regards, Christian

papagolf21 (56733) 2005-10-10 14:24

Bonsoir Lars,
Très beau cadrage mettant bien en valeur ce fameux opéra. Aurons-nous l'occasion de voir un jour l'intérieur ?
L'édifice se détache parfaitement par rapport à l'environnement qui garde un aspect humain.
Très bonne prise de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe

alexlie (5359) 2005-10-10 14:39

Hi Lars!
I don't like modern architecture but you present this building very well. Good composition, but you should cut a bit from the down of image. Nice colors and sharpness. Interesting (as always) note.
Regards.

leonorkuhn (13989) 2005-10-10 16:45

Hej Lars,
Nice shot, the old buildings in front of the new Opera-house. Excellent colors, sharpness, and light.
Hilsner,
Leonor

Didi (36434) 2005-10-10 17:54

Bonjour Lars
Je préfère celle-ci parmi les autres de la série.
Le cadrage est très appréciable et la composition est parfaitement agencée sans détails inutiles.
Merci.
Que veut dire Hilsner ?

Hello Lars
I prefer this one among the others of the series. Framing is very appreciable and the composition is arranged perfectly without useless details. Thank you. W
hat the meaning the word Hilsner?

singuanti (15240) 2005-10-10 21:55

Hi Lars. Another nice one from this most modern opera house. I can't decide which I like the most as they all have their strong points. It might be fun to crop out a lot of the grass to get an ultra-low horizon. Still the light is amazing. Nicely done Lars, tfs!

cessy (13647) 2005-10-11 0:18

very neat, clean and nice picture
excellently composed and nice colors as well
bravo, Lars

supereira (9576) 2005-10-11 5:18

Good shot.I like the composition and DOF.Good contrast between the sky and the buildings.Good colors,light and sharpness.Good job!

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-10-11 6:24

Hoi Lars,
Again a good compo that makes the modern lines of this building really visible.Good to show also some of the surrounding.
Greetings,
hermann

jhm (83298) 2005-10-11 7:37

Wel Lars, uit deze hoek vind ik het best, ook de mooiste foto volgens mij, maar dit is subjectief nietwaar, naar andere mensen toe. ik vind dit werkelijk mooi en niets is overdreven, qua kleur en scherpte is dit een beauty!
Mijn complimenten
John.

john_c (24635) 2005-10-11 10:51

Hi Lars,
A well composed shot which perhaps better establishes the beautiful location of the opera House. The generous foreground gives a feeling of spaciousness to the setting and I really like the older style buildings in the background which contrast with the modernity of the main structure. Very well captured.
John

weswang (18223) 2005-10-11 10:55

Hi Lars, A beautiful shot. I like the looking of the roof cut out in the front, the perspective tree line and the perspective view of the house in the background. I may crop a little out from the bottom and from the right hand side to make a "perfect" one third dividing -- just being picky. I really enjoy this well taken clear and sharp picture. Thanks for providing a wonderful view of this place.
One of my favorites.

Stepan (27175) 2005-10-15 9:18

Hi,
I wish I could discover that fascinating building. I like to visit it through your inspired shots.
Thanks.
Hilsner.
Stéphane

pamastro (7213) 2005-10-23 1:49

It's an impressive structure, especially in contrast to the buildings in the distance. It's like a giant modern sculpture on this large open field. And the strong horizontal lines are well rendered by your point of view. The grass and the structure have a nice elongated feel. And it seems the canopy protects the buildings in the distance which seem tiny and beneath it. You probably could have cropped some of the grass out to enhance the long proportions of this photo. But nicely documented Lars.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-10-27 11:48

very nice work, similar to the last shot of this, very good sharp edge caught here, well done

riclopes (33131) 2006-04-11 3:41

Hej Lars,
I think this was the only shot of the Opera, that I haven't made a critic.
It's a good perspective that shows well, both the surroundings and the volumes that make this interesting piece of architecture. The composition is well executed, with good natural soft colours and sharpness. The element that I like more (I think that I had already mentioned) is the upper plan that makes the roof of the Opera - I just love it - and even in this general view, it dominates the image. Good work for this series!
Hilsner,
Ricardo