Rauðaskál

[Rajan Parrikar]

Rauðaskál - "Red Bowl" in the south-central Highlands of Iceland.

[Paulo Bizarro]

The earthly colours and the dynamics in the sky are very good. Is it my impression or the photo is a bit tilted to the right? Or is it the topography?

[francois]

I like the red soil along with some greens and also the smooth curves of the place.

[Chairman Bill]

A slight levelling needed, otherwise that distant lake is going to pour out all over the page. Other than that, that sweep of the ridge really makes the shot.

[Rajan Parrikar]

Paulo, Francois and Bill - thank you, gentlemen. I have made a slight adjustment to the horizon now. It is a little tricky as the horizon is murky and there are more than one lines.

[Chairman Bill]

That seems to have sorted it. And the more I look at this one, the more I like it

[sdwilsonsct]

Good one, Rajan. My recent attempts on these kinds of cones were not nearly as successful. Perhaps the colour helps the cone stand out.

[Rajan Parrikar]

Good one, Rajan. My recent attempts on these kinds of cones were not nearly as successful. Perhaps the colour helps the cone stand out.

It is a remarkable sight. But the winds were severe and I am lucky to get any images at all.

[sdwilsonsct]

It is a remarkable sight. But the winds were severe and I am lucky to get any images at all.

...and I see from your blog that 11 mm helped squeeze it in.

It's amazing how many people you see using tripods in Icelandic gales. 

[John R]

Love the red green and grey together. I assume that is a shadow in the middle and really like the idea of the sun coming through different parts of the landscape as the clouds move.

JR

[Rajan Parrikar]

Love the red green and grey together. I assume that is a shadow in the middle and really like the idea of the sun coming through different parts of the landscape as the clouds move.

JR

John,

It is not a shadow but a patch of dark in the crater's composition. Incidentally, the interplay of the sun and clouds a little later did create spectacular spotlight events as we drove out to other areas.