Silent Icebergs... by KarmaSong

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 28, 2008

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Jökulsárlón is the best known and the largest of a number of glacial lakes in Iceland. It is situated at the south end of the glacier Vatnajökull between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn. Appearing first only in 1934-1935, the lake grew from 7.9 km² in 1975 to at least 18 km² today because of heavy melting of the Icelandic glaciers. Approaching a depth of 200 m, Jökulsárlón is now probably the second deepest lake in Iceland.(wikipedia)

I took this photo on the third day of my journey around Iceland's famous road #1, as the sun was low on the horizon at about 11 p.m. Although the light was weak I had to underexpose the settings of my camera, as the sunlight in Iceland is stunningly very strong, even under dark conditions. But it was a real photographer's treat to shoot dozens of photos as the sun was subtly making its way through the clouds drifting rather rapidly. You can see in the background two immense glacial flows of the Vatnajökull glacier, down to sea-level. No need for mountaineering equipment to get close to it, which is the most extraordinary thing in this area. Hope you'll enjoy this pic, full-size...

I enjoyed reading your comments and messages, thank you very much for your precious words.

Comments (78)

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DanielDomany

3:24AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

verx nice

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ledwolorz

3:42AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Fantastic atmosphere and presentation.Wonderful work.

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lior

3:57AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Une merveille qui prend la direction de mes fav! Amicalement Lior

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carlx

4:19AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Awesome, fantastic and amazing place!!!

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rainbows

4:20AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

A stunning shot, dear Jean-Luc. Peace abounds within this work. Superb! Hugs. & Bisous. Diane. xx

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Cosme..D..Churruca

4:31AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Iceland must be an imposing place Jean-Luc... amazing this vista!

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skynyrd57

5:07AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Very nice capture of this magical place!

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kenwas

5:36AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Beautiful color in this fine shot.

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watteville

6:24AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

belle mise-en-page! photo angoissante

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timtripp

6:38AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

magnificent!

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shahlaa

7:05AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

It's a beautiful place...I love the colors and the atmosphere, a beautiful shot.

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tetsu-pino

8:11AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Very beautiful!!!!!

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MagikUnicorn

8:58AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Merci pour le raffraichissement en ce jour de canicule ;-)

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CavalierLady

10:30AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Fascinating narrative and a wonderful shot! Imagine having to underexpose a shot at 11:00 p.m.!!! Wonderful light and mood here, bravo!

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Darkwish

11:33AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Wonderful work!

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Dazari

11:36AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Fantastic work! +555!!!

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PaxSV

11:56AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Very nice capture! PaxSV

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mickeyrony

12:33PM | Fri, 29 August 2008

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