Sunday, June 21, 2015

The Sea Beckons, Nurtures and Sculpts

The Sea Beckons, Nurtures and Sculpts

The sunshine stayed behind after leaving the west coast of Iceland, north of Reykjavik. The "atmosphere" (read: fog, rain, clouds and wind) moved in to make more challenging photo conditions. We rounded the Snaefellnes Peninsula, stopping here and there to see what the sea hath wrought ... with waterfalls, rivers, harbors, nesting seabirds, food from the sea, sea critters and "sea-nics". 

For the photographers out there, please note that these photos are all taken with my Android phone. Those taken with my "good" camera (Fujifilm X-t1) are still on my computer, will be processed and shared at some point.


 Clifftop house near Hellnar

 Low Tide in the Harbor near Malariff

 Dramatic Sea-Sculpted Lava Cliffs

 Falls with Kirkjufell Rock in Background
 Falls near Grundarfjordur our stop for second night

 Sumptuous FRESH mussels and langoustine as dinner starter

 Poster summarizing attractions on Snaefellsnes (Snowfall) Peninsula

 Bounty from the local waters

Aerial of Grundarfjordur Harbor and Kirkjufell on sunnier day

We were shooting until sunset at midnight and would have stayed until sunrise, at 2AM, were the light better. Fortunately, the sunset is slow - allowing plenty of time for our composition and looking for great scenery. We do have nap-time in the late afternoon and while on the bus.

Now we're off to the Geysir region.
Barbara and Paul

1 comment:

  1. Beautiful scenery. If you hadn't mentioned the phone pics, I'd have never guessed they were!

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