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A slow exposure, landscape image of Gullfoss, in Iceland's Golden Circle, on a very wet day.
I was never really happy with this image. I wanted to use a slower shutter speed or do a bracket exposure but it was raining heavily and the spray coming up from the falls made it just too difficult to keep water of the glass. I guess I will just have to go back! :-)
Gullfoss waterfall is one of Iceland's most beloved waterfalls. The river Hvítá makes a dramatic plunge down 32 metres into a canyon.
Gullfoss, Iceland
Man oh man. This was such a beautiful waterfall and so full of raw power. I was eventually one of those folks who walked up the icy path to get up close and personal with the majestic cascades. I feel the snow really helped the blues of both sky and water really pop out. I hope to one day see these falls (and many others) again one day in the summer time with lush greens in the landscape.
Gullfoss is one of Iceland's most popular waterfalls. It's located in the canyon of the Olfusa river. It falls 32 meters in two drops, the longest drop is 21 meters, it's certainly an impressive sight.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland and part of the Golden Circle. Many people consider the waterfall one of the most beautiful in Iceland. The water cascades down in two stages, one 11 m (36 ft) high, and the other 21 m (69 ft), into the 2,5 km (1.6 mi) long crevasse below. Catastrophic flood waves created this crevasse at the end of the Ice Age. Constant water erosion lengthens it by 25 cm (9.8 in) a year.
I went back to Gullfoss the next morning when it was sunny out and got there at 6 AM before all the tourist buses arrived. It was amazing to have this spot all to myself.
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 waterfalls in Iceland.
Les chutes de Gullfoss en Islande.
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© D. Delion/photojournalist
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.
If the sun shines there is a rainbow. the amount of water blowing up is incredible. Wipeing the lens every shot!
This is the famous Gullfoss that you see on the Golden Circle tour in Iceland. The 'Gull' part of the name is approximately pronounced like 'gult' in English (but further back in the mouth and with a hiss of air a bit like 'll' in Welsh). The thing is that this reveals the connection with 'gilt' or 'golden' in English. 'Foss' is waterfall in English, so what we have here is 'The Golden Waterfall'. The golden idea may be because of colours in the spray or perhaps reflections of the setting sun on the water surface. The river is the Hvítá, or White River, probably so named because of the rock flour which turns the water milky - the river drains the icecap Langjökull (sort of pronounced Lang-jurkult, but with that small explosion of air on the 'lt' at the end). The contrasting angles of the two stages of the waterfall reflect widespread fault directions in Iceland, the result of its particular tectonic history.