From the arch Photo

Photographer’s Note

Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød, Denmark was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV. It is the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia. The palace is located on three small islands in the middle of Palace Lake, (Danish, Slotsø), and is adjoined by a large, baroque formal garden. The oldest parts of the palace date back to 1560, and were built by King Frederick II, after whom the palace is named. Most of the current palace, however, was built from 1602 to 1620 by Christian IV using Dutch architects, Hans and Lorents van Steenwinckel, and follows the Dutch style favoured by Christian IV for his new buildings in Copenhagen. After Christian IV's death in 1648, the palace was used mainly for ceremonial events, primarily the anointing and crowning of the Absolute Monarchs in the palace church. Since 1693 the church has also been used as Knight's Chapel for the Order of the Elephant and the Order of the Dannebrog. The palace was also used to house the royal family's art collection; as a result, it came to be regarded as a national monument.

This I think is the best POV to introduce this fantastic palace; some details will follow in my upcoming posts.

ribeiroantonio, gracious, kiwi_explorer, snunney, jonathan_hart, PixelTerror, Floydian, feather, luisafonso, chpp, Gerrit, gary91, bostankorkulugu, ChrisJ, Cricri, leo61, pboehringer, Henryk_Bilor has marked this note useful

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ribeiroantonio (21921) 2007-10-29 0:51

Using the arch to frame the palace was a great idea. It gives depth and also shortens the cloudless sky. The colours are fabulous and the POV including the whole building is very nice. Well done.
Antonio

gracious (20017) 2007-10-29 0:57

Hello Alexander,
Absolutely beautiful composition of architecture photo!
perfect sharpness, vivid colour and superb details
very well done and well seen
greeting from NZ
cheers
Tony

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2007-10-29 0:58

Hi Alexander.

A nice "natural" frame in the picture. It's great how you caught completely the palace.

I'll be waiting your next posts of course...

Rgs, Oscar

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-10-29 1:09

Hi Alexander,
Excellent framing of this beautiful building. Very good informative notes regarding the history of this magnificient palace. Very good image quality and good depth. Well captured and composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

snunney (34942) 2007-10-29 1:32

Hello Alexander,
A well framed composition of this lovely palace under a clear blue sky. Very good colour and excellent detail all make for a very appealing image.

jasmis (50472) 2007-10-29 1:56

Impressive panoramic view framed by the arche.
Really well done.
Regards.

Paolo (40703) 2007-10-29 2:10

Hi Alexander, excellent view, well built under the arch, with high quality and excellent exposure. and composition.
thank, ciao

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-29 2:15

Hallo Alexander,
excellent framed with the arch (but not with the dark ceiling, not my preferred choice) and superb clarity and sharpness on the beautiful architecure. The details are great.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

jonathan_hart (22576) 2007-10-29 2:45

hello Alexander
i visited this place last summer, & i have done quite the same photo, my lens is not as wide as yours, there was less shadow on the walls but there was more people,
nice captured of what can be called the "danish versailles", fine qhality
regards
jo

PixelTerror (86146) 2007-10-29 3:10

Privet Alexander,
Lovely castle where the red brick color tells about a city of Northern Europe, the framing using the arch is well seen.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Floydian (30970) 2007-10-29 3:37

Hallo Alexander,
Mooi hoe je die boog in de foto hebt weten te verwerken, geeft een mooi kader aan het imposante gebouw dat tevens mooi belicht is en het rood en blauw mooi contrastrijk tegenover elkaar staan....mooie foto.
Fijne dag, Henk

feather (49862) 2007-10-29 3:44

Good use of the arch to frame the building, which looks to be very attractive architecture. The light is good and even from this distance you have captured some fine architectural details. Well done
Kath

archimatica (13266) 2007-10-29 4:25

Hello Alexander,
Fantastic composition of architecture photo!
High quality and excellent exposure.
Regards
Renzo

chpp (3986) 2007-10-29 6:38

Hi Alex
very nice image, great compo with the arch showing this beautiful Palace and matching the frame you chose for the presentation.
Very nice colours, sharpness and details
cheers
chris

jurek1951 (25998) 2007-10-29 6:44

Hi Alexander,
Beautiful and picturesque scenery :] Nice composition, colours and lighting, well framed.
Georg

Gerrit (35763) 2007-10-29 11:42

Hi Aleksander,
excellent arcitecture and perfect picture, The POV and crop are fantastic.
Regard, Gerrit

gary91 (15321) 2007-10-29 14:05

Hello Alexander,
THis is an absolute superb composition. The arch framing the monument is very well positionned and enhances well this huge building.
Have a nice evening.
Best regards, Christian

bostankorkulugu (33616) 2007-10-29 17:40

beautiful compo seen through the arch... looks like a fantastic place indeed alexander... a real good job, congrats...

all the best

korkut

ChrisJ (70283) 2007-10-30 0:52

Hi Alexander

Marvellous use of the fg arch to frame the distant scene. Good colour, sharpness, & lighting. I like the symmetry between the 2 wings of the ornate old building. Tfs!

luisafonso (858) 2007-10-30 1:35

A classic framing Alexander. And the good thing is that it works. I am liking to see your walking through Copenhagen. I didn't find the city that special but your pictures are showing me all the sights I remember so well. Very clever shot I have to admit.

Cricri (43108) 2007-10-30 11:43

Hi Alexander,
Un cadrage original sur une vue trés belle du palais, détails et couleurs intéressante d'une trés belle architecture, belle lumiére aussi, compliment
Friendship
cricri

leo61 (43406) 2007-10-30 13:18

Hi Alexander!
This arch is a wonderful framing for this fantastic building.Great POV and good sharpness overall with many fine details at this wonderful architecture.
Regards,leo

pboehringer (770) 2007-10-30 20:58

Alexander,
not knowing this place I have to admit that this composition is really breathtaking and a wonderful introduction and excitment to see what comes next of this place. The framing with the arch in the foreground is fantastic. It seems to me that you had some difficulties with the light management, especially at the right side and I wonder if a ND grad filter woouldn't have helped to temper the partial overexposure in that area.
Regards, Peter

jemaflor (39433) 2007-10-31 3:52

Hi Alexander,
Perfect frame with this arch to take this Palace, original photo, well seen and made. Good sharpness to see many details of this fine architecture.

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2007-10-31 7:43

Hello Alexander
Great quality and beautiful capture through this arch. Excellent framing and colours.
Regards

markstaples (15670) 2007-10-31 10:50

My eye was immediately drawn to this as I love things that are framed in this way. The image is nice and sharp and is generally of a very high quality. Very good work Alexander.
Best wishes
Mark

testmaniac (12158) 2007-11-02 0:35