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Photographer’s Note

Operaen

Today I start a serie of pictures of the new Opera-building in Copenhagen. I cycled earlier today to this building and I took a lot of pictures. Here's the first one. The weather was very nice today, but the light was quite harsh.

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.
Operaen opened with the opera Aida by Verdi with presence of the Danish queen Margarethe II, the Danish prime-minister Anders Fogh-Rasmussen and Mærsk McKinney-Møller, son of A.P.Møller.
More information will come with my other pictures. :-)

I hope you like this picture!

weswang, leonorkuhn, photofarm, kLe, papagolf21, singuanti, perryhooter, Gix, jjbach, sergecross, janneman, Fixfocus, feather, jhm, Ged, supereira, Steft, Emile, aloyho, riclopes, emjleclercq has marked this note useful

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sarju (5308) 2005-10-06 12:04

Hi Lars
There seems to be so much of tension in this photo due to the geometry of the shapes ... and I love this photo for particularly that reason
well seen and captured .... tfs
cheers .... sarju

leonorkuhn (13989) 2005-10-06 12:13

Hej Lars,
Very nice building. Good composition with lines and angles, light and shade giving a nice contrast. Good perspective and colors. Well done.
Hilsner,
Leonor

vlado (174) 2005-10-06 12:21

Hi.
Very nice architecture. Zhis opear is marvellous and the composition is good. Well done!

devimeuxbe (56334) 2005-10-06 12:57

Nice frame for this beautifull modern architecture
I like the colors too
Well done
Bertrand

Stepan (27175) 2005-10-06 15:34

Woowww !
A incredible building, probably in an incredible area (is it close to the sea ?).
The frame allows to figure the building quite well.
The open shed is amazing.
Hilsner.
Stéphane

kLe (2039) 2005-10-06 16:45

Hi, Lars. You always shows us interesting places and beautiful buildings. This is another example. Though the colour of the grass looks like faded, it is probably that autumm has arrived, because other colours are all right. As Stepan says you only show a part of the building (probably the most interesting) and let us picture the rest. I think that this was a good choice. I am interested on the background. Is this a beach ? Are still people bathing ?

singuanti (15240) 2005-10-06 22:08

Hi Lars. What nice clean lines. If it starts raining hard I think I know a good place to stand! :) A perfect shot Lars, well done!!

Gix (3559) 2005-10-07 2:20

Buongiorno Lars!
Very nice compo of this ultramodern building. The pov chosed gives an excellent perspective to the image.
Despite the strong light you managed well the exposition.
Another nice work and thanks for the explanatory note!
ciao, Giorgio

billabongx (1561) 2005-10-07 3:10

Hej Lars,
Nice graphic composition. I like the blue colors in the foreground. Good POV, nice contrast of colors and lightness. Well done.
byebye
daniele

papagolf21 (56733) 2005-10-07 4:21

Bonsoir Lars,
La haute technologie au service de l'Art, je pense qu'il serait intéressant de connaître l'acoustique de la salle (ou des salles).
L'architecture est tout à fait contemporaine (il faut vivre avec son temps).
Merci de nous présenter ce nouvel Opéra, j'attends la suite avec intérêt.
Belle réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jjbach (9109) 2005-10-07 4:43

Hi Lars,
Very nice composition in order to present this modern building. The point of view, you chose, gives excellent perspective to the picture. The sun as you said, was strong but the picture is well balanced. Very nice work and I'm waiting for the next post.

Regards John

sergecross (3438) 2005-10-07 7:06

Lars, very nice arquitecture amd the angle taken looks very well. I like the high contrast and the lightness.
Sergio

janneman (1236) 2005-10-07 10:09

The architecture of this building is wonderfull. They must be pride of it down there in copenhagen.
I likte thec compo. Perfect!

weswang (18223) 2005-10-07 10:50

Hi Lars, I like the perspective view in this picture. A very well composed picture. A beautiful contrast of the architecture to its environment. A very well taken picture with sharpness and clarity. Excellent PoV and DoF. Well done.

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-10-07 11:44

Hoi Lars,
I think I´ve seen this building already a few times here on TE and your version is one of the best for shure.Your composition makes the beautiful lines of the opera house really visible.
Groeten,
hermann

feather (50144) 2005-10-07 12:02

A very unusual building Lars and you have captured it from a good viewpoint. All the perspective lines provide good lead-ins. Well done
KAth

jhm (83298) 2005-10-07 12:32

Hoi Lars,
Van modern architecture gesproken met deze luifel, perfect perspectief door de palen en de afsluiting van langs het gras, het contrast van de witte luifel tegen de blauwe hemel maakt alles leuk om te kijken.
Goed weekend Lars.
John.

Ged (391) 2005-10-08 5:03

Hi Lars,

Nice clear shot of a lovely building.
Good composition and colours. Well done!
Ged.

supereira (9576) 2005-10-08 5:54

Good composition and poin tof view.I like the contrast between the building and the sky.Good colors,light and sharpness.I like the architecture of the building.Good job!

john_c (24635) 2005-10-08 12:52

Hi Lars,
A well composed shot of this opera building. I like the three completely different components to the building's architecture. Your POV is superb, with generous foreground grass and the roadway for the eye to track. I see you were battling the light, but the result is quite effective, Lars.
John

cessy (13647) 2005-10-10 0:02

it doesn't look like a building for opera performance :)
it looks like a stadium or something
very nice capture of the place, Lars
excellent sharpness and composition

Emile (20117) 2005-10-10 1:55

Hola Lars.
Impressive building, very modern architecture, sharp lines and very good perspective. Captured from a good angle.
Well done. TFS.

Steft (5962) 2005-10-10 3:50

Heel futuristisch! Ik heb de opera nooit vanuit deze hoek gezien. Prachtige lijnen. Ik kom snel weer terug;)
Groeten,
Стеф

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-10-10 5:46

Just like a cap on a profile..
Very well worked in framing, and a great success in positionning the lines.
Compliments
jean Michel

aloyho (6109) 2005-10-12 2:32

Hi Lars,
What I find most interesting in this shot is the way you divide the space, colours and tones in this composition. It is very dynamic and full of energy. You only have to squint your eyes and forget about the small details to notice this. The tension at the tip of the roof to the left makes it very exciting. Excellent shot!! All the best.

hojper (2830) 2005-10-26 8:40

Lars, I see you have been busy while I have been lazy. This series from the new opera is very nice, showing angles that I hadn't seen before.and you sure cught a beautiful day in Copenhagen for it.

riclopes (33131) 2006-01-22 5:32

Hi Lars,
Very well chosen angle to capture this interesting building. I like the perspective, leading our eye to the marvellous roof plan on top of the Opera. As an architect, this view attracts very much my eye. The colours are very nice and the blue sky is enhancing the subject. Very well done and thanks a lot for capturing my attention! Although I'm more looking for fascinating landscapes in remote areas, architecture is allways a pleasure for me, as well.
Have a nice weekend,
Ricardo

jafadabret (40315) 2006-02-24 5:33

Bonjour Lars,
cette photo est très bien construite avec une perspective et un bâtiment très moderne de lignes.
Jacques

emjleclercq (14498) 2007-11-21 13:41

Very nice geometrical composition, with the crossing of the two serie of line, the road and the roof of the opera building. Light and shade are excellent in that one.

All the best,

Emmanuel