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Northern Light on Iceland
Northern Light on Iceland
Hoddib


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Blafjoll near by Reykjavik
Date: Oct 4, 2008
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 500
Shutter: 30 sec
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

I took this photo at Blafjoll (Mountain near by Reykjavik).

Statistics
Place: 316 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.9132
Avg (commenters): 6.3485
Avg (participants): 5.8927
Avg (non-participants): 6.0270
Views since voting: 1114
Views during voting: 672
Votes: 484
Comments: 70
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:15:01 PM
Takes you to another place and time.
03/17/2009 08:01:16 PM
The photo is a bit to small!
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03/17/2009 05:05:38 PM
Very nicely captured northern lights. 7
03/17/2009 02:07:23 PM
how very lucky you are to be able to witness this event...it is something I have always wanted to see...you will score high in this challenge...excellent
03/17/2009 12:07:29 PM
Great northern lights shot! Wow! The stars look amazing as well. Great composition.
03/17/2009 09:53:01 AM
Beautiful image and fascinating natural phenomenon. 7 Why so small? You are allowed 740 pixel wide.
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03/17/2009 06:14:11 AM
Great picture but it needed to be bigger to do it proper justice.
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03/17/2009 12:11:17 AM
Really beautiful.
03/16/2009 08:50:02 PM
I think Aurora shots are great; would like this one better if the highlight wasn't blown out.
03/16/2009 06:38:34 PM
Beautiful pastel colors. I only wish this were bigger for better viewing.
Otherwise, I'm loving it!
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03/16/2009 04:11:09 PM
Nice aurora, though I wish the shot was bigger.
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03/16/2009 03:07:35 PM
Nice shot. Nice color but a small pic might hurt the high scores. It's still a nice shot.
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03/16/2009 02:24:37 PM
This photo deserves the 720 pixels allowed in Advanced Editing.
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03/16/2009 12:40:23 PM
It seems beautiful. I would love to see it bigger.
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03/16/2009 12:22:34 PM
such a gorgeous picture, too bad it's so small
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03/16/2009 11:45:13 AM
Beautiful shot, only wished you had used the full 720pixels.
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03/16/2009 03:58:24 AM
Awesome capture and presentation. Gorgeous. Lovely setting where I'd love to spend some time. Bumping.
03/15/2009 11:36:13 PM
Great shot. Would have liked to see a larger post.
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03/15/2009 04:15:49 PM
Beautiful shot but I wish it were a bit larger.
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03/15/2009 12:16:37 PM
Well, i certainly didn't expect this shot in here :)
timeless beauty.....
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03/15/2009 10:30:36 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 10:05:46 AM
A beautiful scene, colours in the sky are gorgeous. But your photo is way too small for this challenge, I think you will be voted down because of that.
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03/15/2009 09:33:27 AM
Uhh ... that's something I would like to see live one day :) ... Nice capture :)
03/15/2009 09:00:53 AM
Landscapes really need to "wow" me. Unfortunately, this is too small to really do that. I do like the color and the sharpness.
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03/15/2009 08:25:02 AM
it must be amazing to be standing there and witnessing this, such beauty, i like how you have the mountains in the foreground, and they look almost like steps which lead the eye to the brightest part of the lights, this really boosts the interest of the image, good luck in the challenge 8
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03/15/2009 05:09:13 AM
amazing

8

brano
03/14/2009 11:19:52 PM
Beautiful image, although it would be great to see larger. I'm guessing about 40 other commenters already told you that though!
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03/14/2009 10:29:45 PM
a little flat compared to other icelandic images i have seen you certainly have wonderful landscapes there
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03/14/2009 07:26:09 PM
I've always found the Northern Lights fascinating. This is nicely done.
03/14/2009 02:18:41 PM
nicely done,
03/14/2009 11:33:04 AM
Wow! I would like to be there to see this.
03/14/2009 10:44:51 AM
Wonderful but too small!
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03/14/2009 04:44:51 AM
wish you had taken advantage of loading a larger sized image. 7
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03/14/2009 12:16:16 AM
Cropped a little to close, use the full sizes authorized.
03/13/2009 04:12:53 PM
I love shots like this and yours is done very nicely.
03/13/2009 01:11:15 PM
Lucky Icelanders.. lol 8
03/13/2009 12:42:53 PM
This seems like it's probably a pretty good aurora shot, but at 500px it just can't compete.
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03/13/2009 07:07:51 AM
Beautiful landscape. I love that northern light. A small photo but well captured.
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03/13/2009 04:10:16 AM
I like the composition of the land vs sky
03/13/2009 12:34:41 AM
Awesome shot, just a shame it's so small in size.
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03/12/2009 09:57:13 PM
awsome
03/12/2009 09:41:04 PM
nice shot, use the full size allowance next time
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03/12/2009 07:27:40 PM
Beautiful photo. Love the aurora and the stars. Would have loved to see this bigger.
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03/12/2009 05:26:39 PM
not quite up to the same level as other island images in here but still a great capture
03/12/2009 04:17:44 PM
Wonderful capture of the sky. The coloring is prefect.
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03/12/2009 03:06:40 PM
This kind of images never cease to amaze me.
03/12/2009 02:59:18 PM
the small size does not do this photo justice
03/12/2009 01:16:57 PM
Gorgeous night scene. 9
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03/12/2009 12:49:15 PM
I'm sure you've already got 20 comments that say the same thing amazing shot, amazing landscape, but why not use the full 720 width? I'm still giving it a 7, it's a great shot.
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03/12/2009 12:17:42 PM
This is a beautiful image, but seems a little small.
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03/12/2009 10:51:56 AM
These northern lights are always a beautiful standout in any challenge. And Iceland as well. Yours is an exceptional presentation of this stunning phenomena!
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03/12/2009 08:26:09 AM
Nice to see some Icelandic landscape included in this lovely visual feast
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03/12/2009 07:26:55 AM
I would love to camp there.Nice shot.
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03/12/2009 06:45:34 AM
Beautiful, too bad the submission was not larger. It is a great shot.
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03/12/2009 06:24:44 AM
Fínasta norðurljósamynd en óheppilegt að þú hafir ekki nýtt þér alla 720 pixlana sem þú hefur í þessari keppni. Það hefði munað öllu að nýta þá.
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03/11/2009 11:42:59 PM
Quite pretty.
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03/11/2009 11:21:41 PM
Great work. The green is amazing but the blue tones make it even better. The burnt out highlights are a little distracting but that's never easy to guage with northern lights. Nice shot.
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03/11/2009 07:23:36 PM
My only nitpick with this is I wish it was BIGGER! I am sure this photo would look great blown up even larger. Too bad we can't do that for DPC challenges!
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03/11/2009 06:42:44 PM
Beautiful but small :(
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03/11/2009 06:10:16 PM
Beautiful image. Lovely colors, great focus and composition.
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03/11/2009 05:47:51 PM
Glorious aurora.
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03/11/2009 03:24:54 PM
i like the composition, but you will get voted down on the size of the image.
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03/11/2009 11:55:58 AM
When I was a child I saw the northern lights when we lived in Canada. I was mesmerised then and I am mesmerised now. Beautiful
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03/11/2009 11:38:16 AM
so nice but too small
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03/11/2009 08:54:17 AM
There it is. The northern lights shot! hahaha. A little on the small side but very nice!
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03/11/2009 08:12:26 AM
Vivid colors. Seems kind of small.
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03/11/2009 06:59:31 AM
Wonderful colours.
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03/11/2009 05:40:44 AM
cool capture
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03/11/2009 03:38:04 AM
A bit on the small side. You are allowed up to 720 px on the long side.
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03/11/2009 02:14:15 AM
Beautiful image.
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