Wednesday, 2nd November 2011
When Nature Wins
by Robert Beideman
This area of the Central Highlands in Iceland was used to create a number of reservoirs to provide water to the people of Iceland. Since the rock into which the reservoirs were created is porous, volcanic rock...the water began to find it's own way back toward it's natural course toward the ocean.
This place has no fewer than 40 discrete waterfalls pouring directly out of the face of the canyon walls...and it is absolutely magic.
Nature wins...again.
Equipment: D3X, 17-35mm@17mm
Robert Beideman
All too often, we're surrounded by the day-to-day of our daily lives. Hopefully...at least once in a while...we each escape this to reconnect with the real world that we live in...the world of mountains, oceans, fire, and fresh air.
And, even more rarely, these escapes lead us to a moment...a particular place and time...where the majesty of the natural world around us comes together in a way that leaves us completely awestruck.
If, at those moments, we're fortunate enough to have a camera with us...it's most common to come away with images of that moment that scarcely reflect the magnitude of what was actually seen with our own eyes. We certainly try...but the images typically captured are but pointers for the brain to remember what was experienced in vivid color...and such images are only useful to those who have actually lived the particular experience.
I strive to capture images that can convey such intense moments of beauty to those who hadn't the chance to experience the particular place and time themselves. As is usual, I’m a work in progress...but...aren't we all?
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Robert Beideman
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When Nature Wins by Robert Beideman was photo of the day on Wednesday, 2nd November 2011. It is tagged Iceland, Waterfalls. You can leave a comment below.
39 Comments
Mary R. Mullins
Beautiful!
Russ Bishop
Beautiful image Robert – congrats!
D. Berry
Wow. Magical.
Jim Lundgren
What a sunburst. Great image!
Anurag
Amazing,….. Nature, and your work.
Kymie
Oh wow how inspiring – if this doesn’t make you want to get out and explore this beautiful planet, nothing will
Fantastic!
Michael
Never seen such a landscape. Beautifully captured.
Christine
Magical! So, so beautiful!
Dominic Beeton
Another dreamscape from a far distant planet in the galaxy. Wonderful.
Natalia Robba
Beautiful, nature is awe inspiring
Iceland is on my top 3 places to visit at the moment, and your picture only makes me want to go more. Fantastic
Pauline Jones
Thank you for posting this shot and thank you for the explanation that helps us to understand it. Iceland is an amazing place; unusual and beautiful.
Morkel Erasmus
A simply fabulous scene and rendition, Robert! Congrats!
brett
Amazing shot!
Fiona
Nature always win, gorgeous shot love it
Farshad
fantastic shot
Joyce
Wow! I’m in awe! Thank you for sharing
Joyce
Wow, Robert, just read what you wrote, and now I’m inspired, as well.
Lisa
Whoa – so peaceful. I LOVE this photo. It’s like a movie set – too perfect!
Pat
Beautiful photo, caught at the exact right moment! congratulations. When nature wins, we all win!
dlv
the best picture I’ve seen this week. PERIOD.
congratulations Robert Beideman!
Helen Hart
This can’t be real? But I know it is. Magnificent indeed.
Derek
This is a very nice composition. I love the play of light on the rocks in the foreground, and how it contrasts with the shadowed edges of the cliff face. The water is such a remarkable blue that it perfectly compliments the warm tones of the sunlit rocks. As beautiful as this photograph is, to have seen it in person must have been breathtaking.
Janet Blake
Beautiful photo, and I so much appreciate the narrative. It is so much more interesting when we know where, what, etc…
Rajib Singha
Lovely!
Nicole
Beautiful!
The narrative adds to the beauty of the scene. Nature is awsome and beautiful when captured at just the right moment!
LindaPothiers
BEAUTIFUL!!!!Shot
Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
fantastic shot
Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
fantastic shot. Congratula
Robert Beideman
Thank you all for your kind words…it’s a truly magical place…one that I can’t wait to return to!
Laurie 3D
Gorgeous and majestic! Thank you for capturing God’s handiwork in such a spectacular photo!
Kimberly Gould
In man vs nature – nature almost always wins. She has all the time in the world. Beautiful shot!
Ginger Sanders
Your lighting is fantastic (okay well, your choice of when to shoot is fantastic
That looks like someone else’s light!
Laura Milholland
Marvelous work of nature, and by the photographer. Thank you for giving us the chance to experience this dramatic moment with you!
Lighthouse
Excellent shot-Well Done!
Bill Kenny
Breathtakingly beautiful-hard to imagine using present day technology to create such a timeless work of art. Thank you for sharing.
Shirley Hill
Thank You Robert,…For taking us there…for showing those of us who may never get there..
and most of all for sharing…the utter beauty..the magnificance…and your own personal
truths which strike an echo. Again I Thank You.
Robert Beideman
Again…thank you all for your words. They are all the reason I need to wake up well before dawn to seek out moments of grace… Seriously.
Deborah Flowers
Beautiful photograph! I love the light.
Congratulations for POTD!
Bubbels
WOW how beautyfull!!!