Landmannalaugar... by KarmaSong

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jan 20, 2012

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I've just finished reading an excellent Icelandic thriller written by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and the fact I have uploaded this shot has something to do with it ! I took this photo a couple of years ago, as I was hiking in the Landmannalaugar region, near the volcano Hekla in the southern section of Iceland's highlands. The Landmannalaugar area is a popular though remote tourist destination in Iceland. The area displays a number of unusual geological elements, like the multicolored rhyolite mountains you can see here. The many mountains in the surrounding area display a wide spectrum of colors including pink, brown, green, yellow, blue, purple, black, and white. The hot springs that hikers may encounter in the mountains have given Landmannlaugar its actual name, which means 'the peoples' pools'...Please zoom in !

Thank you very much for all the nice comments you've written in my gallery lately, and have a nice and artistic weekend!

Comments (45)

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virginiese Online Now!

12:32PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Quelle chance ! Je suis la première à t'écrire ! Moi aussi j'ai lu ce livre et il est superbe ! Ta photo est fantastique : il n'y a rien à jeter ! Bon WE JL !

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kgb224

12:34PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.

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danob

12:36PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Amazing Place beautifully captured Jean-Luc

bebert

12:47PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

qu'est ce que c'est beau !!!!

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magnus073

1:26PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Fantastic work on this photo Jean-Luc, and it was a pleasure to read your thoughts on this fascinating area. It's easy to see why you love this area so much, and as you so well pointed out the multi colored colors of the mountains is a rare site. Very much enjoyed this presentation and was surprised to learn about the hot springs the mountains also offer.

bakr

2:18PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Fantastic work , very nice

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Hendesse

2:21PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

What a fantastic landscape. Excellent shot!!

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wotan Online Now!

2:34PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Really beautiful shot & place!

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jayfar

2:36PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

This is a magnificent capture of the beautiful landscape.

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emmecielle

3:24PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Fantastic landscape! Excellent capture! :)

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blankfrancine

3:58PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Amazing land formation!Thanks for bringing us a glimpse of a place most of us will never visit, Jean-Luc.

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MarciaGomes

4:46PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

WOOOW!! EXTRAORDINÁRIA FOTO MEU AMIGO,A PAISAGEM É ESPETACULAR,AS MONTANHAS SÃO MARAVILHOSAS BELA DIFERENÇAS DE CORES.+++++++++++++5

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npauling

5:35PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

A wonderful capture of this beautiful landscape. The colours look amazing and I am sure this would be a great area to explore.

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blinkings

5:36PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Absolutely first class stunning view.

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sandra46

5:42PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION

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mgtcs

6:07PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

WOW....This is an outstanding landscape my friend, spectacular atmosphere, loved it a lot!

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jocko500

6:11PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

wow did not know iceland had grass. just snow all over the place. this is so lovely

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nosawayne

6:14PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

So cool!

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flavia49

6:54PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

amazing shot

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Minda

8:05PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

look Great when i zoom in ,This is Really marvelous landscape and amazing capture jean-luc its Nice to see you posting again...Hugs*...:)

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mps

10:10PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

Wonderful image

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Radar_rad-dude

11:23PM | Fri, 20 January 2012

A most excellent photo and wonderful scene! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I very much appreciate your generosity!

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gaius

12:49AM | Sat, 21 January 2012

C'est curieux, j'ai tenté d'entrer dans la littérature nordique mais je n'ai jamais pu dépasser quelques pages ; ça ne me parle pas. Si on y trouve une ambiance qui évoque cette image absolument superbe, il va falloir que j'essaye à nouveau. J'apprécie d'autant plus ta belle photo que tu ne nous inonde pas d'images alors que, venant de toi, avec ton talent, j'aimerais en voir plus.

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