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Gallery: LandscapePosted December 18, 2015247 views10 comments

First, thanks for all of the feedback from my recent Post.

I found this simple compostion during a hike above the Skaftafellsjökull glacial lagoon in Vatnajokull National Park. I was drawn to the texture, colors, and simple message it told. It seems impossible that the massive glacial sheets I saw could be something of the past.

Nikon 810D, ISO 200, f8, 1/180 sec.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 18, 2015 at 10:42 PM

The details and textures are very striking in the large version, Harry. I also like the visual tension of the diagonal flow of the glacial ice as the lines run counter to one another and those three pieces of ice finish off the image rather nicely IMO.

Ed

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on December 19, 2015 at 10:38 AM

Very nicely seen and composed ... and the title is indicative of the circumstances of this image. Skaftafellsjökull? frown

I hope you can pronounce that! cool

Registered on November 9, 2003, 229 Posts, 1523 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 19, 2015 at 1:49 PM

Harry,

Fantastic graphics and detail. Your composition really makes this a terrific image. Those "released" bergs (I guess) tell a great story. To me they remind me of some ships docked - one them a stealth submarine. Very cool (no pun intended...)

Well seen and beautifully captured. No nits or suggestions!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on December 19, 2015 at 5:03 PM

Very nice, I Iike the lines and texture to the ice field. The two flows add a nice balance. Possibly darken the black gravel, but fine as is.

Registered on March 1, 2015, 54 Posts, 453 Comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 19, 2015 at 7:28 PM

Very nice, Harry. The title works wonderfully too, giving it a more political message, which I appreciate. I love the striations across the glacier. Really wonderful patterns to peruse.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 20, 2015 at 9:06 AM

Excellent combination of abstract pattern and depiction of the natural phenomenon/environmental theme, Harry.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on December 20, 2015 at 11:09 AM

I had the exact same thoughts when standing at this point and looking at the immense glacier. This is really nice, Harry, I like the textures in the ice. No nits!

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on December 20, 2015 at 1:27 PM

What a place, I definetly gotta go sometime soon. Beautiful Harry, Love the blues scattered throughout and the docked ice chunks. I've been reading a bit about how the new government wants to exploit the highlands for the short term financial gain against the wishes of the majority of Icelanders. Hope it doesn't happen. Seems they would be killing the golden goose.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 26, 2015 at 1:01 PM

Hi Harry

Sorry i missed the comment on this one. angel

at my age , i have problems keeping up on all the comments.... perhaps i should not post on 4 galleries.. You have a great eye for seeing the beautifull form of the landscape . congrats on the well deserved WP devil

.. love this image....

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on January 25, 2016 at 12:56 AM

Very fine esp the composition of rock juxtaposing water. Only nit perhaps looks a little over sharp.

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