Masterpieces

 

In the cathedral of Copenhagen, Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady), Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's famous statue of the resurrected Christ stands for all to see. Completed in 1821 it has since been copied by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints numerous times. In front of the alter is a baptismal fount in the form of an angel holding a large scallop shell made in Italian carrara marble.

 

An oasis in the city

 

In the middle of Frederiksberg is a little garden, that only the locals seems to know about. It's the garden of the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen, also called The Romantic Garden or by its old name in Danish, Landbohøjskolens Have. Here you'll find peace and quiet, even on a summer day when all the other parks are crowded. Here it'll only be the humming of the bees and the tweeting of the birds that'll disturb you. The decorative flower bed on the pic is in commemoration of the Titanic disaster a hundred years ago.

 

Peeking in

I do enjoy walking the same streets and alleys in the inner city of Copenhagen, getting a new glimpse behind a otherwise barred gate, noticing a new detail on a wall, discovering a new angle on a building or just enjoying the change of light and people with the hours of the day. That is, to me, what photography is all about, seeing familiar things in a new way.

 

 

Harbour bus

 

When visiting Copenhagen many people opt to take the sightseeing canal boats to see a bit of the city from the water. For people on a budget the harbour busses might be an option instead. For the normal bus fare you can be sailed from Nordre Toldbod in the north near the Little Mermaid to the newly developed area of Teglholmen in the south, and you can even take along your bicycle or babycarriage. You'll miss the commentary from the onboard guide of the sightseeing boats, though. Well, maybe you won't actually miss it... 

On track

 

The work in the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen seems to be on track, even though you can't really hurry with the growth of the plants. I can't wait seeing this when it's finished.

A cozy town

 

North of Copenhagen is Gilleleje, a little cozy town. Originally a fishing town it's now more a tourist hangout for the summer cottage people that flock here in the summer time. It still got a bit of a fishing industry so expect to met with the ordour of that trade when you visit the harbour.

Why?!?

I must admit that I get more and more annoyed with mindless tagging like this, and I don't understand why it seems to be fun for the youngsters (and not so youngsters) to deface public places like this. If it was genuine graffiti with a message or colours, then I could kind of accept it, but this is just plain ugly and stupid. I guess I'm getting old...

 

A new trend in the making?

 

This is something you don't see very much in Copenhagen, the bride and groom being photographed in a very public space, here at Amalienborg Palace. Usually as far as I know it's kept more private or in a quiet part of a park or somewhere similar. I've seen it done like this in many other countries of Europe, so it might be that these are just trendsetters here.

The Reformation

Just opposite Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady) in Copenhagen is this monument to commemorate the Danish Reformation in 1536. It was made by Danish sculptor Max Andersen (1892-1972) and raised by Copenhagen Commune in 1943.

Almost sundown

 

A favourite motive of mine is silhouettes like this with the sun on its way down and a striking silhouette of a tree, a building or another easily recognizable item in the foreground. This one is from Bogense Cemetery taken with my iPhone and edited in Camera+.

Revitalising the Botanical Garden

Like so many parts of Copenhagen the Botanical Garden is being dug up and revitalised. You can still visit it even though a large part looks like a construction site. And it will be even more of a construction site as the new Natural History Museum will be situated here in a part of the garden by 2017.

Barcelona with an iPhone

Having just spend a week in Barcelona, I've come to appreciate just how convenient the iPhone 4S is when on the move. For the next few days I'll have to use a large amount of time on processing the 5.000 photos taken with my Nikon D300, but the iPhone photos is already out there. With a few minutes of editing every day on the phone using the apps Snapseed and Camera+, photos where ready for publication on Instagram, FB, Picasa and tadaa. The only catch was to get some WiFi but that was not impossible. And why not use the free time on the way back in the plane to make a movie using iMovie on the iPhone as an editor and later upload it to YouTube? This is the result.

The flag is up - the crown prince is home

 

 

The flags over the Royal Palace of Amalienborg in Copenhagen tells whether the Queen or the crown prince is home. This flag shows that the crown prince is home today.

The changing of the guard

 

 

Every day at noon it's time to change the guards at Amalienborg Palace. The Royal Lifeguards march from their barracks in Gothersgade to the palace where they do the change In front of HRH Queen Margrethe II's residence whether she is home or not.

Goslings like Tivoli too

 

Yesterday I showed you a duckling close-up. Today it's a gosling from the Tivoli Gardens. With Tivoli being the most visited tourist attraction in Denmark, this little fella better be used to being in the public eye pretty quickly. He already seemed to enjoy the attention.