Iceland
- By DEE POTTER ;
- Mar 30, 2022
- 26 Photos
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In September, 2021, I had the great pleasure of accompanying Global Elite Photographers: YouTube star educator, Mark Denney, 2-time landscape photographer of the year, Kah-Wai Lin, and Iceland's own premier photographer, Sigurður William Brynjarsson, along with a small troop of gifted photographers from around the world who were as new to Iceland as I was. The opportunity to capture one of the world's most unique landscapes with such talented and passionate photographers has been an experience of a lifetime, and has truly elevated my game as a landscape photographer. I hope you enjoy these images as much as I did creating them.
Ice Age
Thousands of years carving through the volcanic landscape of Iceland, this mammoth glacial wall postures for its final descent into the ocean never to be seen in this form again.
Capture Date: Sep 16, 2021 07:38 AM•Views: 90
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Londrangar - the Rocky Castle of Iceland
Nicknamed “the Rocky Castle”, the unique basalt cliffs of Lóndrangar are all that remain of a volcanic crater after eons of punishing North Atlantic erosion. The towering pillars are 75 metres (246 ft) and 61 metres (200 ft) high. Folklore has it that the barren lands surrounding the Lóndrangar basalt cliffs have remained eternally uncultivated by local farmers to protect the elves who reportedly live there. If you look closely, you may find a few here.
Capture Date: Sep 13, 2021 01:19 PM•Views: 38
Tags: Iceland, Landscapes, Icelandic, dramatic, sky, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Londrangar, Lóndrangar, Nikon, Z7, Pillars, Snaefellsnes, National, Park, Snæfellsjökull, Snæfellsnes, long, exposure, ocean, rocks, sea, stacks, seascape, water, falls
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Middle Earth
Take a short walk across the clifftop from Lóndrangar and watch your step. This basalt rock blowhole from the North Atlantic hundreds of feet below doesn't always make its presence known like this. A blowhole, also called a marine geyser, but less fun to say, is formed when sea caves grow inwards and upwards into vertical shafts and expose themselves on the clifftop, which results in hydraulic compression of sea water that is released through the port from the top as seen here during a gale-force windstorm. Quite a spectacle to see in person.
Capture Date: Sep 13, 2021 02:16 PM•Views: 45
Tags: Iceland, Landscapes, Icelandic, dramatic, sky, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Londrangar, Lóndrangar, Nikon, Z7, Pillars, Snaefellsnes, National, Park, Peninsula, Snæfellsjökull, Snæfellsnes, long, exposure, ocean, rocks, sea, stacks, seascape, water, falls
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Misty Mountain Moment
From the base of Krossanesfjall at the southern end of Eystrahorn, the unyielding clouds were briefly penetrated by the sun for just seconds on the North Atlantic shoreline; just long enough to shift focus to capture this epic Icelandic scene.
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2021 07:55 AM•Views: 48
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Birds of Krossanesfjall
Birds of Krossanesfjall: While waiting in vain for the clouds to lift from the 716 metre-high peaks of Krossanesfjall at the southern end of Eystrahorn in south-east Iceland, the fulmar seabirds were in a whirling frenzy through the mist enveloping the mountain, while a focused flock of Gannets fly high above towards the sea ignoring the mayhem below. By the way, gannets are the largest of all North Atlantic seabirds with wingspans up to 2 m.
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2021 08:07 AM•Views: 39
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Rising Dawn
First light on the horizon at Reynisdrangar sea stacks and the Black Sand Beach of southeast Iceland.
Upload Date: Dec 11, 2021 08:08 PM•Views: 61
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Beyond Kirkjufoss
View from the edge of Kirkjufoss (Church Falls), one of Iceland's most iconic scenes on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, and named after Kirkjufell (Church Mountain) in the background, so-called for its steeple-like form and no doubt its commandiing presence on the landscape.
Capture Date: Sep 13, 2021 11:21 AM•Views: 84
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Misty Mountain Morning Blue
A quick stop off the Ring Road on Hvalnesviti near the Hvalnes Nature Reserve Beach and the Hvalnes Lighthouse in Eastern Iceland. It was too overcast to carry on to those more popular spots, but while all eyes were waiting for fog to clear a little on another Mordor-esque mountain to my camera-left, I spotted this fleeting beam of light hitting the mountainside in the distance and quickly spun my Z7 and refocused to capture it before it was gone. Thankfully, this lone SUV drove into frame at just the right time to illustrate the massive scale of this scene.
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2021 07:13 AM•Views: 100
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Sunbeams on Kirkjufell
Kirkjufellsfoss was falling fast and heavy after a full-morning Icelandic rain. The mist over the falls gave way to the emerging sun, and light rays filtered briefly through gaps in the lower atmosphere to highlight the peak of Kirkjufell for just seconds before the clouds converged and the light was gone.
Capture Date: Sep 13, 2021 10:44 AM•Views: 42
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Rough in the Diamond
Huge chunks of glacial ice famously float downstream from the inland icebergs of Jökulsárlón Lagoon, and wash up here on the silky black sand of Diamond Beach. But on this evening, the North Atlantic tide delivered this full sized, 20 lb whale vertebrae right to my feet. I felt honored to capture it with the ice for over 5 minutes before this final wave flooded the shore and washed it back out to sea. This was the last photo before it disappeared.
Capture Date: Sep 14, 2021 03:29 PM•Views: 65
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Diamond in the Sand
Fresh ice ashore at Diamond Beach, Iceland. The name, Diamond Beach, is a made-up name for tourists, but quite fitting considering the sparkling jewels it harbors like this one. For those true to geography,thought, the real name of this magical place is either Vestri-Fellsfjara or Eystri-Fellsfjara depending on which side of the Jökulsá River you are. I was on the Eystri-Fellsfjara side to capture this image.
Capture Date: Sep 14, 2021 02:41 PM•Views: 145
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Canyon Dweller
Just when I thought I couldn't get any more soaked than photographing the great Seljalandsfoss, a quick kilometre venture along the base of the same high cliffs brought us to a narrow river running from out of the cliffside through a very narrow slit in the rock-face, and once squeezed inside, the roar and mist of Gljufrabui waterfall, or Gljúfrabúifoss, filled this enormous canyon behind the cliff wall. At 40 meters high, Gljufrabui isn't the tallest of Icelands 10,000 waterfalls, but it is certainly one of the most impressive, if only for itself unique location pouring inside of a mountain. In fact, the name, Gljufrabui, (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkljuvraˌfɔsː]),translated into English means "canyon dweller" or "dweller of the gorge". The biggest challenge of photographing this gorge, was keeping the camera lens clean and dry for just long enough to capture the shots. 3 seconds is a long time in a shower!
Capture Date: Sep 17, 2021 12:21 PM•Views: 43
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Lóndrangar Iceland
Nicknamed “the Rocky Castle”, the unique basalt cliffs of Lóndrangar are all that remain of a volcanic crater after eons of punishing North Atlantic erosion. The towering pillars are 75 metres (246 ft) and 61 metres (200 ft) high. Folklore has it that the barren lands surrounding the Lóndrangar basalt cliffs have remained eternally uncultavated by local farmers to protect the elves who reportedly live there. If you look closely, you may find a few here.
Capture Date: Sep 13, 2021 01:05 PM•Views: 43
Tags: , s, ic, dramatic, sky, photography, Lóndrangar, Peninsula, Snæfellsjökull, stacks, scape, falls
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Diamond Beach Treasure
Huge chunks of glacial ice famously float downstream from the inland icebergs of Jökulsárlón Lagoon, and wash up here on the silky black sand of Diamond Beach. But on this evening, the North Atlantic tide delivered something special directly to my feet: a full sized, 20 lb whale vertebrae. I felt blessed to capture it with the ice for over 5 minutes before another huge wave flooded the shore, along with my boots, to retrieve this magnificent artifact of a life that once ruled these waters.
Capture Date: Sep 14, 2021 03:29 PM•Views: 117
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Skógafoss Iceland
At 200 feet high, Skógafoss is one of Iceland’s largest waterfalls; more than 20 feet taller than Niagara Falls, on average. The enormity and beauty draws people two hours from Reykjavík just for selfies at this remarkable place. In fact, there are thousands of photos online of Skogafoss in full view and in all its glory, but for me, to capture the true power and awe of this iconic cataract, my friend, here, gracious agreed to step up to the falls and embrace the deafening roar long enough for me to freeze the torrential impact.
Capture Date: Sep 17, 2021 07:11 AM•Views: 121
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Øyvind Dammen Dec 25, 2021 06:46 AM
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