Late evening at Reykjanes, Iceland
It took some time to come to the spot I intended to use for this picture. As you can imagine, the boulders covered with seaweed were very slippery and I ended several times horizontal on the stones. My camera survived, but I missed my cell phone and lens cap between the boulders. I was so lucky though to be able to dig them up again. Intended to switch my 18-200 lens for a 10-20 mm lens but did not dare. Unfortunately the sky was rather characterless so I will have to meet again with a more beautiful sky.
In the very fare distance the small island of Eldey (actually not much more than a 77 m high rock) with one of the biggest gannet colonies in the world.
Cited from Wikipedia:
"Reykjanes (or Reykjanesskagi) is a peninsula and a volcanic system situated at the south-western end of Iceland, near the capital of Reykjavík.
The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields, allowing little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area.
There is also a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station is a swimming pool has been installed using the hot and mineralized water coming down from the power station; it is known as the "Blue Lagoon" (Bláa Lónið). "
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Late evening at Reykjanes, Iceland
It took some time to come to the spot I intended to use for this picture. As you can imagine, the boulders covered with seaweed were very slippery and I ended several times horizontal on the stones. My camera survived, but I missed my cell phone and lens cap between the boulders. I was so lucky though to be able to dig them up again. Intended to switch my 18-200 lens for a 10-20 mm lens but did not dare. Unfortunately the sky was rather characterless so I will have to meet again with a more beautiful sky.
In the very fare distance the small island of Eldey (actually not much more than a 77 m high rock) with one of the biggest gannet colonies in the world.
Cited from Wikipedia:
"Reykjanes (or Reykjanesskagi) is a peninsula and a volcanic system situated at the south-western end of Iceland, near the capital of Reykjavík.
The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields, allowing little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area.
There is also a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station is a swimming pool has been installed using the hot and mineralized water coming down from the power station; it is known as the "Blue Lagoon" (Bláa Lónið). "
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