January 25, 2020 — Kirkjufellsfoss, Snaefellsjökull Peninsula, Iceland
Ten minutes before sunrise. No place does blue hour like Iceland. And it’s amazing how much a tripod with a five-pound camera can act like a sail in a strong wind.
(Nikon D850, Tamron SP 24–70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 3.1; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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California based fine-art photographer featuring abstract, impressionist, and minimalist seascapes — near and distant — and floral-based images.
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Don’t tell me you sat on it… 😀 Great shot; really enjoying your Iceland series; thanks for sharing!
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Actually I kind of did! Thank you. It was a remarkable trip to a remarkable country. Moving on soon…
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some tripods have hooks to attach weights…..never tried it myself.
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Thank you. Unfortunately this one doesn’t. I’ll check Gitzo’s website to see if they have one I can add.
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Spectacular shot, Michael. I have had the similar experience of “sailing” with my camera and tripod, albeit not in quite as exotic a locale as you did.
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Thanks, Mike. Yes, it was relentlessly windy. And worth every freezing moment.
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Continuing the discussion about human elements: did you consider a more panoramic version in which you’d crop down from the top just far enough to exclude the poles and cable, and crop up from the bottom till you were close to the dark water in order to balance the loss at the top?
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Interesting question. I did consider including just the lower cascade, much as you suggest, but it looked flat. I preferred the leading lines going up the stream. And then of course there’s the bridge. Harking back to the recent question about removing objects that are widely known to be there, in this case I felt it would’ve been overly contrived to remove it. In the end, what we have here is a very nice “docushot,” but not something I’d put on the wall.
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Amazing! 😀
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Thanks very much! Did you go there on your trip?
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Sounds like an anchor was needed… as if being swept away by the sight wasn’t enough! 😉
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😉🙏😊
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Bean bags
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Bean bags in an already heavy camera bag would have been too much, but the bag itself on a hook would’ve been good. Gotta see if Gitzo sells a hook.
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I once read a photo blogger’s Christmas list in which he included, “a mule”
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Perfect. I’m adding that to my list.
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I’ve not had my tripod and camera act like a sail in the wind but it did try to sail down a brook once. Just avoided tragedy with a quick reaction which it sounds like you did also. That’s a very impressive waterfall or series of them. My Gitzo came with a hook which, if I need it, is always still at home. Guess I should do something about that.
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I got to see if Gitzo has a hook for mine. Got to do it.
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Beautiful
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Thank you. We’ll be leaving Iceland soon. (Blog-wise. We’ve been home for six weeks.)
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Yes, I thought so. Keep posting positive images, please.
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Always, my friend.
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Gorgeous image. Somehow you got it still to make this terrific shot. What a fabulous trip you had.
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My motto is “keep trying.“
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What a stunning chilled beauty!
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Thank you very much! And it certainly was chilly.
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