Tranquil

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 12, 2013499 views12 comments

Soft sunset light, fog and a small pool of water in the central Snæfellsnes Peninsula of Iceland, July 2013.

During our visit to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula we saw lots of coastal fog, but in the interior of the peninsula it was possible to get up above the fog. I captured this image right at the top of the fog layer one evening.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-120 at 27mm, polarizer, cropped to 9:4 pano
1/10 sec at f/16, ISO 100

Thanks for taking a look. Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions. I intentionally kept this one on the dark side, because I liked the mood the darkness created. Larger version is provided.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 12, 2013 at 7:08 AM

Mood is fantastic! Very simple but effective. Not your usual shot from Iceland. I dig it.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 12, 2013 at 7:09 PM

Sun and fog create a lot of magic but I like the fg grasses best. The glow on the pool of water is wonderful and the warm overall tone is pretty special for Iceland. Nice job

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 12, 2013 at 8:06 PM

I like the mood and mystery here, Scott. This is not the type of image that I would expect from Iceland so I think you have captured something unique here. Beautifully captured and processed.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 12, 2013 at 8:45 PM

Glorious atmosphere

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 12, 2013 at 9:39 PM

Scott, I love scenes like this and this one is fantastic! Not what I would expect from Iceland either making it even more impressive. Awesome mood!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 13, 2013 at 12:21 AM

I like the cropped comp here, and the backlight on the taller plants surrounding the water. I could see smoothing out the
sun's brightness a touch more, but the mood here is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 13, 2013 at 5:30 PM

Never would have guessed this was Iceland. Very original image from there. Beautiful light with wonderful abstract qualities.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on August 13, 2013 at 6:38 PM

Love the calming simplicity of the moment.

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Comment posted by Craig Bill on August 13, 2013 at 11:29 PM

Great mood and composition. Love the texture along the foreground.

Registered on July 30, 2013, 11 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 14, 2013 at 11:50 AM

A wonderfully moody image. Very well balanced with the water FG matching the sun, and great color.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on August 15, 2013 at 12:28 PM

I really like this! The mood is perfect, and the contrast of detail in the foreground grass with the foggy background is really effective. Superb!

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on September 7, 2013 at 2:21 PM

Beautiful shot Scott, reminds of a mouth opening. I like the low light very much.

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