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66°North
66°North
Ragga2000


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Challenge: Postcard II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: kleifarvatn
Date: Nov 18, 2006
Aperture: 5,6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 26sec
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2006

 Hihi... The name...
I was sure that if I had just left the name Antarctica I would have received several comments saying no you did not go there... That is the reason for the 66°N name... So you would not think that I was lying... Guess I didn´t think that through :o)
Thanks for the good votes and comments.



Taken at sunset close to Hafnarfjörður, my hometown. The fact that the sun sets at around 5pm these days here in Iceland gives us only few hours of daylight. The weather this day was ok but very cold... -11°c and windy :o)

I used my filter (ND400) to get the long exposure..

pp. A little cropping due to a tilted horizon and some color adjustments... plus canvas..


Statistics
Place: 59 out of 266
Avg (all users): 6.2864
Avg (commenters): 7.0625
Avg (participants): 6.1429
Avg (non-participants): 6.4352
Views since voting: 1112
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 220
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0

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 12/01/2006 08:11:38 PM
Haha, þú hefur ekki nennt langt til að taka þessa, hvað ertu, 5 min að keyra þetta fyrst þú býrð þarna út í sveit? :P Flott mynd, hefði sennilega fílað hana enn betur ef hún hefði verið panorama og þetta hefði verið vinstri helmingurinn, semsagt verið annar eins rammi hægramegin :)
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 11/29/2006 01:39:58 PM
Great shot Ragga! I love it the colors of it and the soft effect of the ocean.

It certainly looks like Antarctica, and I know cause I am close to 78 degrees South right now!
Of course .. the water around here is pretty stiff at the moment and taking a shot at sunset is not an option as the sun is up 24 hours a day this time of year :-)
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 11/29/2006 10:17:04 AM
Good one Ragga, just love the low warm light, what atmosphere!
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 11/28/2006 08:30:55 AM
Great capture, love it.
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 11/27/2006 12:42:04 PM
I am so glad your shot did so well, congrats on a good score.
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 11/27/2006 09:17:11 AM
Amazing photo, Ragga. Well balanced and beautiful lighting.
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 11/27/2006 07:44:16 AM
Ragga, this is stunning! Congratulations on such a strong finish in this amazing challenge with such off-the-chart scores! This photo is just flawless!

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 11/27/2006 07:26:07 AM
Hello Ragnheiður, what a wonderful sweep of beach here. Unique and lovely.
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 11/27/2006 02:54:15 AM
Great shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/26/2006 08:34:13 PM
Ok, it must have been pointed out several times already ... if it's 66 degres north, it can't be a beach in Antarctica. ;-)
Anyway, it looks cold.
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 11/26/2006 06:06:10 PM
Good framing.
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 11/26/2006 04:16:06 PM
Very nice perspective, looks cold! 9
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 11/24/2006 06:44:21 PM
God love those big lenses! Love the composition but I can't help but wish the colors would grab me more - 7
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 11/23/2006 06:55:44 AM
This looks like a postcard to me. You captured the white in the snow w/o blowing it out and got so many shades of blue in the sky. It's a very pretty scene.
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 11/23/2006 03:20:01 AM
Excellent..... a top shot here.....
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 11/22/2006 08:12:09 PM
really nice
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 11/22/2006 04:30:53 PM
perfect.. wouldn't change a thing.. 10
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 11/22/2006 07:08:22 AM
:) Love the name 'beach'... makes you smile when you see snow. Cool idea indeed.
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 11/21/2006 10:53:34 AM
isn't Antarctica in the south?
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 11/21/2006 07:30:36 AM
66° North...Antarctica? eh?
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 11/20/2006 10:00:29 PM
Which is it, Antarctica or 66 degrees north?
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 11/20/2006 04:20:02 PM
Burrrrh! Love the blues and the light.
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 11/20/2006 12:12:38 PM
This is one of the best I've seen so far. You took a really good picture and did a great job of making it into a postcard.
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 11/20/2006 03:33:53 AM
wonderful! I never have received a postcard from there...so thanks!
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 11/20/2006 12:35:27 AM
Antarctica beach at 66 deg North?!? I'll assume this is an Icelandic beach, i.e. an Arctic one. But enough quibbling, the colors and light are excellent. The glow around the outline of the mountains is distracting, but otherwise a great photo.
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 11/20/2006 12:33:41 AM
I really like the leading line of the coast line, and the snow adds a lot too.
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