Godalands

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 23, 2015205 views11 comments

Finally an Icelandic name that is easy to pronounce as well as very translatable to English. Literally, Land of the Gods and the name is quite appropriate. The scenery was Hawaii meets British Columbia. Serrated green cliff topped by the glacial ice cap of Myrdaljokull. The Krossa River threads its way through the valley below. The area is near Thorsmork.

D810, 24-120mm, ISO 200, f11, 1/180 sec. Single exposure

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11 comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 23, 2015 at 6:47 PM

What a fabulous view and all topped off with that drama laden sky. As you mentioned the name is more than appropriate for this scene. I also like the interplay of light and shadow throughout this image. Beautiful work, Harry.

Ed

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 23, 2015 at 7:37 PM

Beautiful view and a great Icelandic sky. I can easily see your references to Hawaii and BC. But it will never get that warm there unless you get too close to flowing lava. I never get tired of your Icelandic panoramas.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on December 23, 2015 at 10:12 PM

Harry,
Wow, that's some dramatic topography. Nice image. If it were mine I might crop a bit from the bottom of the image to de-emphasize the area in the LRHC.

Registered on December 10, 2015, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on December 24, 2015 at 5:03 AM

Haha, yes those names in Iceland are amazing. My favorite is still Hallbjarnarstaðakambur, who thinks that is a convenient name??? Love the gradient from green to white in your pic, looks really nice. I may try to burn the foreground a little, but I am not sure that would look better actually. And this looks really nice as is anyway, so I'll stop nitpicking!

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Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on December 24, 2015 at 11:24 AM

Incredible landscape. I like the patches of light and how the fresh green gradually fades into the blue mountains, creating a great sense of depth. The clouds in the distance look menacing. Great detail throughout.

Registered on November 2, 2015, 18 Posts, 192 Comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 24, 2015 at 12:55 PM

This is fabulous, Harry. No matter how different the landscape is, your images tend to have a consistent aesthetic or style. I like it! I do find myself wondering whether you lived in Iceland for a year to get so many great images from that country.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on December 24, 2015 at 1:01 PM

Thanks Marylynne. I wish! But remember, it never got really dark so that allowed me to squeeze a lot in!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on December 25, 2015 at 12:48 PM

Land of the Gods, indeed. Love the greens, and the snow capped mountains and clouds bring it all together; seems as though I could walk down into that valley. Well done.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 25, 2015 at 12:55 PM

Harry,

A grand view and landscape indeed! Love the name - so appropriate. Love the strong, but dappled light throughout. And even though it's a small component, I also like the patch of blue sky up top. Beautiful alpine landscape.

Hard to find anything to be critical about here. Although is it me, or is this slightly over sharpened? mostly I think in the foreground rock? no biggie though

Lon

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Comment posted by gary phillips on December 25, 2015 at 6:55 PM

Amazing depth to this image, Harry. Almost like it is a 3D rendering in a 2 dimensional media. Love it. Merry Christmas to you and Keep these Iceland images coming. Awesome.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 26, 2015 at 11:02 PM

HI Harry

Another amazing scene beautifully captured , perfect in every aspect, especially the wonderfull light..

Albert Darmo
Canada

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