Rodin in CPH 01, a photo from Kobenhavn, East

Photographer's Note

Glytoteket is one of the nicest museums in Copenhagen. It was founded in the late 19th century by the wealthy bourgeois Carl Jacobsen, owner of the Carlsberg brewery. The collection show what was fashionable collectors items in that period, ancient egypt, greek and roman art and french impressionism.
The oldest part of the museum is centred around a winter garden beneath a large glass cupola, a wonderful space. A large extension from the early 20th century added grand neo-classicist galleries. Ten years ago a new building was added in one of the courtyards of the neo-classicist building, a gleaming white shrine in stucco lustro inserted in between the rough rendered brick walls. In the gap between the old and the new building a stepped street winds upwards beneath a large skylight.
A fine view of this place is already published on TE by Anadai.
So I chose to focus on the characteristic texture of the large Rodin sculpture and the large bright space that it stands in.

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rosiegirl (1596) 2005-07-15 13:39

I love this picture. The hand looks great dropping from the top of the frame. The color play of black on white is very well done- especially with the background being out of focus. Very nice!
Rosie

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Zepi (22848) 2005-07-15 14:09

Hello Torben,
Trиs belle composition!
Merveilleux noir et blanc!
Je ressens un fort cфtй artistique dans cette image!
Trиs intrigante cette photo!
Ca me plaоt beaucoup
Merci pour le partage
Beau travail
Amicalement
Sйbastien

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dom_inik_m (1717) 2005-07-15 14:14

I understand how you feel, Torben, when confronted to such a sight. I also shot dozens of photos featuring hands and feet in the garden of the Rodin museum in Paris. He's really one of the few artists when the sum of sculpted parts is greater than the whole piece. So many viewing angles, so many perceptions according to the season and the light, so many textures, due to the way the metal ages...
With his work, less is better than more and that's exactly what I find again in your picture.
Simply moving... ;-)
By the way, which part of your original composition did you crop ? Bottom? Left? Right?

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snuggleaphagus (4146) 2005-07-15 14:18

This is very cool.

The composition is great and hand alone lets the mind wonder in a variety of ways.
There's a Rodin sculpture garden nearby, ot's gorgeous.

Galeota (10352) 2005-07-15 15:01

Hello Torben, this is a fine aesthetic point of view on the Rodin's sculpture. Someone has previously mentioned B&W, but it seems so obvious to me it is a coloured photograph that I'm having some difficulty in trying to find a monochromatic dimension in it. A pure pleasure to look at this finger in a completely out of focus background due to the shallow depth of field. The triangle between the fingers draws the attention, but we should thank Rodin for that rather than you, shouldn't we?. Cheers.

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cgrindahl (6113) 2005-07-15 21:14

Simple and elegant...not at all what we've come to expect from you Torben... ;-) We've come to expect motion, jagged edges, blurs, odd angles, much to our delight, of course. Now you delve into Dominique's territory, venturing into a museum to tantalize us with a distinctive view of what appears to be a gorgeous space. Thank you for including the link to the other photo that puts this into perspective. I'm a fan of fine sculpture, enjoying the Rodin museum in Paris greatly. There are a number of pieces by him at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, including the powerful Burghers of Calais. I know there are many copies of some of his pieces. This one is stunning. I love your suggestive image.

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eleparc (24063) 2005-07-16 5:17

tak torben for this shot! it is simple and yet very impactful! i love the b&w touch.. I love those danish museums, they have something special to convey that i have not necessarily felt in other places.. TFS
Eric

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2005-07-18 13:14

Nice use of negative space and selective choice in portraying this sculpture. Nice.

ishai (4097) 2005-08-15 16:34

What a beautiful crop, Torben
The background all in white and the Perfect DOF of the hand
It is almost a picture of nothing and I like the idйe very very much
Thanks for the inspiration ,great job
Ishai

bnallama (3763) 2005-08-17 17:48