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Friday July 2015; Flúðir; NIKON D7100; Exposure: 0.5 sec at ƒ / 11; Focal length: 21 mm; Lens: 18.0-105.0 mm f/3.5-5.6; ISO: 400
Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
The Gullfoss waterfall is perhaps the most famous and stunning waterfall in all of Iceland. This water spectacle can be found on the Golden Circle and is created by the glacial river Hvítá. A busy spot of natural disaster that you should not miss during your tour through the land of fire and ice. This waterfall is also called golden waterfall because of the floating mist and is no less than 20 meters wide, 70 meters deep and the gorge that follows is 2.5 kilometers (!) Long. If you look closely you will see that the water at Gulfoss does not fall all at once, but gradually hits the gorge.
One of Iceland's most visited and most accessible attractions, early in the morning I was the only visitor there, Having stayed at the only accommodation nearby, 2 hours later there would easily be 100 people there.
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Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland.
The most known waterfall on Iceland from its most know viewpoint. Thanks to the spray of water from the falls the hillside is almost like green velvet.
By the time I got to the iconic Gullfoss (Icelandic: Golden Falls) it was cloudy and late so I tried it in monochrome. I bought a variable neutral density filter for the trip to get long waterfall exposures and used it here. I didn't really like the filter though - It was hard to control the setting and I think I would have been better off with a fixed nd filter.
Some info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullfoss
The mighty Gullfoss, Iceland, pre-dawn.
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A magnificent waterfall on the Golden Circle. It almost became a hydroelectric dam, but a local woman stopped it from happening. There are many stories about why it is called the Golden Falls.
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The Gullfoss is not exactly my favorite waterfall - it disappears too inconspicuously into the gorge. I had actually booked the accommodation nearby because I wanted to go to Kerlingarfjöll the evening before. Unfortunately, an early onset of winter thwarted my plans - the Kjölur was already closed and so I couldn't get to Kerlingarfjöll. So I spent the morning at Gullfoss and in connection with the sunrise and the autumn colors, even Gullfoss makes a difference...