A very beautiful photograph.
I’m sure I have mentioned previously the fun, education and sheer enjoyment that I, and many, many others, get from the photography forum Ugly Hedgehog. I drop into the forum several times a day.
Thus it was that yesterday morning I went to an item posted by Kalina. It was called Moonset in Greenland.
This is the photograph that Kalina had shared on the forum:
And how that photograph was described by Kalina.
This is a moon, not a supermoon, not a fancy moon, not even a full moon, just a moon rising outside of Scoresby Sound, Greenland. What a magical place..
Later on, as I was seeking, and being given, permission to share the image with all you good people, Kalina answered my question as to what had brought her to Greenland. Her answer:
I love the absolute raw beauty in Greenland. I was on a schooner built in 1909 sailing through the largest fjord system in the world, words cannot describe the beauty. We never encountered another soul the entire time, there is no evidence of humans..polar bears and musk ox but no people. I will add that this image is not photoshopped..
Just go back to that image and get lost in it.
Get lost in one’s dreams!
Then when you return to your real world, go across to WikiPedia and read more about this magical place. Here’s an extract from that WikiPedia entry.
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Scoresby Sound
Scoresby Sund (Danish: Scoresby Sund, Greenlandic: Kangertittivaq) is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately 110 km (68 mi)[2] long that branches into a system of fjords covering an area of about 38,000 km2 (14,700 sq mi). The longest of the fjords extends 340–350 km (210-216 mi) inland from the coastline.[1] The depth is 400–600 m (1,310-1,970 ft) in the main basin, but depths increase to up to 1,450 m (4,760 ft) in some fjords.[1] It is one of the largest and longest fjord systems in the world.[3][4][5]
On the northern side of the mouth of the Scoresby Sund stands Ittoqqortoormiit, the only permanent settlement in the region, with a population of 469 (in 2010). The name of the sound honours English explorer William Scoresby, who in 1822 mapped the fjord area in detail.
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Plus wanted to share another photograph of Scoresby Sund taken by Hannes Grobe, seen on that WikiPedia page.
More details of Dr. Hannes Grobe may be read here.
Wow for some photos Paul, thank you for sharing 🙂
Greenland is so very beautiful.
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Yes, the raw, stark beauty of Greenland seems beyond breathtaking! Never been there and wonder if we will. But can still dream!
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We need to keep our dreams, Paul. I haven’t been there either, but I have old friends, who live there and sometimes they bring photos to social medias and I enjoy to see the beauty there.
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That’s nice!
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Going to Greenland is on my bucket list. That photograph is beautiful (the first, with the rising moon).
I have been luck enough to visit Svalbard (Longyearbyen and Alesund) and Iceland (Reykjavik) and loved the beauty there too. Greenland is a dream…😋
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Thanks Colette. There’s something about the lands in the polar regions, especially the northern regions, that is very compelling.
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It’s simply stunning.
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Precisely, Paula!
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Coincidentally, the BBC today has an item on the BBC website as to how Greenland would look without its ice: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42260580
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Very nice photos, I really want to go there sometime! Thanks for sharing✌
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Then don’t leave it too long! Seriously, I do hope you can make it one day!
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A part of the world still unspoiled as she shows us the beauty through clear crisp air.. 🙂 Fabulous share Paul, thank you
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Thank you, Sue.
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