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arngrimur


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Hólmsheiði, Reykjavík near Geitháls.
Date: Sep 16, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Landscape, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 17, 2006

Viewed: 461
Comments: 5
Favorites: 5 (view)

 I woke up early on a Saturday morning to catch the early light as the dawn is around 07:00 in mid September here in Iceland. There was no wind which is rare and I was going to photograph the steam rising up too the sky from the new geothermal power plant on Hellisheidi. I was driving on a country road when I saw a group of geese nearby take flight and fly to the left. I stopped the car and hoped that they would fly to the right which they did creating the scene I hoped for.

EXIF
. Model Canon EOS 20D
. Date/time original 16.09.2006 07:58:59
. Shutter speed value 1/800 s
. Aperture value f/4
. ISO speed ratings 100
. Exposure bias value -0.33 EV
. Metering mode Pattern
. Flash Flash did not fire
. Focal length 81 mm
. White balance Auto white balance


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 09/17/2006 06:10:12 PM
oh great...now you are making pollution beautiful...a really creative and smart choice using the black foreground to elevate the steam to 1/3 of the way up...it really does make the shot that much more foreboding...
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 09/17/2006 12:01:55 PM
GOSH! That is an amazing image. Thanks for the explanation. I almost thought they were tornadoes. Love the deep gray blue skies you guys get in Iceland.
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 09/17/2006 11:31:19 AM
A rather different landscape, interesting to look at, very beautiful.
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 09/17/2006 11:06:44 AM
Oh Wow...this is captivating! The rich tones of blues and grays, the beautifully captured light, the placement of the silhouetted geese...perfect on all counts! There is an element of calm here, but also a sense of impending danger which infuses tension into the image. Very gratifying visually.
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 09/17/2006 11:03:35 AM
this is an amazing capture, the birds add a lot to the composition.
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