Silhouetted Striped Hyena in Icelandic Snow Mist in in Iceland

Silhouetted Striped Hyena in Icelandic Snow Mist

by Kay Kirkland

Thick gray mist blankets a frozen Icelandic landscape where a striped hyena moves across a crust of snow. The low, diffuse light of the midnight sun creates a flat, silver glow that turns the animal into a dark silhouette against the pale background. Its striped coat is barely visible as shadowed bands along the flank. In the distance, a flock of birds scatters upward, their wings breaking the stillness of the air. The ground shows textured ridges of wind-swept ice. The hyena pauses mid-stride, head lowered, with its tail hanging straight down. A faint outline of the horizon disappears into the fog, leaving only the dark shape of the creature and the sudden flight of the birds against the endless white.

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Camera Canon EOS 7D*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS 7D photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 180mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/2000
ISO 3200
Film processed in Lightroom
Location in Iceland
Date 2013-05-14
Credit VEETER
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