Hallgríms Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Church of Hallgrímur is the most recognisable, and probably the most controversial building in Iceland. At 73 metres high, its steeple rises above all other buildings in Reykjavik and the church can seat over 1000 worshipers at a time. Named after the Icelandic poet Hallgrímur Pétursson, the grounds also house a statue to the first Viking said to have discovered America, Leifur Eiríksson. The Nave is open to the public each day.

The pic was taken monday morning nov. 20. A difficult light to shoot in.

nicol_g, rildin, kittyhawk, Benedict has marked this note useful

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Kirych (2698) 2006-11-24 14:18

Excellent shot Joar!
I like weather conditions. Fine lines.
TFS. Tanya.

B2B (927) 2006-11-24 14:25

Il n'y a pas très longtemps j'avais dit qu'il n'y avait pas assez de photos d'Islande. Vu la beauté de cette photo, cela que confirme que cela me manque...énormément.

Ebbe (9571) 2006-11-24 14:28

I think the light is what makes this picture, a soft radiant backlight with a fan of light around the tower.

Could be cropped a bit on the sides IMO.

nicol_g (767) 2006-11-24 15:34

Hi Joar,
An impressive, quite unusual architecture for a church. That's something new for my eyes and I'm pleased that you shared this image. The sky and the "cold" light you got here convey very well an "Icelandic" atmosphere. Thank you for the information in the note.
Regards.

kittyhawk (1687) 2006-11-27 4:59

Hei Joar,

I like the symetri in this photo. I allso like the detail. Iceland looks like a great place to visit.

- Halgeir

Andrzej_HHH (2558) 2006-12-02 12:12

Wow- that`s impressive!! Great POV! Object very interesting. Good work! Regards. Andrzej

Benedict (7062) 2007-12-16 8:39

hi joar,
amazing architecture. lighting is always a factor to consider for best foto results, however you well managed to give us clear image of this church. one thing tho, it is too much centered. happy holidays!
benedict

rminkow (1566) 2008-01-04 10:54

Hi Joar...great shot. Great technique. You are a talented photographer..nice work.

Roger

JoNoCarmo (275) 2009-01-31 9:45 [Comment]

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