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INSPIRATION CLOSE-UP

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own merit, and Photoshop is simply another tool ice I broke through wading in. The water had
Jökulsárlón over-under, is a composite
comprising of three separate images; of the modern photographer. instantly numbed my legs so I felt nothing...
a mountain range taken in Norway, an iceberg To capture the images that make up this oops! Determined, I returned again a week later
above water and the water line, as well as photograph, I took an underwater housing to with some more suitable attire – neoprene
part of an iceberg photographed underwater Iceland with the sole intention of getting this waders hired from Reykjavik.
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Some traditionalists may instantly dismiss lagoon in my underwear. With my Aquatech an over-under shot of this iconic location.
this photograph as a fabricated, lesser image underwater housing cable-tied to my tripod I – LD
because it’s a composite. To say this would be lasted about 60 seconds before retreating to
unfair, especially considering the time, effort the shore where my towel and clothes were
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Below: Jökulsárlón, Iceland