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Einhyrningur — a brief moment of sunshine

by Marc 01/14/2022 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

Einhyrningur — the unicorn. This striking rock stands like a gate pillar on the way from the southwest into the highlands of Iceland. While we had once again started in drizzle, the cloud cover at the Eyjafjallajökull glacier opened up a bit. Just as we had stopped for a first photo stop at Einhyrningur and only shortly after I had set up my tripod, the sunlight came out for a few minutes and made this special rock shine in all its glory! The clouds on its right flank give the impression that the old volcanic cone is still smoking.

No wonder the Icelanders call it Unicorn — Einhyrningur!

View into the valley

by Marc 01/07/2022 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

In the highlands of Iceland there are interlaced river valleys that run between the various ridges. Down to the river banks the black of the lava slopes and at the same time the moss, which can already be seen at the top of the mountain slopes. Down in the river plain only moss prevails. No tree is to be seen in this meager landscape.

Moss lines on the ridge

by Marc 12/30/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

On this ridge, the moss was applied in lines as if a model maker had draped it. I just wondered how such evenly arranged courses could be created in nature, but obviously the water flows down the mountainside in evenly arranged erosion channels.

There was a great color contrast here between the black slope and the vibrant green of the moss. It was just an advantage that it was drizzling almost non-stop.

Fumaroles

by Marc 12/19/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

Not far from the valley with rhyolite and mosses we came to a small geothermal area. In the highlands it is still possible to get closer to the fumaroles and really have a look.

Only directly around the opening of the fumaroles there was no moss, the rhyolite surfaces were exposed. Partly they were covered by gray mud, which gave the whole an interesting play of colors.

Rhyolite & Mosses

by Marc 12/11/2021 | 6 IMAGES IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

The first day in the highlands of Iceland took us to a beautiful geothermal area with vast expanses of rhyolite and moss. This is Iceland!

Only here you can find rhyolite and moss so close together, only here the moss is so bright green that it offered me these fascinating color contrasts. Surely it was also due to the weather, with the gentle rain that dominated the last days, the moss was saturated.

Again and again you can see the steam plumes of the geothermal energy and in the middle runs a river! read more or write a comment …

Geysir Strokkur

by Marc 12/03/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

On my way along the so-called Golden Circle on Iceland — a circular route with many well-known natural sights — I naturally also passed the geysers in the valley Haukadalur. In the area lies among other things also the name giver for this kind of geothermal spring — the large Geysir. However, he is active for some years only very irregularly. But on the rainy day I experienced the Strokkur active again and again. But a water fountain into a gray rainy sky does not give a real motive!

So I concentrated on the view down and found slightly below the Strokkur this colorful rhyolite surface, which could show its whole color splendor by the wetness. In portrait format this really comes into its own, while in the background the Strokkur kept blowing supplies into the rain clouds 😉

Næfurholtsfjöll

by Marc 11/22/2021 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOGPOST | No Comments

This unimpressive mountain range lies in front of the well-known, legendary volcano Hekla. You can see above the moss-covered Næfurholtsfjöll still just below the clouds the partly with snow and ice covered cap of the volcano.
For me, the erosion gullies in the moss surface were the motif of choice, especially because they zigzagged through the mountain flank. And because it was once again the great green/black contrast!

But who sees the white spots, the sheep in the picture? How many are there?

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