Game of Thrones in Iceland
Again Iceland becomes the stage and the protagonist of an epic story. This time the Nordic country hosts the shoot of the second season of Game of Thrones. This megaproduction is famous for the use of great visual effects, recreating fantastic landscapes from real footage. But this has not been necessary in Iceland, a country that offers all the rawness and originality that humans can imagine. Huge lava fields, endless glaciers, impressive mountains, all covered by a thick blanket of snow that are whipped by an extreme climate, have created the perfect setting for this second season. The crew...
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VATN [Icelandic] = water In this film, water, or vatn, contemplates its nature within the ecosystem of Iceland. Water is the protagonist, a powerful voice to be reckoned with, while also aware of its role in the environment. Today, a few powerful corporations have created industry which, for the first time, significantly threaten the manner in which water has always spoken, and flowed through Iceland. If this continues, the earth will lose the pure sound of wisdom from this ancient source. Will we preserve this...
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After many months of speculations, rumors and leaks, Nikon has finally introduced its long-awaited D800. There have been discussions of how this camera will be the younger sister of D4, or otherwise will become a machine that’s more focused on another sector of photography, being less journalistic and more suitable for advertising, to be a competitor to the Canon 5D MarkII. Many of us were hoping that Nikon would not make the mistake of excessive increase of the resolution with its new models. It seems that this mistake was made by Canon for years and they finally realized it, the 1DX...
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