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Morning light at kirkjufell, Iceland

Morning light at kirkjufell, Iceland
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timboten PRO
 
timboten July 03, 2018
👍👍👍👍
Lorenzo_Valsecchi
Lorenzo_Valsecchi July 04, 2018
Thank you
TomasTar
 
TomasTar July 03, 2018
Awesome
Lorenzo_Valsecchi
Lorenzo_Valsecchi July 04, 2018
Thanks Tomas
joaotaveira
 
joaotaveira December 15, 2018
Iceland on its best. Congratulations for this beutifull image.
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Happy_Hippy October 22, 2019
beautiful shot
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Lorenzo_Valsecchi February 28, 2021
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beautiful shot
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Beautiful
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at Kirkjufell (Iceland) on a clear bright autumn day, just a few minutes after dawn.

Time

I woke up very early that day and went by car from Reykjavík, in order to get the best light conditions. I guess I was quite lucky to have a bright day with some striped light clouds in the background and horizon.

Lighting

The light was beautiful that morning, so that it didn't require major adjustments.

Equipment

Canon EOS 80D + Canon EF-S 10-22mm + ND Filter (Don't remember which grade..) + Manfrotto be free tripod

Inspiration

I guess this is one of the most dreamed location for any photographer... No need to explain why I went to this beautiful unique place to get some captures.

Editing

No particular post-processing, except for adding some saturation and contrast, while giving a bit more light to the foreground, as it was a little too dark.

In my camera bag

I own a very standard equipment, like: Canon EOS 80D EF-S 10-22mm f3,5-4,5 USM EF 24-70mm f2.8L USM EF 70-200mm f4 IS USM Manfrotto Tripod Hoya Polarizer ND Filters (from 8x to 1000x)

Feedback

On my opinion, at least in Autumn, is to shot at the first light in the morning. The sun is right behind you and it gives the image the classic warm colors and mood of the early mornings. If you are lucky as I was to have some light clouds at the back of the mountain, better indeed... Personally, I'm not a big fan of shooting with the sun in front (Even though I've taken some good ones in that conditions) but, if you like that kind, you might go there at sunset to have the sun behind the mountain. But be prepared to take at least a couple of shots to mix up.

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