This is my fourth summer in Copenhagen (2008, 2011, and 2016 being the first three). I like to stay in a different area each time I come to Denmark to explore a new neighborhood and experience more new things. The last three times I’ve always been a two-minute bike ride (at most) from Copenhagen’s lakes. This year I’m in Valby. I miss the lakes. The views from my other places were more interesting, but this year’s views aren’t altogether bad. I have a neat looking neighborhood out my front window (below) that I’m looking forward to investigating soon.

Posted on June 26th, 2017 under Denmark. Tags: living in copenhagen, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED Lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Copenhagen apartment views (year 4)

Svend Karlsson

@COPENHELL #copenhell @baestband

Baest is the first band I saw on Day 3 of 2017 Copenhell. The skies opened when they hit the stage and the audience (and photographers) got drenched. I didn’t change lenses due to the rain, so I don’t have a total band, wide-angle shot.

From chatting with them after their set it looks like the first Baest album will come out in 2018. Baest, from Aarhus, Denmark, will play at Roskilde on Monday, but my first day at the Roskilde Festival will be Wednesday.

Mattias Melchiorsen

Sebastian Abildsten

Lasse Revsbech

Simon Olsen of Baest @ 2017 Copenhell

Posted on June 25th, 2017 under Denmark. Tags: aarhus, AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, baest, concert photography, copenhell, metal, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Baest @ 2017 Copenhell

@COPENHELL #copenhell @YourBaroness @WeAreMinistry

Today’s highlights will include Overkill, Opeth, and Slayer.

Ministry

Batushka

One of Gina Gleason’s first shows as Baroness guitarist

Posted on June 24th, 2017 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, baroness, batushka, concert photography, copenhell, crowd, metal, ministry, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Day 3 of 2017 Copenhell begins

Slægt @ 2017 Copenhell

@COPENHELL #copenhell #Slægt

No, this is not Dave Mustaine. That was last year. Copenhell does not repeat acts on consecutive years.

This photo is the future. Slægt is from Denmark, and with any luck, they will be the best thing to come out of Denmark since King Diamond. (Lars Ulrich doesn’t count since everything Metallica has done since Cliff Burton died–especially the drums–has been awful.)

Slægt’s new album is the most amazing thing a bunch of barely 20-year olds have done in decades. You can listen to it here. You can like and follow them on Facebook here.

Posted on June 23rd, 2017 under Denmark. Tags: concert photography, copenhell, metal, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, Slægt. Comments Off on Dave Mustaine?

Jeff Walker of Carcass @ 2017 Copenhell

@CarcassBand @COPENHELL #copenhell #carcass

copenhell crowd

Posted on June 23rd, 2017 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, carcass, concert photography, copenhell, metal, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED Lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Day 2 of 2017 Copenhell begins