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Öxarárfoss in Almannagjá, Þingvellir
[Explore#150-04-02]
This shot was a kind of a test for my, at the time of the taking, brand new 15mm Pentax lens. Today, I dare say it's my favourite lens, although its rather extreme wide angle character is a bit prohibitive in some situations.
The waterfall on the picture (Öxarárfoss) is at Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park.
"Its a great beauty, and of large historical significance for Iceland. The Althingi, one of the oldest parliaments in the world, had its founding here in 930AD. This is also the site where Iceland officially became a Christian nation in 1000.
In 1944 it was the spot where Iceland was officially declared an independent and free nation from Denmark, which had colonized it for almost 400 years.
Thingvellir is Iceland's first national park. In 2004, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) added it to the World Heritage List.
The park is also home to Almannagjá, (English: Everyman's gap) - where this photo is taken - which is one of the world's premier examples of plate tectonics."
www.ehow.com/list_6028015_iceland_s-national-monuments.html
Interesting read, and three mini-videos about the waterfall Öxarárfoss and its embeddedness in the National park: www.world-of-waterfalls.com/iceland-oxararfoss.html
Öxarárfoss in Almannagjá, Þingvellir
[Explore#150-04-02]
This shot was a kind of a test for my, at the time of the taking, brand new 15mm Pentax lens. Today, I dare say it's my favourite lens, although its rather extreme wide angle character is a bit prohibitive in some situations.
The waterfall on the picture (Öxarárfoss) is at Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park.
"Its a great beauty, and of large historical significance for Iceland. The Althingi, one of the oldest parliaments in the world, had its founding here in 930AD. This is also the site where Iceland officially became a Christian nation in 1000.
In 1944 it was the spot where Iceland was officially declared an independent and free nation from Denmark, which had colonized it for almost 400 years.
Thingvellir is Iceland's first national park. In 2004, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) added it to the World Heritage List.
The park is also home to Almannagjá, (English: Everyman's gap) - where this photo is taken - which is one of the world's premier examples of plate tectonics."
www.ehow.com/list_6028015_iceland_s-national-monuments.html
Interesting read, and three mini-videos about the waterfall Öxarárfoss and its embeddedness in the National park: www.world-of-waterfalls.com/iceland-oxararfoss.html