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Golden Ice Cave Reflections

Golden Ice Cave Reflections

As the Vatnajökull ice cap recedes the subglacial meltwater channels create some spectacular ice caves. This particular location was found on the Breiðamerkur...
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As the Vatnajökull ice cap recedes the subglacial meltwater channels create some spectacular ice caves. This particular location was found on the Breiðamerkurjökull glacial tongue and caught the ambient light beautifully creating hundreds of tiny sun stars.

This is the uncropped version and I'm not sure which I prefer.
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Aperture f/13 ISO 100 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 320/10

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Iceland

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