A sunrise time lapse

 

During a family visit on Fünen, the island in the middle of Denmark, we ventured out before dawn to the little harbour of Klintebjerg to catch the sunrise. The GoPro Hero3 cam naturally went op alongside the Nikons and the Canons and this is the result of that little experiment. A truly glorious sunrise.

Skyline

 

Copenhagen hasn't got much of a skyline but some features do stand out. Here it's the chimneys of the Amager Power Plant, the old mast crane at Holmen and the chimney of the waste disposal plant of Vestforbrændingen that are outlined by the sunrise.

 

Shining through

 

Not being able to sleep in does have its rewards and watching sunrises is one them. A favourite place of mine to greet he sun of the new day is Copenhagen Harbour. This photo was taken with my iPhone a week ago just as the sun was shining through a sculpture on the wharf right next to the HQ of Maersk.

 

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all readers of this blog. On this the first day of the year it's time to look forward. For some it's time to follow the same tracks as always, for others it's time to find the switch and change tracks. My best wishes to you all and I hope you find the right tracks for you.

Last day of the year

On this grey last day of the year, grey at least in Copenhagen, I hope that this photo from Friday's sunrise in Helsingør might cheer you up. With the background noise sounding more and more like a war zone (why is it that we Danes think it's so wonderful to listen to fireworks at all hours in the days preceding New Year's Eve?), I hope all your wishes come through in the year to come.

He

Apart from the time lapse video I showed you yesterday I also got a few other shots Friday morning in Helsingør. This one is of the merman in the harbour, starring at the rising sun. The sculpture called Han (Danish for he) is made of steel by the artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset in 2010 as a modern version of Copenhagen's Little Mermaid. It got a mixed review by the public; the county and the politicians loved it but the department in charge of the castles and public buildings, the landscape architect responsible for the new harbour area in Helsingør and the foundation that financed the new area were not pleased.

Sunrise time lapse

I'm still fascinated by the Nikon D800's time lapse function. Today's video is from yesterday morning's sunrise over the Danish town of Helsinore (Helsingør in Danish). With a weather report promising a clear day, it was just a matter of grabbing an early morning train and find the right spot at the harbour. I managed two shots, one of the sunrise with the ferries crossing every 10-15 minutes and one of Kronborg of Hamlet fame, all edited in the YouTube editor.

A new day

 

When the sunrise look like this, it's actually a joy going to work in the morning.