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A 2 landscape shot panorama of the stunning Gullfoss in Iceland. I've only just got around to processing my images from Gullfoss from my trip to Iceland in April last year! The rain and the spray made long exposures quite difficult but a little perseverance and I got a few decent enough shots. I'll be uploading most of the good ones to my website.
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
The wide Hvítá river flows southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 metres or 36 feet, and 21 metres or 69 feet) into a crevice 32 metres (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 140 cubic metres (4,900 cu ft) per second in the summer and 80 cubic metres (2,800 cu ft) per second in the winter. The highest flood measured was 2,000 cubic metres (71,000 cu ft) per second. (wiki)
The majesty of Gullfoss, south-west Iceland.
Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá (White River) in southwest Iceland. 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 deep. The crevice, about 20 m wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river.
Gullfoss, together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, forms the spectacular Golden Circle.
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VIDEO → Gullfoss in winter (gorgeous blue light)
VIDEO → Gullfoss in winter (alluring golden light)
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Olfusa river, Southern Region, Iceland, 24th February 2017.
Pentax Espio AF Zoom, with Agfa 100 APX film.
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I never realised till looking at some of my records this morning that this waterfall was on the cover of an Echo and the Bunnymen album, very cool!
Shot on hasselblad 500cm, Kodak tri-x pulled to 200, 150mm lens.
The location where the Hvitia river disappears into a deep ravine creating the amazing Gullfoss Waterfall.
Gullfoss waterfall, Iceland. Its Icelandic name can be translated to "Golden Falls" and the fall is located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in the Golden Circle region, not far to the east of Reykjavik.
This is the sideways view at the second (lower) step of the waterfall. Both steps present great opportunities for various compositions. It was this angle, however, that caught my attention for longer.
Gullfoss is a massive waterfalls in the “Golden Circle” east of Reykjavik. The day we were there, it seemed that every thing was frozen. The flow was very small. The lower level where you can get closer to the waterfalls was close due to icy stairs. Later on, we saw something quite rare, at least for us, the moon at the East and the Sun at the West above the horizon…it was pretty cool to see. I got to tried my in camera double exposure where I shot the moon with my longest zoom and then the waterfall at the widest end. Near by is Strokkur is where you can see Geysir, a medium size geyser that would explode every 8 to 12 minutes and sometimes a double explosion a big one followed by a smaller one. .
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
The wide Hvítá river flows southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 metres or 36 feet, and 21 metres or 69 feet) into a crevice 32 metres (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 140 cubic metres (4,900 cu ft) per second in the summer and 80 cubic metres (2,800 cu ft) per second in the winter. The highest flood measured was 2,000 cubic metres (71,000 cu ft) per second. (wiki)
EOS R - Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
One of Iceland's natural treasures and makes a great tourist attraction. Probably there are thousands of photos shot there every day. I was lucky to get some shots between rain showers.
There was one waterfall above all others that I wanted to see in Iceland. It has its origin in the glacier lake Hvítávatn (white river lake) at Lángjökull glacier about 40km north of Gullfoss. Approx 1 km above the falls the Hvítá river turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11m and 21m as seen here) into a crevice 32m (105 ft) deep. The crevice is approx 20m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length and extends perpendicular 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 measurement was 2000 m³/s!
When you first approach the falls ( as per this shot), the crevice is obscured from view, so it appears that the mighty river simply vanishes into the earth. It's difficult to convey just how large these falls are although if you look at the horizon to the left of the shot you'll see a couple of people trekking across the ridge which gives the scene a sense of scale.
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 by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland. Even after it was sold, there were plans to utilize Hvítá, which would have changed the waterfall forever. Thankfully this was not done and now it is is protected.
7 exp tripod mounted hdr with all the usual pp in acr, photoshop, photomatix and topaz de-noise / clarity.
Nikon D700 and 24-70 f2.8 with 3 stop ND filter. ISO 200, 38mm, f13, 1/25 - 2 sec's.
Gullfoss or "golden falls". Near Reykjavik, on the Golden Circle, it may be Iceland's best-known natural wonder. River Hvítá.
Gullfoss es una de las atracciones más populares del país. Se encuentra en el amplio cauce del río Hvítá, que fluye hacia el sur y a un kilómetro de la cascada gira bruscamente hacia el este cayendo en tres escalones curvados. En ese momento se cae en dos saltos (de 11 y de 21 metros) en una grieta de 32 metros de profundidad, que mide unos 20 metros de ancho y 2,5 kilómetros de largo. El caudal medio en esta catarata es de 140 metros cúbicos por segundo en verano y 80 en invierno. El máximo flujo de agua medido es de 2.000 metros cúbicos.
Durante la primera mitad del siglo XX y algunos años más adelante, se creó una importante especulación acerca del posible uso de Gullfoss para generar electricidad. Durante este periodo la catarata fue alquilada indirectamente a inversores extranjeros por sus dueños, Tómas Tómasson y Halldór Halldórsson. Sin embargo, los intentos de los inversores de llevar a cabo el proyecto fracasaron, parcialmente por falta de fondos. La catarata fue vendida posteriormente al estado islandés. Incluso entonces se idearon planes para explotar el Hvítá, lo que habría cambiado Gullfoss para siempre. Estos planes no se llevaron a cabo y ahora Gullfoss está protegido.[cita requerida]
Junto con Þingvellir y los géisers de Haukadalur, Gullfoss forma parte del Círculo Dorado, una ruta turística de un día muy popular en Islandia.
Gullfoss (dall'islandese: gull "dorato" e foss "cascata") è una delle più note cascate dell'Islanda sud-occidentale, lungo il percorso del fiume Hvítá nel Haukadalur.
La portata media è di circa 140 m³/s in estate e 80 m³/s in inverno. Le acque tumultuose del fiume Hvítá compiono due salti di 11m e 21m di altezza, con orientazione relativa di circa 45°, e proseguono poi in una stretta e profonda gola che si apre nell'altipiano.
Gullfoss, soprannominata spesso "la regina di tutte le cascate islandesi" per la teatralità, la bellezza e i giochi di luce del suo doppio salto, è situata relativamente vicino alla capitale Reykjavík (120 km circa) e fa parte assieme al Þingvellir e i vicini geyser (Geysir e Strokkur) al cosiddetto Golden Circle (Circolo d'Oro), ovvero l'insieme di attrazioni naturalistiche più note e visitate d'Islanda.