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15-Mar-2013 FrazerRobbo

Gemstone Beach

A glorious morning sunrise shot at Jokulsarlon beach.

This is by far the most exciting place i've taken photos.

The Jokulsarlon (Glacier Lagoon in Icelandic) is a huge Iceberg lake that sits in front of a melting glacier. As the chunks of ice break off the glacier face, the icebergs float out to sea with the high tide and are then washed back up onto the black sand beaches and become stranded during the low tide.

This provides some fantastic photography opportunities as the sun hits the translucent ice gems scattered along the beach.


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Mairéad22-Mar-2013 22:01
This looks like something by Salvador Dali! An amazing scene . V
tinkerb18-Mar-2013 22:58
Absolutely outstanding this has to be the best take I have seen of ice on the beach, absolutely gorgeous light composition and colour. Huge V
Stewart Mitchell18-Mar-2013 22:49
These are the conditions I dreamed of Frazer..... But on both occasions I visited Jokulsarlon, it was dreich. This is splendid !
McGarva18-Mar-2013 20:33
Frazer this is amazing ... composition, colours, interest, details ... you nailed that shot to perfection! :)
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