Old Turf Houses by janescottcumming

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	Jane Cumming

Old Turf Houses

There's two main reasons why turf houses were built in Iceland.
The first was the difficult climate and the second was the
lack of availability of timber and the abundance of other suitable materials including lava rock and turf.
This was the largest collection of trees we saw while in Iceland.

Canon EOS 70D
1/250s f/11.0 at 90.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	11-Jun-2022 08:53:33
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 70D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	90 mm
Exposure Time	1/250 sec
Aperture	f/11
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	0.00
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Pierre		18-Aug-2022 13:43
Une très jolie photo de ces vieilles maisons cachées dans le paysage! V

Don Mottershead		11-Aug-2022 19:30
Interesting. Not a lot of sunshine getting into those houses.

Kevin D Warren		08-Aug-2022 00:53
A beautiful landscape. The wide view is quite effective showing the houses in context.

pkocinski		06-Aug-2022 11:40
Interesting info on Iceland.

Graeme		06-Aug-2022 10:12
How fascinating. A great view of them here with the trees in the background, Jane.V

Fong Lam		06-Aug-2022 08:34
A wonderful scene and fabulous setting for those turf houses...V

Danad		06-Aug-2022 07:25
A beautiful scene superbly photographed ! V

Zoltán Balogh		06-Aug-2022 04:14
What a lovely photo! V

Dennis Hoyne		06-Aug-2022 03:34
A lovely image. I suppose in that climate of trees take a long time to get established.

Hank Vander Velde		06-Aug-2022 02:10
A beautiful image Jane.

Pieter Bos		05-Aug-2022 22:50
Beautiful place. Well captured! ~V

Don		05-Aug-2022 21:45
Almost a forest for a backdrop. The general lack of trees in the landscape has been noticeable in your gallery. Is it just too cold in winter for them? It looks pleasantly green and lush in this scene.

Pierre Martin		05-Aug-2022 21:36
a real postal card, what a wonderful view and picture!

Wim Ensie		05-Aug-2022 21:19
What a wonderful Image and am waiting for a little train riding from right to left. BV

globalgadabout		05-Aug-2022 19:44
that's being at one with the land...how enlightening to see how they sit in the landscape, and compare with the more orthodox white structure..

Nick Paoni		05-Aug-2022 18:47
What an amazing setting for those homes. I can only image what it must be like to live there.

Johnny JAG		05-Aug-2022 18:38
Wow, it's almost a forest, love the turf houses.

Tom Munson		05-Aug-2022 15:35
This is a wonderful composition.

Walter Otto Koenig		05-Aug-2022 15:26
Very nice view. Interesting to see the turf houses. "V"

Helen Betts		05-Aug-2022 14:45
What a beautiful scene, and so nice to see all the trees. V.

Neil Marcus		05-Aug-2022 13:53
One uses what is practicably available. What a beautiful backdrop. "V"

Tom Beech		05-Aug-2022 13:43
In many locations turf houses would still make sense to use.. lovely capture

joseantonio		05-Aug-2022 12:28
looks so lovely....Yes, it´s not a land for trees.V.

Julie Oldfield		05-Aug-2022 12:25
They seem warm and cozy. The red roofs are striking. V

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