January 26, 2020 — The Thórbergur Center, Hali Country Hotel, South Coast, Iceland
As we returned to our hotel and eatery after a morning shoot, she and I gaped gasping at the gray glory of the sky. While the others ducked into their warm and dry rooms, we got as close as we could to the edge of a sharp slope that ended at the edge of a partially frozen lagoon. Not wanting to take the time open my camera bag and put a lens on my DSLR, I’d reached into my packet and pulled out the MiniCam™. The sandbar delineating the edge of the North Atlantic was about a kilometer away. The low tide exposed a sweep of black sand. It was quiet.
We didn’t notice the light rain. We didn’t feel the insistent breeze. We ignored the growing hunger in our bellies. We were deep in the thrall of the ever-changing clouds.
It’s hard to pick out a favorite here. This is one. Despite its monochrome appearance, it’s a color photograph. Matter of fact, I increased both vibrance and saturation in post processing. There are subtle tones that would otherwise be lost.
Lunch was especially good that day.
(Canon G5X II. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 3.1; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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That looks amazing!!
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Thanks very much. A magic moment it was.
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“…deep in the thrall”… hard not to be, and I’m miles away! That sharp slope in combination with the moving clouds is breathtaking.
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A stunner in Blue
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Thank you. There is a bit of blue. And we did rhapsodize.
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I agree, a stunning scene, and your description sets the scene perfectly. And since Steve S. hasn’t mentioned this yet, “thrall” is perfect for an Icelandic world, it’s an Old Norse term.
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Thank you. And thank you. I had no idea of the Norse origin.
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Pure Magic
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😊🙏
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So you’re the Creative from the Black Lagoon.
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I kneeeeew you would latch onto that.
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For you and me, that lagoon, uh, isn’t a lacuna.
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😝
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moving clouds and receding tide…am amazing moment-to-moment experience. thank you for sharing.
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Thank you. There may be more…
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Beautiful shot, Michael. Nice work.
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Thank you very much. There are possibly a few others from the series that I may put up.
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Wonderful, ultimately bleak image, very much enhanced by your description of events. 🙂
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Thank you. Certain bleakness has beauty.
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Who needs lunch when nature beckons in this way? Everyone else missed out. Superb processing, Mike. Nature is beautiful in so many ways and you certainly caught one of them here. I am sure your stomach grumblings were happy to wait their turn.
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Thanks very much. And you’re right. Everything took a back seat to this. She and I have particular preferences that draw us to scenes like this. These scenes called to us. I’ll post one or two more.
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Eagerly waiting for the next entry.
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Me too. Crazy schedule these days.
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I think I made my comment disappear, rats. Anyway, ‘lunch was especially good that day’ really summed it up for me. I get it! And I’m glad you entered into the weather. I love the light and the sense of warm and cool tones.
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Best photography happens in the worst weather. Thank you very much.
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The photography was also especially good that day 👏
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Thanks, Julie. It was. (You must see Iceland.)
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