Thursday, November 29, 2012

Faroe Islands

This photograph was taken by Ken Bower and posted on: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/faroe-islands-village/

     It is of a waterfall in the Faroe Islands. The village in the background is Gásadalur. The exposure was one minute and ten seconds, the photographer said he did this in order to show the force of the wind and to smooth the sea out. I wonder what could have been done with this photo if it had been warmed up slightly - was it kept cool to show how chilly it was? Perhaps to make the scene seem frozen in time? The blurred clouds add an effect to the photo, making time seem as if it has slowed down or stopped completely for a second while the picture was taken.