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Storm at the Troll Rocks
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Storm at the Troll Rocks

by Ian Haskell

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 26, 2010170 views7 comments
The Troll Rocks at Vik according to local folklore are trolls which were caught out at dawn. We had driven through a day of rain and had gone past Vik early on - we double backed about 175 miles to do this in the evening of the same day. Vik is below Katla which is the volcano next to Eyjafjallajökull that hasn't erupted since 1918...Iceland is a special place.

1DM2n, 1sec, f22

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Mike Horn on April 26, 2010 at 7:18 PM
If you look at this in a dark room, you can feel the mood of this image in whole. I grew up in the pacific northwest, washington state, on the coast. As much beauty you have with sunsets/sunrises, the one thing that happens alot, is rain, overcast, and not those amazing conditions. Its like this, and the mood is so perfect. I love the dark sand leading you into the cliffs, and out towards the sea, the lone pinnacles out there in the moody horizon is perfect, then you add the movement of the ocean, perfect shutter speed. well done!
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Comment posted by Mike Veltri on April 26, 2010 at 9:52 PM
Love the mood and atmosphere you captured here. The water action and the fog/mist work very well and go right with the mood and feeling of the image.
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 26, 2010 at 10:12 PM
I really like this, Ian. Very strong moodiness to this . . . sort of like the troll influence is still very strong.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 26, 2010 at 10:46 PM
Great atmosphere Ian. Definitely a place I would love to visit. Very ethereal and beautiful.
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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 27, 2010 at 12:12 AM
What a beautiful mood Ian, just lovely! The mist, long exposure, and blue all work together very well. The left seems a bit empty, so I wouldn't mind a slight crop.
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Comment posted by Ian Plant on April 27, 2010 at 9:05 AM
I love this -- dark, stormy, and much different that what we often see here. I think we need to be exposed to this sort of stuff more often! Moody, acompositional, very fine art. :toast:
Registered on July 7, 2008, 271 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 27, 2010 at 9:31 AM
This really evokes such a strong mood you pratcially feel wet from the rain. You caught the wave cresting perfectly too. This is really nice.
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