fly into Freedom, a photo from Arnessysla, Sudurland

Photographer's Note

Spread your wings and let the world lift you high.

Right by the Geysers in the Haukadalur valley of South/West Iceland, one can climb up high, to the top of a hill and marvel at the space and freedom Iceland has to offer.

From there, one can look at people flocking to watch the Strokkur perform faithfully every 5 to 10 minutes, and hope to catch a sight of the Geysir erupting to its famous heights.
For years the Geysir stopped erupting altogether, and the urban myth tells that it was thanks to washing powder that they got it going again... whether that is true remains to be confirmed. The story was told to us by a local... and then confirmed by another. Perhaps something to tell tourists? Or perhaps an inside story? Who will ever know?

The wind was blowing hard yet softly at this mountain top, and the evening sun was already bathing the area in its golden light. As one stood there at the top, there was nothing in front, only space and wind, and in the distance these high volcanoes, greeting whomever dared to peak far enough to see them.

Traveling to Iceland was not just traveling to another country.
For me, it was experiencing Life in a different dimension. Feeling the everyday movements from a new perspective. Breathing in a new freshness and Peace.
With this picture, I hope to transmit some of those feelings to whomever might be watching.
Thanks for passing by :)

An advance Thank You to those amongst you who take the time to criticize and/or leave a comment!

lybil, dmarizz, balatrek, Deepforest, pasternak, Angelillo, kebek, yazdi, ebayrakci, sebcz, chicken, BHo, Mistral, barni, josien has marked this note useful

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ruisc_pt (11594) 2006-07-23 15:13

great POV. Nicve contrast. Perfect tks for sharing

kristies (451) 2006-07-23 15:17

Very good DOF. I like the you`re composition also a lot. And I can imagine the feeling you are telling about..

TFS Greetz Kristies

lybil (879) 2006-07-23 15:17

Julia,
F幨icitation pour cette magnifique photo d'une claret� incroyable. Merci pour ce partage.
Lybil

dmarizz (2796) 2006-07-23 15:20

Hi Julia,
the title is perfect for your shot. The sense of freedom given by the deep blue of the sky is really remarkable. From a technical point of view I find this photo clean and crisp. Maybe the figure could be just a little clearer (I will try a workshop and post it if the change is ok). Congratulations, Dario

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balatrek (7455) 2006-07-23 16:23

Hi Julia,

Fantastic composition, I like the colours and the contrast, good work, congratulations.

Regards

Jos�

Deepforest (9260) 2006-07-23 16:56

Hello Julia,
very nice composition and title!! I love broad landscapes of Iceland. The sky is beautiful.
Great shot.
Regards,
Andrzej

asanak (1972) 2006-07-23 17:03

dear Julia,
what can i say?!!!!!!!!
this is a wonderful shot,whit amazing colours and fantastic light!i really love the colours.A wonderful composition!This is an incredible photo!
thanks for sharing this shot.
well done
asana

Angelillo (9374) 2006-07-23 17:12

Hi Julia! Great compo. This low pov makes very interesting this shot. One can feel that you tell in your note: it's plenty of life, and a big and large earth. The depth is amazing. Congratulations. Take care.

Angel.

benny (631) 2006-07-23 20:22

Belle photo, beau cadrage et couleurs 嶰latantes, super!

cobraphil8 (84) 2006-07-24 2:17

Alala Julia, quelle bouff嶪 de bonheur cette photo, je me mets facilement � sa place en train de sentir la fra蟃heur de l'air sur les joues...
Superbe sentiment de libert�, le monde est � nos pieds, il suffit de le vouloir !
Elle fait 嶲alement parti de l'exposition?
Bravo et bonne semaine
Philippe

pasternak (15185) 2006-07-24 4:58

Hi Julia, very good photo here, one of your best efforts I think. Composition is perfect, so dynamic, and the spirit of freedom is fantastically captured. The orange man and the maountain in the background balance each other here and the plain between them gives deepness to the composition. Very very good!

Cheers
Alexander

kebek (5438) 2006-07-24 7:24

Serwus Julia !
A perfect proof what the inclusion of the man can contribute to the landscape image.
Feeling of wind is stunning here. I think it's not very surprising that this Work of Yours evokes the scenes from Pink Floyd's clip "learning to fly". Fanastic depth, great use of the sticking-out top.
Best wishes,
Mat

sarju (5324) 2006-07-24 9:38

pretty good ... but IMO, it could have been better with greater distortion and had the person been jumping
cheers ... sarju
PS: could you tell me what was the focal length at which you took this photo?

SchwebagMike (1490) 2006-07-24 11:29

Great shot like always!
Perfect colors and good composition. The somehow curbed horizont with the volcano at the beackground adds to the feeling hugeness and endlessness. Of cause the Orange man couldn't jump: I'm quite sure he would have been blown away by the wind ;-)

AmiBe (6042) 2006-07-25 16:47

Salut Julia,
j'aime bien l'id嶪 de libert� ici !
Juste le vent qui caresse et rafraichit la peau...
Belle lumi鋨e et couleurs satur嶪s.
Bien vu

arnoud1976 (1191) 2006-07-27 7:03

hi Julia,

lovely wide view with a remarkably blue sky (for Iceland standards). very nice comp and good dof. overall quality stuff :-)

regards Arnoud

yazdi (460) 2006-07-27 7:12

Hi Julia;
Its a great shot with great colors, sharpness and nicely composed, great note with suitable title, Interesting, cool!.
Regards!
Jamal

donluicu (24741) 2006-08-01 8:16

wow
quel sensation de libert�..tout cet espace, a ses pieds...
vraiment une compo et un paysage impressionants..
bravo

loic

JonteW (190) 2006-08-07 11:04 [Comment]

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sebcz (2345) 2006-09-11 12:00

"Spread your wings and fly away, far away" by Queen. Great shot, perfect composition and colours, full of motion.

wanna_yu (0) 2006-09-17 10:36

Hello Julia,
this is really awesome photo. Excellent composition and colours saturation. Perfect way to express freedom. All compliments for fantastic work.

Regards
Ivana

BHo (2177) 2006-11-07 8:25

Excellent environmental portrait, Julia. I love the colours, composition, and your write up. TFS.

Quentin (5280) 2006-11-08 22:31

Bonjour Julia
J'aime beaucoup cette photo et le sentiment de libert� qu'elle
procure! Cet espace immense fait r瞚er. J'aime aussi les couleurs
bien satur嶪s avec un beau contraste. Merci
Quentin

Mistral (15416) 2006-11-09 16:23

Another beautiful image on Iceland, Julia
yes, it's like flying and your perfect point of view, the colours, the far clouds and your attentive composition gave us the key to enter in your image for a while!
A smile from Italy
Luca

barni (15751) 2007-01-16 8:00

Bonjour Julia
Bravo pour le travail effectu�. La recherche sur le cadrage est magnifique.
Je d嶰ouvre ta galerie et tes photos sont toutes superbe.
Salutation
Christophe