Just outside of Roskilde there is an old mound dating back to the age of the vikings. Back to the age of the Vikings. Roskilde used to be a center for the vikings, and viking kings lived here in periods.
To this day the Cathedral of Roskilde is used to bury the Kings and Queens of Denmark. The second of Denmark, was named Harald Bluetooth, is also buried here in Roskilde. The modern bluetooth technology is named after him.
About the composition in this photo
I got out of the car, with the intention of climbing the hill, to take a landscape up there. But when I saw these stairs I just had to shoot them. But what composition to chose? For some reason I find staircases difficult to nail, unless shot straight on from the center, either from the bottom or the top.
These stairs are not really large enough to do a dead on shot. Instead I got really close and placed the lover step approx a third into the image from the left, and the last step a third from the right and the bottom.
This makes the stairs work well in the composition. The trees I have placed on the horizontal third.
I use the golden ration, rather than the rule of thirds. They are almost identical, but I prefer the golden ratio, because I find it more tight.
I love the texture of these stairs and how the light highlights the grass taking my eye left and out of the scene. Nice. Makes me want to visit Denmark.
Thank you very much – Denmark is a lovely place. You will love it!
–Jacob