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Kirkjufellsfoss - Kirkjufell waterfall, West Iceland



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The Waterfall Kirkjufellsfoss near Grundarfjordur, West Iceland

The Waterfall Kirkjufellsfoss near Grundarfjordur, West Iceland
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28 Comments | Report
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 February 19, 2014
Wow - beautiful capture! Congrats!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta February 19, 2014
Wonderful time exposure. Congratulations.
zyxwv
 
zyxwv February 19, 2014
Amazing Congrats!
Douglas_Kelley PRO+
 
Douglas_Kelley February 19, 2014
Congrats on your Feature Great Capture
ingibjrggurnviggsdttir
 
ingibjrggurnviggsdttir February 19, 2014
Mögnuð mynd.
susannejordan
 
susannejordan February 19, 2014
Wow so great image!!
Congrats!!
Arthsud
 
Arthsud February 19, 2014
Very nice shot!
iceman2
 
iceman2 February 19, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD February 19, 2014
Beautiful, Beautiful..Congratulations on the feature.
wolfsutton
 
wolfsutton February 19, 2014
What a Great Photo
VHiggins
 
VHiggins February 19, 2014
beautiful! congratulations!
catini
 
catini February 19, 2014
Great work, congrats on your feature!
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan February 19, 2014
Beautiful, silky and smooth waterfall. Brilliant capture......congrats on the feature.
williambrettcraig
 
williambrettcraig February 19, 2014
WOW, Amazing capture
symesie04
 
symesie04 February 19, 2014
Thats lovely. Single exposure?
gaz
 
gaz February 19, 2014
Great shot. Looks cold
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud February 19, 2014
Amazing!!! Congrats on your Feature.
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 February 19, 2014
Fascinating shot! Great capture. Congratulations on your feature.
jerzgrl51 Platinum
 
jerzgrl51 February 19, 2014
Awesome shot! Congrats on the feature!
rosetex
 
rosetex February 19, 2014
Awesome picture
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter February 19, 2014
Beautiful image. Congrats. - Jake
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Dacemac February 21, 2014
Awesome skill...Congratulations!
gusdiendimonk
 
gusdiendimonk February 23, 2014
woooww....superb shot....congatulations.
saurilhutabarat
 
saurilhutabarat February 28, 2014
WOOOW...amazing. congrats!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 28, 2014
Truly Amazing... congrats! :)
Nikonover
 
Nikonover March 05, 2015
Stunning shot.
michaeltillman Platinum
 
michaeltillman March 24, 2015
What a lovely, peaceful shot. Congrats on your Feature
morriskleyman
 
morriskleyman July 21, 2015
Nice work!!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This is taken at Kirkjufellsfoss, which is st Snaefellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland

Time

This is taken just before midnight.

Lighting

There was a bright moonlight lighting up the scene giving a shimmer of light reflecting from the ice and snow.

Equipment

I used a Canon EOS 7d with a Canon Ef 24-70 f2.8 USM L and a Manfrotto XPROB055 tripod.

Inspiration

I wanted to get a low viewpoint on the ice hanging from the waterfall with the starry sky as a background. This meant I had to crawl along an edge of very slippery ice covering the river beneath the waterfall to get to the point I wanted. I knew if I fell in the river is not very deep at this point so I could get myself out. The only risk was getting myself and the equipment wet. I know I would survive but the gear probably would not.

Editing

I processed it in Lightroom, sharpened it, lifted the shadows a bit to get more detail in the rocks and gave it a bit of clarity to get more texture in the ice and rocks. I also used the colour sliders to get the balance I wanted in the colours, trying to get across the extreme cold. Being a long exposure on a crop sensor it of course meant using a fair bit of noise reduction in post.

In my camera bag

I usually have my Canon 7d along with three lenses, a flash, a remote trigger and a Lee filter set. I always have a rocket blower, some microfiber cloths and usually my tripod is within reach. The lenses I use most are a Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 USM L, with and without a 1.4 extender, a Canon EF 24-70 f2.8 USM L, a Canon 16-35 f2.8 USM L and a Canon EF 100 mm f2.

Feedback

This takes a a bit of planning. The weather is a key factor so you have to know or get information about the location and the conditions. Upon arriving on the location you have to take some time to look around and prepare the shots you want and of course recognize potential hazards. This shot was on the other hand not planned. The Aurora forecast for this night was very promising but upon arriving the aurora was very quiet. The waiting made me look around for other possibilities and this popped into my head. And being a bit impulsive I went for it, but knowing how treacherous ice can be had two of my fellow photographers waiting ready to rescue me if the ice would break. Photographing the night sky I try and have the exposure as short as possible to minimize star trails which usually means having to bump up the ISO and using the widest aperture I have at my disposal. This sometimes results in noise, but I for this kind of photos I find it more important to get the atmosphere across than having squeaky clean images. That may mean a bit more post processing, but hey... this is what all this fancy software is for.

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