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The brightly colored sediment of Iceland's glacial rivers.

Flying in a small airplane above the alluvium from glacier rivers in the south western coast of Iceland. The brightly covered sediment, carried by the rivers from melting glaciers is constantly shifting.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Iceland
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Kristin Wright