My version of iPad wallpaper
So everyone who owns an iPad or has played with someone else's iPad knows the now famous wallpaper. It is amazing because of sheer tranquility and star trail.
Here it is as a reminder.
I found a similar spot and tried to make some variations with twists. Here they are
Apocalypse now and here
Doomsday mushroom cloud
When we chartered a Cessna and went over closest to the belly of the beast we saw these, beautiful, dare I say white and black mushroom clouds against the backdrop of clear blue sky.
It reminded us of the first atomic test explosion in White Sands New mexico.
While it had eerie look of Armagaddon still I could not help love seeing the power of nature and felt like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
You can see the Apocalypse or at least a trailer if you go close
where eagles dare
>> Right behind Eyjafjallajökull is a farm area.
> We went up on special glacier jeeps, like snow cats, with police and rescue team to look at the volcano from behind. When we arrived at the top we did see the backside of the volcano but we also saw this.
> If you look down, not for faint of heart, there is very deep canyon in glacier. The black is ash blue is the ice and rivers.
where eagles dare
Right behind Eyjafjallajökull is a farm area.
We went up on special glacier jeeps, like snow cats, with police and rescue team to look at the volcano from behind. When we arrived at the top we did see the backside of the volcano but we also saw this.
If you look down, not for faint of heart, there is very deep canyon in glacier. The black is ash blue is the ice and rivers.
Dante's Inferno - Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
The 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull are a sequence of volcanic events at Eyjafjöll in Iceland which, although they were not huge in volcanic terms, caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe over an initial period of 6 days in April 2010. Additional localised disruption continues into May 2010.
Seismic activity started at the end of 2009 and gradually increased in intensity until on 20 March 2010, a small eruption started that was rated as a 1 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.[1]
Beginning on 14 April 2010, the eruption entered a second phase and created an ash cloud that led to the closure of most of Europe's IFR airspace from 15 April until 20 April 2010. Consequently, a very high proportion of flights within, to, and from Europe were cancelled, creating the highest level of air travel disruption since the Second World War.
The second phase of the eruption started on 14 April 2010 and resulted in an estimated 140 million cubic metres (180,000,000 cu yd) of ejected tephra. The ash plume rose to a height of approximately 9 kilometres (30,000 ft), which rates the explosive power of the eruption as a 4 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.[2]
Icelandic Horse
See more atThe Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for the Icelandic refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses are late-developers, but are also long-lived and hardy. In their native country they have few diseases; Icelandic law prevents horses from being imported into the country and exported animals are not allowed to return. The Icelandic displays two gaits in addition to the typical walk, trot, and canter/gallop commonly displayed by other breeds. The only breed of horse in Iceland, they are also popular internationally, and sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. The breed is still used for traditional farm work in its native country, as well as for leisure, showing, and racing.
Icelandic Horse
See more atThe Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for the Icelandic refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses are late-developers, but are also long-lived and hardy. In their native country they have few diseases; Icelandic law prevents horses from being imported into the country and exported animals are not allowed to return. The Icelandic displays two gaits in addition to the typical walk, trot, and canter/gallop commonly displayed by other breeds. The only breed of horse in Iceland, they are also popular internationally, and sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. The breed is still used for traditional farm work in its native country, as well as for leisure, showing, and racing.
Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. - Ansel Adams,
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