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Blizzard at Reynisfjara Beach

Blizzard at Reynisfjara Beach

Having passed through a blizzard that was keeping an army of snow ploughs busy on Route One, the main road the circumnavigates Iceland, I arrived at the black s...
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Having passed through a blizzard that was keeping an army of snow ploughs busy on Route One, the main road the circumnavigates Iceland, I arrived at the black sand beacch of Reynisfjara. As the heavy snow cleared for just a few minutes, I caught a glimpse of Dyrholaey, once an island, this rocky outcrop marks the southern-most tip of Iceland, before once again the blizzard closed in. The solitary seagull added to the desolation and minimalism of this simple image.
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NIKON D800E

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Aperture f/11 ISO 50 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 450/10

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Jul, 2015

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