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Icelandic Psyche

this long exposure at dusk shows the sculpture known as Solfar or "Sun Voyager." For me it kind of sums up the Icelandic psyche. That is it is very modern yet very traditional. The sculpture is on the harbour side and not in the center of Reykjavik. Iceland is on the edge of Europe but not in "Europe." Icelandics are a mixture of Norse men and Hebridean women, genetically speaking. The fork design over this sculpture are probably the Rune sign Madur, representing man or bravery. But it is the same symbol as the Greek Psi. Abbreviation for psyche, psychiatric, psycology etc! And now for the bit you want to know! All three ND grads used stacked to preserve the tones in the sky. Some post work done to tame the blues. So rest your oars and I hope you enjoy.

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Uploaded on October 1, 2013
Taken on September 17, 2013