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Standing On Diamond Beach, Iceland
Those are #iceberg fragments broken off from the nearby Jökulsárlón #glacier.
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Icebergs and Geese, Oh My
These are Barnacle Geese swimming on Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in southern Iceland. Jokulsarlon Glacier is on the far side of the lagoon. The ice breaks off and floats across the lagoon and sometimes out to sea through a small channel. The ice is magnificent in shades of white to blue. The black is lava ash. The geese were all resting on shore and just as we were about to leave by car they decided to leave by lagoon. They all walked to the edge and swam off, making this shot that much more unique.
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Over Kvernufoss Waterfall
This is a lesser known waterfall in Iceland where fewer people go and where drones aren’t banned, so I had a little fun flying around. This is a view from the Falls from above.
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Behind the Falls
Seljalandsfoss Falls is a waterfall in Iceland that you can walk behind. In this sunset shot, you can make out the people behind the falls to the right of the image. You will get wet, but that's part of the fun.
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Rainbow at Seljalandsfoss
Seljalandsfoss is a popular waterfall in Iceland that you can walk behind. You can see several people behind the falls to the left of the picture - small green and red dots. It faces westerly and so the setting sun can produce rainbows as it does here (to the left of the primary falls). Off to Jökulsárlón Glacier Beach tomorrow.
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Cave Life (self portrait)
This is Loftsalahellir Cave, a small hole in the side of a large rock formation in southern Iceland. We had fun posing at the entrance. Seagulls inhabited the place. The tiny fern like plants on the ceiling were quite interesting.
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Oxararfoss. Iceland.
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The Mighty Gullfoss Falls, Iceland
This waterfall is a mist generating machine. Get close and you’re going to get wet. If the wind is blowing in the right direction you’ll get wet even before you get close to the Falls.
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Reykjavik Reflection
My daughters arrived yesterday and after a wonderful stop at the Blue Lagoon and a nap to ease the jet lag we explored downtown Reykjavik in the evening. This is Tjörnin, a small lake in central Reykjavík and that’s a sleeping duck in the water in the foreground. It was past 10pm and while it doesn’t get dark here currently, ducks have to sleep too.
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Airplane Transits the Strawberry Moon with Saturn Below
A 1-In-A-Million Shot
Check out this shot of last night's Full Strawberry Moon with an Airplane Transit Cross the Moon and Saturn in the lower right. Open large or zoom in to see Saturn and rings.
I couldn't have planned this if I tried.
I was out having a little fun, shooting the Strawberry moon and Saturn in opposition. I didn't even see the plane transiting the moon as I was shooting. It wasn't until looking at the pics on the back of the camera later that I saw it. At first I thought it was a cloud or a bug or something.
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sparklers on the dock
Playing with sparklers on the dock yesterday evening. #familyvacation
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Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
What a great sight to see in the middle of nowhere. This is on the side of the road along hwy I-90 in South Dakota. Look for it just east of 1880 Town, on the north side of the highway.
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Close Encounters
I arrived at Devils Tower with the grand hopes of shooting the tower at sunset. When I arrived, the tower was enshrouded in fog. 7.5 hour drive from Yellowstone and fog! I blame aliens. Ugh. In the morning I flew the drone just before the rain arrived and caught this shot. The tower was made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
This journey drawing to a close, with one more stop before returning to Iowa to see family and then off again to the Wisconsin North Woods next week. Thank you so much for following along. I have many more trip photos to share with you, so I hope you'll stick around. I've gone way over my estimated mileage of 5,333. More tomorrow morning.
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Contemplation
Yellowstone National Park
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Eagle and Bluebonnets In Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
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Eagle and Bluebonnets In Yellowstone #2
Yellowstone National Park
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Old Faithful Erupts at Night
Old Faithful Erupts at Night in Yellowstone National Park. I was hoping for a shot of the Milky Way but the clouds had other ideas.
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What goes up must come down. Baby bear comes down out of the tree. Yellowstone National Park
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Baby Bear Goes Exploring in Yellowstone National Park.
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Bears in Yellowstone
Momma Bear: Come down of the top off that tree right this instant. Don't make me come get you.
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Why did the bear cross the road?
Why did the bear cross the road?
I don’t really know but after wandering around in the field on the other side he crossed the road again and then went of into the woods. I was safely in my car only about 25 yards away taking photos through the open car window. It was a fun morning in Yellowstone.ElkYellowstone National Parkaustinbearchrischristophercvshermancvsherman.comover austinoveratxoveraustinoveraustin.comshermantexaswild animals
Cinnamon Blackbear 1
A Cinnamon #blackbear passes through wild flowers yesterday morning. #Roadtrip Day 40. I’m on a 40+ day, 5,000+ mile #roadtrip of the western United States. #Yellowstone
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Bison at Sunset
It’s been mixed weather in Yellowstone but we did get a wonderful sunset the other day and these two posed for me with the sun behind them. I’ve seen bison, black bears, grizzly bears, eagle, otter, elk, coyote, wolves, and a variety of birds. I cannot wait to share some great photos with you. Shooting wildlife in #Yellowstone can be very difficult. You definitely have no control over which animals you may see and under what circumstances. And of course, you don’t want to get to close any of them. The park was busy, but for the most part, people were kind and considerate. You just need to have patience. I was caught in more than one traffic jam as people stopped to view animals along the roadside or, in some instances, as animals crossed the road. #Roadtrip Day 41. I’m on a 40+ day, 5,000+ mile #roadtrip of the western United States. Yellowstone National Park
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Coyote Stare
I caught this coyote staring back at me in Yellowstone and I’m glad I was more than 100 yards away, the minimum recommended distance by Yellowstone National Park. If you look closely you can see the orange of its eyes and its pupils right on me. It was working over a carcass it had drug into the shrubs and kept sticking his head up to make sure it wasn’t going to be disturbed.
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Sometimes you just need to scratch that itch.
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Snow Covered
Olympic Mountains. Shot #2
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When the Mountains Meet the Clouds
Olympic National Park.
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Lost Lake and Mt. Hood
Long exposure at Lost Lake and Mt. Hood at Sunset. #Roadtrip Day 33. I’m on a 40+ day, 5,000+ mile #roadtrip of the western United States. #lostlake #mthood
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Lost Lake and Mt. Hood at Sunset Drone Shot
I spent last night in the serene quiet of Lost Lake, Oregon. It was so quiet I was not going to fly the drone. You could hear people talking from across the lake. But someone else took off a few feet from me so I figured the silence was already broken. #Roadtrip Day 31. I’m on a 40+ day, 5,000+ mile #roadtrip of the western United States. #lostlake #mthood
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