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Photographer’s Note

Djurgården or, more officially, Kungliga Djurgården ("The (Royal) Game Park") is an island in central Stockholm. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open air museum Skansen, the small residential area Djurgårdsstaden, yacht harbours, and extensive stretches of forest and meadows. It is one of the Stockholmers' favorite recreation areas and tourist destination alike, attracting over 10 million visitors per year, of which some 5 million come to visit the museums and amusement park. The island belongs to the National City park founded in 1995. Since the 15th century the Swedish monarch has owned or held the right of disposition of Royal Djurgården. Today, this right is exercised the Royal Djurgården Administration which is a part of the Royal Court of Sweden.

The present name of the island, Djurgården, stems from the game park of King John III, which he declared the intention to realize in February 1579 to keep deers, reindeers, and elks. In the 17th century a baiting arena was built at the location.

During the late 18th century, Djurgården transformed into more of a popular recreational area than a Royal game park; in 1801, the theatre Djurgårdsteatern was opened, which was to be one of the most popular establishements there during the 19th century. King Charles XIV John's creation of the Rosendal Palace in the 1820s marked the beginning of Djurgården's development into as a stately residential area, paired with the creation of several entertainment establishment in the late 19th century, including Gröna Lund 1883, and Skansen 1891.

(Wikipedia)

The photo is taking from the walking path on the northern side of Djurgården facing to the bay Dgurgårdsbrunnsviken and with the houses of Strandvägen street of district Östermalm on the background.

In WS a photo from one of the paths crossing the island in its western part.

Geocode: 59.329326,18.099632

holmertz, PaulVDV, macondo, ciakgiak, JudyR, paololg, Clementi, fanni, saxo042, pablominto, stego, JCG has marked this note useful

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dta (6059) 2009-07-09 2:48

Hello LAsse ,
A very nice place ! I've never gone to sweden . So , I don't know why , but it looks to me typically sweedish . Stockholm seems to be a forest town .
Your composition is excellent , with natural colors and good management of light .
Regards

holmertz (9951) 2009-07-09 3:01

Hej Lasse,
This is a very pretty view where Strandvägen looks like it's totally embedded among trees. It's an immaculate composition with that tree and some grass in the foreground and the people in the boat halfway through the picture. You were lucky to be there on a really fine day. Today you would have got a very different photo.
Hälsningar,
Gert

npecanhuk (14652) 2009-07-09 3:32

Hello Lasse!
A very beautiful and pleasant picture!
Sharpness, exposure, natural colors and depth of field are excellent!
The pov was very well chosen and the composition very well elaborated!
The visual results are quite attractive and inviting!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

PaulVDV (5357) 2009-07-09 3:45

Hello Lasse,
Very nice how the houses of Strandvägen appear in a gap between the trees of the park and the water.
The picture gives the feeling of a very tranquil place close to the city centre.
Very beautiful colours.
Best regards, Paul

macondo (13271) 2009-07-09 5:45

Hello Lasse.
A very pleasant summer scene from Stockholm. I like the presence on the water of the small boat with its two occupants, and the pleasing diagonal of the bank in the foreground. Lots of nice shadows cast by the birch tree, and a good perspective looking towards the buildings. Thanks for the interesting note.
Regards,
Andrew

mauro61 (16268) 2009-07-09 7:18

ciao Lasse,
un posto fantastico che tu hai ripreso al meglio con un'ottima inquadratura.
Ottima la profondità e la definizione.
saluti
maurizio

ciakgiak (11230) 2009-07-09 8:23

Ciao Lasse,
una composizione bellissima, un posto davvero unico e splendido.
Mi piace l'albero sulla sinistra che introduce il magnifico scenario.
Colori e nitidezza perfetti.
Un caro saluto.
Giorgio

JudyR (897) 2009-07-09 11:39

Taking advantage of the foreground shadows provides a nice frame and focus which draws me to study the buildings and fishermen in the background. Being a shade-lover myself, I like the contrasts here. Thanks, Judy

cobra112 (11914) 2009-07-09 12:27

Amazing water/land/city scape. Nice clarity and amazing light here. Good work Lasse!

Roberto

archimatica (13344) 2009-07-09 13:38

Another great composition, full of blue and green.
I like the alternation of light and dark (like my last photo);)
Un caro saluto
Renzo

paololg (14227) 2009-07-09 15:27

Ciao dear Lasse,
this image, as the others of your gallery, are always pleasant and relaxing, and they make us understand that you are an excellent photographer and a man that loves the nature and the beautiful things.
Ciao, have a beautiful week end!
Paolo

dumbo (4368) 2009-07-10 1:39

Terve Lasse,
I can see that you've been in Sweden lately. Did you have great time? I really like this summer photo with nice colors and warm mood. The city looks nice and pretty and I like this composition you've made.

Terveisin,
Eino

Clementi (45179) 2009-07-10 5:44

Ciao Lasse,
a beautiful relaxing sight with some beautiful delicate colors, the place is very beautiful and you have valorized with this shot
Giorgio

rodgerg (24937) 2009-07-10 7:07

Hello Lasse,

A composition very well equilibred with the tree on the left and a superb depht to the edifice in the BG The good managment of light give beautiful colors and natural colors well collected.
Best regards,
Roger

Silvio1953 (42769) 2009-07-10 8:54

Ciao Lasse, splendid view ol lovely place, great peaceful atmosphere, wonderful light and colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

fanni (8873) 2009-07-11 13:14

Hejsan Lasse,
what a very familiar view ;) and with a perfect composition, and very lovely natural colours!
Looks like our ideas about choosing compositions for taking photos in Stockholm somehow are rather similar ;) Have a look here!
I like this view very much because it reminds me of old English paintings... paintings of a Gainsborough style!
Hopefully, soon I'll be viewing this with my own eyes (if weather permits)!
Best wishes from Moscow,
Elena

saxo042 (16250) 2009-07-12 5:40

Hej Lasse,
Stockholm really looks green and beautiful in a capture like this one. I cannot say that I recognize the view here, but this must be the best side of out capital.
Hælsningar från Norge
Gunnar

pablominto (41340) 2009-07-12 8:07

Hello Lasse,

A peaceful place, a lovely park in the middle of the city!
The ducks seem to enjoy the place too, this beautiful day of summer...
A fine point of view, and the background reminds us where we actually are..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

stego (22448) 2009-07-13 8:21

Hi Lasse,
A really inviting view! One wants to be strolling around this lake enjoying the splendid view. The clever use of the margins and the trees, specially the one on the left, avoids that the centred placement of the houses on the bottom is boring. It is a very pleasant image. The WS is a great complement and proves again how nice the place is,
Regards,
José

JCG (25745) 2009-07-14 8:33

Hello Lasse,

Very beautiful luminosity on this resting sight. I like much this point of view on the surroundings of Stockholm. The harmony of the colors is pleasant and the clearness of the image is appreciable. Perhaps, I will have removed the small branches in top on the right, but it is a detail… Thank you for the photograph in WS which shows that this park is a beautiful place for the walk.

With all my friendships and a trèsbonne end-of-day,

Jean-Charles

Longroute (9833) 2009-07-20 9:01

Hello Lasse,

I couldn't see Djurgården for lack of time (and bad weather) and I know it's one of the "must" of Stockholm... next time!
From your photo it seems and enchanted place. I should say the composition is perfect, with the distant buildings framed by the trees and lake. Fine light and colours, excellent sharpness as usual with you.
Best greetings,
Donato