Wednesday, 20th August 2008
The Observer
by Orvar Atli Porgeirsson
The combination of clear skies, snowy foreground and highly active Aurora is a rare thing in Iceland but it makes a great shot. Taken on Mosfellsheiði, between ReykjavÃk and Þingvellir.
Örvar Atli Þorgeirsson
I am a Icelandic with a passion for photography. My main field of interest is landscape photography which comes from my facination of outdoor sports and mountain environment.
Website: Flickr
The Observer by Orvar Atli Porgeirsson was photo of the day on Wednesday, 20th August 2008. It is tagged Aurora, Iceland, Night. You can leave a comment below.
41 Comments
lilian
mesmerizing
Madhav
Fabulous scene..
Ahmed Sharif
a classic!!……. congrats and thanks for sharing with us!!
Joel Schenk
Quite exhilarating !!
chet
I love seeing the stars visible behind the aurora! Delightful, thank you for sharing this magic with us!
Malta Photography
very nice shot of a unique occurrence. everything seems to fall in place and this captures creates a really good mood even with including the viewer in the scene. I do like the stars but I don’t know if its my impression some of them look out of place.
JonathanCarvajal
amazing and excellent shot!! it seems to be in another new planet … congratulations!!!!!!!!
realimage
Too cool…
Teresa Teixeira
Amazing shot! I have never seen anything like this! Thank you for sharing!
Keith
Top shot. Congratulations.
Craig Wilson
Amazing colours and shades… beautiful image
Anurag
Excellent shot. everything perfect about it. This is the kind of shot seen in encyclopedias or Natgeo.
Matt Harvey
Scrumptious !
Sue Gagnon
AMAZING PHOTOGRAPH! I LOVE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS. I WILL SEE THEM SOMEDAY!! GREAT JOB!!!
planet lover
Thanks for showing me what I was not able to see when I was in Iceland last year!!
Bev
it looks magical and mystical.. I’ll get to see the Northern lights one day too…hopefully.. fabulous pic
Örvar Atli
Thanks for all the kind comments. I was really surprised by seeing my image here this morning, a pleasant surprise.
You can see more of my Aurora shots here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orvaratli/sets/72157602243148751/
Ellie
Perfect as the lights look like they are coming out of a tea kettle in the background and growing larger towad the FG…simply perfect.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
WOW!
Pauline Jones
Wow what a shot; I have never seen the aurora first hand but it must be spectacular.
Pedro Afonso
I wish i could see and photograph this. So great.
Renee
Simply amazing!
Matthew Smith
A fantastic shot of an wonderful phenomenon! Truly well done. I would be most grateful if you could share the technical details of the shot.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Spectacular! Looks like something from National Geographic.
Eileen
My, my, my. What a shot. Good show. Aurora to the Max Borealis. EZ
Brandy
Absolutely breathtaking!! A fabulous photography. What a privilage to have been able to capture this.
Jim Atkin
Thank you for sharing this great picture.
TomBrooklyn
Overprocessed. Looks like a combination photo/painting or photo/graphic art rendition.
Gaelic Girl
The most beautiful picture i have ever seen. I am thankful to photographers who can present this kind of natural beauty for creatures like us to enjoy. I really can’t stop looking at it. Bravo!
Michael Ray
Great job. I only hope to one day capture such a breath taking scene like this. I like the stars. Ans the colors are fabulous. I would be very proud of this shot. However, it looks aweful cold there. And it makes you feel very small in perspective. Thanks for sharing.
casey
Fabulous shot! Thanks for sharing.
Laurie
Beautiful and astounding! Fantastic shot!
It looks like a scene in a sci-fi movie.
Charlena
truly wonderful this looks like the aura borealis, I saw it in North Dakota skies in the winter all the time, yours is just beautifully perfect
Ariel
What a gorgeous location…
Maxx
its too good to be true. Thanks for sharing with us.
Su
Its all been said before me, fantastic shot.
Rajib Singha
Jealous of your luck but that does not stop me from salute your endeavor. Keep up the good work.
Deborah Flowers
Fabulously Stellar Shot!
Su
Awesome
Renee
Fantastic!
Robert Sinclair Shand
One great picture. Terrific atmospheric shot. Congratulations.