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Keyword tags

• airplane
• no-one was killed
• crashed a few decades ago
• Iceland
• US Navy
• Sólheimasandur
• Suðurlandið
• Sólheimar sands
• DC3
• wwwonder
• ipyfp

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Dreaming of flight... 


... never to be.

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Solpro says:
wow excellent shot!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Sol :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Hafdís Eyglópro says:
Once I could fly but today I dream about it
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Hope your dream comes true and you'll fly again :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Hafdís Eyglópro replies:
No Pixie I am the voice of your airplane :-))))
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Mord says:
It's so like a pre-historic animal, I love it :)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Hehe... I hadn't seen it like that! Thank you David :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
John says:
Wow, I agree! It looks prehistoric. Great shot!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Yes, now that it has been mentioned one can really see it! Thank you John :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Gunnsteinn Jonsson says:
Þetta er ein af þessum myndum þar sem maður stoppar lengur við og fer að hugsa :) Flott mynd :)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Vá, takk Gunnsteinn! :D
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Franz L. Kesslerpro says:
impressive
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Franz :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Matzefatze says:
thats a really nice neat picture. ..just crashed on mars :-)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Hehe... yes, on the black Mars :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
★★★★★greenguidoart says:
world war 2
trash
;)
not ice trash ;)))
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Yup... no ice trash here... mostly aluminium ;o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
★★★★★greenguidoart replies:
normal dear
while
Norðurál with his owner Columbia Ventures Corporation.
;o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Angela (on vacation)pro says:
Wow, this picture is super! A moonscape with a broken lunar rover!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Angela... I guess the tracks in the foreground give it the lunar feel ;o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
AbsoluteShower says:
DC3/Dakota! Marvellous journalistic shot worthy of National Geo. What a find! What a capture! Yep, it's official... I'm now speechless .... .... .... .... !:-D
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Wow, and now you just made me speechless Nigel! :D
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
twelvetwentynine says:
hui that is great, but sad though. awesome capture begga.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Luckily all the men escaped unharmed... and now this wreck is a popular photographic target ;o)
Thank you so much nanny :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Charon says:
Ufff !! It seems needing a doctor now...Great shot !
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Charon edited this comment 6 months ago.
Pixiepro replies:
Yes, it is in an urgent need of the plane doctor! Thank you Charon :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Esterpro says:
Skemmtileg þessi Begga, frábært sjónarhorn
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Takk kærlega Ester :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Merkisteinnpro says:
Flott!!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Takk Kristinn! :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Mike Lee says:
Surreal! First a chair and then a plane! What next? :)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Hmmmm... hard to say... never know what you find up here in the Icelandic wilderness ;o)
Thanks Mike :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Oddur Jonssonpro says:
Þetta finnst mér alveg mögnuð mynd. Dýrka svona gamla hluti úti í náttúrunni :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Takk Oddur, ætli það séu ekki andstæðurnar sem gera það að maður heillast af svona gömlum hlutum :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Nadine Pocachard replies:
Photo étrange sur un désert de lave....
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Varinpro says:
I think, i have seen it in the film "Heima" by Sigur Rós

great shot

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Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
You've seen Heima? :o) And you're absolutely correct, this is the same wreck as seen in that film :o) Thanks Varin!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Varinpro replies:
"Heima" is a great film and i like Sigur Rós so much... :-))
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Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
[op]drie says:
love the decay and treatment

Please consider to post your picture in Weekend Walk Wonderz.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much [op]drie, I've added it :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
guenievre says:
oh le pauvre! jolie photo!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Merci beaucoup guenievre :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Nada says:
not good someone dream was killed...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
... but luckily no lives were lost...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Ragnheidurpro says:
Hey sá ekki þessa... flott Begga og cool vinnslan!!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Takk kærlega Ragga! Ætli við eigum ekki öll þetta sjónarhorn, börðumst um plássið... hehe... :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Zepa says:
j'adore !!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Merci Zepa :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Demetrius Chryssikos says:
....un DC3 !!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Yes! A Douglas Dakota DC-3 C 117 :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Demetrius Chryssikos says:
The Phoenix lost his wings.....
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Berny27pro says:
fantastic Pixie, I love it!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Berny :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
derkd B says:
very impressive ! this natural space with this so small machine, humans against Mother Nature...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you Gerald... and yes, nature has a way of making us realize how small we are :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Knut Photos says:
Wow !
I love it!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Knut! :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
stéphane rpro says:
dreaming to be crushed !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Oh, I hope not... :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
stéphane rpro replies:
;-)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Bärbel Arnoldpro says:
Really fantastic and I'm glad, that no one was injured....
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Bärbel, I was also relieved when I heard that :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
*Ingo*pro says:
wow
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thanks Ingo! :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Arnoldpro says:
Great picture. You would have found me playing there if I was in Iceland as a boy...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Oh yes, I understand you very well... I used to play inside old boats, old cars, old houses (and new buildings) ;o) Thanks Arnold :o)

A look inside for you :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixie edited this comment 6 months ago.
Sanliaka says:
Oh my dear... pic and title... that's hard... it's a great shot Begga... but...
I'll write you a e-mail...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Oh wow... thank you Sandra... I'll be looking in my mailbox...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Sherry ~ Rebujito says:
spooky cool :-D
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Sure is Sherry ;o) and a photographer's heaven! :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
MikeRunner says:
Excellent photo. Where did you make this shot?
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Mike... this plane wreck sits on the sands of Sólheimasandur, on the southern coast of Iceland. I'll geotag it so you can see the location :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Corinnapro says:
It looks a bit,if the plane would like to start again...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Yes, on the runway, ready to go! :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Vítor Ribeiro says:
Prodigious!
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Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Vitor :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Grauminaypro says:
Moi je l'adore !
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Merci Grauminay :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Art-Air says:
incroyable ! *******************
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Merci Den :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Matthäus Felder says:
really great
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro says:
Thank you so much Matthäus :o)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
Soleá says:
wow!!! quel drama!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Total drama ;o) ... actually, it was a very special feeling coming there and seeing the wreck with nothing but the black sands around and no sound but the wind.

Thanks Carmen!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
mario_66 says:
Straordinario !!!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you mario_66 :o)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )
Antonis Liokouras says:
wow....beautiful scene
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you Antonis... this is a very special place to visit :o)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )
Nathoupro says:
Really an excellent shot :))
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thanks Nathou! :o)
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )
Bogaugon says:
Mmmmm this pilot really needs to polish his landing skills!!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
:D ... actually they caught bad weather and ran out of fuel ;o)
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )
Jean Michelpro says:
une merveille!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Jean Michel :o)
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )
Greg Wallis says:
Great desaturation here. Looks like something off an alien world; a quite different image, this, and I like it a lot.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you Greg, it was very special to see the plain wreck on the black sands...
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
Alton says:
Wow. I love this.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Alton :o)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
Sanoj says:
wow, great love it!!!
Posted 7 weeks ago. ( permalink )
Pixiepro replies:
Thank you so much Sanoj!
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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