On a drizzly day, we drove through the eastern Highlands of #Iceland towards a controversial dam. Just as we reached the walkway across it, the sun came out behind us and this gorgeous rainbow appeared.
Hafrahvammagljúfur is a majestic canyon, roughly 8 km in length. With a width of about 100 to 150m it's not the country’s widest, but its depth reaches a staggering 200m.
Landmannalaugar camp site on a showery summer day. As we were walking back to the car, the high sun at our backs created a low rainbow, seemingly very close to us.
3pm, August, Fjallabak Nature Reserve in the southern Highlands of #Iceland.
At Fellsfjara, the black sand beach between Jökulsárlón and the sea, icebergs that have been swept out from the glacial lagoon by the tide are thrown back onto the beach by the wave action.
The contrast between the volcanic sand and the chunks of glacial ice is striking, and it deserves its name of "Diamond beach."
This is lovely Lómagnúpur, one of the most recognizable mountains in #Iceland, with drapes of mist hanging around it.
These cloud formations are know as stacked lenticular and are created by strong winds.
In the Icelandic Coat of Arms there are 4 protectors, and one of them is the giant who lives in Lómagnúpur, protecting the coast from all evil.
The cold cyan of the early morning contrasts with the orange tints of the rising sun. Mist clings to the slopes of Búlandstindur, and the waters of the fjord have a fragile ice crust at the shores.
Mid-November, 10am: Berufjörður in eastern #iceland
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Built in 1920 and rebuilt in 1930, this is the wonderfully tongue-twisting *Svalbarðseyrarviti. There are many such lighthouses around #Iceland, and most of them are automatic and unmanned.
This one is on the eastern shore of Eyjafjörður in north-eastern Iceland, just to the north of Akureyri.
This atmospheric phenomenon is visible during civil twilight, above the anti-solar point. The sunlight scattered by fine particulates causes the rosy arch of the Belt to shine high in the atmosphere.
Looking north-east at 3:30pm in mid-November: 66°10'49.2"N 18°54'31.8"W, Fjallabyggð, #Iceland.
For me, there is little that is more inspiring than opening my bedroom curtains in the early morning and being greeted by this kind of stunning beauty.
This is why I keep a camera upstairs - these moments are so fleeting, but so very rewarding.