Approaching the Blue Lagoon

May 15th, 2008 | Iceland, Travel |

The area around the geothermal baths of Iceland is covered with hundreds of acres of the hardcore sinew of the planet. It’s black, pockmarked, fresh and raw earth. This is the part of the mid-atlantic rift that happens to be above ground and these spontaneous geothermal pools appear in the wild. As I approached the blue lagoon, I found this glistening powder blue pond (no color added — promise!) with the steam of other vents in the distance.

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11 Responses to “Approaching the Blue Lagoon”

May 15th, 2008 14:19 | McFester

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Did you take a swim Trey… looks too good to resist especially being so warm in there aswell.
Hard to believe there was no colour manipulation but I know you wouldnt lie to us ;¬)
May 15th, 2008 18:45 | Stuck In Customs

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Haha yes I did go for a swim – but only in an area I knew was safe!
May 16th, 2008 00:44 | Michael S.

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my gosh that’s gorgeous there. Out of this world color! However,it looks a bit nuclear. But still beautiful! Looks like it could cook your skin right off the bone. ” hey man, what’s that smell? Oh my god….that’s my skin peeling off!!! “
May 16th, 2008 05:07 | M a d . P h o t o . W o r l d

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I remember spending an hour at in the waters of the blue lagoon, before flying home. It was so good.
Hope you enjoyed your swim as much as i did. Your photo captures the surrounding really well and yes, the water is really that blue – in some places
May 16th, 2008 10:24 | KD

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I love the contrast between the gray and then the green and blue. I’ve seen water like that too, somewhere else. I was told it was due to minerals in the water.
May 17th, 2008 00:21 | Stuck In Customs

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Hey thanks all – yes the place is idyllic!
May 20th, 2008 10:01 | Robert Babiak

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I love your work Terry. I have been experimenting with it for a while now, and got a start with your tutorial, keep up the inspiring work.

ps. /wave from CCP.
May 20th, 2008 14:30 | Stuck In Customs

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Thanks! Hey Robert!
June 1st, 2008 23:30 | ninethreestudio.com » Blog Archive » Photo of the… #10

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[...] again to another stunning HDR photograph from Stuck in Customs. I can’t seem to get enough of the photos on Trey Ratcliff’s [...]
July 12th, 2008 21:54 | Svavar E

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These pools are all man made and are actually run off water from geothermal power plants
December 23rd, 2008 05:01 | Jenny

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