Midnight glory ...

As I was going to bed just before midnight last Thursday I noticed that there was quite an amazing show going on in the norhtern sky above Reykjavik. I grabbed my camera and tripod, rushed out to the lawn and took some shots for an HDR panorama.

When doing HDR panoramas I start making HDR's from 3 exposures each in Photomatix. Then I use photomerge in Photoshop CS3 to stitch them up. Then some curve adjustment to squeese out some more color. I uploaded a high resolution version of this image if someone is interested in a closer look.

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ebaetscher says:

Nice job, I love the reflections going on in that glass high-rise. very good.
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Lumase says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Master Photographer, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

...like Mordor.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

randihausken says:

Beautiful light and colours - great use of HDR!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Tangent~Artifact, here sometimes :) says:

Tremendous shot... Magnificent and more than that to me (makes me little brain try to jump start again the imaginative engine :) There's a very intense feel to it. Wild, eerie and tense. I really like this feel. Has to be seen large, obviously, as you suggest. You don't post often, these days, Asmundur. But when you do... :) I like the sense of a warped universe you send us here. And you share again behind the scene, this is also priceless. Cheers...

ps - glory indeed...

pps - sorry :) What I find most amazing here, is the opposition between the apparent, orderly tranquility of Earth, and the turmoil in the skies. Though they belong to the same world. Priceless.
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BryantDIGITAL says:

awesome shot
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Reinhard.Pantke says:

i like this sky...
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Keith Kamicar says:

amazing sky. great work!
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Hrönn Thorarensen (NinnaK) says:

Frábær mynd! Þetta hefur verið greinilega magnað sólsetur.
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andie.smith says:

beautiful!
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fjalarinn says:

Þetta er glæsileg mynd!
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Lanamaniac says:

its quite amazing viewed large!
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Igor Clark says:

Beautiful indeed. Thanks for sharing.
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33k says:

Woah, nice colors!
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smoore24 says:

Incredible capture. Great work!

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Amber.E says:

It's stunning!!!
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HeBeDeBe says:

Fabulous

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Chee Seong says:

Awesome shot!

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cam i am says:

amazing!
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freshairsandiego... to Vegas says:

This is a very good panorama!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

danielcumbreras says:

preciosa imagen, colores y composicion de diez
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Moth 6 says:

awesome work! the colors are breathtaking!
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_Robert C_ says:

Beautiful composition and treatment.
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LaVona says:

What more can I say?
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rinis13 says:

Nice panorama. In HDR its time consuming but in the end its worth it. Well done.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

dg:photo says:

Beautiful scene, great shot!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Meta-Man says:

The technique brings up superb lights in the clouds, but sadly the foreground comes out a little flat. Still a lovely work of art. And did you say midnight?!
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Wow! Beautiful!

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G A V A says:

great sky.. awesome large.. works well as a HDR well done
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patrícia soransso says:

wow! awesome shot! great colours *-*
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rockymtnway says:

Wow! great HDR work.
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fi0na says:

amazing colours .. !!
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Salva del Saz says:

Fantastic HDR panorama and impressive sky, thanks for sharing!
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francisLM says:

Amazing shot, well done!
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ZiiZ says:

Dramatic sky and great panorama work here
I like the colors and composition
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Chris Farrugia (chrisfarrugia.net) says:

Well done! Fantastic shot!
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Philippe Sainte-Laudy says:

Fantastic image. I love it.
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pahles says:

Very beautiful!

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gigilivorno (on hollydays till July 28th) says:

Really an impressive shot/composition but... a fantastic job with HDR!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

dynne says:

Beautiful !
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Nancy Rose says:

I had hoped my husband would be running the marathon in Reykjavik this August, but he decided to build a garage and is not doing as much running..when i see oyur photos I REALLY want to go, so maybe next summer... am not sure how I will sleep with these beautiufl skies..i will be out with my camera all hours of the day!! Thanks for all your wonderful images of your beautiufl part of the world..this one is so well done, especially in large size...have great week..
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Nancy Rose says:

congrats on EXPLoRE #12 when I saw it!!!!!
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yeoldeblackhippie has given way to thehappybuddha says:

beautiful
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nicklagun says:

I like de colors

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A-Wisdom [deleted] says:

lovely shot there.
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alaomar says:

tres belle image
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slt-166 says:

this is just wonderful - the colors & perspective are great!! it's amazing that you have skies like that at midnight - it's quite dark here :)
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happy angel1 says:

It's nice view I love it
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whoohoo...now #3..guess that means Front pages!
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rogoqpelpollino69 says:

Verdaderamente hermoso y relajante
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shibuarackkal says:

A
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PJP_ says:

Congrats,Fantastic shot
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abluedude says:

Absolutely stunning shot. Congrats!
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Nice shot !

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Wow This is amazing
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MoRomy says:

Nice shot...
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jroblif10 says:

That's beautiful. And crazy! A sunset at midnight?! That's 3-4 hours after my sunset.
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beautiful!!

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murdock72 says:

wonderful hdr
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Florian Seiffert (F*) says:

great fire in the sky
well done!
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Chromograph (off for a while...) says:

phantastic artwork !
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Xindaan says:

Very nice panorama. Beautiful colors, and excellent crop. This picture invites to stay and watch.

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johngpson says:

Great sky, and some nice colors in the garden also!
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Giors says:

very interesting
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Pinta&Click [deleted] says:

Wow really nice picture!!
very good job ;)
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Mace2000 says:

Is this in your garden? Wow!

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sarah caitlyn says:

breathtaking panorama!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Worlds interesting places (NO sunsets, please!), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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isatitti says:

Incredible veiw!!!!!!!
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faraway.pictures says:

Nice image. The sky is incredible.
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Bella luz!
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wooooooooooooooow!!!
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