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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Rajan Parrikar on February 09, 2015, 12:36:46 am

Title: Sellandafjall
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on February 09, 2015, 12:36:46 am
Iconic mountain (http://blog.parrikar.com/2015/02/09/sellandafjall/) in the Mývatn area of Iceland.

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Post by: mbaginy on February 09, 2015, 03:32:36 am
Absolutely stunning!  Wonderfully processed and presented.
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Post by: Chairman Bill on February 09, 2015, 03:52:39 am
What Mike said
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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on February 09, 2015, 04:40:30 am
Wonderful. Almost like an Ayers Rock (Uluru) with snow!
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Post by: francois on February 09, 2015, 07:08:56 am
Wonderful. Almost like an Ayers Rock (Uluru) with snow!

This was my first thought… The dark mood makes it even more mysterious and I like the clouds [or fog] that lingers on top of the mountain.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 09, 2015, 09:06:58 am
Wow!
I'm so used to expecting sumptuous colors from you, Rajan, so this is a stunning treat!
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Post by: stamper on February 09, 2015, 09:16:27 am
Eric is spot on.
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Post by: Arlen on February 09, 2015, 10:39:29 am
Wonderful. Almost like an Ayers Rock (Uluru) with snow!

A lot of us are thinking the same thing. I don't know how often that mountain looks like this, but I suspect that you caught it at a rare, wonderful moment.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 09, 2015, 04:57:28 pm
I think Rajan spots scenes like this one because he spends about 300 days per year in Iceland. He also spends another 300 days each year in Goa, and I think another 300 days in or near Death Valley. The rest of the time he's on vacation and just rests.  :D
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Post by: philaitman on February 09, 2015, 05:39:02 pm
Oh yes, that is a wonderful shot. I totally agree with all of the comments regarding the processing and presentation.
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Post by: Rajan Parrikar on February 09, 2015, 06:15:12 pm
Thank you very much, gentlemen.

That the shape has a likeness to Uluru hadn't occurred to me.

Eric - the timing was sheer luck, but then, as the eminent philosopher Woody Allen has observed, "80 percent of life is showing up."

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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 09, 2015, 07:55:28 pm
Eric - the timing was sheer luck, but then, as the eminent philosopher Woody Allen has observed, "80 percent of life is showing up."


Woody is right. You were there at the right moment, and you also remembered to have your camera with you (and hadn't left it in Death Valley).  ;)
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on February 10, 2015, 09:21:14 am
I like how the foreground provides a natural contrast with the subject. 
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Post by: Walt Roycraft on February 10, 2015, 09:11:51 pm
Stunning