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The Icelandic lake Myvatn (meaning 'midge lake', for what became obvious reasons!) is a fascinating geological area in the north of Iceland that Liz and I visited during our cruise stopover at Akureyri.
Created 2,300 years ago in a volcanic eruption, the lake is surrounded by curious bowl like mounds, called pseudocraters, one of which forms the foreground for this image.
At the time of our visit an Atlantic frontal system was just clearing through, giving an amazing light show comprising shafts of sunlight piercing through dark, foreboding storm clouds.
This was meat and drink to me, what with a lake, mountains, volcanic craters and storm clouds available to photograph in dramatic lighting.
A few minutes after this photo was taken the sun came out for a prolonged period, and as if by magic, the air was suddenly full of midges.
Now I'm used to midges from my photographic excursions to the streams and lakes of Snowdonia, but fair do's - these Icelandic midges were huge!
No wonder the fishing is so good here.
Filename - iceland myvatn 01
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 28mm
Exposure - 1/125 sec @ f8, ISO100
Filters - Polariser to enhance colours
2 stop ND graduated filter to darken the sky
Location - Myvatn, Iceland
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Hand held exposure with image stabilisation
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