Gone to See Iceland 2014 – Winter Photography Workshop. Day 7: Golden Circle.
Svartsengi geothermal power plant near the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens. Between Geothermal and Hydroelectric power more electricity is generated than needed by the 340K residents of Iceland. The excess power is used by a couple of aluminum smelting plants, and more recently by bitcoin miners. I heard a report on the news that 600 computers specially configured with multiple video processors for bitcoin mining were stolen from a warehouse data center in Iceland. Need to follow where the power is being used…
Author: David Mathre
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time on home renovation and expansion of a wildflower garden/meadow.
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5 thoughts on “Four-Years Ago (15-March-2014) — Iceland”
nice selective coloring really brings out the background David; thank you for this steamy share on SignSunday!
nice selective coloring really brings out the background David; thank you for this steamy share on SignSunday!
Great steamy image of their Geothermal plant. Have never seen on till now. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing to #steamysunday !
Beautiful capture, David 🙂
Very steamy indeed. Great to see.
Love your treatement of the image, +David Mathre Thanks again for sharing…