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Enjoying Blue Lagoon


Enjoying Blue Lagoon
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Copyright: Kristof Szekely (szekelykristof) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1030 W: 69 N: 2616] (12589)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2008-07-24
Catégories: Vie quotidienne
Exposition: f/8, 1/800 secondes
More Photo Info: [view]
Versions: version originale
Carnet de voyage: Wonderful Iceland
Date de soumission: 2008-09-05 0:27
Vue: 561
Points: 16
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
Probably this is the most relaxing activity in Iceland: spending a day in the Blue Lagoon. You may guess how it got its name :).
The special colour of the warm geothermal water and the basalt rocks around make the feeling of a lunar landscape where people can have a pleasent bath. Wonderful experience...

The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: "Bláa Lónið") geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The steamy waters are part of a lava formation.

The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulfur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help some people suffering from skin diseases such as psoriasis. The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages 40 °C (104 °F).

The lagoon is fed by the water output of a nearby geothermal power plant. Superheated water is vented from the ground near a lava flow and used to run turbines that generate electricity. After going through the turbines, the steam and hot water passes through a heat exchanger to provide heat for a municipal hot water heating system. Then the water is fed into the lagoon for recreational and medicinal users to bathe in.

The spa is located in a lava field in Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland. It is situated approximately 13 km from the Keflavík International Airport and 39 km from the capital city of Reykjavík. The Blue Lagoon spa and geothermal complex is clearly visible from any of the usual satellite imagery sources at coordinates (63.879, -22.434).

Iceland has a strict code of hygiene and guests are required to shower in the communal shower area before and after bathing.

It is claimed that in June 2007 the Blue Lagoon appeared green, It bewildered the people of Iceland and its tourists.
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hello Kristof
how are you?
nice view. have you planted these people with pp work? i am little confused with these white glow around these people. rest is wonderful, expouser is fine.
nice details

regards
MAnuj MEhta

Hi Kristof,

the pale sky and tilted level are the flaws here, or else this is a nice scenery.

i like viewing the people enjoying themselves at the lagoon here.

TFS
regards
Agoes

hi Kristof !

great beautiful view...i love blue color of the water..
Cool light here...it looks like this lagoon is very big!
Id love to take a bath in this hot water too!
TFS

ciao e baci!
Ania

really relaxing place
perfect to decrease my hot nervous of today
ciao
Lucio

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  • skobek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 130 W: 0 N: 400] (1897)
  • [2008-09-05 14:00]

Hallo Kristof,
Blue Lagoon - nice place. Blue and dark (black), but perfectly.
Regard - Slawek

Hello Kristof

It's look like a lake with hot water.
interesting shot.
Welll done
Regards

Faruk

Place to be.!
Looks very inviting to have a 'dive' in this nice warm water.
But is it flowing away to the left side ? haha
Water always needs to be in level, Kristof, easy to adjust that, right ?
Best regards from Jan

Bonjour Khristof,
This is a place for me for taken a bath in water with this temperature ;), lovely place and nice point of view, good place for taken some picture with fog..Very nice catch..
tous mes compliments.
Michel
Many thanks for your comments to my picture : Black Chickadee

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