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Returning From the Frozen Spray Zone, Skogfoss
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 10 September 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
i've seen Iceland in early summer and in early winter, this next time i hope to go in late winter and catch this complete winter wonderland just about to awaken from a deep slumber...
here is a shot of a partially frozen Skogfoss falls in late november, a rather massive waterfall in southern Iceland. here, 2 brave adventurers had successfully walked all the way to the very edge of the heavy curtain of frozen mists -- and have just turned around for a strategic but hasty retreat. i was impressed, even where i was standing i was getting heavily sprayed by very fine, very cold, and somewhat crystalline water particles -- had to keep wiping the lens in order to take photos. i can only imagine the frozen shower they must have received!! of course, neither of them had a camera to worry about! :P
the icy spray zone from the waterfall stretches more than 1000 feet from the actual waterfall itself, covering entirely, the high walls of the rocky ravine in patches of long icicles and stretching out over the rocks and pebbles in the runoff bed -- making the approach very treacherous indeed. i had a quick and unsuspecting slip, landing acutely on my side. i was more shocked than anything -- but the camera took a nasty bash against these icy rocks in the foreground. luckily the camera suffered no damage that i could tell.
make sure to check out Evelyne & Baobab as they have both returned recently from trips to Iceland and have posted simply gorgeous photos of their adventures!
hope all of your weeks end quickly! bring on the weekend!! :)
cheers!
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Yvonne Simons from Tilburg, Netherlands
Fantastic photo DJ! Black and white is beautiful! You've made me so enthusiastic about Iceland, once i will also visit Iceland!! Have a nice day!!
10 Sep 2009 5:50am
@Yvonne Simons: thanks Yvonne!! :) i hope you do go -- it is a very beautiful place!!
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Great picture, my friend. It reminds me the old images of the ancient explorations. Fantastic.
10 Sep 2009 5:51am
@Paco Díaz: thanks much Paco!! thank you kindly!! i sometimes feel like like an ancient explorer when i am in the arctic -- feeling in the complete isolation, that i may be the first to see these sights! (even though i know that isn't true!) :P
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Amazin shot DJ and all the more so because it is in black and white. You have really captured the cold frozen feel.
10 Sep 2009 5:52am
@Marion: thanks Marion!!
10Fraction from Rennes, France
wow! The cascade is so nicely captured as a background and I appreciate very much the fact that the main focus is set onto the people, to me a landscape is always more appealing when the photographer plays around with human presence. Their size also gives an insight to landscape's dimensions. You processing is wisely choosen, excellent work
10 Sep 2009 5:55am
@10Fraction: thanks much mate!!!
Mirko Herzner from Germany
Most of the times I refuse to use the word "perfect". Your shot earned it: PERFECT! Everything is just how it is meant to be: shadows & light, rule-of-thirds, impressive scenery and a story to fill the gaps! Amazing!
10 Sep 2009 6:06am
@Mirko Herzner: thanks very much Mirko!! (sorry for the late reply) :) you'll be pleased to know i have finally started my blurb book... i think it is going to take forever!!! :P how long did it take you?
Elaine- from Canada
smokes!!! i thought that was an avalanche!!! with those two guys walking so nonchalantly lolol, thanks for explaining!! absolutely breathtaking photo my darling!!! another one for the portfolio :) kisses and hugs!!!!
10 Sep 2009 9:15am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Just what is it that attracts you to such extremes? It's either baking desert or frozen wasteland. But beautifully done DJ
10 Sep 2009 9:28am
k@ from Paris, France
MASTERPIECE ! Oh my fav pic today's here - love the foreground and all the details in the backdrop and the silhouettes and the tones and everythin' (thanxxx)
10 Sep 2009 11:55am
@k@: thanks very much Karine!! :) i hope your weekend is great! x
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
So different of the summer vision but so fascinating under its winter coat... like a lot.
And thank you for the link... :-))
10 Sep 2009 1:11pm
@Evelyne Dubos: thanks Evelyne!!
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Cool composition, nice dramatic feel to it. Nice
10 Sep 2009 2:37pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
This is a truly impressive sight and the B/W conversion adds even more alien feeling to the scenery.
10 Sep 2009 3:00pm
@MadScientist: thanks Manfred!!
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
Truly amazing. I have seen so winter waterfalls but nothing so dramatic as that. The b+w really adds to the shot. 5 Stars.
10 Sep 2009 3:43pm
@Michael Rawluk: thanks very much Michael!! :)
Aurore from Paris, France
I love this DJ !! Beautiful details on the floor, water's motion in the background, lovely tones... and two people who seem to enjoy their walk, like us watching at your picture. Congratulations !
10 Sep 2009 3:52pm
@Aurore: thank you Aurore! have a great weekend!!
@Calusarus: thanks heaps mate!! enjoy your weekend!
@Ken: thanks Kenny -- let's chat soon!
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
I thought you already stopped showing us photos that make us envy?? haha
this is so magnificent. no, wait. majestic. no. wonderful.
alas, words aren't enough to describe this unearthly scene. I thank you guys so much for showing us these images from the other side of the world. I just hope I can visit it in this lifetime :)
10 Sep 2009 4:25pm
@shoti: thanks shoti! yes -- put iceland at the top of your list -- you don't want to miss this!! seriously beautiful. :)
@Seb!: thanks very much Seb!! :)
@MARIANA: thanks Mariana!! :)
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Stunning shot, the composition is perfect.
10 Sep 2009 7:07pm
@Graham Russon: cheers Graham!
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
The contrast is incredible. This looks like a place straight out of the fairytale.
10 Sep 2009 7:13pm
@Howard F.: thanks Howard!
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Stunning Jaycee, simply stunning. I need to go to Iceland now, seeing yours and Evelyns photographs this week. I'll have to find something to sell if i'm to go there LOL, hubby wants to go somewhere warm and dry next time. If the US is warm and dry next year then maybe 2011 could be the year :)
10 Sep 2009 7:29pm
@MaryB: thanks Mary!!! yes -- Iceland is so wonderful... now i want to go to Greenland!!! :) lucky Evelyne!!
@dan: merci Dan!!
@Veronelle: yes it was cold indeed! thanks Veronelle! :)
Brian Chen from Seattle, United States
Very well framed, it shows scale very well.
10 Sep 2009 8:19pm
@Brian Chen: thanks Brian!!
@manel: gracias Manel!!! :) cheers amigo!
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
So beautiful in black and white. The image has such a magical mood...beautiful!
10 Sep 2009 8:38pm
@bluechameleon: thanks heaps BC! :)
@Daryl Johnson: cheers!
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
It is allready an amazing spot but in winter with the ice it should be even more impressive. A beautiful picture!!
10 Sep 2009 11:15pm
@akarui: thanks Olivier!
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Fortunate experience indeed. Not many get to witness such spellbinding beauty. But thanks to you, we are there...somehow... Cheers to you as well. As always, stunning imagery.
11 Sep 2009 12:09am
@Luis A. De Jesus R.: thanks Luis!! :)
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
This is fabulous. The people provide the measure of the huge scale of this place. I enjoy the description too.
11 Sep 2009 12:42am
@Steve Rice: thank you Steve!
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia, Australia
Love that light coming across from the left side of the frame. Beautiful image.
11 Sep 2009 1:50am
@Andrew Gould: thanks mate!
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
How awesome it is.... always love your stories of your adventures... always makes me want to head off on one of my own...
I have been on Facebook as you know, but to get on all sites.... grrr... hope all is well with you...
11 Sep 2009 2:08am
@Fliss: thanks Fliss!! have a great weekend!! :) x
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautiful capture here and the B & W treatment really brings out the patterns in the background. Sounds like your face was getting exfoliated with those ice crystals. :-) I always wondered how well your camera functioned in these extreme conditions, particularly the cold temperatures.
11 Sep 2009 2:44am
@Steven: thanks Steven! it wasn't too cold -- only 20 degrees or so. my camera worked fine down to -25 in the Alaskan arctic circle... and i believe it would have worked even colder too -- of course at that point the human body stops working correctly !! :P
One from Açores, Portugal
Another beautiful image, like that of Eveline !
An exceptional place to photograph ! A very good work !
11 Sep 2009 2:46am
@One: thanks much Leone!
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
That looks really impressive and because of the people in front you can see how huge this frozen waterfall is! That spray must have felt like a thousands needles! Beautiful photo and a great composition with the diagonal lines.
11 Sep 2009 4:17am
@Monique: thanks Monique!! cheers!
@missparis: thank you!
@Fabienne: thanks Fabienne!!! :)
grant from kansas city, United States
this works so well in b&w, and the two dark figures are perfect.
11 Sep 2009 2:46pm
@grant: cheers mate!
@Laurent: merci Laurent!!
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Wow! Incredible shot! Brrr..... it looks cold! ;) Nice work
11 Sep 2009 3:56pm
@Magda: thanks Magda!
@peter: it is, it is -- you and laura should come along with me and my friend from oz in march!!! :)
juanlinares from Spain
Amazing photoblog and landscapes, congratulations! and thanks for your comment.
11 Sep 2009 5:58pm
@juanlinares: thank you!
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
Amazing!! (and I really mean it) :0)
11 Sep 2009 9:26pm
@Craig: thanks Craig!! :)
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Wow, somewhere I've never been but would love to go. Well done. Nice portfolio too.
11 Sep 2009 9:29pm
@B. Thomas: thanks mate!! if you loved Alaska -- then you NEED to see Iceland!! :)
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Absolutely stunning and breathtaking!!!!! The interaction between the upper and bottom part is fantastic... the two little silhouttes in the middle just make this complete! Another winner! Congrats Jaycee!
12 Sep 2009 12:32am
@hugo poon: thank you very much Hugo!! :) it was thrilling to be there -- i am glad this shot at least portrays some of the alien and yet wonderful moments i had in this other-worldly spot!!
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
Wonderful capture! The composition is absolutely fantastic!
13 Sep 2009 7:49pm
@Giovanni: thanks much Giovanni!!
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
awesome it makes me feel cold just to look at it
13 Sep 2009 9:47pm
@willow: thanks Willow!!
@Zing: thanks!!
NADINE DERUYCK from KLUISBERGEN, Belgium
Brrrr;;;
Sounds ans looks cold, glad you caught this for us !!!
16 Sep 2009 9:42pm
@Twelvebit: thanks mate -- indeed -- it was a wonderland of sorts... (!)
Karthik from Chennai, India
Wonderful one DJ! Man's insignificance when compared to nature.
25 Sep 2009 1:41am
Doude from Paris, France
what an amazing shot!
It looks like it is the inside of a freezer.
2 Dec 2009 8:48pm
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/40 second
F/11.0
ISO 400
43 mm