SilverRainbow ,
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In Summer And In Winter

This is lovely Fláajökull, the "Sloping Glacier" in south-western .

This creeping glacier is an outlet from Vatnajökull, and reached its maximum expansion in ≈ 1894. It has receded ≈ 2 km (1.25 mi) during the last 100 years, leaving a glacial lagoon at its snout.

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Almost the same shot as before, but this one has been taken in summer when the snow is at its minimum. The foreground now is darker vegetation, the sky above is heavy with cloud and the light is from the left. The edges of the glacier are now more distinct, and the base rock shows through more clearly. The ice is moving in from the upper right, across to the centre and then takes a dog-leg turn to the right as it falls over the ridge. From there, it flows slowly towards the right and spreads out nearer ground level.

A photo of a landscape in winter. The foreground is sparse brown vegetation over gravel. In the centre of the shot is a snow-covered glacier, a fall of ice down a mountain face. Above it are two distinct peaks, spindrift snow is whipping from them showing that the wind is from the right. Some dark bare rock is visible but mainly the mountain is covered in ice. The glacier begins quite high up on the mountain, and pours in slow motion towards a ridge, where it drops suddenly before levelling out again near ground level. The sky above is cloudy but blue, and the sunlight is from the upper left. Power pylons are visible at the snout.
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    • ticho ,
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    @SilverRainbow @photography Did you mean south-eastern Iceland?

    I only noticed because I'm currently watching the live cams of the volcanic eruptions near Grindavik, which is in the south-west, and was wondering how far this glacier was from there. :)

    MaJ1 ,
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    @SilverRainbow @photography Morning Mo 🤗🥰

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