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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The valley

Epic Landmannalaugar mountains in the Icelandic Highlands is an excellent spot to photograph big vistas but also worth looking closer into this colorful landscape. Due to the strong wind and constant rain, photographing was extremely difficult. To be honest most of my shots from this area were blurry as I could barely stand not to mention trying to photograph with a telephoto lens. Icelandic weather has no mercy but I managed to bag one shot I am really happy with.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2023
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: no city around, Iceland
Camera: NIKON Z 7
Copyright: © Pawel Zygmunt