Iceland

Goðafoss Waterfall

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

Goðafoss waterfall is in northern Iceland near Akureyri.  Local legend claims the waterfall got it’s name (waterfall of the gods) around 999 AD when the country made Christianity the official religion, afterwards which statues or Norse gods were thrown into the waterfall.

Cheers!

C. S.

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.