Lupins on Ice, a photo from Austur-Skaftafellssysla, Asturland

Photographer's Note

Back to Iceland. I'm really not sure if this is Eyjafjallajokull again or Vatnajokull; I think it's Vatnajokull, going by the huge ice sheet behind the obvious glacier moving down the valley. But this is taken from a different position on the Ring Road, with a huge field of flowering Lupins stretching out like a carpet before the camera. One sees very few trees in Iceland - and they're very small - but in June there are millions of lupins colouring the countryside in nearly every corner of the country.

Exposure Time: 1/400
F-Stop: f/9.0
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 62mm

snunney, Lidka, Royaldevon, lucasgalodoido, PaulVDV ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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dkmurphys (79209) 2018-01-20 2:19

Hello,
Attractive capture of the beautiful fields of that unique country. Splendid landscape, well taken.

Daniel

snunney (130967) 2018-01-20 3:03

Hello Andrew,
Fascinating to see this carpet of lupins, which are captured here in great detail. The overall depth is quite amazing. Very well exposed with superb colours and clarity.

dta (98848) 2018-01-20 5:12

Hello Andrew ,
Despite of the quite poor light , the view is splendid . the field of lupins with the glacier in the Bg provides a unique landscape .
Regards

gervaso (28177) 2018-01-20 7:17

Hello, Andrew!

Even with the bad weater, you got this landscape with beautiful colors helped by the flowers in the foreground, which also gives very good depth to the view! Wonderful place and composition! Very nice job!

Lidka (527) 2018-01-20 7:52

Dear Andrew!
Nice field or meadow.
Very nice flowers.
Superb perspective.
Fantastic cosmic landscape in the background.
Marvelous sky and clouds.
Fine colours.
Good contrast.
Sofisticated frame.
Well done!

jimmj63 (0) 2018-01-20 12:12

ciao Andrew,
the place is simply beautifull, whit this flowered field and the wild atmosphere. very well captured,
ciO, giacomo

lousat (139332) 2018-01-20 15:26

Hi Andrew,i been there and the late August and i lost this show,just some flowers remains but not a fantastic purple carpet like this. Amazing capture with a lovely view of the glacier in background,top quality despite the difficult light. Have a nice SUnday and thanks,Luciano

emka (158204) 2018-01-20 23:50

Hello Andrew, I like lupins so this is real spectacle. Awesome composition with the field of the wild flowers and the glacier. Amazing contrast.

Have a nice Sunday

MAlgo

Royaldevon (85932) 2018-01-21 5:52

Hello Andrew,

This has been a learning curve, I had no idea that lupins were wild flowers in Iceland. They make a spectacular f/g to this wild, icy scene,though their blue hues are not out of place.

You have composed the scene with great skill, the rich f/g making a strong contrast with the rear 'third' of rocky, snow laden outcrops and matching sky.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

willperrett (14215) 2018-01-22 5:30

Hello Andrew

What a spectacular view, made more special by the foreground lupins, which in fact seem to extend to infinity! Your wide angle lens has delivered an interesting bend to the curvature of the globe. And there was me thinking the Earth was flat. TE teaches me about the world again!

Regards

Will

sacimar (38173) 2018-01-23 4:36

Hello Andrew,

great image and composition with the flower field, the landscape is beautiful, the combination of the purple flowers with the mountains in the back creates an interesting view, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2018-01-23 4:46

Olá Andrew,
muito bonitoe sse campo florido aqui, assim como as montanhas ao fundo e a paisagem em geral. Belo trabalho, amigo.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2018-01-31 7:44

Olá, Andrew!

Foto incrível, as cores e a nitidez são fantásticas! As flores criam um padrão muito bonito. Há um contraste de ideias entre esse campo florido e o fundo, com as montanhas nevadas e o céu carregado.
Bom trabalho!

PaulVDV (62978) 2018-02-01 22:49

Hello Andrew,
What a wonderful large carpet of yellow and blue lupins from your point of view up to the gap where we see the glacier.
The sky may look threatening but I learn from your note that June is probably the best month to visit Iceland.
Best regards, Paul

Porteplume (4036) 2018-10-23 3:32

Hi Andrew,

We have friends visiting Iceland at the moment and it made me curious about more images... This one is so lovely, reminding us of landscapes from Norway, especially the lupins growing everywhere and giving a pink or violet touch of colours to any image! :)
Thanks for this beautiful and atmospheric capture!

Amicalement,
Viviane