Jérémie Freiburger
Gullfoss, Iceland
Gullfoss (the golden falls) is a waterfall located on the river Hvítá. It plunges abruptly in two stages into a 32 meters deep crevice. The average amount of water running over the waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
During the first half of the 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly to foreign investors by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson. A story goes that Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the Tómas Tómasson's daughter, was determined to preserve the waterfall and threatened to throw herself into the waterfall. It was later sold to the state of Iceland and is now protected.
This is the second stage of Gullfoss. Taking a long exposure shot at the edge of the cliffs was a bit difficult due to the wind constantly spraying water on my lens.
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Gullfoss, Iceland
Gullfoss (the golden falls) is a waterfall located on the river Hvítá. It plunges abruptly in two stages into a 32 meters deep crevice. The average amount of water running over the waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
During the first half of the 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly to foreign investors by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson. A story goes that Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the Tómas Tómasson's daughter, was determined to preserve the waterfall and threatened to throw herself into the waterfall. It was later sold to the state of Iceland and is now protected.
This is the second stage of Gullfoss. Taking a long exposure shot at the edge of the cliffs was a bit difficult due to the wind constantly spraying water on my lens.
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Much better if you press "L".