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Published: 2018-11-06 15:09:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 4598; Favourites: 512; Downloads: 0
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I took this from a boat on the glacier lagoon at Jökulsárlón in south eastern Iceland. The lagoon borders Vatnajökull National Park. It's waters are dotted with icebergs which have broken free from the surrounding Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, part of the larger Vatnajökull Glacier. The blue colours of some of the icebergs is a sight to behold. They really are this blue. Some of them, like this one, are very large.Related content
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Absolutely wonderful Lawrence
I love that we can see the true colours of the icebergs
They are so magical and the best nature has to offer!
Thanks for sharing
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Fantastic colors. It must have been a great experience to be there. Great shot
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Our precious nature as a sculptor. A truly amazing view, dear Lawrence.
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it's a wonderful picture!!! it's incredible that the blue is so intense!!! it's really astonishing!!! Thanks for sharing these wonderful sights!
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Such an impressive contrast with the sky ! Something to really enjoy this deep blue ! Amazing shot dear Lawrence !
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A breathtaking photo.. one can hardly believe those colors!
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What a wonderful sight! I watched an interesting programme on icebergs recently.
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Simply gigantic, hopefully the ice will remain with us for a long time to come!
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This is unreal! 
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the contrast of the blue and the grey is so cool!!
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Totally agree with Richard!!
These blue-berg shots have been amazing - but this really deserves that oft overused word "awesome" for it truly is!!
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Great photograph. Have you any idea why these icebergs appear blue? As far as I know, ice is colorless and would reflect the colors of sea, sky and sunlight in equal measure. The result should be white.
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The blue colour of icebergs results from the interplay of light with dense ice, ice crystals, and algal growth. The ice comes from glaciers and is extremely old and very dense so has very little in the way of air bubbles or pockets and doesn't have reflective surfaces like simple ice from your freezer. . ... The dense ice absorbs longer wavelengths of colours, such as red and yellow (from the sun) and colours of shorter wavelengths, like green and blue, reflect the light back out so they appear blue. Once they start to warm up and absorb air the blue colour fades quite quickly.
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Thanks very much. I very much appreciate your detailed reply. I had in mind the icebergs seen drifting past Labrador and the mouth of the Gulf of St Lawrence. Not a hint of blue, or only the very barest suggestion.
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My pleasure. I assume they have been floating for a while so have taken on some air which seems to be the key to them losing colour. When the air gets in them it makes the ice less dense and allows the light to react differently with them.
The guy on the boat I went out on was really helpful with his knowledge of the ice and how it behaves.
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My thoughts exactly. By the time they approach the mouth of the St Lawrence, icebergs are still quite spectacular but a good long way from home. Hardly in the bloom of "iceberg" youth.
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Fascinating color and structure! What a wonderful capture, Lawrence
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.... it really is surreal Lawrence...
What amazing formations and colour….
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Amazing colors and photograph.. Upon checking the icebergs i felt the clouds moved for a second
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That ice looks just amazing!! 
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Oh WoW 
FanTastic shot, Lawrence!! 
EDIT: Also, its blue color... I notice it's a gray day, so it's not the reflection of the sky which gives it it's wonderful color... Any idea what produces that?
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