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I really didn’t get to explore and photograph the basalt as much as I would have liked because the skua kept attacking me with a vengeance. I covered my head with my fleece jacket and cursed myself for leaving my umbrella in the car. They sliced across my head more times than I can count but as far as I can tell, they didn’t actually cut me open. It hurt, though, and it was unnerving, so I finally yelled, “Okay, okay! I’m leaving! Jesus Christ!” and stomped back to the car.
View of one of the sea stacks at Vik from Reynisfjara beach.
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"The Lóndrangar basalt columns are believed to be the remnants of a volcanic crater that has eroded over thousands of years. Formed from lava flows that cooled rapidly upon contact with the sea, the columns are primarily composed of basalt rock..." (icelandtravelguide.is)
Cave and massive basalt columns at the base of the mountain Reynisfjall near Vik in southern Iceland.
The Giants Causeway was formed some 60-65 million years ago when molten lava, during intense volcanic activity, cooled and shrank in successive lava flows when hitting the ocean. This resulted in both vertical and horizontal contraction forming 40000 hexagonal basalt columns up to 12m in height.
Legend would tell you that giant Finn MacCool built the Causeway to Scotland to fight Scottish giant Benandonner.
Today, our travels took us along the northern coast of Ireland. We visited Giant's Causeway and had a blast hopping around between the basalt columns (the result of a volcanic eruption many, many years ago) and listening to tales of giants.
This is a little cave called "The Church", located in north east Iceland in Hljóðaklettar or "Sound rocks", an area with huge rocks and cliffs with basalt-column forms on them. A beautiful place.
(wow, this was difficult to write in english!)
Happy Sliders Sunday!
Reynisfjara black sand beach, South Iceland
Gardar cliff is composed of dark basalt columns that some say resemble a pyramid or organ pipes.
Vatnajökull National Park
Svartifoss is one of the most popular waterfall in Iceland and one of the highlights of the Skaftafell National Park. Svartifoss is flanked by black hexagonal basalt columns, that have inspired the icelandic architects, most notably in the Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, and also the National Theatre.
Must be seen large on black.
Kirkjugolfid, The Church Floor; east of Kirkjubaejarklaustur village, Iceland
The basalt columns were formed when lava cooled and contracted, cracking the rock. When this happened, the lava broke apart evenly, creating the distinctive hexagonal shape.
Reykjavik Cathedral stands on one the few hills overlooking Reykjavik. Like the basalt columns found around the island its somewhat stark design echos so much of Iceland forced up from the crust. Set against a brooding sky it seemed perfectly at home in the surroundings.
One from our family visit to a very blustery Giant's Causeway at Easter. Without any decent light, and in the middle of the day, I had to work hard to get a composition that i was happy with as there was lots of people about. I had to snap quickly to get this shot, with just one lady as a focal point, as seconds before and seconds after there were plenty of other tourists about, cluttering the shot.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%27s_Causeway
Growing up in Norn Iron, I've been here quite a lot - but this is the first time in the last decade (since I got into photography). It is a great spot and worth a visit, I'm just itching to get there at a more favourable time for photography, but being 90 mins away from my folk's house, i just haven't managed it yet!
Thought I would upload this as my 2nd entry into this month's 'Natural patterns' photo competition on iPlymouth. Thanks for looking.
Pillow lava and basalt columns of Reynisfjall tuff mountain seen on the Reynisfjara black sand beach at south coast of Iceland near the village of Vík í Mýrdal
Reynisfjara black sand beach, South Iceland
The Gardar cliff is composed of dark basalt columns that some say resemble a pyramid or organ pipes.
Staffa is an island in the Inner Hebrides in Argyll & Bute. It's best known for its basalt columns and sea caves.
The building is distorted by perspective in this photo. It is orientated east and west, is 67 feet long by 20 feet wide, with walls less than three feet think - quite thin for a fortified house. It apparently stood two floors high, although it looks to me as though there was a 3rd, perhaps an attic, at the west end anyway. It dates to the 17th century.
(Note the eroded columnar basalt in the background.)
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Another shot which accompanies my recent "Dusk at the Causeway" series. Never in my short photographic life have I experienced such an amazing sunset as I did that evening. This was also my first evening out with my somewhat expensive new Lee Filters and I was so pleased to get a lot of great images.
The Giants Causeway was formed some 60-65 million years ago when molten lava, during intense volcanic activity, cooled and shrank in successive lava flows when hitting the ocean. This resulted in both vertical and horizontal contraction forming 40000 hexagonal basalt columns up to 12m in height.
Legend would tell you that giant Finn MacCool built the Causeway to Scotland to fight Scottish giant Benandonner.
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Reynisfjara black sand beach, Iceland
From the beach you have a view to the Reynisdrangar sea stacks. These bizarre looking rock pillars are said to be petrified trolls that were caught outside at sunrise and frozen in time, but some strongly believe that they’re actually basalt columns that were once part of the extensive shoreline cliffs that remained standing while other parts were battered down by the ocean.
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