This weeks PhotoFriday theme is “Mother Nature.” I wanted to do something a little better than a pretty landscape or a beautiful landscape. Sure, they’re both by mother nature but I don’t think that’s all there is. I wanted to show the creation and the power and, to a certain extent, how little control we have over the whole process. Iceland is about as good as it gets for that kind of thing, with the volcanos and geysers. We didn’t see any volcanos when we were there — which would have fitted the theme even better — but this is an image at Geysir. It’s dark and miserable, even at 11.30, in December but it’s still spectacular.
Please also vote for my entry in last weeks PhotoFriday challenge, “Polished.” I’m entry number 144.
Even in December, with the fog, rain and setting sun, this view of the meeting of the European and North American tectonic plates in Iceland is pretty spectacular. Breathtaking you might say. And, for the sake of this weeks PhotoFriday challenge, that’s exactly what I’m saying.
I didn’t make an entry in last weeks challenge so don’t feel obligated to vote for me!
The origins of abc – "We will begin where civilisation began, meander through the Middle Ages, race through the Renaissance, and in doing so discover where our alphabet originated, how and why it evolved, and why, for example, an A looks, well, like an A."
Icelander’s Campaign Is a Joke, Until He’s Elected – This is brilliant. "A polar bear display for the zoo. Free towels at public swimming pools. A “drug-free Parliament by 2020.” Iceland’s Best Party, founded in December by a comedian, Jon Gnarr, to satirize his country’s political system, ran a campaign that was one big joke. Or was it?"
You’d think that living the UK I’d have no trouble whatsoever with the PhotoFriday theme “Overcast.”Except, with so much choice, well, which do you choose?
Ultimately I thought this image from our Christmas in Iceland fitted the bill rather better than anything I could find from the UK.
Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “Blurred.” I’m entry number 263.
I had a really hard time finding a suitable image for this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “Lightness.” I note that a few people have submitted sunsets or sunrises. Nice, but that’s light not lightness.
I visited Iceland over Christmas and remember the constant flickering of candles and open fires and the cheer of the locals despite the long hours of darkness. This image, therefore, represents lightness both in terms of the candles and the spirit of all in the parade. (That sort of sounds cheesy when you write it down but I’m being genuine when I say it!)
Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “Surfaces.” I’m entry number 195.
Photography, opinions and other random ramblings by Stephen Darlington
