Greenhouse cultivation, a photo from Arnessysla, Sudurland

Photographer's Note

This photo is taken in Fl灹ir, a small village in the region of of Su繠rland, Icelan . The village has about 400 inhabitants. Apart from tourism the principal occupation in Fl灹ir is greenhouse and mushroom cultivation. The area is very thermally active and geothermal energy is used for heating of the greenhouses. This is actually one of the oldest and most important usages of geothermal energy in Iceland. As you could see there are also plenty of trees in Fl灹ir. A factory for laminated wood is located to Fl灹ir. A salmon river, Stora-Laxa, runs through village.The village is not far from tourist attactions such as the Thjorsa Valley, Geysir and the Gullfoss water fall and there are also an Iceland Air Hotel, farm accomodations and caping sites in Fl灹ir.

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SnapRJW (31631) 2014-01-05 6:19

There is a softness to this landscape which I wouldn't really associate with Iceland Ulf and seeing it in combination with your very good note has proved very interesting. I had never thought about the possibilities of heating greenhouses with thermal energy but it makes sense! A shot very much in the ethos of TE. Warm regards for 2014. Rosemary

saxo042 (38078) 2014-01-05 6:28

Hej Ulf,
Lika 鐰sligt h酺 men tr輐en ser h鐷re ut 鄚 vad jag f顤est鄟lt mig. De r鐰a taken ger ju naturligtvis fina accenter i bilden.
H鄟sningar
Gunnar

holmertz (103520) 2014-01-05 6:43

Hej Ulf,
Lustigt nog f顤knippar jag inte alls den h酺 bilden med Island, men det visar kanske bara hur lite jag kan om detta v緳t avl輍sna grannland. Jag hade mycket v鄟 kunnat gissa p� Turkiet eller iran. Det 酺 en vacker vy i alla fall, med fina f酺ger och bra ljus.
H鄟sningar,
Gert

dta (98848) 2014-01-05 6:53

Hello Ulf ,
For an icelandic landscape , this looks unusually lush . The composition is really interesting, with the farmstead and the greenhouses , and the moutains in the BG .
Regards

cargus (14004) 2014-01-05 10:43

A beautiful picture , de belles couleurs, bien encadr� et rendu, image bien fait.!!
Cordialement
Adrian

boa (8039) 2014-01-05 11:54

Hej Ulf,
det Isl鄚dska husen 酺 nog mer praktiska och funktionella 鄚 vackra skulle jag vilja p廛t�, i alla fall de som jag s嶓. D酺emot 酺 det en dramatisk och intressant natur p� m幩ga platser. Detta hus ser ut att ha ett vackert l輍e och dessutom i skydd av en skogsdunge mot bl廛ten. Fint f幩gad bild med naturliga f酺ger och ljus.

Ha en trevlig helg/
Boa

Disabled_A (0) 2014-01-05 14:52

Hej Ulf,
that's an interesting beautiful view; the softness of its colours and light is very well brightened up by the white house with a red roof.
An excellently composed image!

Gott nytt 酺!
kind regards,
Elena

Sonata11 (34119) 2014-01-05 20:15

Hello Ulf,
Very beautiful composition and its execution. Fantastic colors, light and sharpness, POV.
All the best in New Year to You and Your family, Barbara

ikeharel (114435) 2014-01-06 7:49

It is a common knowledge that Iceland is mostly green and Greenland is almost totaly white ice cupped, Ulf. Irony on the names given, or a wishful thinking.
Red roof house stands out in contrast, and with DOF and light well collected.
Good evening,
Ike

fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-06 18:33

Hi Ulf,

Perfect composition of the house.Great shot with nice colors and depth of field, excellent quality overall, as always.Just love it.Thanks for sharing.

Regards
Farhat

danos (110407) 2014-02-19 23:41

Hi Ulf,
nice the landscape view with the naylon greenhouse tio are so close to the house.I like the beautiful scenery with the red colour of the roof to contrast perfect against the green the place.

Regards,Danos