Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark (Den Lille Havfrue)
The Little Mermaid which translated in Danish: Den lille havfrue is a bronze statue sculpted by Edvard Eriksen showing a mermaid. This bronze statue is placed on a rock by the water near Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The sculpture is one meter and twenty-five centimes high and weighs 175 kilograms. The Little Mermaid statue is a huge tourist attraction and it was vandalised many times by political activists and random vandals.
This image was executed during a golden our summer evening and it consists of an 18 minutes long exposure using Lee filters and additional lighting for exposure compensation. During the 18 minutes exposure about 20-25 people were around taking images of them, but as you can see, the image is clear of people. This demonstrate the power of long exposure.
Beautiful shot. Also quite a contrast in relation to the buildings over the other side of the water. She lays in the shadow, Why did activists vandalise her?
Indeed, it is.
Well, different kind of reasons: politics, religion etc. The mermaid was a victim of vandalism a few times already, once her head was decapitated, then her arm was cut off, and for a couple of times paint was poured on to her. Such a shame!