Cozy Church II Photo

Photographer’s Note

The small lime washed Rinkenæs Old Church is a field stone church, one of the oldest in Denmark, built in the Romanesque/Norman style and dedicated in 1158 to Saint Lawrence. The church is located on the top of a hill, 4 km from the village Rinkenæs in Southern Jutland. Originally the village surrounded it, this however disappeared app. in the year 1300 due to a plague epidemic. The village was later reestablished on the banks of the Flensburg Fjord, but despite of the far distance the old church remained the Parish church until in 1932 the Reunification church (see my previous post) was finished.
The walls, the cemetery and the interior contain a lot of historical relics that bear witness of the many wars, which have taken place here. The original roof for example was made of lead but during the Thirty years war Swedish soldiers destroyed the roof, using the material for the production of cannon balls. The so called weapon house (the little annex with the remarkable crow-stepped gable) was built shortly after the reformation, it is a typical element of Danish churches, it was a place for weapons and armors that had not been allowed inside the church.
A wooden bell tower was destroyed by a storm in 1884 and the bell is now hanging outside on the gable end which was restored in 1839.
The church is very well maintained, Danish and also German services are held regularly. But the church is also a beautiful place for concerts and exhibitions. Since there is no electric lighting the church is only illuminated by candlelight that creates a very cozy (as the Danes say “hyggelig”) atmosphere.

jmdias, besnard, gracious, gunbud, dareco, fanni, JCG, holmertz, PixelTerror, scroller, Royaldevon, feather, trekks, Buin, ellelloo, alftrek, buscape, shevchenko, Silvio1953 has marked this note useful

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besnard (31114) 2008-10-19 2:24

Bonjour Harriet
Une belle image dominicale avec cette église qui semble avoir passé les siècles sans difficulté. Tu as su éviter la surexposition avec tout ce blanc.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

jurek1951 (26162) 2008-10-19 2:36

Hi Harriet,

Great capture of the church with beautiful colours and contrasts.
Georg

gracious (20017) 2008-10-19 3:40

Hello my friend Harriet,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful church well captured with the angle of the sun to see the full details on it's good design and texture!
the colour is nice and a good contrast against the blue sky!
thanks for the notes as well
take care and regards
Tony

pablominto (41398) 2008-10-19 4:35

Hello Harriet,

A clean composition where the original church stands out very well!
The architecture is eye-catching and original, with the arrangement with the bell attached to the wall...
Good point of view and fine details1

Greetings,
Pablo -

phwall (5705) 2008-10-19 4:36

Dear Harriet,
You take this shot so well, a beautiful image of this pretty church. Sharp clean image, you have not missed anything. The exposure in full sun and a white church is excellent. I've only just learned of the TE tradition of presenting shots of churches on a Sunday. I enjoyed your note as well, really interesting.
Regards
Peter

gunbud (28165) 2008-10-19 7:09

Hi Harriet,
Lovely capture of this charming little white washed church with it lovely red tiled roof that contrast so brilliantly with the clear blue sky.
Excellent note about the history of this lovely church.
Regards, Tom

dareco (17104) 2008-10-19 8:18

You have taken this from a very nice angle, framed very well, and the detail is great. A really nice church!! TFS

fanni (8889) 2008-10-19 9:08

Hello Harriet,
very good closeup shot of the church. I like the natural colours and the POV. It's very nice that you took the photo on a sunny day :) Well well, what would we do without the sunshine? :)
best regards,
Elena

JCG (25753) 2008-10-19 9:25

Hi Harriet,

No surrexposition on this photograph in spite of this whiteness !!! The building is very well positioned in its natural environment which seems well maintained, I like much contrasts of colors. The bell outside the building is interesting. Beautiful photograph, and thank you Harriet for the note.

With all my friendships and a very good evening,

Jean-Charles

danyy (69499) 2008-10-19 23:53

Document simple mais bien cadré Harriet,
une maison qui date maintenant. Bien conservé, entretenue, tout cela se voit dans cette photo d'une grande netteté et d'une exposition parfaite.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

holmertz (10003) 2008-10-20 2:07

Hello Harriet,
A very interesting note, as always, and a really "hyggelig" picture. The bright whiteness in the bright sunshine could have been easily overexposed, but I find it just perfect. The Swedish army certainly has a proud history ;-)
Best wishes,
Gert

PixelTerror (86861) 2008-10-20 10:20

Hi Harriet
I miss a bell tower on that one but for the rest it is very well exposed on those tricky whites.
Have a nice day JY

bracasha75 (22413) 2008-10-20 10:22

Halo Harriet
Schone Danishe architecture und du kannst froh sein das du in grenz gebiet lebst
Schones bild
Bratislav

COSTANTINO (23255) 2008-10-20 12:40

Hi Harriet,
Today we had the same idea about the subject
of our photo..The church..Another simple but beautiful photo from you...
thanks for sharing
regards
Costantino

scroller (2883) 2008-10-21 0:04

Hej Harriet,
The white facade, the blue sky and the green surroundings makes a brilliant compo Harriet!
Hälsningar
/Stefan

Royaldevon (5944) 2008-10-21 1:31

Hello Harriet,

Well done! You have captured this white building with great precision. The details are fine with no oe.
Nice, angled pov which creates a good sense of perspective. The colours are spot on.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

feather (50168) 2008-10-21 7:44

A lovely picture of this church with unusual architecture. The POV from a corner works well so we can see two facades and unusually a bell without a tower. A well exposed image with all the whites posing potential hazards. Well done
Kath

trekks (14334) 2008-10-21 8:06

hello Harriet

The architecture definitely is attractive and for 1839 this church condition is in great shape.

The white walls and red maroon roof is great feature of your capture here.

tfs, bill

Bluejeans (33113) 2008-10-21 11:01

Ola Harriet ,
Muito bonita esta igreja completamente branca de telhados vermelhos , gostei muito da conjugação de cores fazem um belo contraste entre si, bom enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Buin (38310) 2008-10-21 11:56

Hallo Harriet!
Ein anrührendes Kirchlein - mit einer ungewöhnlichen aber sehr schönen Architektur. Es geht also auch ohne Turm. Das ganze ruht irgendwie in sich selbst. Toll, wie Du trotz dieses "herausfordernden" Weiß noch die Strukturen der Ziegel unter der Farbe darstellen konntest. Hut ab!
Grüße aus dem klatschnassen Westfalen!
Frank

Gerrit (36313) 2008-10-21 15:19

Hi Harriet,
fine white church with a remarkable gable on the side and a curious place for teh bell.
Good POV and colors.
REgards, Gerrit

ellelloo (4961) 2008-10-22 11:24

Hello Harriet,
A beautiful small old church with an interesting architecture. You have presented it excellently with a good POV and composition, perfect control of light and very pleasant colours. Thanks for a good note too.
Greetings,
Lasse

alftrek (2929) 2008-10-22 17:13

Hello Harriet,
A very pleasing graphical composition with a good balance of brown, blue, white and green. The exposure on the white wall under direct sunlight is perfect with visible details. Everything seems good, an excellent photo.

Have a great day

Regards
Alfred

buscape (4030) 2008-10-22 17:32

Hallo Harriet,
putziges Kirchlein in tollen und nicht ganz einfach umzusetzenden Farben. Ausgezeichnete Belichtung. Das Weiss der Kirche hell, aber nicht überbelichtet und die restlichen Farben klar und natürlich. Auch die Perspektive ist gelungen.
Tolle Arbeit.
Viele Grüsse aus dem Donautal,
Helmut.

shevchenko (10084) 2008-10-22 21:46

Hi Harriet,
This old church painted in simply white color and in oren color it roof tops is easy match with greenery environment and blue sky showing in this photo, detail to see a selected side design from this pov where the church is hidden by trees, beautiful gardening, thanks for sharing.
Ally
Ally

claudeD (11490) 2008-10-23 0:27

Hello Harriet,

very nice architecture shot of this lovely church.Excellent colors and sharpness.Thank you for your detailed note.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

pahe (30) 2008-10-23 5:09

Hi Harriet

A very interesting and storytelling picture.
And this church is rather special - it is so unusual to see a church without a Tower!

regards
Palle

mauro61 (16346) 2008-10-23 9:29

ciao Harriet,
ottimo controllo del soggetto bianco e composizione a tutto schermo che risulta gradevolissima e imponente, brava

UnTrained (0) 2008-10-24 5:36

Hallo Harriet,
eine ungewöhnliche Kirche, ohne Zweifel. Sowohl in der Architektur als auch vom Mauerwerk habe ich dergleichen noch nicht gesehen. Der "virtuelle" Glockenturm ist faszinierend. Guter Blick darauf und passende Kontraste dafür, das Grün rahmt alles gut ein.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Longroute (9875) 2008-10-25 3:33

Really a cozy church, simple and white like in fairy tale. It seems surrounded by a nice graveyard too, the green trees and bushes forms a crown around it, contrasting with the white of the church. A very neat composition.
Greetings,
Donato

Silvio1953 (42911) 2008-10-26 9:59

Ciao Harriet, beautiful view of lovely church, original architecture, very well done, ciao Silvio

dumbo (4368) 2008-10-27 1:35

Hello Harriet,
Beautiful white church with great red roof. I like that blue sky and this composition you've made.
Well done!

Regards,
Eino

jmdias (19935) 2008-11-02 11:30

harriet

beautiful church, I liked the light, the shapes, the colors and the pov and framing too. Very nice note where we can understand more about the place.

hugs

jorge

Waylim (11159) 2009-01-07 18:34

Harriet,
Another very nice shot of this very charming and cozy Church. I like the very soft tone with beautiful and natural warm color. Nice details and good composition. thanks
Way

giorgimer (21478) 2009-11-11 13:42

Hi Harriet,

interesting architecture, good POV and light management of the white

TFS

G