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WC304 Markarfljot River Plain, Iceland
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WC304 Markarfljot River Plain, Iceland

by Scott Fricke

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 5, 20071,551 views8 comments
This is an aerial view of the Markarfljot, a glacial river plain that gathers hundreds of streams flowing from neighboring glaciers. To get a sense of scale, it is probably about 1/4 mile from corner to corner on the diagonal of the image.

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 70-200 2.8 IS, 1/4000, 2.8, ISO 640

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 6, 2007 at 1:08 AM
Scott, this is a beautiful abstract with striking colors. Hard to believe it covers so much territory.

Definitely "Looking Down."

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 6, 2007 at 6:25 AM
Hi Scott....Tahts a very nice frame ..the colours and the lines are terrific. :toast:

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on November 6, 2007 at 7:48 PM
I like how the image is divided by different hued sections with the blue at top, lighter in the middle and brown at the bottom.
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Brent Doerzman on November 7, 2007 at 12:31 AM
I've told you before Scott, but this is still one of my favorites from your Iceland trip! Awesome!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 55 Posts, 102 Comments
Comment posted by David Weber on November 7, 2007 at 9:53 AM
I like the patterns and the color hues in this scene very much Scott. :eek:
Registered on February 7, 2005, 296 Posts, 2737 Comments
Comment posted by Pam Colander on November 9, 2007 at 2:25 PM
Lovely abstract Scott. I would crop the top quarter to include just a small portion of the blue coloration. This seems almost alive.

Pam
Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 11, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Another fine abstract that keeps us looking for a point of reference to try and make sense of overall scale and actual content we are viewing. Nicely seen and captured, Scott.
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 13, 2007 at 10:42 AM
Way cool shot, Scott! Congrats on the EP.
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments