Green Expanse

There are secret places in Iceland that aren't popularized by the tourist industry. They are the places the locals visit. We had this place all to ourselves this day. It seems almost eerie to be up above glaciers in the backcountry of Iceland. Such a strange feeling to walk along these expanses of land completely alone.

 

 

This little water cascade would likely be a destination in the states. A marked and named place with significance. In Iceland this is an insignificant waterfall at best, with no name, and just one of hundreds of thousands just like it through out the country. Iceland is more known for it's large waterfalls, with huge force and power behind them.

 

 

With an average of maybe 11% chance of sun, this is sort of a typical Icelandic day. Eerie colors, patchy clouds, rain, usually much windier, and sun poking through the clouds here and there. It makes for some moody photography, but it's also dangerous. I shot so much in the rain this day that I shorted out the back screen on my camera. Although the camera still worked, it turned into the equivalent of a film camera, I had to guess at the camera settings, and could not focus on infinity any longer. Luckily this happened nearly at the end of my trip.

 

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