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Raging Torrent

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Blowing Snow

We stopped for lunch at the N1 in Borgarnes before heading to Barnafoss waterfall to the northeast.

Kirkjufell in Reflection

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Church Knocker c. 1788

The knocker and woodwork in the shape of a cross intrigued me.

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Hellnar Church

Church along the West Iceland coast in Hellnar.

Possible long lost relatives

Church and cemetery in Hellnar, Icleand.

Admiring the view

Peggy Renn and Phyllis Andres enjoying the 30 seconds I asked them to stand still.

Jesus on the rocks

Jesus Roncero framing his landscape shot.

Malariff Lighthouse Iceland

20sec long exposure with B+W 10 stop ND filter.

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Contrasty Shoreline

Photographying Iceland in the dead of winter can be a contrast challenge.

Keen Eyes

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Icelandic Ram

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In Search of Aurora

Our crew headed eastward to try and get away from encroaching clouds. No luck. We got some aurora hues but that was it.

Conflicting Light

Looking northeast, just south of the fishing town of Stykkishólmur Iceland. Lights of the city were bouncing off the clouds from one direction, moonlight coming from the other, and the aurora in between.

Group shot at Öxarárfoss

L-R: Arnie, Jerry, Jesus, Josh, Peggy, Keith, Craig, Elton, Phyllis, Greg, Lowell, Carl

Rift

Tectonic rift of Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. Steam vents off in the distance.

Plate Techtonics

Thingvellir National Park techtonic rift. Geyers off in the distance.

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Treeline

Geysir, Iceland

Pop!

Even 1/1000 sec is not fast enough to capture the explosive break through the water bubble.