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I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and when links with FLICKR were terminated in March 2014, I was retained and fortunate enough to be signed up via a second contract, both of which have proved to be successful with sales of my photographs all over the world now handled exclusively by them.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and eighty six metres at 13:23pm on Thursday 8th November 2018, off Biskupstungnabraut 35 at Gullfoss (Golden falls) waterfall, on the Ölfusá river in the South-west of iceland, located in the canyon of the Hvítá (white river)which begins at the Hvítárvatn glacier lake on the Langjökull glacier in the highlands of Iceland.
This tiered cataract waterfall has two drops of around eleven and twenty one metres, falling into a crevice thirty two metres deep and flows at a rate of between eighty and one hundred and forty cubic metres per second depending on the season.
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LATITUDE: N 64d 19m 37.90s
LONGITUDE: W 20d 7m 18.70s
ALTITUDE: 186.0m
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The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river.
As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth.
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::: Part of my ICELAND series
::: Take a break, have some coffee, visit Space Garden
Gullfoss is a waterfall in the canyon of Hvítá river to the east of Reyjavik, Iceland. This is the lower falls.
Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. The wide Hvítá flows southward, then 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 drops 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 weather was dull and overcast, so I went for black and white. See if you can spot the tourists in the photo.
Known as the Golden Waterfall, the River Hvita plunges down 230 feet into the ravine of Gullfossgljufur. The series of falls are spectacular with huge volumes of water cascading down into the chasm.
An album with pictures from the Golden Cirkle would not be as it should be if there wasn´t a picture of the waterfall Gullfoss. So here you are the picture of Gullfoss from a very tourist like perspective.
If you look closely at the bank of the river to your right then it looks as there is some water also comming from there. But there isn´t. It´s only the steam comming from the waterfall that has frosen on that bank that looks like water.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvítá rushes 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.
Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland
© Copyright 2012 Mark Warnes Photography All rights reserved. This image is not free for use
Taken and originally posted in 2015.
Just above the falls at Gullfoss ("Golden Waterfall"), an iconic waterfall in Iceland on a river fed by Iceland's second largest glacier. The water plummets more than a hundred feet in two stages into a rugged canyon with walls up to 230 feet high.
Gullfoss is a part of the river Hvítá (the same name, but not the same river as the river which Hraunfossar falls into). The river comes from the glacier Langjökull further north, the 2nd largest glacier in Iceland.
It consist of two falls, one 11 meter high and the other 22 meters high. But what it may lack in height, it takes back in power and beauty. In summer she runs at 140 m³/s, but with a record of a whopping 2000 m³/s!
Gullfoss is a part of the "Golden Circle" of attractions that many tourists take on a day excursion from Reykjavik. The other sites are the Geysir area and Þingvellir UNESCO World Heritage site.
It is said to be the most dangerous river of Iceland, which of course means that you can go rafting there. Not through the waterfall though, I presume :-)
Through Gullfoss the river falls into a 2,5 km long and 70 meters deep gorge. The gorge was created by a gigantic flood at the end of the ice age. Erosion helps the gorge grow by 25 cm each year.
Gullfoss was actually contracted to a firm for the purpose of building a power station. But the daughter of the land owner disagreed and threatened to throw herself in the waterfall. She protested by walking barefooted the 120 km to the capital Reykjavik. She eventually got help from a young lawyer, who later ended up as the first president of the independent Iceland.
Gullfoss waterfall on the Hvítá (White River) (which later becomes the Ölfusá), which is one of the most stunning vistas I have ever seen
Golden Circle tour (Gullni hringurinn) in Iceland
Gullfoss (pronounced "Gütlfoss") is a waterfall in the Hvítá river in south Iceland. It is one of the most popular waterfalls due to its two stages of 11 m and 21 m that look like a staircase. From a specific point of view, it looks like the water is swallowed by the earth. The average water flow is 140 m³/s in summer and 80m³/s in winter.
Gullfoss forms the "Golden Circle" together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur.
This capture has been taken with a ND-filter 3.0 / 1000x plus ND-filter 0.9 / 8x to get this extreme flat water effect.
Gullfoss waterfall, located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. The name means "golden falls" - 'though it's much starker than that suggests in autumn/winter :-)
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss (Golden falls), the second largest waterfall in Iceland which is 32m tall. It is actually composed of two waterfalls.
Well I am back from my Iceland trip. It was very adventurous with snow and wind but overall it was a great trip. Only let down is that I didn't get to see the northern lights this time. However I had some great light during my trip.
This is taken at Gullfoss at the edge of the highlands - pretty much as much inland as you can go this time of the year. It was already difficult getting here with roads completely covered in ice. Inspiration for this shot comes from David Clapp and his Godafoss photo.
I have been to this waterfall before when I visited in summer, but it is even more beautiful in winter with ice covering everything around. All the spray from the waterfall freezes, creating a coating on ice on everything, including me and the camera. This spot is actually not accessible in winter because of ice, but I put on my crampons and had a go at night when no one was around.
I am running an astrophotography workshop in August 2015 in Cyprus. Why don't you join me to photograph the Milky Way and Perseids Meteor Shower?
You can find more information on my website: esentunar.com/workshops