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Snail 2


Snail 2
Some snails don't carry their own house on their back, like this one. But that's about all I know about this little brown fellow I met one day...


Water drops 12


Water drops 12
Water condensed as drops, clinging to both sides of clear plastic. The green, you can glimse in the background, are plants...


Oil on water 2


Oil on water 2
One day wandering home down along usual streets. Then I noticed: a rainbow spilled on the pavement. Unlike its heavenly counterpart, not a simple geometric figure resembling a ring. More like a kaleidoscopic chaos of patterns intertwined, spectral splatter...


Summer


Summer
Summer is not the brightest time of year, but surely the warmest.


Fountain


Fountain
Recently I discovered that the local park had somehow upgraded the usual fountain in the usual lake. The result was more varied shapes; less predictable but more complicated structures. As you can see:


A modern mermaid
and other weird statues


Everybody has heard about and seen the little mermaid in Copenhagen. Actually that's also an old mermaid, from 1913, almost a century ago. Here's a more modern version, from the sculpture group ''genetically modified paradise'' by Bjørn Nørgaard in 2006...
Everybody's heard about and seen the little mermaid in Copenhagen. Actually that's also an old mermaid, from 1913, almost a century ago. Here's a more modern version, from the sculpture group ''genetically modified paradise'' by Bjørn Nørgaard in 2006...

Urban




Wrapped buildings


Wrapped building 6
Sometimes buildings are wrapped in various materials for various purposes. Whether it is art or repair, the result is still a mysterious surface. There is of course a practical aspect of wrapping stuff, protection of content. But also a surprise element; gifts too are wrapped, to keep content a secret.


Strange street lamp


Strange street lamp Heading home, a late night, I noticed this strange lamp, hovering above, in the wind...


The Old Container


The Old Container... One day I passed an old, rusty container. And happened to noticed that decay sometimes can be interesting. Rust never sleeps. But iron never weeps...


1 May in Copenhagen


1 May 2010 in Fælledparken in Copenhagen 1 May 2010 in Fælledparken in Copenhagen. I arrived somewhat late, so I missed all the speeches, but there was still plenty of people around. And the trees looked quite different that day...


15 artists from 15 countries


15 artists from 15 countries
I visited a new multicultural exibition in Københavns KulturCenter located in northwestern Copenhagen. The exibition was arranged by NyDanskerKunst and presented 15 artists from 15 countries: paintings, music and a group of 'living sculptures' guiding us through room after room.

Animals




Fly 2


Fly 2
Imagine you were a fly. Even a small bush would be enormous. a green labyrinth. Bon voyage...


Birds 2


Birds 2
Birds from the central lakes in Copenhagen...


Birds


Swans, geese, ducks, coots, pigeons, crows, etc... The lake in Utterslev Mose was still mostly frozen in March 2010, leaving only a small waterhole for all the birds: swans, geese, ducks, coots, pigeons, crows, etc...


Plants




Trees


Trees Different trees from different parts of Copenhagen...


Dandelions can fly


Dandelion 3
Can flowers fly? Yes, some can, when they grow old and hairy. Like dandelions: Up, up, and away. Find another place to stay...


Small green things emerges from below


Small green things emerges from below... Not all plants are perennial. Some disappear each autumn, but when spring arrives they return from below. Here are some of the small green things emerging...

Flux




Time in space


Flux 5 Flux 4 Flux 3 Flux 2 Flux 1

Usually photographs are good at recording space, while video is required to capture time as well. However, in this collection I have tried to include both time and space in a photo, by long exposure. This may loose details, but instead gain a sense of movement and direction. Read more...


Elements




Light Show


Light Show 12
Different sights from different nights in northwestern Copenhagen, Denmark...


Midsummer fire 2010


Midsummer fire in Fælledparken, Copenhagen 23 June 2010...
Midsummer fire in the local park (Fælledparken) in Copenhagen 23 June 2010.


Fire


Flames
Flames from a fire in the local park during 1'st of May 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark...


Water drops 10


Water drops
Water condensed as drops, clinging to the surface of a plastic cup of blueberry slush ice...


Dried mud landscape


Once upon a time there was a pool of water. Then the sun finally came around, vaporizing all the water. Afterwards everyone can see: when mud dries, the surface cracks, leaving a broken microlandscape...
Once upon a time there was a pool of water. Then the sun finally came around, vaporizing all the water. Afterwards everyone can see: when mud dries, the surface cracks, leaving a broken microlandscape...


Elements



L I G H T


Different sights from different nights in northwestern Copenhagen, Denmark...
Different sights from different nights in northwestern Copenhagen, Denmark... Different sights from different nights in northwestern Copenhagen, Denmark... Different sights from different nights in northwestern Copenhagen, Denmark... This Light Show offers swirling luminous shapes, captured somewhere in northwest Copenhagen, last winter... This Light Show is a combination of fast and slow light, from last winter: I flashed the snow falling in the foreground, while background houses got long exposure... One night in January 2009 I passed a shop displaying multi coloured decorations. Shaking the lens combined with long exposure produced these rainbow vortices... One night in December 2008 I passed a building with vertical blue christmas lights. Shaking the lens combined with long exposure created these electric blue sights... Behind the light, it is still possible to glimpse the original backgrounds... This light show is from the late night streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. It's an early gallery so the images are a mixed bunch of different lights from different nights... This light show is from the late night streets of Copenhagen, Denmark. It's an early gallery so the images are a mixed bunch of different lights from different nights... This light show is from the late night streets of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Normally light is only the means to create a photographic image. But here I've crossed the line: Light has become the motive itself...

F I R E


Midsummer fire in Fælledparken, Copenhagen 23 June 2010... Midsummer fire in Fælledparken, Copenhagen 23 June 2009... Fireworks from recent new years evenings... Flames from the Midsummer fire in Fælledparken, Copenhagen 23 June 2009... Gas flames on the street... Midsummer flames in the local park (Fælledparken) in Copenhagen 23 June 2009... Flares from the carnival in Copenhagen May 2009...
Man is the only animal on Earth that knows the art of manipulating fire...

A I R


The sky is an eternal kaleidoscape. Here are some recent views from Denmark. All photos are from the north-western part of Copenhagen, where I live... The sky is an eternal kaleidoscape. Here are some recent views from Denmark. All photos are from the north-western part of Copenhagen, where I live... The sky is an eternal kaleidoscape. Here are some recent views from Denmark. All photos are from the north-western part of Copenhagen, where I live... The sky is an eternal kaleidoscape. Here are some recent views from Denmark. All photos are from the north-western part of Copenhagen, where I live... The sky is an eternal kaleidoscape. Here are some recent views from Denmark. All photos are from the north-western part of Copenhagen, where I live... This collection presents the sky on fire, around dusk or dawn, flames in the clouds, usually appearing very briefly... White lines in the sky, swiftly appearing, only to vanish again. A new meaning of the old word ''skyline''...
The sky is an eternal kaleidoscape. Never repeating, always returning...

W A T E R


Water condensed as drops, clinging to both sides of clear plastic. The green, you can glimse in the background, are plants... Water condensed as drops, clinging to both sides of clear plastic. The green, you can glimse in the background, are plants... Water condensed as drops, clinging to both sides of clear plastic. The green, you can glimse in the background, are plants... Water condensed as drops, clinging to the surface of grey plastic... Water condensed as drops, clinging to the surface of a plastic cup of blueberry slush ice... Water condensed as drops, clinging to the surface of a plastic cup of blueberry slush ice... Water condensed as drops, clinging to the surface of a plastic cup of blueberry slush ice... Water condensed as drops, clinging to the surface of a plastic cup of blueberry slush ice... Water condensed as drops, clinging to the surface of a plastic cup of blueberry slush ice... Water condensed as drops, hanging or clinging to the surface of plastic sheets or bottles. Remains of rain or evolved from dew. Shaped like pearls but glittering like diamonds... Water condensed as drops, hanging or clinging to the surface of plastic sheets. Remains of rain or evolved from dew. Shaped like pearls but glittering like diamonds... Water condensed as drops, hanging or clinging to the surface of leaves or grass. Remains of rain or evolved from dew. Shaped like pearls but glittering like diamonds... Water condensed as drops, appearing on the inside surface of plastic, but photographed from outside. This angle makes drops look rather weird, as they no longer seem curved but flat. Nevertheless they still act as lenses when large enough; the colours come from the background... Water condensed as drops, appearing on the inside surface of glass, but photographed from outside. This angle makes drops look rather weird, as they no longer seem curved but flat. Nevertheless they still act as lenses when large enough; the colours come from the background... Waves in air cannot be seen, but you can hear them. Waves in water are visible, but you cannot hear them... Waves in air cannot be seen, but you can hear them. Waves in water are visible, but you cannot hear them... Oil on water 1 Oil on water 2 There are many kinds of water; steam, tiny drops, streams, rivers, lakes, oceans. The source of water also vary: rain, waterfalls, fountains, dew... There are many kinds of water; steam, tiny drops, streams, rivers, lakes, oceans. The source of water also vary: rain, waterfalls, fountains, dew... After the rain, temporary mirrors linger on for a while, reflecting whatever is near enough...
Water in drops, streams, rivers, lakes, oceans...

E A R T H


Once upon a time there was a pool of water. Then the sun finally came around, vaporizing all the water. Afterwards everyone can see: when mud dries, the surface cracks, leaving a broken microlandscape... Looking at a plant, what do you notice first? The colourful flowers, green leaves, or overall shape? But probably you wouldn't even consider the soil..? Recently I looked closer, and was rather amazed; it's a weird landscape! Imagine you were an ant, a fly or another insect; here's the landscape you'd see... Stones, rocks and rubble, pieces of the city. Stones also represent the element ''Earth'' - the hard, solid, stable, unmovable aspect of matter...
The hard, solid, unchanging, unmoveable aspect of matter...

Seasonal



S P R I N G


Small green things emerges from below... Spring - a new beginning...


W I N T E R


Snow in North West Copenhagen Snow and Light 2 Winter January 2010 in Fælledparken January 2010 I visited one of my friends living far away from the big city, far from any city... Utterslev Mose Winter 17 December 2009 Snow 2 Snow and Light Icicles Snow 1 Ice and air Snow with holes Ice
What's a winter without snowflakes falling, lakes freezing and icicles growing..?


A U T U M N


Autumn, season of falling...



Life



A N I M A L S


Birds from the central lakes in Copenhagen... Swans, geese, ducks, coots, pigeons, crows, etc... pigeon Snail 1 Snail 2 Fly 1 Fly 2
Pigeons, snails, flies.


P L A N T S


Trees They came from beneath... Dandelions 1 Dandelions 2 Dandelions 3

Urban



1 M A Y


May 1 in Copenhagen

W R A P P E D


Wrapped building Wrapped building Wrapped building Wrapped building Wrapped building Wrapped building
Sometimes buildings are wrapped in various materials for various purposes. Whether for art or repair, the result is mysterious...

S T R E E T S


Strange street lamp Eaglestreet illuminated Pavemental Streets
Streets, roads and rails of the city...

R U S T


The Old Container...
Rust never sleeps.
But iron never weeps...

Experimental



F L U X


Flux 4 Flux 1 Flux 3 Flux 2 Flux 4
Usually photos are good at recording space, while video is required to capture time as well. But, in this collection I have tried to include both time and space...



Art



S T A T U E S


Everybody has heard about and seen the little mermaid in Copenhagen. Actually that's also an old mermaid, from 1913, almost a century ago. Here's a more modern version, from the sculpture group ''genetically modified paradise'' by Bjørn Nørgaard in 2006... Thorvaldsens Museum The Bull and the Dragon Rappenskralde - A recycle sculpture A Tower in High Tåstrup
Statues, indoor or outdoor...

E X I B I T I O N S


15 artists from 15 countries 15 artists from 15 countries Gang i gaden In 2008 a new exibition took place, an exibition without filter, in Valby, Copenhagen. I participated with 5 photos from the Light Show collection.



Free wallpapers



Here are some Free Wallpapers, that you're welcome to use.
Provided it's for personal and non-commercial purposes only...

We can see you


Googles new Street Views


From 2D to 3D



Recently Googles new Street View appeared even in smaller capitals like Copenhagen. But how much had been included? I decided to start somewhere in central city, and here everything was now 3D. Then I followed the same route home through the map, as I would have done in real life. As I moved further away from the central areas, I kept wondering when I would encounter the flat map again; when would 3D shift back to 2D? But, it never did...

Finally I turned around a corner, and then: I was staring at my front door. I looked up, and there was my kitchen window. Ok, if Google had captured even my small and quite unknown street, then they had photographed everything else as well. Holy Sheep!

Stop for a moment and wonder: who would have guessed, just a decade ago, that a searchengine would eventually visit every road, and photograph every house..?

And what will they do 10 years from now? One thing, that probably only takes a few years, is a further improvement: realtime maps.

From 3D to 4D



The present version is not real 3D, only a hybrid, interpolated from a lot of flat images. Furthermore, maps are basically static. If you don't move, then nothing moves. I couldn't help notice this, as Googles photos were all from summer time, while I wandered their virtual map world in the midst of winter. This difference constantly disturbed the illusion; it was more like a past memory than an actual sensation. At least so far. But...

I predict that Goggle Street View eventually moves from 3D to 4D.

When that happens, you'll be able to walk around in your city, or any other city, and watch what happens right now. They only need to incorporate all public video cameras already existing out there. And there are really many, many more than you thought. Try search for the present number, and you'll be amazed. Then think about the future...

However, apart from the initial 'gosh wow' effect of this, won't it invade our privacy? Indeed it will, on a massive scale. But privacy doesn't seem to trouble Google too much...

It doesn't trouble any governments either. That leaves only one part.

Read more...

Photo by Mads Dam

Index



ELEMENTS:


Light: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fire: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Air: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Water: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Earth: 1 2 3

SEASONAL


Autumn: 1
Winter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Spring: 1 2

ART


Exibitions: 1 2 3 4
Statues: 1 2 3 4 5

URBAN


1 May in Copenhagen
Wrapped: 1 2 3 4 5
Streets: 1 2 3
Rust: 1

How about copyright..?



Welcome to my growing pile of pictures. And I might as well tell, before you ask:

If you want to buy a print or copyright, then contact me. Prize depends on size, purpose and other variables, so I can't offer a simple standard prize. But you're free to ask...

If you want to borrow a photograph, you're normally welcome, if you ask. Provided it's for personal and non-commercial purposes only.

It would also be quite nice, if you remembered to credit the source. A simple link would suffice...

Represented



One or more of my images are displayed on these sites:

www.bltv.dk
www.dilem.dk
www.fantastik.dk
www.durhamvolunteerfire.org
www.sferaonline.ro

Below are people who forgot to ask, but as it's only for uncommercial and personal use, I didn't mind too much:

www.sciforums.com
profiles.friendster.com/36223660
www.myspace.com/astral_leo
www.myspace.com/boistriker
www.myspace.com/mavtherealist
www.myspace.com/384504286
www.myspace.com/284020554

Location and camera



Unless otherwise specified all my photos are from the northwest part of Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.

The camera, that I used, is either Canon PowerShot A650 or S30.

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