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The Thingvellar national park

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The Thingvellar national park is paradise for photographers especially if they are into landscapes. So many rocks, streams and walkways. It is a place of infinite angles and unlimited camera possibilities.

The images that show water are also good at giving a sense of space.

The red plant in the (see image number 7) rock is particularly interesting especially since it seems to be so insubstantial when viewed by using the color filter feature of the vOICe.

Note the rope lava and the effect of light on the images. Finally, this set of images is superb for getting a sense of texture in the image. Rock has a rougher texture while water has a softer and well, watery texture.

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Sometimes, we photographers got carried away and took pictures of one another taking pictures as demonstrated in image number 2.

an Icelandic geyser experience

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To the chronically down to earth, geysers are just smelly things that send water into the air and take it all back. Some have equated them to natural tea kettles. I was at a geyser in Iceland and there is a unique majesty in the way the Earth spews the water into the air, generates steam and recycles the lot. Geysers are quite hot and temperatures range around 160°C. We were not permitted to get close to any of them. There were walkways built and we were able to move around in relative safety.

From a photographer’s perspective, the Crown jewel was a blue bubble that is created during the start of a geyser’s eruption. The attached images have descriptive filenames and are sequential.

If using the vOICe, set the color filter to blue when viewing image number 3 and you will catch the start of the blue bubble at the top right of the image.

A significant part of the fun is watching people waiting for the geyser to erupt. Take what the tour guide says about aching arms seriously. You need hair trigger reflexes and do take your time to get into position. A tripod may help too.

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If the first two or three irruptions are lackluster, do not lose hope. Mother nature knows she is on display and will oblige.

With thanks to Pedro Alvarez and Helen Cherry forphotography tips, image classification and editing.

The Blue Lagoon in the rain

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this is an image taken at the blue Lagoon spa in Iceland. See the black rocks in the rain. The colour of the water has been described as milky blue. If using the vOICe, use 4-fold zoom to get a better idea of the rocks.

You can also try using negative video to eliminate the sky from the image.

With thanks to Pedro Alvarez and Helen Cherry for image classification and editing.

Finding that elusive glass of water

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Just another success with the vOICe this time the mobile version. I was able to find a glass of water on a somewhat cluttered dining table. The problem in such situations is that I tend to swing my arm slowly but there are chances of the glass falling. This has happened more than once. I took some time to examine the table in the general area where I knew the glass to be. I was feeling lazy so was not using earphones. Still, I was looking for a tall object. The high pitch indicating a vertical line was all I needed to move my hand to the glass.

I had the vOICe set to 4d audio and had maxed out the sampling rate and the volume.

Pranav