Cscross

Top Vent in Ice Cave on Iceland

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Aperture f/2.4 ISO 50 Shutter 1/410 Focal Length 273804160/134217

location

Iceland

Apr, 2019

Views

605

Likes

+58

Awards

Top Shot Award 22

Contest Finalist in The Shapes Of Ice Photo Contest

Peer Award

+24

Absolute Masterpiece

+14

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

Top Choice

All Star

Emotions

Impressed

Happy

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

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Behind The Lens

Location

My family and I were visiting Iceland over the spring break, and part of our itinerary was to take an ice cave tour. There was a larger cave that everyone walks through, and then just adjacent to the big cave is a smaller cave. You had to bend down/squeeze to get into it...not a spot for the claustrophobic. However, your "prize" for going in is being able to look up this vent.

Time

We met in a parking lot at 10:00 am in Vik, Iceland, and loaded into two large rigs to get to the caves. These were the kind of vehicles that have the hydraulics on the wheels so they can adjust the PSI to be able to drive on the glaciers. There's no way you're getting there on your own. (The drive was just as fun as the cave exploring.) I believe we had to go down to 3 or 5 PSI to get to our destination. It was cold and and windy, but sunny for the most part. As we left the cave, the weather did change. I have selfies that look like I've summited Mt. Everest...a contrast to the mostly blue sky in the photo.

Lighting

I went with natural lighting. The angle of the sun produced the blue reflections of sky on the vent walls.

Equipment

I have an old Nikon 40D with the stock lens that I've used for 10 years. It keeps ticking...so I keep clicking :-) . However, I pulled out my LG 6 phone and snapped this photo. I can switch in and out of wide angle quickly and easily, making it my choice for a tight spot like this.

Inspiration

When's the next time I'm going to be in an ice cave, on a glacier, on Iceland, looking up a vent? :-)

Editing

I use the ON1 Effects software to bring a little more punch to the blue.

In my camera bag

A cheap and old Nikon D40 along with the two stock lenses that came with it. I'm just a dad with camera

Feedback

Take multiple shots. I probably took a dozen shots to get this one. I'll also have my phone's camera on the ready all the time...like for this instance. I find that I can get betters shots sometimes with the features and apps on it.

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Top Vent in Ice Cave on Iceland

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