An azure colored lake provides color in the Iceland highlands.
The Iceland highlands are known for their relatively bright colors. Most of the color is from low growing mosses, contrasting with the black volcanic sands as well as rich, colorful mineral deposits. These colorful highlands were not a destination for us. Rather they were simply something to fly over to get to the next collection of abstract rivers scenes. However, we liked them so much we returned the following day.
This photo represents sheer joy for Greg and me. We had traveled maybe a quarter way around the world to find the abstract designs of the water runoff of the Icelandic glaciers and were giddy with excitement with our success in photographing these crazy abstract river designs, Iceland from the air.
We had both seen similar scenes in books of award winning photos and were drawn to the abstract designs of Iceland from the air. Greg did ALL of the planning and driving. I happily tagged along. It was pure joy when we got up into the airplane and realized our hours of travel and Greg’s hours of planning were a success. Below our tiny airplane were crazy, inexplicable, myriad of designs. Somehow, these were formed by the glacier river runoff. White, blue and brown designs were all equally confusing. We knew our Iceland journey was going to be a success.