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Black Falls & Musical Organ Pipes

The Black Fall (Svartifoss) is a 25-meter high waterfall in the National Park of Vatnajökull in Iceland.

 

Plunging over a wall of symmetrical columnar basalt that recalls organ pipes, these dark lava pillars give the fall its name. The hexagonal columns were formed inside a lava flow that cooled extremely slowly, producing crystallization.

 

Exif: ISO 100 ; f/13 (with 3 stop ND filter) ; 8 sec ; @24mm

I got my shoes and socks off, and waded a little across the stream to get to the place where I took this shot.

 

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Uploaded on November 9, 2011
Taken on September 26, 2011