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I am so small...


I am so small...
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Copyright: Tomek Walkiewicz (TomekWalkiewicz) Silver Star Critiquer [C: 33 W: 0 N: 4] (231)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-07
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 350D/Rebel XT
Exposure: f/20.0, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-20 4:45
Viewed: 891
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
...Detifoss is not like other waterfalls in Iceland.

100 meters wide and 45 meters high, but most of all a flow of 200 to 400 cube meters per second and Detiffos is the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Its dark colour is due to waters melted from the Vatnajökull glacier and to the sand they carry: 5 million tons are moved each year through the 200 kilometres of the river.

In spite of it power you can get very close to the monster. Near the fall, the water seems so quiet, but if your regard follows a peace of foam, you will see quickening. Its move become chaotic, it hesitates and suddenly dives into the sprays.
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Hi Tomek
Amazing falls. The water is very impressive. The grey atmosphere seems to be very cold. The man is very bravo to come near the water. Great shot.
Olivier

This is a really impressive view which is giving me vertigo, I wonder where and how you could take this photo without feeling sucked by this gap !
Great idea IMO to give colours to the tiny figure, the human presence is useful as it gives a good scale to the vastness of the scene...
TFS,
Cath.

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