Huitfeldt Monument
This giant momument is created by William Dahlerup and F. E. Ring. There's an inscription on and it reads: "Ivar Huitfeldt and his men, Kjøgebugt 4th october 1710."
On this date in the Great Northern War (1700-1721), the ship Dannebroge as Huitfeldt (1665-1710) was head of, was set on fire during a skirmish with the Swedes. He ordered to continue the fight and did not stop until his ship "blew" up. Huitfeldt and most of his men died, but the heroic operation saved the Danish fleet.
The monument was raised in 1886 and on top, stands the goddess of victory, Victoria.
Camera: Nikon D200
Focal length: 27mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposures: 9
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43 Comments
Nice composition! The b/w emphasizes the great contrast of the clouds. Seems as if they are circulating around the monument.
Also the bench with the people give a good contrast to the light way. Excellent eye here!
What a great wide angle shot--the sky is so sweeping and the statue is a nice line/point contrast. Great picture.
Great 'conversation' going on between the statue and the couple! A grand panorama, wonderful.
lovely composition. and such a peaceful setting for something commemorating warriors and a difficult battle.
That sky is incredible. I like everything about this shot. Well done.
The sky is awesome, I love the extreme sharpness too
Wonderful photo and an especially tremendous sky.
I like HDRi in b&w. Good composition - dramatic sky, the people in the foreground and harmonic sharpness, well done Bo!
The clarity of this is amazing! I love all the detail in the monument and trees. And you can see clearly so far into the distance - wow!
Very nice shot. i like the dynamic range you acheived in the sky.
Very nice, I think that the use of B&W really make this photo. (and I of course know nothing about the battle :)
I like the way you turn landscape pictures into dramatic scenes like this one.
Great story to go with this lovely monument. I like the B&W giving it an old feel and the clouds are fabulous!
Nice composition and the clouds are looking great. Lovely to have a story to go with the image, keep up the good work!
Hey, look at the shadows of the trees...amazing, so sharp and so clear.. VERY nice pic.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY ;-)
Great B/W Picture
nice composition
Happy Birthday?? if it is.....congratulations on the day.
You did an excelent job again, the sky is always what amazes me the most.
Great composition.
Thanks all and yes, its my birthday today :)
nice clouds! I just love clouds.
Love B&W work, it looks almost like IR.
The clouds look as if turning around the goddess statue, making it all a great composition. Great job!
Surprising black and white treatment. Reminds me my red filter of former times... that was during the end of he sixties... No, I must be dreaming. I can't be that old !
Amazing image, like all on this website. Congratulations.
Núria
excellent image - Very high b&w quality and great sky
Very good b&w photo. The sky is fantastic.
The goddess looks like an angel and the dramatic sky is the perfect background. Like the B&W brings out great details and contrasts, nice one.
Great detail and bw treatment. The trees almost look infrared.
Wonderful composition and conversion. The sky is fabulous!
Have to agree that the sky makes the shot special. The overall neutral tones work well here.
What an expansive shot. I like the bit of drama that the clouds add to the scene.
I love how the sky turned out on this one!
Great statue and sky. It looks good in b/w.
amazing composition
une scène bien composée avec de nombreux contrastes de matières. Le B&W est très réussi
A very pleasing photo. I like the richness of the clouds, and the people sitting on the bench in the lower left. It adds that small human element to an already nice panoramic photo. :)
I really like how dramatic the sky looks in this photo. Nice job.
Love that sky and all the way down on the bottom edge those seated looking in.
that statue looks so out of place ... it contrasts with that new building on the left ... a bit of sci-fi
A lot of depth and air in this image. Very nice.
Nice composition on this.
impressive contrast, great b&w capture
I really like this B/W capture! Marvelous!