Lets Join In on the Fun, a photo from Austur-Skaftafellssysla, Asturland

Photographer's Note

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There have been a number of black sand beach photos posted on TE recently, so...as my title suggests, Lets Join In on the Fun.

Here we have a beautiful landscape scene from Southern Iceland, in Jokulsarlon. Its a great place to spend a couple of hours, or more, just exploring.

This specific location is famous for its icebergs and large chunks of ice that find their way to the beach.

Large Icebergs are on one side of the hwy, the smaller chunks wash up on the beach on the other side of the hwy. I really should post photos of the large Ice chunks, not sure why I havn't done that yet.

The black sand beach here is so beautiful, its a must see.

So here is an interesting tale to tell. I wanted to save money and gain the experience, so I decided to sleep in my car. This happened several nights during my trip to Iceland. And yes, it was quite the experience. See the bridge in the bg, I parked my car just beside it and spent the night here.

I chose this location because there are other vehicles close by, people doing the same thing...however, they have camper vans with warm beds and toilets. Me, well, lets just say I had to improvise. It was a cold, long night, but I wouldn't change anything. Fond memories from this beautiful location.

In the WS are 2 more shots

holmertz, bukitgolfb301, Fis2, pierrefonds, ikeharel, claudeD, ktanska, ChrisJ, papagolf21, clic, COSTANTINO, worldcitizen, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel, cornejo has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (222991) 2019-06-22 23:48

Ciao Craig, great view of lovely beach with a lot of ice, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ifege (49505) 2019-06-23 0:11

Hi Craig
This photo iluustrates perfectly how Iceland got its name. The scene is almost surreal. I love it.
cheers
Ian
By the way thanks for exploring my Canadian folder - I plane a revisit that trip at some stage to add more photos.

emka (158900) 2019-06-23 0:11

hello Craig, I see you were inspired by the pictures of the black beaches. I liked the black beaches of Iceland, I found them wonderful. But I haven't seen this one. Excellent composition with these pieces of ice and also an interesting bridge in the background.

KInd regards Malgo

holmertz (103660) 2019-06-23 1:19

Hello Craig,
These three photos are really amazing, and it's nearly all about the huge chunks of ice strewn across the beach. White on black - almost monochrome. The small icebergs in WS #2 look like some kind of strange swans. Fantastic!
Best regards,
Gert

Tue (93504) 2019-06-23 1:44

Hello Craig,
I like the low viewpoint you chose to get the black beach and the pieces of ice scattered around it so well in the foreground. The mountains and the bridge make a great backdrop, especially in this bright sidelight. Very well done.
Lars

lousat (140026) 2019-06-23 1:49

Hi Craig.A very original post and different from the frozen lake. Generally people direct the camera towards the blue icebergs, you have chosen a different and really brilliant perspective, which shows the ice blocks on the black beach and the bridge, which I think remains the best point to take pictures of the lake and that i can see in the best way in the WS. Congratulations, excellent choice. Regarding my photo of the market, I have no idea why the boy was not dressed like the others ..Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2019-06-23 1:53

Hi dear Craig

Wow this is so amazing landscape at all! Small ice bergs are on the black sand. This is the first time to see such unsual secne for me. Was this taken in August? Middle of Summer! This is increddible for me.
Anyway so stunning image from you again!

All the best and have a good day! Takero

Royaldevon (86484) 2019-06-23 2:13

Hello Craig,

I salute you for your tenacity and your amazing photography!
This is stunning!
Th contrast between the black beach and the white chunks of ice, is just about as dramatic as is possible! The bridge is perfectly placed as a b/g feature.
This certainly has to go in my favourites!
It's a beauty!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

pajaran (117113) 2019-06-23 2:40

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Interesantna obala sa ledom i most u pozadini.
Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Good work with nice photos in the workshop, beautifully shown, good perspective and contrast, well-caught moment.
An interesting coast with ice and a bridge in the background.
I wish you a nice day for rest, all the best.

Fis2 (171991) 2019-06-23 3:09

Witaj Craig!
A very curious place, view is impressive.
Black sand beach makes impression.
I like beautiful bridge.
Good framing and colors.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-06-23 3:45

Craig, superb black sand beach in Iceland due to the intense volcanic activity on the island. There are some pebbles in the sand. The ice isn't fully melted even in summer. The mountains, a rip rap and a bridge can be seen in the bg. Original view showing the coastline.

pierrefonds (115596) 2019-06-23 4:21

Hi Craig,

The distance between the beach and the bridge is creating depth. Thepoint of view is showing the details of the beach and of the pieces of ice. The light has a good effect on the colors. have a nice day.

Pierre

janneman (4037) 2019-06-23 4:29

Good composition with the ice in the front plan!

Regards, Jan

abmdsudi (95869) 2019-06-23 6:18

Hi Craig
Now that's something you don't see every day!
Magical landscape perhaps, straight out of a fairytale....
Interesting shot of the ice chunks on black volcanic sand. - they look like a scattering of very large diamonds as a f/g feature "inserted" to this big Icelandic landscape. Crikey, so unearthly, amazing drama and superb contrast as though on another planet impressive shot and tfs
Best regards

claudeD (47754) 2019-06-23 6:42

Hello Craig,

very fine picture from Iceland showing this amazing black sand beach with a lot of ice pieces which are giving here a very strong black and white contrast.Very good informative note.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

Nicou (193814) 2019-06-23 6:43

Hello

fantastique vue avec ces morceaux de glace sur le terre noire quel effet et vu et ce pont en fond et ces montagnes quel dйcor et prise superbe
Bravo et amitiй
Nicou

ktanska (45094) 2019-06-23 8:24

Hi Craig,
Black basalt sand and white ice boulders is a combination hard to find elsewhere. And it looks especially good on this low angle sunshine. The bridge and mountains make a good background.
Kari

BennyV (34780) 2019-06-23 13:56

Great black beach indeed, but it's the ice that steals the show. The bridge in the bg isn't bad either. Great post,Craig. Tfs & cheers.

Benny

GyurMaster (25045) 2019-06-23 14:10

Hello Craig,

Its a well-chosen POV, though a bit low for you. :) Joking apart, its an excellent shot.

Gy.

mesutilgim (0) 2019-06-24 9:46

Hello Craig,
Another nice capture in your gallery.
Taken with perfect ligth management. The viewer can feel the icy coldness.
Many interesting notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

ChrisJ (172436) 2019-06-24 19:01

Hi Craig

Maybe I should post a shot of my black sand beach on Santorini. I recall it was super hot to walk on, and much hotter than any white sand. No danger of that here though with all those iceberg chunks stranded on the beach. Tfs!

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-06-24 22:55

Bonjour, cher Craig,
Des images superbes qui viennent enrichir l'album gйnйral de Te а travers des vues йtonnantes.
Merci pour les explications donnйes а propos des diffйrentes vues.
Un vrai rйgal.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

federico (6109) 2019-06-25 2:30

hello Craig nice composition here with the ice in the fg then the sea, the bridge and finally the mountains in the bg, warm light too
best regards
Federico

rychem (72187) 2019-06-25 8:59

The black beach is really impressive, these ice blocks look like small sulptures on a black surface, a very nice photo
regards Ryszard

clic (76) 2019-06-25 12:29

Hello Craig I first thought you sent your drone in the outer space to take pictures of a newly-discovered planet! What a strange panorama that surely constitutes an originality on TE and consequent a hit in your gallery, due to its impressive look of an old b&w negative of years gone by!! Cheers

mkamionka (75171) 2019-06-26 8:40

Hi Craig,
this is a great contribution to the black sand beaches, I wonder whether I should set up a theme for them...
Same color of sand but the ice cubes indicate quite a different temperature ...
Great focus on the foreground here with not less interesting background.
Amazing trip although I am glad I could see similar views at higher temperatures :)
Excellent work,
M

COSTANTINO (117850) 2019-06-26 22:28

Hello dear Craig and have a nice time
original version
a different photo from the
usuals and a beautiful
impressive landscape scene
from southern iceland
great view of this lovely beach
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

ikeharel (114659) 2019-06-27 22:13

It looks as a document about global-warming situatiuon, Craig.
But, photography-wise it is a beautiful scenery with the black volcanic soil gave contrast withn the melting ice pieces.
Best regards,
Ike

*** See my reply to your critique. thanks.

carlo62 (81265) 2019-06-28 6:17

Ciao Craig
il forte spirito di avventura fa fare cose insolite.
Personalmente non so se riuscirei a stare una notte intera in quelle condizioni, complimenti a te che ci sei riuscito e che hai fatto queste bellissime foto.
Saluti

worldcitizen (16232) 2019-07-02 17:30

Hello Craig,
Many of your Iceland landscape photos show empty stretches of land, but I like seeing the bridge in this one. The black sand and mountains in the background are very dramatic, and I like all the small boulders embedded in the sand, too. It was worth sleeping in your car for views like this. :-)

PaulVDV (63496) 2019-07-06 13:09

Hello Craig,
A great composition with excellent depth.
What a strong and pretty contrast between the many ice chunks and the dark pebbles and sand of the beach!
The white pillars of the bridge form a kind of continuation of the white colour of the ice floes.
Best regards, Paul

mcmtanyel (69284) 2019-07-09 20:36

Hello Craig,
I love these chunks of crystal water on the black sand. Well seen and rendered. 👍🏻👍🏻 I hope I get to see some black sand when I go to Hawaii, then I can jump in. too.
Regards,
MT

cornejo (61504) 2019-07-24 10:27

Hello Craig, beautiful and interesting composition with the interesting black sand beach with considerable pieces of icebergs, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy rest of the week.
Best wishes from southern Spain.
Angel.

jmdias (116547) 2019-12-16 8:34

craig

lovely image. I liked the use of the light here, making the ice like pieces of diamond in the black sand. nice use of the shapes of the bridge too. if this is expensive for a canadian I can imagine it will be worst to a brazilian.

take care

jorge