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Rajan Parrikar

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Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« on: June 27, 2023, 05:03:20 pm »

Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður - the oldest turf church in Iceland.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2023, 07:53:16 pm »

Love the image.  It has a fairy tale quality.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2023, 08:56:34 pm »

Love the image.  It has a fairy tale quality.

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Yes, it really does.
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« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2023, 03:01:11 am »

Love the image.  It has a fairy tale quality.

mark

Yes, that's the best description of that image.

Well done, Rajan.
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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2023, 08:08:16 am »

Mark, Arlen, & Francois - thank you very much.

Over 10 years I have made multiple visits to this church but only a couple of weeks ago did I acquire something worthwhile to publish.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2023, 08:54:42 am »

Mark, Arlen, & Francois - thank you very much.

Over 10 years I have made multiple visits to this church but only a couple of weeks ago did I acquire something worthwhile to publish.

Perseverance!
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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2023, 09:55:24 am »

Nice!
Now I want a house like that 😁

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2023, 11:55:15 am »

Wow!

You really nailed it, Rajan!
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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2023, 04:40:10 pm »

Rajan,

Glad your patience and determination is well paid off.  Lovely scene.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2023, 03:02:44 am »

Well done.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2023, 03:48:07 am »

Arman, Eric, Leszek, Paulo - thank you, gentlemen.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2023, 06:52:18 am »

Love the image.  It has a fairy tale quality.

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So true. Well done, Rajan
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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2023, 04:27:27 pm »

So true. Well done, Rajan

Thank you, Bob.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2023, 05:34:19 pm »

Rajan

Always wondering what these wonderful places might feel like in person.

Perhaps,... some day,, I may be as fortunate as you.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2023, 04:28:42 am »

Rajan

Always wondering what these wonderful places might feel like in person.

Perhaps,... some day,, I may be as fortunate as you.

Leszek,

A summer's night in the Icelandic countryside is an experience to be cherished. If the horizon is clear with the sun hovering just above it, the landscape turns ethereal with the honeyed light. Combine that with the solitude and the quietude, and those moments stay with you. The 4 weeks or so before & after June 21 are the best.

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« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2023, 05:22:57 pm »

Rajan,

Thank you kindly.  I've experienced a few lovely places,... ( Hawaii, Daintree Rainforest, Lake Superior, Northern Ontario),.. but, well Iceland might seem to me the next place to hope to visit.
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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #16 on: June 30, 2023, 05:26:48 pm »

Rajan,

Thank you kindly.  I've experienced a few lovely places,... ( Hawaii, Daintree Rainforest, Lake Superior, Northern Ontario),.. but, well Iceland might seem to me the next place to hope to visit.

Northeastern Canada (Baffin Island etc) also has some of the most spectacular landscape on the planet.

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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2023, 04:22:37 am »

So the Hobbits have moved to Iceland :)
and these names are also unbelievable !
fine photo Rajan!
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Re: Grafarkirkja in Skagafjörður
« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2023, 09:03:12 am »

So the Hobbits have moved to Iceland :)
and these names are also unbelievable !
fine photo Rajan!

Thanks, Pieter.
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