Seljalandsfoss
Over the years I've admired so many really excellent images of this spot! But they make it look so darn easy!! Who knew that to get this photo you need to be out there at midnight (after an already long day on the road). Dragging your tripod over slippery treacherous rocks, through a gale of wind and spray from the falls, self and camera draped in rain gear. Jockeying for tripod space on the muddy little path behind the falls as a steady stream of people squeeze past. Shivering and waiting for the perfect light. And then -- just when I have finally dragged myself back to the parking lot -- the sun drops below the cloud and forms the most spectacular fireball on the horizon!
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Wow! Thanks everyone for your faves and kind comments. My remarks were — only slightly — tongue-in-cheek, but also true. I don’t consider myself a landscape photographer but I fully appreciate that landscape photography is often difficult, uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous. There are hundreds of locations in Iceland alone that are far more challenging and inaccessible than my Seljalandsfoss adventure. If (unlike me) you are young and agile and fearless about heights, this shot would actually be pretty easy. But my bit of discomfort made me think about just how much effort and determination and even courage goes into making these beautiful landscape photos that we see here every day. Many thanks to the intrepid landscape photographers who share with us places and moments that we would never otherwise see… and make it look easy!
Seljalandsfoss
Over the years I've admired so many really excellent images of this spot! But they make it look so darn easy!! Who knew that to get this photo you need to be out there at midnight (after an already long day on the road). Dragging your tripod over slippery treacherous rocks, through a gale of wind and spray from the falls, self and camera draped in rain gear. Jockeying for tripod space on the muddy little path behind the falls as a steady stream of people squeeze past. Shivering and waiting for the perfect light. And then -- just when I have finally dragged myself back to the parking lot -- the sun drops below the cloud and forms the most spectacular fireball on the horizon!
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Wow! Thanks everyone for your faves and kind comments. My remarks were — only slightly — tongue-in-cheek, but also true. I don’t consider myself a landscape photographer but I fully appreciate that landscape photography is often difficult, uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous. There are hundreds of locations in Iceland alone that are far more challenging and inaccessible than my Seljalandsfoss adventure. If (unlike me) you are young and agile and fearless about heights, this shot would actually be pretty easy. But my bit of discomfort made me think about just how much effort and determination and even courage goes into making these beautiful landscape photos that we see here every day. Many thanks to the intrepid landscape photographers who share with us places and moments that we would never otherwise see… and make it look easy!