Photographer's Note
June in Iceland is a very special time. Even though the island lies south of the polar circle, nights are bright (at least if the weather allows). The sun did take over an hour to finally set around midnight. This image was taken at 23:26.
We were crusing around the western tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula late, when we've spotted this small house, some kilometers south of the small village Hafnir, close to the Keflavik international airport. Only upon inspection of the results, I realized that I've also included Snaefellsjφkull.
This dormant volcano lies about 100km NNW on the peninsula of the same name (Snaefellsnes). It's about 1446 meters high and covered by a glacier, and Jules Verne made it famous as entry point of the "Journey to the Centre of the Earth".
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Ulises
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(1026) 2005-07-18 16:48
adrian
what an amazing picture, i have that lens, and it is really good,. my dad has the same camera. i love your POV and composition rgrds
ulises
aslhann14
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(203) 2005-07-18 16:49
Hi Adrian.
Perfect shot, the house, sea, sun, the camaleonic mountain under the sun..
10/10 points.
Luis.
Vagabond
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(5848) 2005-07-18 17:18
A special Sunset. The house silhouette adds a special effect to this perfect picture ..
pedrocarmo
(1295) 2005-07-18 17:26
Hi Adrian
Conretulations for this magnific photo. It's a completely different way of showing a sunset.
I never had think of taken a B&W photo of a sunset.
The shadow of the volcano is a plus on the photo.
I just love it!
perryhooter
(2424) 2005-07-18 18:06
Hello Adrian,
I like this colorless sunset. The beam of light on this little house looks like it is a target for some close encounters.....
Cheers!
Robert
manss0fl
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(327) 2005-07-18 18:49 [Comment]
donluicu
(24741) 2005-07-18 18:59
splendide compo Adrian.
welcome on Te with your amazing shots.
i wish i could see the original.
bye
loic
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(478) 2005-07-19 23:45
Great B&W. The building and the sun really make it outstanding. The reflection light make it even better. Just wish a little more off-center.
Beaconx
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(81) 2006-09-07 14:41
Beautiful picture.. The desaturation helped obviously to add to the drama. Even without the house, it is a beautiful composition. Cheers,
Alp
GG_Poland
(722) 2006-11-13 15:50
hi Adrian
yes it is an example taht sunsets could be very inetersting in b&w. I like the composition with house in the path of of light on the water. thx for showing me it :)
greetings
Grzegorz
bigtim
(3518) 2006-11-27 19:18
Celle ci est vraiment magnifique avec sa compostion simple est tres esthetique c'est du beau travail!
Amicalement!
tiM
jaywalker
(16105) 2007-02-25 5:28
Hi Adrian, This is an amazing shot, the capture is perfect, your POV was very well chosen & what magnificent composition, the way the light shines on the house from the setting sun across the water is excellent & the B/W medium was a great chose, kind regards Wilson.
crhieatt
(5347) 2007-08-21 15:13
Adrian,
Since you're being a little coy with your posts these days ;) - I thought I'd descend into your archive!
I found this little house in Iceland on the last page - a well hidden gem. It's a wonderful composition; my favotire part is the little grey shadow of the land way out across the water, a rising mountain on the right of frame. Very subtle, but very important to the success of this image.
Nice.
Regards
Colin
Photo Information
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Copyright: Adrian Studer (chicken)
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(1557) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Μαύρο & Ασπρο
- Date Taken: 2005-06-12
- Categories: Αποφασιστική στιγμή
- Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM, @ ISO 100
- Έκθεση: f/5.6, 1/125 δευτερόλεπτα
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- Map: view
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
- Οδοιπορικό: Iceland 2005
- Date Submitted: 2005-07-18 16:32
- Αγαπημένα: 4 [view]
Discussions
- To pedrocarmo: B&w sunset (1)
by chicken, last updated 2005-07-18 05:37 - To donluicu: original.. (1)
by chicken, last updated 2005-07-19 03:19 - To speleo: I envy you.. (1)
by chicken, last updated 2005-12-05 04:24 - To jaywalker: moon, errr no :-) (1)
by chicken, last updated 2007-02-24 09:17 - To crhieatt: thanks for digging (1)
by chicken, last updated 2007-08-22 12:10
