For the future

 

Two years ago Copenhagen was hit by torrential rain and thousands of cellars were flooded. The work to try to prevent that in the future has already been under way in many places and now the time has come to my neighborhood in Valby. For the next couple of years a 2.5m wide and 2.5km long tunnel will be dug from the lake Damhussøen under the park Vigerslevparken to the beach at Åmarken. When finished it should be able to transport a huge amount of rain water, when (not if) Copenhagen is hit by a new rain storm. As a bonus it also should improve water quality at the beach, so maybe it will be possible to dip your toes there in a not too long future.

 

Brrrr....

Sometimes it's not fun being a duck in Copenhagen. This mallard seems to a bit tired of the cold weather here, but winter has really only begun.

Near home

 

Just outside my door is a nice little park called Vigerslevparken with this little creek called Harrestrup Å. And with a coating of white it looks perfect.

 

Half a bench

With a 70-300mm lens it's not always possible to get all of your motive in the frame, so here I opted for just half of the bench. If it's good or just different is for the viewer to decide, but I quite like it.

Autumn colours

 

The colours of autumn are beginning to show in the trees of Copenhagen. This tree is always one of the earliest ones going red in Vigerslevparken.

 

Three tufted ducks

The three female tufted ducks seemed almost to swim in sync as they eyed me warily.

How many?

If you study this photo you might notice that this mallard is a bit peculiar, as it seems to have three wings. It is, of cause, two mallards landing at the same time.

A jay

The jay is not a bird that you'll normally notice in the parks of Copenhagen, but this one clearly liked to be in Vigerslevparken, as it kept a watchful eye on me.

The last sun

These three pigeons enjoy the last rays from the sun as it sets over Copenhagen.

Cormorant

I found this black cormorant in a creek just outside my door. It was a bit surprised to see me and took flight almost immediately, but I did manage these photos of it. It's not the most beautiful of birds in my opinion and it's hated by many fishermen, but I think it's a stately bird nonetheless.

Tøbrud?

Hvilket græs?!?

Det lader til, at vinteren er ved at være omme i denne omgang. Tøvejret har sat ind i København, så denne weekend har været sidste chance for at få lidt snebilleder. Turen har gået til Vigerslevparken lige uden for min gadedør, Kongens Nytorv og Kongens Have i det indre København, samt Vestre Kirkegård, alle steder jeg har været før, men ikke med sne som baggrund. Sneen er jo ikke ligefrem en sædvanlig gæst i Danmark, så det gælder om at udnytte det, når den ligger her. Det er nu ikke lige nemt at fotografere med sne som baggrund. Den automatiske lysmåler har det med at underbelyse billederne, men det er der råd for: Enten ved at kompensere på kameraet eller ved at give billederne lidt ekstra belysning, når man sidder foran computeren. Det første er selvfølgelig det bedste, men det kan være nødvendigt med lidt redigering efterfølgende alligevel for at undgå, at sneen bliver grå.

Vigerslevparken

Legepladsen uden børn - dejligt fredeligt:-)

Jeg ved det godt, jeg har en mani med bænke:-)

Nærstudier af blade med sne
eller frost er altid en god ide

Kongens Nytorv

Stærekassen

Nyhavn

Skøjtebanen har kronede dage

De kongelige heste skal luftes uanset vejret

Kongens Have

Ekko af Aksel Hansen

Nærstudie

Køling eller affald? Jeg lod den stå for
en sikkerheds skyld for ikke at skuffe nogen:-)

Liden Gunver af Th. Stein

Rosenborg Slot klædt i hvidt...eller gråt

Kamp med en slange

Vestre Kirkegård

Trappe. Smattet...og glat!

En blitz kan være en god ting selv i dagslys

Blitzen fremhæver den våde og mørke statue

Tøvejret danner dis under træerne

Sporerne i sneen forsvinder snart