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Explore #2 12/11/16
The first of my images from a trip to the amazing island of Iceland, a lone church basks in the first light of the day just before the sun comes over the tops of the mountains in hvalfjardarsveit, looking over the Hvalfjörður Fjord, in Iceland.
A big thanks to Nick Green for this location as I'd seen his excellent black and white shots of the dilapidated farm barns near to here and inquired as to the whereabouts of them and he duly obliged, although we saw the barns I wanted to shoot the church as I hadn't got a decent shot of one at that point.
Very nearly missed this as well as when we exited the rather long Hvalfjörður Tunnel the plan for the day was to turn right and head North on the more direct route and I wasn't 100% sure we were in the right place, I just spotted this at the very last minute as we turned right and after a quick spin around & little while working out how on earth to get to it I was set up to shoot the only colourful warm sunrise of the trip.
As we set up here 3 rather big barking dogs came bounding over the fields towards us out of a nearby farm, thankfully they were very friendly, no doubt curious as to what 4 people were doing walking around carrying strange 3 legged metal things in their field....
Looking SSW across Desolation Lake to the Glacier Divide on the horizon. California, Sierra Nevada Mountains, John Muir Wilderness, Humphreys Basin, Desolation Lake. Off the John Muir Trail near Mile 110.
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This image was taken during a morning explore of woods at Stourhead.
This area used to be filled with trees, however due to imports of plants that have brought with them a disease. To attempt to halt the spread of the disease (currently unable to recall the its name) trees have been needed to be cut down.
However there is hope with new trees being planted, some can be seen in the foreground.
The desolate Hoth can be a lonely place, endless fields of white, cloud shrouded mountains, this is not an easy landscape to cross alone.
On the dyke at Den Helder, near the ferry to Texel. This too is what the Netherlands can be like. Explore #130.
A frozen snow covered Lake Ontario, with an empty marina and the Martello Tower still guarding the lake since it was built in 1846.
We made a quick trip to Devil's Golf Course while on the way to Badwater in Death Valley. It's amazing how sharp the salt formations are....its basically a field of razor blades! A storm was beginning to move in and moody skies developed.
A bit larger: farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3310953211_90fabdb5eb_o.jpg
what goes with desolation
is the feeling of isolation
it's your mood as you have set the tone
among others you're always alone
Poem by Iris H. Zuares (eyewrisz)
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Nevada desert, close to the California border and Death Valley.
some of my sculptures in the show IT"S PAINTING SO IT MUST BE GERMAN at Silvershot, Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
made of papier mache, wood, wire, more paper, fabric and threads, etc. More on desolation row at spectrescope.blogspot.com/