If there is one word that comes to mind repeatedly during excursions into the Highlands of Iceland, it is Strangeness. Here, among the last great wilderness areas outside of the polar extremes, you are often met by sights that connoisseurs of the cliché are wont to describe as “surreal.”
Hálendiđ (“The Highlands”) offers a buffet of dreamlike mountains, lava fields, volcanic craters, sand deserts, waterfalls, lakes, and glacial rivers. Away from the motorable tracks lie sublime visuals accessible only to the determined hiker or through aerial forays. This series brings under one umbrella lesser known abstracts of the Highlandscape, which, in many instances, remain unmarked on maps.
I've had the opportunity to spend some time in Iceland, it's a country made for this kind of photography. Where winter alternates with autumn and spring, and you can see it at every turn, also when it comes to the views, nature and the landscapes themselves. Nice shots, showing the effect of the snow melt which is currently taking place.
SpaceEgist wrote:
I've had the opportunity to spend some time in Iceland, it's a country made for this kind of photography. Where winter alternates with autumn and spring, and you can see it at every turn, also when it comes to the views, nature and the landscapes themselves. Nice shots, showing the effect of the snow melt which is currently taking place.
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douter wrote:
Marvelous topography and captures thereof Rajan!
Douglas
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junglialoh wrote:
Thanks to your sharing these amazing landscape in great composition and artistic work
Jim Dockery wrote:
Wonderful study of this beautiful lake. #1 for me - a bit more abstract.
Jim - thank you. I like that one, too. Conversion from ProPhoto space to sRGB crushes the Cyans.
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mike reid wrote:
Gorgeous pools of aqua
Thanks, Mike. Since you have photographed in that part of the world, you know how quickly the colours in Iceland can change as a function of the viewing direction as well as the prevailing lighting conditions.
Wow, that first picture is otherworldly. If I didn't know it was Iceland, I don't know where I would guess it was taken. I hope to make it to Iceland some day!
saaketham wrote:
Can't believe such places exist !! Awesome set, Rajan !
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Ronny Olsson wrote:
Lovely set !
Ronny
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brazzy_1 wrote:
Wow, that first picture is otherworldly. If I didn't know it was Iceland, I don't know where I would guess it was taken. I hope to make it to Iceland some day!
Jmhsnk wrote:
Great pictures of such a stunning place. Sad to know the ice is gradually melting away.
Thank you.
Re. ice - the Highlands thaw in summer and except for the mountain peaks, the snow melts by July in most areas. But this is a small window. The first dusting of the season can be expected at the end of September and by the end of October most areas are snowed out.
What you see above is not unusual and there's nothing to be sad about. In fact, many areas of the Icelandic Highlands assume a rich green coat of moss and grass during this summer window.
