Iceland Road Trip 2014 Photography - M1key - Michal Huniewicz
Welcome to to the Pluto of countries - Iceland! Photos from the road trip my dad and I went on.
This is part 2. You may want to check out part 1 if you haven't already.
Reyðarfjörður
Reyðarfjörður from a Hill
This quiet town is set in a picturesque location.
ISO 200, 50mm, f/8.0, 1/125s.
Sunset
They Even Have a Plastic Owl
Not everything in Iceland is pretty. They even have a plastic owl.
ISO 200, 50mm, f/2.5, 1/125s.
B&B
Our B&B - that's also where we got to see Northern Lights. The owner woke everyone up and we rushed outside. The lights were okay.
ISO 200, 50mm, f/2.5, 1/400s.
Fern
I like how primordial ferns look. They have a special meaning in pagan Slavic beliefs.
ISO 200, 50mm, f/1.4, 1/640s.
Valpjofsstaðir Church
Church that, I believe, was in the Valpjofsstaðir area, North Iceland.
ISO 200, 40mm, f/8.0, 1/1000s.
Litlanesfoss
My dad looking at the Litlanesfoss waterfall. See, this is what I expected Giant's Causeway to look like.
ISO 200, 38mm, f/8.0, 1/800s.
Good Morning!
Men-explorers, with their poorly equipped and disinterested women lagging behind.
ISO 200, 55mm, f/8.0, 1/500s.
Dad Striking Poses
Adventurous Parenting
And into the river she goes! I could see that one coming, so I was just waiting, lens focused, ready to snap.
ISO 200, 55mm, f/8.0, 1/800s.
Rainbow
Lens Wet Again
I'm proud to say my dad and I were the only ones that made it that far - although later we found out that you could walk behind the waterfall too.
ISO 200, 18mm, f/8.0, 1/640s.
Djúpivogur Church
Woosh!
Hverarönd
Tourists in Hverarönd
Dad Climbing
Hverarönd from a Hill
Lone Tourist
Sulphur
Dad
Saluting Hverfjall
Tourists at Hverfjall, apparently featured in Game of Thrones.
ISO 200, 18mm, f/8.0, 1/1000s.
Lake Mývatn
The peaceful Lake Mývatn is just a few minutes drive away.
ISO 200, 18mm, f/8.0, 1/500s.
Mývatn Pseudocrater
Mývatn pseudocrater. These distinctive landforms are created when flowing hot lava crosses over a wet surface, such as a swamp, a lake, or a pond causing an explosion of steam through the lava. [2]
These are 2300 years old.
ISO 200, 55mm, f/8.0, 1/400s.
Elegant House
I liked the shape of this house - shame the cars were in the way.
ISO 200, 55mm, f/8.0, 1/400s.
Mývatn Church
Mývatn church. The note on the door said "The church is open, please come in".
ISO 200, 30mm, f/8.0, 1/320s.
Inside Mývatn Church
So we went in. I know what you're thinking, but it wasn't a trap.
ISO 400, 11mm, f/2.8, 1/40s.
Lava Fields
Lava Fields #2
Lava Fields #3
Closed
We rented a 4x4 car as there are 4x4-only roads in Iceland. To our disappointment, they were all closed due to the "imminent" volcano eruption.
Worse still, we missed the actual eruption, as it happened a few days after we left Iceland. I've been bitter ever since.
ISO 200, 20mm, f/8.0, 1/1000s.
Akureyri Concert Hall
Akureyri Town Centre
Akureyri is a nice, chilled-out place. Despite its small population of fewer than 20,000 people, it's been nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland. [2]
ISO 200, 28mm, f/8.0, 1/500s.
Red Building
Once again, I like how even the mundane is elegant in Iceland.
ISO 200, 35mm, f/8.0, 1/320s.
Reykholt Church
New church in the village of Reykholt, known for having been the home of Snorri Sturluson, famous medieval Icelandic poet and politician, the author of the Prose Edda. [3]
ISO 200, 18mm, f/8.0, 1/800s.
To the Cave!
Into the Cave!
Fljótstunga offer a short trip inside this lava cave, which is interesting in that they found fairly ancient human remains inside. And that it's a lava cave.
We had a nice Australian guide whose name I can't remember, and whose slightly innuendo jokes deserved more appreciation than they got.
ISO 200, 11mm, f/2.8, 1/80s.
Buðir Black Church
The church can be hired if you want to get married in an unusual location.
ISO 200, 55mm, f/8.0, 1/400s.
Buðir
Fog
We found this nice place while searching for natural sparkling water.
ISO 200, 45mm, f/8.0, 1/250s.
Naturally Sparkling
And we found it here! It had a strong metallic taste.
ISO 200, 18mm, f/8.0, 1/100s.
They Travel On - Down into the Earth
This place is not far from Snæfellsjökull, where the protagonists of Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth entered the earth.
ISO 200, 20mm, f/8.0, 1/320s.
Like a Skull
Couple
Young couple visiting the area, and a statue of a dwarf to the left.
ISO 200, 20mm, f/8.0, 1/640s.
House on the Coast
Dad Taking Pictures
To the Beach
Epine GY7
Remains of the English fishing trawler Epine GY7 that was wrecked here in 1948. [4]
ISO 200, 20mm, f/8.0, 1/160s.
Church of the Trolls
The church of the trolls - no one was present in this church, or any other we saw in Iceland.
ISO 200, 50mm, f/8.0, 1/160s.
To Snæfellsjökull
The road to Snæfellsjökull - but we didn't have the time to go much further, as we had to return to Reykjavik for our flight.
ISO 200, 20mm, f/5.0, 1/40s.
