The Long Road Home
I took this on perhaps one of my best days in Iceland.
I woke up around 5 PM at Hotel Edda Laugar in Saelingsdal. Many of you already know I was sleeping days and staying up all night to take photos. This was my last day/night cycle in Iceland, so I wanted to make the most of it.
Anyway, after waking up, I went out to the natural hot springs for a dip. It was a perfect little rocky spring filled with steaming-hot sulfur-smelling water. As usual, I was totally alone and didn't see another soul. I stayed there, looking at the afternoon mountains for about 30 minutes until I reached a dangerous dream-state. And then dragged myself out and walked back to the hotel. I had one of those post-hot-tub shells of heat around me to protect from the cold. I didn't even feel it.
I got back inside, put on some warm clothes, and then went down to get dinner (breakfast). Actually, I got two of them. The second one was to-go because I would eat it around 1 or 2 AM, when there is absolutely nothing open. Besides, I knew I would be way out in the boonies where there was not even an option for anything to be open!
Around 3 AM, I started driving back to Reykjavik. As I was going down one of the fjords in the northwest, the sign lined up in my view, so I pulled over to take a shot to share with you.
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amataiclaudius, eightythreephoto, ஃ முதல் அ வரை, Lord V.™, and 272 other people added this photo to their favorites.
amataiclaudius (34 months ago | reply)
A great image indeed......
Lord V.™ (34 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called outstanding!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
.w i l l. (34 months ago | reply)
amazing shot !
++NiklasPhotography++ (34 months ago | reply)
Really amazing...
Ambrosiana Pictures Gold (34 months ago | reply)
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Lee Sie (34 months ago | reply)
mmm I can just smell the asphalt! Nice
~Marty (34 months ago | reply)
Simply beautiful!
Catalin Palosanu (34 months ago | reply)
Beautiful sunset!
Ruaa AlAbdulRahman (34 months ago | reply)
breathtaking !
Stevacek (34 months ago | reply)
Superb, perfectly composed....
TexanPhotos (34 months ago | reply)
Very nice Trey! Beautiful capture
Matthew Stewart | Photographer (34 months ago | reply)
Awesome work Trey, must get there sometime I must.
GlobeTrotter 2000 (34 months ago | reply)
Beautiful picture ! Nicely taken !
shexbeer (34 months ago | reply)
nice work Trey!
H Sundholm (henriksundholm.com) (34 months ago | reply)
Even if long, that's a road home I wouldn't mind.
Romain sauze...come back .. (34 months ago | reply)
great détail on the road :-)
well done
prajpix (34 months ago | reply)
Instant fave! Super shot!
Michael Yarde (34 months ago | reply)
That road + super car= amazing fun!
Nice capture as well!
Mustafa Almahmeed (34 months ago | reply)
nice work
amazing color
Richard Pilon (34 months ago | reply)
A fantastic and beautiful shot!
Thomaniac (34 months ago | reply)
Fantastic colors and mood!
V | ! | s | h (34 months ago | reply)
Awesome as always..!!!
isolano. (34 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
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michael-wuensche.de (34 months ago | reply)
Very nice ... Beautiful capture
Moscva (34 months ago | reply)
I would like to go just for a ride! ♥
gilmarcil (34 months ago | reply)
love that pic! And thanks for the info..
va1940 (34 months ago | reply)
beautiful
Raymond Larose (34 months ago | reply)
Simply fantastic HDR shot! Very well put together.
efnet_transformers (34 months ago | reply)
Not a fan of HDR. Played out.
Wherever I Roam (34 months ago | reply)
that light is gorgeous! amazing glow on the road and surroundings
Moritz Beierlein (34 months ago | reply)
Amazing
Ray Warren (34 months ago | reply)
Beautiful work
KMaiden313 [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)
gorgeous shot! :)
Charlie Babbitt [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)
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WOW!
David Davila Photography (34 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture, composition, focus, and DoF…
This is also great use of a wide angle lens.
Wonderful shot.
kcirtapobmaj (34 months ago | reply)
This is soo coooooooollll :D
Igor Alecsander (34 months ago | reply)
wow, love it !!!
GR58 (34 months ago | reply)
wow..just perfect!
Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE* (34 months ago | reply)
very nice perspective and colors!!
nice shot!
GPMTZ [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)
Utterly breathtaking.
Roger Patrocinio (34 months ago | reply)
This is very nice!
susan_r4 (34 months ago | reply)
Sooo beautiful Trey! Perfect!
bumble babee (34 months ago | reply)
great one... love the perspective!
Veevake (34 months ago | reply)
awesome light!
Dave DiCello (34 months ago | reply)
Wow, really excellent work here my friend, beautiful shot, well done for sure!!!
hargitay. (34 months ago | reply)
Lovely
flint photos (34 months ago | reply)
quite nice
perfectly lined up
I'm sure you planned it that way
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
andrea maini (34 months ago | reply)
yes !
sharad_2007 (34 months ago | reply)
This is so surreal and so symbolic. Fantastic.
Tru-man (34 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot and process!