A Highland Wonderland

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 17, 2011739 views30 comments

A recent trip with some close friends to Iceland was met with 6.5 days of rain, sleet, hail, and snow. These things happen... And it made for some interesting days...including this particular morning when the sun finally broke through for a sunrise...on our last day.

This place...one that I've been trying to find for each of the last three years...has more waterfalls than any single place that I've ever seen in my lifetime...it's really magic.

Early morning light on our last attempt shooting this place allowed the combination of an overnight dusting of snow, these waterfalls (we counted almost 40 of them), 35mph winds, and the eerie blue glow of the glacier meltwater to finally come together.

A single exposure at 80mm...

Thank you for looking and for your comments!

Robert

Comments

30 comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on October 17, 2011 at 1:07 PM

What a fantastic view of this unique landscape! The light and composition are wonderful!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on October 17, 2011 at 1:18 PM

great find and great image, Robert.

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on October 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM

Great spot, love it.

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Comment posted by Miles Morgan on October 17, 2011 at 2:11 PM

Fantastic shot Robert. The blues make this one for me.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on October 17, 2011 at 2:14 PM

A beautiful scene Robert, and one you captured very well. I would love to know where about this was taken, if you don't mind sharing that info with me. Email me if you care to share some info.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on October 17, 2011 at 2:15 PM

Dramatic location and lively color!

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on October 17, 2011 at 2:17 PM

Magic indeed...beautiful image Robert.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on October 17, 2011 at 3:08 PM

This looks like some prehistoric land that time forgot. What a fantastic landscape, you captured it nicely.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 17, 2011 at 3:27 PM

A really great composition and and awesome looking place! Indeed fantastic to have so many waterfalls in one spot - and in one composition. I am not too fond of the thick color of the water (too blue) but that's a matter of taste.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 17, 2011 at 3:37 PM

This image almost has an other worldly feeling to it. Very well composed and the colors are great. Very fine image.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on October 17, 2011 at 3:40 PM

Amazing shot - the orange sky and blue water really make for an amazing warm/cool contast!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 17, 2011 at 4:03 PM

Magic, indeed. The light, the colors, this incredible composition all come together perfectly. Killer image!

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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on October 17, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Wow! what can I say this is so surreal.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 17, 2011 at 5:36 PM

What an amazing view!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 17, 2011 at 7:08 PM

Wonderful, Robert! The blue of the water and orange in the sky go
so well together. The detail througout looks good to me, and I like
the way that you composed with the stream bending.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on October 17, 2011 at 7:52 PM

As others have pointed out, this is surreal. The blue hues of the glacial water contrasts dramatically with the warming sunrise colors.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 17, 2011 at 7:59 PM

What a place! Beautiful comp, though the processing looks a little odd to me. I think maybe the land forms look as they are too bright/lack contrast in comparison to the low early AM lighting. Maybe a little more contrast in these areas? Also the top cloud on the left seems to have some haloing. Not sure if you considered cropping off the top cloud line? Very presonal choice here.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 17, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Wow, what a place. The orange sky makes this seem like the cover of a sci-fi novel. I'm sure this will be on a few people's bucket list.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on October 17, 2011 at 11:22 PM

Fantastic, nice lines.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 18, 2011 at 12:55 AM

What an amazing location that has been showcased beautifully in this photograph. Really nice work, Robert.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on October 18, 2011 at 2:32 AM

Robert, this location is unbelievable
the flow of the water gives a special taste to the scene

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on October 18, 2011 at 2:47 AM

oh yeah! this is great!!

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on October 18, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Incredible shot!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on October 18, 2011 at 1:08 PM

I've been waiting to see more than Paul's shot from here. Killer!

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on October 18, 2011 at 8:26 PM

This is stunning, could use a little less blue and yellow but that could be taste, monitors, etc

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on October 18, 2011 at 8:55 PM

Wow, proof that a single exposure can create incredible drama.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 18, 2011 at 9:07 PM

Robert,

This is just absolutely beautiful! The composition flows so well and keeps my eye engaged throughout the entire frame. I also love the color contrasts between the orange-yellow sky and the cyan-blue water. The waterfall action in the mid-ground ties it all together so well. I would be proud to call this one of my own.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 19, 2011 at 2:38 AM

Looks like an amazing place! Something seems 'off' with the sky though, and there's some haloeing around the clouds at the top left.

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Comment posted by Christer Johansson on October 20, 2011 at 8:06 AM

So nice Robert. One of the best landscape shots I've seen so far.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 22, 2011 at 12:22 AM

Wow love the scene, but check out the color contrast!

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