Rosenkrantz Tower, a photo from Hordaland, South

Photographer's Note

The Rosenkrantz Tower is located at the fortification area Bergenhus in the city center of Bergen. The oldest parts of the tower dates back to around 1250. It was called the citadel by the sea and was a part of the royal residence of King Magnus Lagabøte.

In the 16th century the tower was destroyed, first by a fire in 1513, then by an explosion in the gunpowder chamber in the 1530s. In the last part of the 16th century it was repaired by the feudal lord Valkendorf at Bergenhus fortification. Finally, in 1562 another feudal lord at Bergenhus, Erik Rosenkrantz decided to built a new tower. The tower was also destroyed during the World War II in 1944.

Some weeks ago the spire on top of the onion-dome was taken by the wind during the storm Nina.

jhm, PaulVDV, edge, ikeharel, SnapRJW, mvdisco, fritzi007, jjcordier, COSTANTINO, Graal, Kielia, adramad, Royaldevon has marked this note useful

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jhm (203133) 2015-02-22 5:08

Hello Erling,

A pleasant picture with the reflections of the castle in water.
You took a wonderful panorama sight about the area.
What a beautiful front with sublime luminosity, we see all details
Great architecture picture.
Sharpness and clarity are of high quality.
Composition and presentation are pleasant.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice Sunday,
John.

npecanhuk (79329) 2015-02-22 5:40

Hello Erling!
Attractive details!
Beautiful picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, vertical format, chosen pov and composition with reflections are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

Sergiom (117241) 2015-02-22 6:19

Bonjour Erling,

Une image très bien construite. On ne perd rien de la beauté de l'endroit, même qu'on peut la voir en double avec le très beau reflet dans les eaux calmes du port.

Bon dimanche

Serge

PaulVDV (54931) 2015-02-22 6:27

Hello Erling,
The old tower is well reflected in the water while the two rows of buoys offer a nice visual effect.
Excellent presentation, clarity and sharpness.
Best regards, Paul

marabu61 (11587) 2015-02-22 7:10

Hej Erling
I wouldn't have expected to find a medieval tower in Bergen at all. The tower, bathed here in a pleasant light is delightful and the reflection in the water superbe.
In two weeks time we will fly out to Norway, spending a few days at the Lofoten Islands. I know, crazy time to go there but the scenery must be stunning at this time of the year. With a bit luck we could even see some Auroras?
have a great Sunday
Daniel

carlo62 (81265) 2015-02-22 7:13

Ciao Erling
che bella questa foto, molto intensa grazie alla luce e ai colori, il riflesso è magnifico.
L'architettura è originale, ma lo è anche la fila dei pneumatici raddoppiati dal loro riflesso.
Buona domenica
Carlo

dta (98560) 2015-02-22 7:30

Hello Erling ,
Interesting old stones building . Beautiful winter light , splendid reflections .
Regards

edge (7409) 2015-02-22 8:14

Hello Erling,

I think I remember your Norwegian photos from some time ago. I am an itinerant poster, but back for awhile.

This is a massive structure. Absolutely huge. Truly amazing that the folks were able to restore this beautiful tower periodically. Alas even WWII managed to destroy it. I arrived in Le Havre France in January 1946, and even then there was massive destruction through out the continent. I am glad to see that it s once again available for view.

This surely lends itself to a nice mirror image in the waters below. I looked at this fortification and wondered how many bricks has it taken to erect this edifice. I have only been to Oslo and its environs, but you have a beautiful country and a pristine atmosphere in the area.

Have a great week. Regard, Roger

holmertz (92938) 2015-02-22 8:22

Hej Erling,
Detta är en mycket fin bild av det vackra fästningstornet, som är perfekt speglat i vattnet. Du har utnyttjat det varma ljuset mycket bra och skapat fina färgtoner. De svarta bildäcken nedanför den gula linjen är en väldigt fin del av kompositionen.
Hälsningar,
Gert

SnapRJW (31631) 2015-02-22 8:46

Good afternoon Erling,

The glorious northern light is a feature of many of your photographs and here it gives the image excellent contrast and colour. A super scene, I especially like the band of yellow below which we see the hanging tyres, they make such an unusual feature in a fine photograph.

Warm regards

Rosemary

mvdisco (17798) 2015-02-22 10:36

Hi Erling, Bonjour,
Wow! a very nice caught of view and details of this lovely old tower.
beautiful reflection on a calm water and great architecture.
very well done...
Tous mes compliments..
Michel

fritzi007 (14698) 2015-02-22 11:52

Hallo Erling,
beautiful view of this tower. This is picture perfect with good exposure and beautiful composition. I as glorious light, natural colors and great perspective!

many greetings
wolfgang

mesutilgim (0) 2015-02-22 13:03

Hello Erling,
Another topclass capture in your gallery with perfect pov and layout. Amazing mirroring effect and interesting notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

fabbs99 (17179) 2015-02-22 20:50

Hello Erling,

Great shot of the castle and its reflection in the waters.Excellent composition, good presentation too in colors. Very well done, TFS.

Cheers
Farhat

jjcordier (79299) 2015-02-22 23:23

Erling
Belle photo de cette tour avec son étrange bulbe. Très belle lumière produisant un très joli reflet.
Amicalement
JJ

kasianowak (15848) 2015-02-23 1:20

Hi Erling
Beautifully lit interesting architecture! The reflection makes the image special.
Best wishes
Kasia

Gigidusud (21679) 2015-02-23 14:33

Hello Erling,
Beautiful presentation of the tower with splendid light and fantastic reflections in the water. Well done!
Best regards.
Gigi

COSTANTINO (104259) 2015-02-26 5:13

Hello my dear Erling
and have a nice evening
amazing view of this Tower called as
Rosenkrantz Tower into a capture
with reflections impressive
architectural details great
color tones and memories from the
past nice pov
regards
Costantino

Nicou (193806) 2015-02-26 6:41

Hello

Quelle belle tour et vue sueprbe quel rendu sur la pierre et architecture sueprbe compo.
Bravo et amitiÃ©
Nciou

Graal (103040) 2015-02-27 9:23

Hello Erling,
very nice and good presentation. Interesting old historic tower. Fine composition with reflections in water. Photo I like.
Have a nice WE.
Aleksander

Kielia (24077) 2015-02-28 8:22

Hi Erling,
You have captured this interesting architecture very well. The light and the colors are really wonderful. The reflections make the image very attractive! My compliments!
Warm regards
Harriet

Matyas (0) 2015-03-01 1:00

Hello Erling! Fantastic mirror effect. Wonderful architecture. Superb brightness and colours. Good exposure. Perfect contrast and sharpness. Fine texture. Regards!

adramad (67078) 2015-03-01 15:50

Hello Erling.
Sensational composition, with the contrast between the splendid and powerful stone tower with white house next to it, beautiful reflections in the water, giving a lovely touches of color.
Sharpness, exposure, color, POV chosen, and the magnificent composition are all factors that make the success of this beautiful image.
Well done.
Have a good start to the week.
Best wishes.
Luis.

Royaldevon (75584) 2015-05-07 9:37

Hello Erling,

This is a very attractive photograph!
There is something special about how those tyres and their reflections give a sense of a pattern to this tower and its rippling reflection.
The exposure is pin sharp under a gorgeous light.

Thank you for sharing this,
Bev :-)

ikeharel (105977) 2018-05-10 21:16

Hello Erling,
The picture is well exposed and gained depth by the full edifice reflection on water.
Interesting old building, looks to be superbly maintained.
Have a nice Friday,
Ike

Photo Information

Copyright: Erling Henriksen (Hansaphotos) (11379)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2015-02-15
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 400D Digital, Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro, Vivitar series 1 HD CPL 72 mm
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My hometown, Bergen [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2015-02-22 4:23