Jul 232012
 

Today’s photo is a rare self-portrait. I had everything all set up for this photo but felt like it needed a scaling factor to help the viewer gauge the immensity of the scene. I shouted for my travel buddy. Unfortunately, she was focused on photographing some little flowers on the other side of a hillock. I reached the conclusion that I’d have to figure out how to do it myself. So, I used my intervalometer to set the timer at 1 min. I sprinted along the edge of the cliff to the outcrop. I stood there for what felt like ages and decided it must’ve gone off. I started making my way back and heard the shutter burst. So, I dropped the timing down to 30 seconds. After running down there again, I heard the shutter while I stood there. Upon inspecting the result I discovered that only half of me had made it into the frame. Next time I walked further out onto the outcrop. You’ll notice in the photo that I’m wearing a t-shirt. Up until this point, I’d been wearing a fleece and rain jacket and was still cold. But, I was wearing all black and didn’t really come out in the photo. So I decided it was time to strip down to my bright red t-shirt. Chilly, I started the timer and ran down. This photo is the result.

Then, I pulled my fleece back on and made my way to the car, quickly.

Vast panorama over the Westfjords, Iceland that includes bodies of water, sky blue sky with orange sunset and a person in red shirt looking tiny.

 

 

 

  3 Responses to “Watching the Sunset, Westfjords, Iceland”

  1. Absolultely stunning shot. <3

    And funny side story 🙂

  2. it is very amusing to watch someone sprint back and forth to pose for a picture. Good job he was dedicated enough because the picture turned out dazzling!

  3. The sky is so beautiful ! It was worth freezing your butt off for such a great photo1 You in the photo with the red shirt really does put the vast landscape in perspective>

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