Mo Warden

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2026-03-29 09:47:58 GMT

Highlands
This is not the kind of place that treats you well if you disrespect it.
Even though we checked for road closures, kept up to date with weather forecasts and prepared ourselves for a hard drive, the wind was so strong that we had to turn back.
I had grit between my teeth and I could hardly stand upright.
October: Friðland að Fjallabaki. Ahead are Hrafnabjörg (864m/2835ft) and Herbjarnarfell (922m/3025ft) mountains.
#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #Iceland2025 #Photography #Iceland
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2026-03-28 10:53:13 GMT

Misty Distance
A drizzly day with bursts of dazzling sunshine.
The air above the water was full of fine rain, and then a beam of sunlight sliced down towards the headland.
Looking across Álftafjörður (Swan Fjord) and Hólsnes promontory towards Breiðafjallstindur, Goðatindur, and Sultartungnatindur¹ mountains in south-eastern Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙪𝙡-𝘵𝘢𝘳-𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨-𝘯𝘢-𝘵𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘳
#SunbeamSaturday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Iceland
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2026-03-24 09:41:01 GMT

Into The Blue
A lovely September morning, and we were on the road early to make the most of a good forecast.
The still waters of the wide bay, the clean cyan of the sky with small clouds, the gentle breeze ruffling the long grass, and the warm sun on my shoulders. A perfect moment.
Looking out from Arnarnes across Ísafjarðardjúp in the Westfjords of Iceland. On the right is Bolafjall radar station and viewing platform.
#TravelTuesday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Iceland
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2026-03-05 09:31:07 GMT

In Perfect Light
A beautiful day for driving across the north-east of Westfjords, the low wetlands of the coastal estuary reflecting the slowly drifting clouds, the gravel beds lit by the low sun.
Late September, 4pm. Staðardalur valley leading to Steingrímsfjörður fjord in Vestfirðir, Iceland.
#TravelThursday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Iceland
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2026-03-03 09:21:20 GMT

Sunsetting
Low sunlight and patchy clouds are casting long shadows across the mountain faces.
Battered Selvíkurnef lighthouse is just visible as a yellow block at the water's edge on the left.
September: Siglunesmúli (629m) and Hestskarðshnjúkur (855m) in Siglufjörður, north-eastern Iceland.
Map: https://the-company.com/#13/66.1650/-18.8701
#TravelTuesday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Iceland
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2026-03-02 08:58:44 GMT

Going Round The Bend
A drizzly day as we made our way south down Gemlufallsdalur valley towards Dýrafjörður fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland.
Flatafjall (469m) is ahead of us.
#MountainsMonday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Iceland
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2026-03-01 14:10:00 GMT

Down And Down
Unnamed waterfall between Dýrafjörður and Önundarfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland.
#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Iceland
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2026-02-27 09:09:03 GMT

In Shadow
Following the road around the fjord's edge, we chased patches of sunlight across the mountains.
The impressive peaks were hidden beneath hats of thick cloud, but the slopes were clear.
Berufjörður, eastern #Iceland.
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#FarAwayFriday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-25 09:26:30 GMT

Forest Waterfall
Once upon a time, it is believed, this region used to have many more trees, hence the name of Skógafoss.
Also, long ago, the south coast of Iceland was demarcated by this cliff face. After the coastline receded by about 5 kilometres (3 miles) due to sediment deposit, the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over a great distance.
Skógá river flowing beneath the main Route 1 in southern #Iceland.
#WaterfallWednesday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-24 09:23:31 GMT

Bladed
An October morning of hazy sunshine and showers. On the east coast of Iceland, making our way south, we stopped at Flögufoss waterfall.
Looking across the valley floor, I noticed that the light was perfect across the sharp rocky spines. Even the waterfall between the ridges was clear to see.
The foothills of Tó (1069 metres, 3507 feet) between Breiðdalsvík and Berufjörður in Fjarðabyggð, eastern #Iceland.
#TravelTuesday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-23 09:03:57 GMT

Eagle's Back
The tip of Eystrahorn mountain rises above Hvalnes like the back view of an eagle preparing to fly away.
Cloud sits astride a peak and is gently pinched by it.
Scree slopes tumble towards the lagoon.
Small buildings nestle at the foot.
The white dots of swans punctuate the water's edge.
A sublime moment.
Víkurfjall in Lón, Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, south-eastern Iceland.
#MountainsMonday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-22 09:37:58 GMT

River Curves
A storm forecast, our flight cancelled. If it hadn't been, we would never have seen this serene scene.
Following the swift river upstream, we paused where the early light kissing the clouds was reflected in the icy waters.
Facing south; dawn at 10:30am in mid-November over Núpufellshnjúkur in Eyjafjarðarsveit, north-eastern #Iceland.
Zoom in to view this at 100% if you can, it's very detailed.
#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-21 10:10:25 GMT

Autumnal
Between dark clouds, the sun spotlit the serried terraces tumbling down to the fjord far below.
High turrets of mountains displayed their ribs. A patchwork of highlights slid across soft hills lower down.
Everywhere around, the soothing sound of water splashing down to meet the fjord below.
October: Sunbeams, showers, and rainbows; it was a great day for photography. Mjóifjörður in eastern #Iceland.
#SaturdayScenery #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-20 09:26:36 GMT

OTD 2019
We decided to spend our birthdays in Iceland that year.
My partner's is the day before mine, so this is what we did on my birthday that year.
Pic 1: From Varmahlíð, after a good breakfast we started out along Skagafjörður
Pic 2: Through Tröllaskagi to Öxnadalur and lovely Hraundrangi
Pic 3: Arriving in Akureyri, the traffic lights love us
Pic 4: Akureyri from the opposite side of Eyjafjörður, with Hlíðarfjall above
Perfect! 🎉
#Iceland #February #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-19 09:12:09 GMT

Serenity
A crystal clear sky, not a cloud in sight.
Still, clean water broken by the wake of boats and the heads of seals.
A majestic sweep of glacial ice, curving down to the water's edge.
The nunataks of Esjufjöll standing blue-black against the white ice.
The medial moraine between the converging ice sheets, leading down to the calving snout.
Soft reflections in the water surface.
A perfect day at Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
#TravelThursday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-18 09:19:44 GMT

"Try To Be A Rainbow In Someone's Cloud"
I've had so many rainbows in my clouds
I had a lot of clouds
So I don't ever feel
I have no help
I've had rainbows in my clouds
And the thing to do it seems to me
Is to prepare yourself
So that you can be a rainbow
In somebody else's cloud
I've learned that people will forget what you think
What you said
People will forget what you did
But people will never forget
How you made them feel.
By Maya Angelou
#WaterfallWednesday #Iceland2025 #Photography
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2026-02-16 09:23:05 GMT

Leeward
This beautiful and dramatic pyramidical stack of basaltic strata is a regular stop for us. It has a wonderful strength about it.
Every time we've been there, it looks different. This time, a clump of cloud had formed on the leeward side of the peak, and patchy sunlight was picking out details in the structure.
Búlandstindur (1069 m / 3507 ft) in Djúpavogshreppur between Berufjörður and Hamarsfjörður, eastern #Iceland.
#MountainsMonday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-15 09:24:44 GMT

Unspoilt
No contrails in the sky, no traffic noise, no roads except gravel.
Unhurried and leisurely, with peacefulness and tranquillity.
Warm sun on my shoulders.
No sound but an occasional bird, and the gentle wind.
I gladly share that moment with you.
Late September: Looking across to Snæfjallaströnd from Vatnsfjarðarnes in the Westfjords of #Iceland.
Map: https://the-company.com/#17/65.93055/-22.53452
#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-14 10:18:42 GMT

Shadow Play
The clouds are trying to hide the sculpted slopes, the sun dapples highlights and creates a serene scene.
In spite, the cloud sits atop the highest peak. In response the sun spotlights the neighbour.
At ground level, sunlight wins, for now.
Hálsfjall (893m/2930ft) in Múlaþing, eastern #Iceland.
#SaturdayScenery #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-12 09:23:58 GMT

Broad-shouldered
September: On our way towards the east of Iceland, we decided to take a short detour via Möðrudalur and the north-eastern Highlands
Steeped in tales of exiles and outlaws this area was once feared and avoided by many Icelanders, but the beauty of the desert and it's jewel of a mountain is undeniable
Looking across Ódáðahraun lava field towards Herðubreið (1677m/5500ft) whose name literally means the title above
#TravelThursday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-10 09:34:09 GMT

Into The Blue
We were following the coast road from Westfjords to the north-western region of Iceland, and we had a lovely day for it.
The dirt road was steep and with flimsy barriers, but we were in no rush.
Looking across Húnaflói, bounded by Icelandic coastline on three sides and open to the Denmark Strait to the north. In the distance is Skagaströnd on the western coast of Skagi peninsular
"Slysasvæði" means "Accident site"
#TravelTuesday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-09 09:28:11 GMT

Misty Pyramid
Columnar basalt is amazing rock, tall hexagonal blocks with enormous vertical strength but with a tendency to flake away in slices from the top.
The result is gorgeous stepped pyramidal shapes like this one, and many similar others around the country.
The waterfall left of centre is Prestagilsfoss.
Ytri-Nóntindur¹ (1086m/3563ft) in Mjóifjörður, Fjarðabyggð, eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙀𝙚-𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝙉𝙤𝙬𝙣-𝘵𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘳
#MountainsMonday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-08 09:33:01 GMT

Stillness
"With those clear rays which she infused on me
That beauty am I bless'd with which you see."
- #ShakespeareSunday, Henry VI, Part I
If this had been a gorgeous sunny day, the reflections wouldn't have been so lovely, or so interesting.
With my back to Dynjandi, I'm looking out across Dynjandisvogur inlet and then Arnarfjörður fjord.
Ísafjarðarbær in Vestfirðir (Westfjords) north-western #Iceland.
#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-07 09:47:26 GMT

The Power Of Sunlight
A day of showers and sunbeams. The mountains are cloud-capped and the sun is playing hide-and-seek.
As we're travelling towards Höfn í Hornafirði¹, the power lines following the roadside are caught in a blaze of sunlight from directly ahead.
South-eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙃𝙪𝙥 𝘦𝘦 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙣-𝘢-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘦
#SunbeamSaturday #SaturdayScenery #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-05 09:57:01 GMT

Windy Day
Travelling along the main ring road Route 1 towards Skaftafell, we stopped to admire the ruffled waters of the lake and the lovely glacier beyond.
Fláajökull glacier between Hálsatindur and Fláfjall, seen across Baulutjörn.
Hornafjörður, south-eastern #Iceland.
#TravelThursday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-02 09:33:51 GMT

Serenity
September, and the area around the town is still quite green. Grasses are beginning to fade to yellow and there's a little chill in the air.
We're sadly leaving the town behind; this is one of my favourite places. We have a day of good weather and exploration to look forward to though, so we're content.
Þórólfshnúkur (724m/2375ft) behind Ísafjörður¹ in the Westfjords of #Iceland.
¹ 𝙀𝙚-𝘴𝘢-𝘧𝘺𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
#MountainsMonday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-02-01 10:12:33 GMT

Near Sunset
The lowering sun is highlighting the wrinkles in the face of the old mountain.
In the distance, a sleeping volcano waits for the next eruption. All quiet now.
Drangshlíðarfjall (476m/1562ft) with Eyjafjallajökull¹ (1651m/5417ft) in the distance.
¹ 𝘼𝙞-𝘺𝘢-𝘧𝘺𝘢-𝘩𝘭𝘢-𝘺𝘶𝘩-𝘬𝘵𝘭
#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-01-31 10:07:42 GMT

Blue And Gold
Late September, and the fertile land surrounding the fjord has begun to turn to autumnal colours. Sunlight and shadows are chasing each other across the expanse.
The turquoise waters are ruffled by an offshore wind, and the long golden grasses dance in the gusts. The distant mountains beyond are tinged with blue under patchy cloud.
Skagafjörður¹ in north-western #Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙠𝙖-𝘨𝘢-𝘧𝘺𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
#SaturdayScenery #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-01-27 09:56:55 GMT

Sunshine Rainstorm
Across the fjord, heavy rain is falling over the farmland.
Sunbeams streaming through the showers highlight the drops all the way to the ground.
It's a day of rainbows, but not at this moment.
Krossanesfjall (716m/2349ft) in Múlaþing, south-eastern #Iceland.
#TravelTuesday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography #Photography
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2026-01-24 10:03:05 GMT

Cap Cloud
Moist air forced to climb the windward slopes has condensed into a dome in the cooler air.
The pinnacles are embedded in it, almost clasping the cloud with a gentle touch.
This beautiful and ethereal formation evolved on a drizzly day in early October.
Eystrahorn (756m/2480ft) in Lónsfjörður, south-eastern #Iceland.
#SaturdayScenery #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography #Photography
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2026-01-14 09:21:02 GMT

Ready for My Close-Up¹
Gorgeous Dynjandi, jewel of the Westfjords. Its white water wedding veil is ≈ 30m wide at the top and 60m at the base.
A zoomed shot from halfway up the path shows the top viewing platform, the railings about waist-height. I waited for someone to arrive and lend scale, but I was impatient to make the climb.
Arnarfjörður in Vestfirðir, north-western #Iceland
¹ From 'Sunset Boulevard' (film noir, 1950)
#WaterfallWednesday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2026-01-08 09:39:17 GMT

The Stump And The Hump
On our way to Skaftafell, we parked at a pull-off on Skeiðarársandur to admire the mountains under a perfect clear sky.
This is Hvannadalshnjúkur¹, at 2110 m/6921 ft high its summit is the only ultra-prominent peak and the highest point in the country. The glacier surrounding it is the ice cap of Öræfajökull².
¹ 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖-𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴-𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘰-𝘬𝘳𝘳
² 𝙐𝙧𝙧-𝘢𝘺-𝘧𝘷𝘢-𝘺𝘶𝘩-𝘬𝘵𝘭
#GlacierThursday #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2025-12-25 09:08:30 GMT

Gleðileg jól!
Happy Christmas to you all, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances, whatever your views and/or religion.
May at least one of your wishes, however small, come true today.
I wish you a peaceful, enjoyable day with plenty of relaxation.
If today is difficult for you, for whatever reason, I'm sending extra love your way. Take care, rest if you can, and be well.
Here's a pretty photo for you, including a lovely rainbow! Eastern #Iceland.
#Christmas #Iceland2025 #Photography
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2025-10-19 08:21:54 GMT

Bow Down
Low sun behind us and a rain shower ahead combined to bring us this beauty.
September: Litlibær seal lookout at Hvítanes skerries in Súðavíkurhreppur¹, Westfjords of #Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙤𝙤-𝘵𝘩𝘢-𝘷𝘦𝘦-𝘬𝘳𝘳-𝘩𝘳𝘦-𝘱𝘳𝘳
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#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #Iceland2025 #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-10-09 11:02:38 GMT

Gullfoss #Iceland
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2025-10-07 18:42:28 GMT

Double header rainbows 🌈 🌈
Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss.
#Iceland
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2025-10-05 11:25:04 GMT

Big icebergs today.
Vestri-Fellsfjara #Iceland
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2025-10-04 15:12:43 GMT

You have a dirty face, Svínafellsjökull
#Iceland
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2025-10-03 14:08:22 GMT

Fjallsjokull 'Iceland
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2025-10-03 07:48:15 GMT

Look who came to visit again last night.
#Iceland
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2025-09-10 08:11:29 GMT

One Waterfall, Two Years
We first visited the western bank of lovely Goðafoss¹ in 2014. When we next returned in 2016, a new viewing platform had been built on the eastern side.
At this point, the water of the river Skjálfandafljót² falls from a height of 12m (40ft) over a width of 30m (98ft.)
a) The main falls from the east
b) From the west
c) The crest from the east
d) Geitafoss, the lower falls
¹ 𝙂𝙤𝙩𝙝-𝘢-𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴
² 𝙎𝙠𝙮𝙤𝙬𝙡-𝘧𝘷𝘢𝘯-𝘥𝘢-𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘰𝘸𝘵
#WaterfallWednesday #LandscapePhotography
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2025-08-26 09:49:41 GMT

"Sloping Glacier"
Fláajökull with Vatnajökull behind it, under a canopy of #AuroraBorealis and stars.
Höfn in Hornafjörður, south-eastern #Iceland is a recognised dark sky area.
On the left is Corona Borealis (Northern Crown) next to Boötes (Ploughman) and part of Ursa Major (Big Dipper/Plough) is on the top right.
I use a longer exposure on my #NorthernLights shots, as it captures more starlight. This is 8 seconds.
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2025-08-25 08:50:53 GMT

"Old Woman Mountain Pass"
Kerlingarskarð¹ has an unusual criss-cross structure which is highlighted here. There are a few farm buildings at the foot of the mountain for scale.
This area is famous for ancient ignimbrites formed from the deposits of pyroclastic flows, hot suspensions of particles and gases dropping rapidly from a volcano.
November: Berufjörður in Fjarðabyggð², eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙧-𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯-𝘨𝘳𝘳-𝘴𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩
² 𝙁𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙧-𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘳-𝘣𝘪𝘨-𝘵𝘩
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#MountainsMonday #LandscapePhotography
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2025-08-24 08:47:15 GMT

"Full many a glorious morning have I seen
Flatter the mountain-tops with sovereign eye,
Kissing with golden face the meadows green,
Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy;"
- #ShakespeareSunday, Sonnet 33
August: Hólmavík¹, Westfjords of #Iceland.
Wide shot, please click/tap for full view.
¹ 𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙡-𝘮𝘢-𝘷𝘦𝘦𝘬
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#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #LandscapePhotography
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2025-08-23 08:10:11 GMT

"Am I a joke to you, Karen?"
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #MastoCats
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2025-08-22 12:17:52 GMT

"Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is,
But neither arrest nor movement. And do not call it fixity,
Where past and future are gathered. Neither movement from nor towards,
Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point,
There would be no dance, and there is only the dance."
- T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets 1: Burnt Norton
Egilsstaðir, eastern #Iceland
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2025-08-20 08:23:11 GMT

Eastern Promise
A November day exploring the south-eastern coast of #Iceland from Mýrar to Djúpivogur.
12pm and we're approaching the mountains leading down to Stokksnes. Laxárdalur valley is visible between the peaks.
1pm, crossing Lón towards Svínhólafjall mountain.
2:30pm we reached Lækjarvík¹ with the mountains of Melrakkanes ahead.
4pm and sunset across Djúpivogur² harbour and a few of the peaks of Berufjörður.
¹ 𝙇𝙖-𝘦𝘦𝘬-𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘳-𝘧𝘷𝘦𝘦𝘬
² 𝘿𝙮𝙤𝙤-𝘱𝘦𝘦-𝘷𝘧𝘰𝘩-𝘬𝘳𝘳
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#LandscapePhotography
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2025-08-19 10:49:53 GMT

Hello friends!
All seems to have gone smoothly so far 🤞 with the instance move, my old account is now redirecting here and it looks as if most of my "other" 2K followers have arrived in my new home.
A warm welcome to them!
My follower count has increased dramatically so now I need to catch up. Please bear with me because I like to check people's profiles before I follow back, and that's going to take a while.
Meanwhile, here's a lovely photo for you to enjoy.
Jökulsárlón in southern #Iceland.
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2025-08-16 08:49:19 GMT

Glacial River Canyon
Jökulsárgljúfur¹, the eponymous gorge in north-eastern #Iceland contains seven major waterfalls. Here, we stop by three of them.
The first in our photo visit is Hafragilsfoss, the beautiful "Buck Canyon Falls."
The second is Selfoss, a lovely horseshoe hidden in its own mists.
Finally Dettifoss, the "tumbling falls," in my opinion the most impressive waterfall in Iceland.
¹ 𝙔𝙪𝙝-𝘬𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘳𝘳-𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘰𝘰-𝘧𝘷𝘳𝘳 ("ow" as in "ouch")
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2025-08-14 08:40:58 GMT

One Place, Four Faces
Mid-November, and we're visiting an old friend today - Fláajökull, the "sloping glacier."
After a night of light snow, everything is dusted prettily. It's majestically beautiful.
10am and the sun is just rising, tinting the ice and cloud with pink.
11am and we're on our way through the outwash plain.
11:30am our first close-up.
1pm, a last look as we leave.
Hornafjörður in south-eastern #Iceland.
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#GlacierThursday #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-08-13 07:38:31 GMT

Reynir's Beach
Early March and a storm is raging across the south coast. Winds are so strong that we have to link arms to make any progress.
A few brave souls are risking Reynisfjara's famously dangerous waves. Frost rime and ice litters the black beach, and most of the sea-birds have taken shelter.
There is never a good day to approach the waves here, but especially today.
Vík í Mýrdal, southern #Iceland
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#MeerMittwoch #OceanWednesday #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-08-08 08:41:40 GMT

Up And Under
Not quite #FoggyFriday, perhaps #MistyMountain.
Hvannadalshnúkur, a pyramidal peak on the north-western rim of the summit crater of the Öræfajökull volcano in Vatnajökull National Park (Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður) in #Iceland. Its summit is the highest point in the country at 2110m (6290ft) tall.
At the top are two striking features, a rounded hump - just visible through the cloud in this shot - and a jagged stump with a ridge.
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2025-08-03 08:46:40 GMT

"And not the least of all these maladies
But in one minute's fight brings beauty under:
Both favour, savour, hue and qualities,
Whereat the impartial gazer late did wonder,
Are on the sudden wasted, thaw'd and done,
As mountain-snow melts with the midday sun."
- #ShakespeareSunday, Venus and Adonis
Grundarreitur in Eyjafjörður, northern #Iceland.
The mountains are Hestur (1316m/4318ft) and Litladalsfjall (1261m/4137ft)
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#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #LandscapePhotography
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2025-07-30 07:45:32 GMT

Water-not-fall Wednesday
October, and a very windy day in southern #Iceland. It had been raining almost constantly for a few days and the little waterfalls were full, but the slicing wind blowing along the valley kept them dancing.
Markarfljótsaurar, Rangárþing eystra.
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#WaterfallWednesday #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-07-26 08:52:20 GMT

Puff, Puff, Puff... We're Puffin
Unmistakable with their tuxedo black and white, their flattened, brightly-coloured bill, their red and black eyes and orange legs, these delightful little auks arrive on land in summer to breed, incubate the eggs, and raise their chicks.
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) are found in many places around Iceland between June and September. The #Icelandic word for them is lundi, plural lundar.
Ingólfshöfði in southern #Iceland.
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#BirdPhotography
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2025-07-22 08:10:35 GMT

"She whispers, the aurora,
In hues of spectral beauty,
Her voice a cosmic sigh
Echoing through the eternal night.
In the quietude, she sings,
Her melody a celestial hymn,
A serenade of light
Resounding in the polar silence."
By Dan Higgins 2024
November, Búlandstindur in Berufjörður, eastern #Iceland.
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#AuroraTuesday #NorthernLights #aurora #AuroraBorealis #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography #AstroPhotography #Astrodon
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2025-07-20 09:56:57 GMT

The #eruption in #Iceland is still ongoing but now another factor has emerged - #vog.
Vog is air pollution formed when gases and particles emitted by an erupting #volcano react with oxygen and moisture in the presence of sunlight. The word is a portmanteau of the words "volcanic" and "smog."
The principal components are water vapour (H₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂), sulphur dioxide (SO₂), and hydrogen sulphide (H₂S).
High level sulphides create a blue haze, filtering the sunlight to a lurid orange.
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2025-07-17 10:03:29 GMT

If anyone is curious about the latest #eruption in #Iceland, this hazard assessment map was released on July 16th and remains valid until the 18th.
The area is known as Sundhnúksgígaröð¹.
The red area, marked as "Mikil" in the legend, is at the greatest risk. Orange "Töluverð" is "Considerable" and yellow "Nokkur" is "Few", i.e. slightly more than small risk.
The box around #Svartsengi power station contains the Blue Lagoon (Bláa Lónið.)
¹ 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙-𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴-𝘨𝘦𝘦-𝘨𝘢-𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩
https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/a-magma-instrusion-has-started-on-sundhnuksgigarod-crater-row
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2025-07-13 08:45:41 GMT

Two Faces
In summer, Þórufoss¹ drops in a pretty valley of good farmland, leading to a long fjord.
In winter, the picture is completely different. Blasted by winds and blanketed by snow, it hardly seems to be the same place.
¹ 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙬-𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘰-𝘷𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴 ("Th" as in "father" and "oww" as in "ouch")
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#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-07-12 08:41:18 GMT

Standstill
To cool us down today, here is a lovely #Icelandic lake frozen solid in mid-February. The pointy hill is Borgarvirki.
Vesturhópsvatn: 65.5° north, 10km²/4mi² area, 28m/92ft at its deepest point.
Húnaþing Vestra, north-eastern #Iceland.
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2025-07-06 09:30:26 GMT

Northern Morn
First light softens the sky colour, the silent mountains wait for any warmth.
Siglufjörður¹ 66.1°N, mid-November, 09:30.
¹ 𝙎𝙚𝙚-𝘬𝘭𝘰𝘰-𝘧𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
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#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-07-03 08:22:21 GMT

On Reflection
Icebergs and glaciers mirrored in the ruffled water of Fjallsárlón.
Hrútárjökull¹ ("Ram River Glacier") and Fjallsjökull ("Mountain Glacier") in Öræfasveit, southern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙃𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩-𝘰𝘸𝘳𝘳-𝘺𝘶𝘩-𝘬𝘵𝘭
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#GlacierThursday #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-07-02 11:22:28 GMT

Thieves' Waterfall
With a white cascade and a beautiful turquoise plunge pool, this is Þjófafoss¹ on the Þjórsá river, Iceland's longest and second-most voluminous river.
A large hydroelectric system above the falls has greatly reduced it from its natural levels but, on this particular day, it was close to full flow.
12m/38ft high and 52m/170ft wide with a 90° pitch.
¹ 𝙏𝙝𝙮𝙤𝙬-𝘷𝘢-𝘷𝘰𝘴𝘴
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#WaterfallWednesday #LandscapePhotography
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2025-07-01 09:15:51 GMT

Well Cool
July. A warm and still day at Jökulsárlón lagoon, and the massive glacier in the near distance is swathed in wispy mist.
One of the hundreds of harbour seals in the clear waters cruises past a jagged iceberg.
Atop the ribbed ice, sea-birds are resting.
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#TravelTuesday #LandscapePhotography #WeatherPhotography
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2025-06-29 08:03:23 GMT

Chill
Hraunamöl sand bar stands starkly black against the snow, the Iceland Sea is so close to frozen that the waves are slushy.
66° North, mid-November, mid-morning, Miklavatn lake, Skagafjörður, northern #Iceland.
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2025-06-17 08:16:50 GMT

Þjóðhátíðardagurinn¹
Literally "The day of the nation's celebration."
17th of June commemorates the foundation of the Republic of #Iceland in 1944, with parades, public speeches, music playing in the streets, happy kids running around in face paint, and flag-waving Icelanders in traditional outfits.
It's a carnival!
¹ 𝙏𝙝𝙮𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝-𝘩𝘰𝘸-𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘩-𝘶𝘳𝘳-𝘥𝘢𝘬-𝘰𝘰-𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯
I don't have a photo taken in Reykjavik on that day, this is Höfn.
https://www.visiticeland.com/article/17-june
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#TravelTuesday #LandscapePhotography
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2025-06-14 08:07:55 GMT

Rotated
A v-shaped cleft in the rocks of the foreground water margin repeats as an upward pointing mountain shadow further along the fjord.
Mid-November, Fáskrúðsfjörður in eastern #Iceland.
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2025-06-10 08:32:43 GMT

"Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful"
Snowstorm over the sea at Snæfellsnes. Appropriately, "Snæfell" literally means "Snow Mountain."
Early November, with almost constant blizzards on our last day in #Iceland.
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..."
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2025-06-09 08:57:16 GMT

Church Mountain
Most visitors to the western coast of #Iceland try to visit this famous mountain. Our difference was that we were there at 10pm in July, and had the place effectively to ourselves.
"Kirk" in Icelandic means "church," and is pronounced almost exactly the same as in Scottish - with a virtually silent vowel.
The lovely Kirkjufell (469m/1540ft) in Snæfellsnes, which featured in "Game Of Thrones" amongst other TV and films.
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2025-06-08 08:14:54 GMT

Colourless
Mid-March, and the land has been gripped by hard winter since autumn last year. Dyrhólaós estuary is frozen solid and scattered with snow.
Reynisfjall (340m/1115ft) with sea stacks Reynisdrangar and Blásandi in Mýrdalur, southern #Iceland.
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2025-06-07 07:50:27 GMT

Swamp Valley
A rainbow drops over the smallholdings scattered across the flood plain.
October, the view from Dyrhólæy¹ promontory looking inland towards Mýrdalsjökull² in southern #Iceland.
¹ 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙧-𝘩𝘰𝘸-𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘦
² 𝙈𝙮𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙧-𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴-𝘺𝘶-𝘬𝘵𝘭
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2025-05-26 09:00:38 GMT

Towards Sunset
October, and behind us the sun is setting in the south-west. As we drive towards Vatnajökull, a cloud bank above the glacier is tinted orange and yellow by the lowering light.
Hrútsfjall¹ (1857m/6093ft) and Hvannadalshnjúkur² (2110m/6923ft) in Hornafjörður, south eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙃𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨-𝘧𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘭
² 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖-𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴-𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘰-𝘬𝘳𝘳
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2025-05-25 08:28:15 GMT

Moody Blues
A late November morning in the south of the eastern coast of #Iceland, and we stop to admire the receding snowstorm.
Looking across Berufjörður¹ at pyramidal Búlandstindur (1069m/3507ft) with Hrossatindar (1010m/3314ft) beyond.
¹ 𝘽𝙚𝙝-𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘰-𝘧𝘺𝘶-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
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2025-05-21 08:29:54 GMT

Wind-falls
November, and the wind whips across eastern #Iceland bringing snow to Fljótsdalur.
A few hardy souls are risking the walk to the top #waterfall, but we decided to stay in the warm car.
From the top, they are Hengifoss (128m/420ft) Litlanesfoss (45m/148ft) and Jónsfoss (17m/56ft).
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2025-05-19 08:20:16 GMT

"Snow Mountain"
This peak has many superlatives.
It's the tallest subaerial stratovolcano in #Iceland,
the highest free-standing mountain and
the highest place that wasn't formed by a glacier.
It's also exceptionally beautiful.
Snæfell (1833m/6014ft) is at the western end of Lagarfljót¹, and is the border between the municipalities of Múlaþing and Fljótsdalshreppur in the east of Iceland.
¹ 𝙇𝙖-𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘳-𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘰𝘸𝘵
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2025-05-07 08:03:45 GMT

Rock Fall
Although it might seem quite small, this lovely waterfall is actually 15 m/49 ft high. The end of the cascade is in a valley which has been filled with tumbled rocks, and this huge boulder plugging the final drop fools the eye into seeing a much smaller feature.
Just behind it is a second drop of 9 m/30 ft which can just be seen in the third shot.
Stjórnarfoss¹ in southern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙤𝙬𝙧𝙣-𝘢𝘳𝘳-𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴
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2025-04-29 10:07:20 GMT

Dragon's Tongue
Strong #aurora in bands and spikes across a star-studded sky.
On the silhouetted horizon, trees and a power pylon show scale.
Early November, Egilsstaðir¹ in eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝘼𝙮-𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘴-𝘴𝘵𝘢-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
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2025-04-28 09:28:41 GMT

Swamp Valley Glacier
Mýrdalsjökull¹ - the eponymous glacier - rises before us like a great white wall.
On the far side of the ice cap lies Katla, one of the largest volcanic sources of carbon dioxide (CO₂) on Earth, quiescent since 1918 and well overdue for an eruption.
Katla makes its neighbour Eyjafjallajökull² look small.
Markarfljótsaurar in southern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙧-𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴-𝘺𝘶-𝘬𝘵𝘭
² 𝙀𝙮𝙖-𝘧𝘺𝘢-𝘭𝘢-𝘺𝘶-𝘬𝘵𝘭
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2025-04-27 09:00:02 GMT

Altocumulus Lenticularis Islandica
A warm day, low 20s Centigrade and a clear sky. A stiff breeze blowing in across the southern sea brings moisture which rises above the mountains, cools, and forms beautiful cloud structures over the glaciers.
Kambhorn (650m/2132ft) and Klifatindur (847m/2279ft) Lónsfjörður¹ in eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙇𝙤𝙬𝙬𝙣𝙨-𝘧𝘺𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳 ("oww" as in "ouch")
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2025-04-26 09:16:30 GMT

Cold Dawn
The sunrise paints the cloud with peach but the ice still waits for first warmth.
Búlandstindur¹ (1069m/3507ft) in Berufjörður², eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝘽𝙤𝙤-𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘵𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘳
² 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙧-𝘰𝘰-𝘧𝘺𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
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2025-04-25 08:33:54 GMT

Summer Wildflowers
August, and the grassland on the banks of Steingrímsfjörður¹ is lush and green, peppered with small white, purple and yellow flowers.
Further along the bank of the fjord is a group of buildings, some with colourful roofs and some spread along the more distant quayside.
Hólmavík² in Westfjords, north-western #Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣-𝘨𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘴-𝘧𝘫𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
² 𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙡-𝘮𝘢-𝘷𝘦𝘦𝘬
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2025-04-22 09:31:06 GMT

Shoulder
November: The rim of a valley is highlighted by the midday winter sun, accentuating the vertebrae of its stacked layers.
Sauðdalstindur¹ (1115 m/3658 ft) between Berufjörður and Hamarsfjörður, eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙪𝙩𝙝-𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴-𝘵𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘳
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2025-04-20 08:52:18 GMT

The Broken Pier
A beautiful November day, crisp and clear. Driving through the port, we travelled all the way to the end of the lovely fjord, but we had to stop for a while to admire the rippling mirror of the small harbour.
Seyðisfjörður¹ in eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙖𝙮-𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘴-𝘧𝘺𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
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2025-04-18 08:27:31 GMT

"Feather River Canyon"
With steep walls and winding water, this canyon was created by the progressive erosion of glacial meltwater running through the rocks and palagonite over millennia.
At 100 m (330 ft) deep and about 2 km (1.2 miles) long, this is Fjaðrárgljúfur¹ in south-eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙁𝙮𝙖-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳-𝘰𝘸𝘳𝘳-𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘰𝘰-𝘷𝘳𝘳
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2025-04-17 08:44:35 GMT

Autumn Ice
September, and Fláajökull¹ is veiled behind heat haze. On a balmy autumn day such as this, the ferocity of winter can seem far away but is actually due at any time. Even the grasses are still quite green.
But not for long.
¹ 𝙁𝙡𝙖-𝘸𝘢-𝘺𝘶-𝘬𝘶-𝘵𝘭𝘭
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2025-04-15 08:22:00 GMT

Some good news and some bad news from #Iceland.
Hvalur hf. - the only company licensed for this barbaric "hunting" - has cancelled this year’s #whaling season.
Fortunately, market changes mean that exporting the "product" is no longer economically viable.
Unfortunately, the bad news is that this means nearly 200 local people are out of work. Let's hope that they find better permanent employment before the 2026 butchery begins.
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2025-04-14 09:54:51 GMT

Azure Moon
A half moon suspended in an impossibly blue sky.
No saturation or tonal editing, I promise you, just a bit of straightening, cropping, sizing, and my sig added.
I simply wound down the car window and took the shot, this is how it turned out.
February 2019, looking east towards Hafnarfjall in western #Iceland.
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2025-04-13 08:21:30 GMT

Mountain Mists
A beautiful afternoon in eastern #Iceland and we're driving towards Álftafjörður¹, the "swan fjord".
Mýrarfell (1108m/3635ft) and Nóntindur (955m/3133ft) are standing guard.
¹ 𝙊𝙬𝙡-𝘧𝘵𝘢-𝘧𝘺𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳
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2025-04-11 08:41:00 GMT

My Kind Of Town
I'm often asked, if I could live in Iceland, where would I chose?
This is my reply. This lovely town with everything needed for a comfortable life in a great location with natural beauty all around.
Cold in winter? Yes, just outside the Arctic Circle at 65.68° north, of course it is.
Do I mind that? Not at all.
This is Akureyri¹ in north-eastern #Iceland, over-topped by Hlíðarfjall (1116m/3661ft).
¹ 𝘼𝙝-𝘬𝘰𝘰-𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺-𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘦
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2025-04-09 09:19:28 GMT

Golden Isolation
This lucky person has the viewing platform at the top of the waterfall all to themselves. Except for us, on the walkway above, taking their photo.
Fed by the meltwater from Langjökull glacier that gives the waterway its name - the white river, Hvítá¹ - this is the upper falls of Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") in Flúðir, #Iceland.
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2025-04-06 08:40:05 GMT

Morning Moon
Sunrise touches the mountain tops with first warmth, while a gibbous moon sets in a cold sky.
November, Hornafjörður, south-eastern #Iceland.
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2025-04-04 08:53:20 GMT

Towards Shadows
Early November: Driving north along the eastern part of Route 1, the ring road around Iceland.
Hærukollsnes in Álftafjörður, eastern #Iceland.
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2025-03-30 09:18:40 GMT

"O, 'twas a din to fright a monster's ear,
To make an earthquake! sure, it was the roar
Of a whole herd of lions"
- #ShakespeareSunday, Tempest
Stratovolcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2010, disrupting air traffic in northern and western Europe for a week.
Now, it's quiet. At its northern foot, many farms are working the fertile land.
Until the next time it roars.
North of Skógar and west of Mýrdalsjökull, southern #Iceland.
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2025-03-26 09:22:45 GMT

Water-not-fall
When the wind whips the waters, Bjarnarfoss dances to its tune.
#Iceland is known for strong winds, particularly south-facing coasts. Snæfellsnes¹ is a promontory jutting from the west of the country, both its northern and southerly aspects are coastal and exposed.
These 3 shots were taken in July, September and November. Bjarnafoss is a tiered plunge falls of 2 drops, with a total height of 79m/260ft.
¹ 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙚𝙚-𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴-𝘯𝘦𝘻
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2025-03-25 09:20:55 GMT

Stars And Stripes
Through a gap in the clouds, the aurora is dancing.
Even the drizzle of a November night can't dampen the beauty of the green ballerina's display.
Berufjörður in eastern #Iceland.
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2025-03-23 09:31:19 GMT

Blue Sky Thinking
February has frozen the lake solid, but visitors are still walking along the tops of the rootless cones.
Mývatn¹ in Skútustaðahreppur, north-eastern #Iceland is a shallow lake situated in an area of active volcanism, near Krafla volcano.
¹ 𝙈𝙮𝙚𝙚-𝘧𝘢-𝘵𝘯
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2025-03-22 10:44:35 GMT

Snow Eggs
A beautiful day in Höfn, and the sunlight casts shadows across the mountain faces.
And the title? Our little joke. The first time we saw the white plastic-wrapped bales of winter fodder, we decided that they must be snow waiting to hatch!
Háitindur¹ (892 m/2926 ft) and Skálatindur (532 m/1745 ft) in Hornafjörður, south-eastern #Iceland. The little waterfall is Bergárfoss, also known as Mígandisfoss.
¹ 𝙃𝙤𝙬-𝘦𝘦-𝘵𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘳
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2025-03-20 11:04:04 GMT

Humpbacks
Whale-watching in Skjálfandi¹ bay, north-eastern #Iceland, in November.
Over about 2 hours we saw at least 4 individuals, we could tell this by the patterns on the fluke.
They were relaxed, and were feeding around the boat quite happily. No hunting takes place in this area.
The vessel was one of a fleet of 1970s oak fishing boats which have been lovingly restored. One ship has an electric motor for silent sailing.
¹ 𝙎𝙠𝙤𝙬𝙡-𝘷𝘢𝘯-𝘥𝘦𝘦
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2025-03-16 08:48:52 GMT

"Lawn as white as driven snow;
Cyprus black as e'er was crow;
Gloves as sweet as damask roses;
Masks for faces and for noses"
- #ShakespeareSunday, Winter's Tale
Mid-March and Reynisfjara¹, the famous black beach in southern #Iceland, is completely deserted apart from ourselves.
Fiercely cold but exceptionally beautiful. Only the wailing of sea-birds and soft lapping of the waves disturbed the peace.
¹ 𝙍𝙧𝙖𝙮-𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘴-𝘧𝘺𝘢-𝘳𝘳𝘢
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2025-03-14 09:39:12 GMT

Cloud Cloak
A dull and damp day, and the hills are wrapped in clinging cloud. This outwash plain is rarely dry but recent rains have left a legacy of full rivers and rushing waterfalls.
August, Fremstibotn in Suðursveit¹, south-eastern #Iceland.
¹ 𝙎𝙤𝙤-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳𝘴-𝘧𝘦𝘺𝘵
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