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Sólheimasandur Plane Wreck

The United States Navy DC plane that crashed in the black wasteland of Sólheimasandur during 1973 is a surreal sight. The wreck has become quite the tourist at...
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The United States Navy DC plane that crashed in the black wasteland of Sólheimasandur during 1973 is a surreal sight. The wreck has become quite the tourist attraction despite its remote location. It does make for an excellent northern lights foreground however.

I did some light painting of the undercarriage with a purple filtered torch (a sweet wrapper - none of these fancy gels required) and lit the interior with a second headlight. Quite a surreal evening when combined with some techno music brought along by a set of German photographers. A beautiful lights display though.
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DNproSTUDIO
 
DNproSTUDIO November 26, 2018
very beautiful aurora and plane wreck
johnboywalton196 Premium
 
johnboywalton196 December 02, 2018
WOW!! A very commercial image, beautifully captured. Well done.
jamesdvorak
 
jamesdvorak December 04, 2018
I would like a print of this. Do you sell?
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stan_matsui September 29, 2019
Nice job on lighting!
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mathaflanagan March 21, 2023
Beautiful!
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