Stokksnes, Iceland
Twenty minutes at Vestrahorn
Two frames of the same mountain, one dry and one after the tide, and what changed in between.
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Stokksnes, Iceland
Vestrahorn is one of the most photographed mountains in Iceland, which is a good reason to be careful with it. I had one evening there on the road trip and no plan beyond arriving early.
At eight the sand was dry and the light was warm. I took the obvious frame and it was fine. Then the tide went out, the sand turned to a mirror, and for twenty minutes the whole scene doubled.
Waiting is the work
Most of photography is standing still while something changes. The skill is knowing which change to wait for. I only knew because a farmer in the café told me when the tide would turn.
The second frame is now a print. The first one stays in the archive, as a reminder of what I nearly went home with.
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