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Fagradalsfjall volcano — two color sky

by Marc 09/26/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

At the beginning of dusk, an area of rain with low-hanging clouds once again moved in over the Fagradalsfjall volcano. This meant that south of the volcano, where many of the lava flows went, the clouds were illuminated by the glowing lava.

I had experienced two-color skies in northern Germany several times, as seen in my portfolio »Riverbank of the Elbe«, but there the yellow of the sun was usually seen next to the blue of the evening atmosphere. Here, however, the mixture was red/blue!

Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland I

by Marc 09/17/2021 | 6 IMAGES IN THE BLOGPOST | 1 Comment

At the beginning of my 2‑week Iceland trip I had climbed up several times to the volcano Fagradalsfjall, on the second day I should finally succeed to experience it actively. I had climbed up on the west side the way designated as track B to the mountain ridge Fagradalsfjall. It was an exhausting way with a very steep ascent of about 200 vertical meters and the backpack full of photo equipment, food and especially enough to drink on my back. When I crossed the crest of the ridge, the big vent No. 5 lay in front of me and when the first lava fountains spurted out of the vent I could hardly believe my luck. To come fast forward to the edge of the lava was not to be thought, because the mountain ridge was provided with loose stones in head size. I had to set my steps very exactly.

Arrived at the edge of the lava field, the vent was perhaps still 500m away from me. But you could stay a good 5–10 meters away from the molten lava because you were much higher up on the mountainside. So I had a lava flow running crosswise in front of me at a short distance, from which lava tongues kept pouring towards the mountainside. read more or write a comment …

On the steep bank near Wahrberg

by Marc 09/11/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

The steep bank near Wahrberg, located on the southeastern edge of the Holnis peninsula, was unknown to us for many years. Above is a golf course, which you cross along the road to Bockholmwik, and from Bockholmwik you have a beautiful view of the beech forest that stands on top of the steep bank.

You can make a nice round trip from Bockholmwik by walking between the golf club and the forest to Bockholm on the way out, and then walking back along the rocky shore below the bluff. That’s what we did this year. read more or write a comment …

Holnis — Blue hour

by Marc 09/05/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

What that already blue hour? The sun had disappeared below the horizon, the clouds above me and their reflection in the fjord were dark blue to purple. A few small, low-hanging rain clouds drifted through the scene and the horizon above the Danish fjord shore still glowed golden.

Only a moment later, the whole mood was gone. Suddenly wind came up and the Baltic Sea was deprived of its mirror property.

Old stack at golden hour

by Marc 08/29/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

Still the Baltic Sea lay like a mirror before me. Compared to my previous picture, I had turned my view here only by 90 degrees and looked to the north over the fjord. The tree remnant on the fjord shore, and in the further course the old stone stack drew my gaze to the Danish shore.
The sun had sunk so low in the meantime that only the tree and a few stones on the shore were illuminated golden. In stark contrast, the purple sky with a few gaps of light blue in the clouds.

The purple clouds and their reflection give the whole picture its mood. I love these colors!

Golden hour at Flensburg Fjord

by Marc 08/22/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

Vacation on the Holnis peninsula. Arrive, unload the car and take the cottage. Then first time to look at the sky. In the late afternoon, there were signs that the sun would be in the sky a little longer. The clouds were loose, the last rainy areas in the course of the day gone. So I packed my photo backpack and tripod to enjoy the atmosphere at the fjord coast right on the first evening.

What I had not counted on that it had become almost windless and therefore the Baltic Sea was like a mirror for the golden sky above me! What a great mood!
To my luck, a narrow strip above the horizon was cloudless and so I had beautiful shadow gradients from the tree, which was on the shore of the fjord coast and pulls the view right into the picture. Also the reflections of the dark clouds in the water create this effect.

Food envy II — blackbirds

by Marc 08/17/2021 | 7 IMAGES IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

That’s how it started — at the edge of our terrace a blackbird branchling demanded food and in the foreground mother blackbird was busy preparing it. Probably it was a snail, in any case it was pulled or beaten several times over the floor. Thereby the branchling always stood close by and followed each of the mother’s activities.

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