Dyrehaven

Sunny Sunday + deer mating season + a 'geeky' friend who just got a new Nikon D90 (that has to be tried out) => a trip to Dyrehaven http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/tourist/what_to_see_and_do/inspiration/top_10_alternative_sights/dyrehaven. For me, is to catch the glimpse of trees changing colours & spotting deers; for Nikon owner, it's a good location to try out the new precious gadget. Right at the train station, I'm already overwhelmed with the 'autumn in the air' environment. Pic: Shot at the train station (in Denmark, a red hexagon 'S' sign indicates train station)

The park is filled with people of all ages, families, couples, joggers, carriage and of course 'photographers'. Most of the trees haven't really turn colour yet but falling leaves & the cold weather (despite the sun is shining bright) makes up the autmn feel. At some point I wish I have a bowl of steaming hot soup in my hand, would have be like heaven on earth ;)

Pic: A small 'castle' in the park

Pic: Shots of the park

The noise and movement of too many people in the park sort 'scare' the deers away. They wander in group with a male protectively gathering the females (mating season, so...) and tend to stay far away from the pedestrian path. I have to zoom in to the max to snap a very blurry 'deer portrait'.

Pic: Deer 'portrait'

There's also a restaurant & a small scale amusement park in Dyrehaven (which translates to animal garden). Amusement park is close at this time of year but the restaurant is still running in a nice cottage like house.

Pic: The restaurant.

I like the park but it might not be the brightest idea in the world to go there when the weather is cold (then again, Denmark is most of the time cold, hehe). Too many visitors also spoils the tranquility of the supposedly peaceful park & also keep the deers away :( I bumped into people who talked in a volume that the whole neighbourhood can hear...seriously, I don't understand at all :s. Will try to go there again in spring/summer. Another season, another view :)