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For those who like puffins: Lundey, a small island near Húsavík, is called puffin island. We made a boat trip and watched thousands of these lovely sea birds.
For those who like puffins: Lundey, a small island near Húsavík, is called puffin island. We made a boat trip and watched thousands of these lovely sea birds.
For those who like puffins: Lundey, a small island near Húsavík, is called puffin island. We made a boat trip and watched thousands of these lovely sea birds.
Another mono from the Icelandic back-catalogue.
This one looking down the gully cut by the meandering Rekaá stream just north of Húsavík. Tjörnes Peninsula, North Iceland.
Glorious late afternoon light out over Skjálfandi Bay and the distant, mountainous landform of the Fjörður Peninsula. Tiny island of Lundey sitting in the bay.
Fuji X-T2, XF23/1.4R, 1/250th sec at f/8, ISO 200.
The abandoned farmstead of Hringver on the F85 north of Húsavik, Tjörnes in North Iceland.
Imagining seeing that view every day, it must have been with heavy hearts the people left.
That said, we were there on a simply stellar afternoon with little wind and gorgeous light. I am sure that in this exposed position the farm cops it regularly.
The little island in the middle of the Skjálfandi Bay is Lundey and the distant, mountainous landform is the Fjörður Peninsula.
Fuji X-T2, XF23/1.4R, 1/350th sec at f/8, ISO 200
While this is a re-up of a horrible edit, I'd previously found some information about the farm on an Icelandic Flickr user's photo from the same location - and repeat it below:
The last people to live at Hringver were two sisters who took over the farm from their parents. After their father passed away they lived there with their mother until she died. The sisters never used any modern farming machines. All job was done by hand. One of them was a big fan of the Beatles and her favourite song was Yesterday. In 1975 they moved to an old people’s home in the nearby village Húsavík and nobody has lived at Hringver since the sisters left.
For those who like puffins: Lundey, a small island near Húsavík, is called puffin island. We made a boat trip and watched thousands of these lovely sea birds.
Panorama sulla baia Skjálfandi e sulla catena montuosa di origine vulcanica Kinnarfjöll .
In mezzo al mare gli isolotti Flatey e Lundey.
Panorama over the Skjálfandi bay and the Kinnarfjöll volcanic mountain range.
In the middle of the sea the islets Flatey and Lundey.
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The sun sets at Lundey, Puffin Island, in Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland.
From a spur of the moment phototour, with my friend Daníel, to Húsavík and surrounding areas.
It's always tricky to post a few pics from the same place and time when they all seem to tick the 'keeper' box but...
This is second photo of this building but the third photo from a truly beautiful afternoon only a couple of km from the Arctic Circle in North Iceland.
This is the abandoned farm of Hringver, on the 85 north of Húsavik, Tjörnes.
Lundey is the little island left of the farmhouse and off in the distance is the Fjörður Peninsula. The open water to the left is Skjálfandi Bay and to the right is the Greenland Sea.
Fuji X-T2, XF23/1.4R, 1/550th sec at f/8, ISO 200
From an Icelander's picture of the same place:
The last people to live at Hringver were two sisters who took over the farm from their parents. After their father passed away they lived there with their mother until she died. The sisters never used any modern farming machines. All job was done by hand. One of them was a big fan of the Beatles and her favourite song was Yesterday. In 1975 they moved to an old people’s home in the nearby village Húsavík and nobody has lived at Hringver since the sisters left.
Not a bad spot for a cowshed is it?
The Eyvík Farm itself is behind the camera and the shed is right beside the 85 above the beach at Höfðagerðissandr, Húsavík, North Iceland.
The wide Skjálfandi Bay lies between the cowshed and the Fjörður Peninsula away in the distance with the headland of Héðinshöfði and tiny island of Lundey bordering the Greenland Sea around the middle of the frame. There is a fabulous right-hand reef-break behind the shed :-)
Fuji X-T2, XF18/2R, 1/450th sec at f/8, ISO 100.
Panorama sulla baia Skjálfandi e sulla catena montuosa di origine vulcanica Kinnarfjöll .
In mezzo al mare l'isolotto Lundey.
Panorama over the Skjálfandi bay and the Kinnarfjöll volcanic mountain range.
In the middle of the sea the islet Lundey.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagafj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur
Skagafjörður is a deep bay in northern Iceland.
Location
Skagafjörður is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants).[1]
This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.
It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey.[2] [3]
The bay is located in a submerged glacial valley which is continued southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. The main settlement of this valley is Varmahlíð.
Twin towns — sister cities
The following cities or towns are twinned with Skagafjörður:
• - Kongsberg, Norway
The bay, originally created by glacial activity, has two major streams flowing into it: Skjálfandafljót, which is a glacier river, and Laxá, which is a freshwater river. The river Laxá (English: "Salmon River") is famous for its salmon and part of the river is protected by the Ramsar Convention.
Location of Skjálfandi in Iceland
The only town in Skjálfandi Bay is Húsavík, facing the snow-covered Víknafjöll and Kinnarfjöll mountain ranges on the other side of the bay. The highest point reaches around 1200 metres.
The bay is known for its many different whale, dolphins and bird species. [1]
Whale watching ships in Skjálfandi
There are two islands in Skjálfansi. The biggest is Flatey which name means flat island and must be not confused with other islands of Iceland with the same name. It is situated close to the opposite side of the bay in respect to Húsavík and, because of its flat nature, it is observable only from a relief when not in the nearby. There is a village on the island, nowadays not any more inhabited, composed of few houses, a school and a church. There is no ferry serving Flatey, however some houses are used as summer houses. Skjálfandi's minor island is called Lundey. Its name means island of the puffins because of the great colony of puffins living on its cliffs during the summer. Lundey is located close to Húsavík.
The Swede Garðar Svavarsson was one the first Scandinavian to settle in Iceland around 860 CE. He built a house in Skjálfandi, but spent only the following winter months there before leaving Iceland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagafj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur
Skagafjörður is a deep bay in northern Iceland.
Location
Skagafjörður is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants).[1]
This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.
It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey.[2] [3]
The bay is located in a submerged glacial valley which is continued southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. The main settlement of this valley is Varmahlíð.
Twin towns — sister cities
The following cities or towns are twinned with Skagafjörður:
• - Kongsberg, Norway
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagafj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur
Skagafjörður is a deep bay in northern Iceland.
Location
Skagafjörður is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants).[1]
This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.
It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey.[2] [3]
The bay is located in a submerged glacial valley which is continued southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. The main settlement of this valley is Varmahlíð.
Twin towns — sister cities
The following cities or towns are twinned with Skagafjörður:
• - Kongsberg, Norway
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagafj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur
Skagafjörður is a deep bay in northern Iceland.
Location
Skagafjörður is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants).[1]
This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.
It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey.[2] [3]
The bay is located in a submerged glacial valley which is continued southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. The main settlement of this valley is Varmahlíð.
Twin towns — sister cities
The following cities or towns are twinned with Skagafjörður:
• - Kongsberg, Norway
Looking across the beach of Höfðagerðissandr and the wide Skjálfandi (bay) towards the Fjörður Peninsula and the Greenland Sea from the headland of Tjörnes. North Iceland. The little island is Lundey.
This is the first of couple of images shot in short sequence while heading into Húsavik from the north on the 85. The late afternoon light was simply magical. Mono really helped pick out the Cirrus over the other side of the bay.
For interested surfers, there was a nice little right-hand reef barrel just out of shot - really reminded me of Cloudy Bay on Bruny Island here at home.
Fuji X-T2, XF18/2R, 1/130th sec at f/13, ISO 100.
For those who like puffins: Lundey, a small island near Húsavík, is called puffin island. We made a boat trip and watched thousands of these lovely sea birds.
The bay, originally created by glacial activity, has two major streams flowing into it: Skjálfandafljót, which is a glacier river, and Laxá, which is a freshwater river. The river Laxá (English: "Salmon River") is famous for its salmon and part of the river is protected by the Ramsar Convention.
Location of Skjálfandi in Iceland
The only town in Skjálfandi Bay is Húsavík, facing the snow-covered Víknafjöll and Kinnarfjöll mountain ranges on the other side of the bay. The highest point reaches around 1200 metres.
The bay is known for its many different whale, dolphins and bird species. [1]
Whale watching ships in Skjálfandi
There are two islands in Skjálfansi. The biggest is Flatey which name means flat island and must be not confused with other islands of Iceland with the same name. It is situated close to the opposite side of the bay in respect to Húsavík and, because of its flat nature, it is observable only from a relief when not in the nearby. There is a village on the island, nowadays not any more inhabited, composed of few houses, a school and a church. There is no ferry serving Flatey, however some houses are used as summer houses. Skjálfandi's minor island is called Lundey. Its name means island of the puffins because of the great colony of puffins living on its cliffs during the summer. Lundey is located close to Húsavík.
The Swede Garðar Svavarsson was one the first Scandinavian to settle in Iceland around 860 CE. He built a house in Skjálfandi, but spent only the following winter months there before leaving Iceland.
The abandoned farmstead of Hringver on the F85 north of Húsavik, Tjörnes in North Iceland.
Imagining seeing that view every day, it must have been with heavy hearts the people left but with that said, we were there on a simply stellar afternoon with little wind and gorgeous light. I am sure that in this exposed position the farm cops it regularly.
The little island in the middle of the Skjálfandi Bay is Lundey and the distant, mountainous landform is the Fjörður Peninsula.
Fuji X-T2, XF23/1.4R, 1/350th sec at f/8, ISO 200
I'd previously found some information about the farm on an Icelandic Flickr user's photo from the same location - and repeat it below:
The last people to live at Hringver were two sisters who took over the farm from their parents. After their father passed away they lived there with their mother until she died. The sisters never used any modern farming machines. All job was done by hand. One of them was a big fan of the Beatles and her favourite song was Yesterday. In 1975 they moved to an old people’s home in the nearby village Húsavík and nobody has lived at Hringver since the sisters left.
Reykjavik (IJslands: Reykjavík) is de hoofdstad van IJsland. Het is de meest westelijke hoofdstad van Europa en met een ligging net ten zuiden van de poolcirkel ook 's werelds noordelijkste hoofdstad. Met 123.246 inwoners is het veruit de grootste stad van IJsland.
Reykjavik ligt in Zuidwest-IJsland in de gemeente Reykjavíkurborg aan de fjord Kollafjörður, een uitloper van de grote baai Faxaflói. In de fjord liggen zes kleine eilanden: Viðey, Engey, Þerney, Akurey, Lundey, genoemd naar de papegaaiduiker, en Grotta. Het schiereiland Geldinganes is met een heel smalle landtong aan het vasteland verbonden. De stad zelf ligt voornamelijk op het schiereiland Seltjarnarnes. De voorsteden liggen daar vooral ten zuiden en oosten van.
Reykjavik is over een groot gebied uitgespreid. Hoogbouw komt voor, maar laagbouw en weids opgezette woonwijken domineren en er zijn plekken die nog onbebouwd zijn en geschikt voor recreatieve doeleinden. De grootste rivier die door de stad loopt is de Elliðaár, waarin veel zalm zit, maar die voor boten onbevaarbaar is. Reykjavik ligt ten zuiden van de berg Esja, die de stad tegen de koude wind uit het noorden beschermt.
'Groot-Reykjavik' bestaat uit Reykjavik zelf met de 6 voorsteden Mosfellsbær, Seltjarnarnes, Kópavogur, Garðabær, Bessastaðahreppur, of Sveitafélagið Álftanes, en Hafnarfjörður. Reykjavík zelf bestond per 16 juni 2003 uit tien wijken: Vesturbær, Miðborg, Hliðar, Laugardalur, Háaleiti, Grafavogur, Breiðholt, Árbær, Úlfarsfell en Kjalanes, elk met zijn eigen wijkraad.
Net als elders in IJsland zijn er plaatsen in Reykjavik waar het in de grond warm is door geothermische activiteit, zoals in de winkelstraat Laugavegur, weg van de warme bronnen. Deze is door verwarming van de weg midden in de winter sneeuw- en ijsvrij.
The bay, originally created by glacial activity, has two major streams flowing into it: Skjálfandafljót, which is a glacier river, and Laxá, which is a freshwater river. The river Laxá (English: "Salmon River") is famous for its salmon and part of the river is protected by the Ramsar Convention.
Location of Skjálfandi in Iceland
The only town in Skjálfandi Bay is Húsavík, facing the snow-covered Víknafjöll and Kinnarfjöll mountain ranges on the other side of the bay. The highest point reaches around 1200 metres.
The bay is known for its many different whale, dolphins and bird species. [1]
Whale watching ships in Skjálfandi
There are two islands in Skjálfansi. The biggest is Flatey which name means flat island and must be not confused with other islands of Iceland with the same name. It is situated close to the opposite side of the bay in respect to Húsavík and, because of its flat nature, it is observable only from a relief when not in the nearby. There is a village on the island, nowadays not any more inhabited, composed of few houses, a school and a church. There is no ferry serving Flatey, however some houses are used as summer houses. Skjálfandi's minor island is called Lundey. Its name means island of the puffins because of the great colony of puffins living on its cliffs during the summer. Lundey is located close to Húsavík.
The Swede Garðar Svavarsson was one the first Scandinavian to settle in Iceland around 860 CE. He built a house in Skjálfandi, but spent only the following winter months there before leaving Iceland.
I went for a short tour around Húsavík and surroundings with Helga yesterday. The weather was great and the day ended with a spectacular sunset in Tjörnes with the island Lundey in the foreground.
Best viewed on black !
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Skagafjörður is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the west and the Tjornes Peninsula to the east. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants).[1]
A quarter of the area's residents make their homes in the country; this is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.
It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings.T here are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey.[2] [3]
The bay is located in a drowned glacial valley which is continued southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. The main settlement of this valley is Varmahlíð.
Best viewed on black!
Skagafjörður is a deep bay in northern Iceland.
Skagafjörður is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants)
This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.
It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings.T here are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey.
The bay is located in a drowned glacial valley which is continued southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. The main settlement of this valley is Varmahlíð.
We had just booked into our overnight accommodation in North Iceland and were ready for bed. The only trouble was our bedroom window had a panoramic view over skagafjordur, (fjord), and its delta. On this particular night the sky was literally on fire as the setting sun tried, but ultimately failed, to drop below the horizon. We were treated to a fireworks display that lasted for hours as the sun tracked across the mouth of the Fjord. We pulled up a couple of chairs and sat there looking out of the window in awe.
Skagafjörður is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.
It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey (Puffin Island).
The bay is located in a submerged glacial valley which is continued southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. The main settlement of this valley is Varmahlíð.
RAW shot with post processing in camera raw and photoshop. Shot handheld using a Fuji X-T2 & 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 @ 100mm (effective 150mm), aperture f5.6, exposure 1/150 second, ISO 200