Iceland

Akureyrarkirkja Church

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Steps to Akureyrarkirkja
Steps to Akureyrarkirkja

Built in 1940, Akureyrarkirkja Church is a Lutheran church in the town of Akureyri in North Iceland., designed by renowned architect Guðjón Samúelsson. Inspired by Iceland’s basalt rock formations, the church sits on a hill overlooking the town.

Cheers,

C. S.

Seljalandsfoss

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Seljalandsfoss Landscape 1
Seljalandsfoss Landscape 1

Easily accessible from Route 1 on the southern coast of Ireland, Seljalandsfoss drops 197 ft (60m) from the plateau above, fed by the Seljalands River having its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull.  The ability to walk behind the waterfall is very cool feature, I plan to share photos of this feature in a future post.

Thanks to the 5-axis in camera stabilization of my Nikon z8, I was able to capture some water creaminess at a 20/sec exposure.  No time for deploying a tripod at this brief stop on our bus tour. For the best viewing experience, click to see a high resolution version.

Cheers,

C. S.

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Composition 1
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Composition 1

In the distant background you can faintly see the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier head where icebergs break off into the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, near Diamond Beach, Iceland.

Cheers,

C. S.

Ice Crystal on Diamond Beach

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Ice Crystal on Diamond Beach Composition 1
Ice Crystal on Diamond Beach Composition 1

Diamond beach is located in Southeast Iceland, about 4 hours east of Reykjavik. Nearby the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier head breaks away into the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, which is full of icebergs.  The icebergs slowly melt in the lagoon as they funnel towards a large stream which carries them into the Atlantic Ocean.  Afterwards, ice crystals from the size of a car to small ones you can hold in your hand, wash back up on the black volcanic sand beach.  It’s quite spectacular!

Cheers,

C. S.

Stjornarfoss

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Stjórnarfoss Landscape 1

Stjornarfoss waterfall in southeast Iceland is nearly 49 feet (15 meters) in height. Though not among the tallest waterfalls in Iceland, the stunning surrounding landscape makes for a dramatic composition.

This site was one of several stops on a 12-hour bus tour along Route 1 of the southeast glacial coast in Ireland, leaving east from the capital of Reykjavík.  An average stop was only 45 minutes, taking 10 min off the top for a bio break, you’re left with about 30 minutes to enjoy the site and take pictures.  For me, that meant no time to cover most landscape composition opportunities and setup a tripod with ND for long exposures.

The other challenge is keeping the other visitors out of your shot.  Sometimes you have to use that new facing AI removal tool!

Cheers,

C. S.

Blesi Hot Spring, Iceland

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Blesi Hot Spring, Iceland
Blesi Hot Spring, Iceland

The Hayjadalur Geothermal Area is the home of numerous hot springs, fumaroles, mud pots and a few geysers. This image is the Blesi hot spring near the famous Strokkur geyser. The attraction is about an hour east of Reykjavík along the “Golden Circle” in southern Iceland.

Cheers,

C. S.