In the near darkness the effect of the light from the passages works differently than earlier in the evening.
The 8 House – 10, 2012
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The 8 House – 9, 2012
In a country with no mountains or hardly even hills the objective of The 8 House – to build a mountain village – really stands out. In the background is the unrestircted view of the preserved area Vestamager.
One of the features of The 8 House is the pathway that runs up and down the complex for almost 1 mile. Lately I’ve noticed that two of the entrance points to the pathway have been labelled ‘Private’ though I know that was not the original idea. It is possible to enter from the other end of the complex without being met by that sign.
The 8 House – 8, 2012
Again, as darkness was descending, new aspects of the 8 House revealed themselves. The repeating patterns, the reflecting and non-reflecting surfaces, the use of the light…
The 8 House – 7, 2012
Another example of what you won’t discover, walking around the 8 House in full daylight. I don’t know if Bjarke Ingels realized that the vertical white lights would point to the red lit door in the background. He might well have.
The 8 House – 6, 2012
This brings to mind some modern art I’ve seen. The use of color in The 8 House is someting I hadn’t noticed until I spent an evening there.
The 8 House – 5, 2012
On an evening in August I returned to he 8 House (8-Tallet) to test the abilities of my Nikon D5100 to shoot pictures in the growing darkness. Almost to my surprise I spent 1.5 hour just walking around the complex and take pictures. It grew ever darker as you will see in this series of another eight pictures from Ørestad Syd. I came home with a bunch of very satisfying picture but sorting through them I felt increasingly clear about my objective: A goodlooking picture isn’t good enough if it’s only good on account of the architeture. If I did not not contribute something, a different view that was not obvious, the picture got deleted.
Copenhagen Cablepark – 3, 2012
This is one of my favorite pictures. I caught this on my third visit to the Copenhagen Cablepark and it really proved to me that taking the time to find your story pays off. I’m pretty sure a wakeboarder would not take a shot like this, but it conveys what fascinated me – the power, the speed, and the movement of the water.
Editor’s selection, National Geographic, August 2012 week 3
Last month I submitted this photo for Your Shot at National Geographic. It didn’t get selected for publishing, but it did get picked as one of the Daily Dozen, editor’s selection in week 3 of August 🙂
Copenhagen Cablepark – 2, 2012
After following the advice of all experienced photographers and show patience I realized by my third visit to the Copenhagen Cablepark, that the story I could tell, what fascinated me, was the water. The wakeboarders were cool, awesome people but I was almost hypnotizedby the movement of the water.
Copenhagen Cablepark – 1, 2012
Until very resently I had no idea that there were wakeboard caples close to my home here on Amager. In fact, I had never heard the term ‘wakeboard’ before.
It turns out to be a person mounted on a board that looks a lot like a snow board being pulled across the water by cables. It is more than cool to look at! Just like with water skiing they do tricks and jumps, and at Copenhagen Cablepark it all happens on an industrial backdrop.
The challange is not take good pictures. That is easy. Just catch any of the wakeboarders doing a stunt. But that’s what everyone shoots. When I discovered that one of the owners is a professional photographer I almost gave up. Then I realized I had another choice. I could try to catch something out of the ordinary, to tell my own story of the wakeboarders. It took me three visits to get beyond the obvious.
Above is the first picture I decided was good enough. Usually you can’t pan (follow an object in motion, making the background blurred and indicating movement) a person. But you can if they are being pulled by a cable.
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