adrian_metzelaar

Thanks for all the feedback!

This photo was taken in the Námaskarð geyser field in the North of

Iceland near Lake Myvatn. Two days before this there was so much

snow that this scene would have been unrecognisable. It was interesting

to see the landscape under such different conditions and I feel that it

looks more other-worldly as it is seen here as the colours are just so

bizarre and alien.

I could not have asked for better conditions on this morning. I had visited

here four times before at sunrise and sunset and each time was quite

disappointing. As the sun rose, it lit up the low cloud turning everything

a soft red colour which added to the already alien coloured landscape.

I have found that geyser areas are quite difficult to photograph as they

usually have restricted access through ropes and fences to stop tourists

walking in geologically sensitive areas - quite right too. This makes

photography difficult as one is quite restricted in composition. I found

the closest point to these bubbling mud pools and waited for the light.

A fiery sunrise on Loch Clair, Scotland in October. It was a clear

and cold morning in great contrast to the rest of my time in Scotland

which was grey and miserable but this morning's sunrise did not

dissapoint!

That should have read:

It was almost dark and I was just finishing up in Jökulsárlón and came upon this mini iceberg on the shore line. It wasn't until I picked it up and rotated it around that I saw the connection between it and the background. I lined it up as much as I could and took the photo before it was too dark to see anything.

It was almost dark and I was just finishing up in Jökulsárlón and came upon

this mini iceberg on the shore line. It was until I picked it up and rotated it

around that I saw the connection between the background. I lined it up as

much as I could and took the photo before it was too dark to see anything.

I’d wanted to photograph this beautiful mountain on a previous visit

to Iceland but time did not allow it so on my return in November, this

was one of my main aims. Due to the fact at this time of year the sun

is not very high in the sky, almost the whole day was a sunset – this

photo was taken near mid day. I could not have asked for better

conditions and waited close to an hour for the clouds to break up and

release the beautiful light that is shown here.

Hi there,

Thanks for all your wonderful comments.  Much appreciated,

Adrian

It's been a while since I got out to use my camera so I headed out to the

Dorset coast. I was almost ready to give up, braving heavy rain and huge

waves and spray but for a couple of minutes, this spectacle opened up.

Many thanks for looking and please view large!

I spent a couple of days on the Dorset Coast trying out my new 5D MK2.

The weather was pretty cloudy the hole time but managed (hopefully) to

capture the drama of the location. Comments and critiques welcomed!

A lovely sunrise on the coast near the Jökulsárlón lagoon yielded

beautiful orange light behind the chunk of ice that I thought looked

like a shark fin. I was drawn to the contrasting colours in the scene.

Thanks for looking and please view large. C&C always appreciated.

A beautiful dawn over one of the highest geyser fields in the world -

El Tatio Geysers. It was extremely cold at this altitude (around

4,200m) so I was constantly warming my hands. Thanks for looking and

please view large

A beautiful start to the day, along the W circuite in Torres del

Paine, Chile. Thanks for looking and please view large!

As the sun was setting, I was

running to capture it at 4000 metres. Needless to say I was out of breath but still

managed to capture this. Thanks for looking and please view large.

Hi Neil,

Thanks for your crop. I was thinking of something like that. There seems to be too much empty space on the left side. And yes, clouds are usually more frequent but I was lucky to have great weather here (would've liked more clouds though)

Ad

A beautiful, if cloudless sunset at this classic spot on the Isle of

Skye. Any comments? Thanks for looking and please view large. How

does the framing of the image look? Thanks........

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the lovely comments. Larry - I can assure you the rocks were not placed by me on to the ice - this would involved wading through glacial water and attempting to attach rocks to a moving iceberg. I agree that they do look like they have been placed though. Thanks for your comment!

Adrian

A beautiful sunset above the clouds in Tenerife, Spain. Finding this

spot was simple as I'd found it a little earlier but was not prepared

for such a spectacle! Thanks for looking and please view large!

Bad weather (as usual) in Torres del Paine, Chile but I don't think

that matters - it all adds to the mood. What do you think? Please

view large. Thanks for looking

The west coast of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands is a windswept, savage

place and is so different to the east coast which has white sand

beaches. Thanks for looking and please view large

A beautiful sunset on the almost symmetrical and destructive volcano,

Cotopaxi in Ecuador. Thanks for looking!

A beautiful and almost perfect sunset over the Valle de la Luna, in

the driest desert in the world - The Atacama. A memorable moment.

Thanks for looking! Please view large.

Dawn on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia from the Isla de Pescador. A very

surreal landscape experience. Please view large! Thanks for looking!

A beautiful dawn over the fantastic Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - the

largest salt lake in the world and at 3500 metres which was pretty

damn cold! Thanks for looking and please view large.