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The highest deck on the P&O cruise liner Azura, as she was berthed at Akureyri on the north coast of Iceland, gave me a stunning perspective out over the Eyjafjordur fjord to the volcanic mountains behind.
But sticking out into the water from the end of the fjord was something I wasn't expecting to see, an airport runway.
With lovely dappled sunlight playing over the landscape I made the most of my lofty position to photograph this curious juxtaposition of sweeping natural beauty and the obvious rectangle of man's intervention.
Back home I made two different versions of this image, each with a different ambiance.
This duotone version has a stark and dramatic feel to it, while my alternative colour version is much more warm and welcoming.
Two completely different end results from the same RAW file.
Filename - iceland akureyri airport 01 mono
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm
Exposure - 1/30 sec @ f8, ISO100
Filters - Polariser and 2 stop ND grad
Location - Akureyri, Iceland
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Hand held exposure with lens stabilisation
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