Silence of Nature
These photographs were taken last spring in Iceland. My first glimpse of the island from the air reminded me of Prince Edward Island with its wide expanse of red-toned earth perched on the edge of nowhere. However, once we landed and were on our way to Reykjavic we might have been on the moon. On either side of the roadway, black volcanic fields stretched to the horizon. The vastness of the barren land was hypnotic. We traveled for miles before I saw anything but tumbled rock.
Iceland is a photographer's dream. The light is clear and intense. The scenery is varied and dramatic. The added bonus for me was the many hours spent traveling to various sites and events because I particularly like the exhilaration of photographing from planes, cars, buses, boats - anything that moves!
While moving, the window view becomes a flowing ribbon of images - tiny, bigger, biggest, gone. The vista unfolds like a film. Capturing a segment is thrilling. Scan, compose, shoot - it's intuitive, you're at one with the world, focused and alert. Objects pop into view and slide by the window. You only get one chance. A camera captures these unique moments and allows us to examine them, savour their beauty and question what is beyond the frame.
A case could be made that there's a contradiction in presenting the silence of nature as seen from a speeding car yet the images convey the landscape as I saw it. I reveled in the stillness and majesty of the magnificent views. I hope you do too.
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Iceland is a photographer's dream. The light is clear and intense. The scenery is varied and dramatic. The added bonus for me was the many hours spent traveling to various sites and events because I particularly like the exhilaration of photographing from planes, cars, buses, boats - anything that moves!
While moving, the window view becomes a flowing ribbon of images - tiny, bigger, biggest, gone. The vista unfolds like a film. Capturing a segment is thrilling. Scan, compose, shoot - it's intuitive, you're at one with the world, focused and alert. Objects pop into view and slide by the window. You only get one chance. A camera captures these unique moments and allows us to examine them, savour their beauty and question what is beyond the frame.
A case could be made that there's a contradiction in presenting the silence of nature as seen from a speeding car yet the images convey the landscape as I saw it. I reveled in the stillness and majesty of the magnificent views. I hope you do too.
return to Silence of Nature home page