BlogHide Resteemsparrikar (37)in iceland • 10 months agoÞorgeirskirkja við LjósavatnOn this Good Friday. Þorgeirskirkja is new (2000) but its location is of historic significance to the Icelandic nation. Around 1000 AD, the pagan chieftain Þorgeir, who lived here on Ljósavatn…parrikar (37)in iceland • 11 months agoFerry BaldurFerry Baldur plies across the water body Breiðafjörður to and from Stykkishólmur and Brjánslækur. It is the quicker mode of access to the Westfjords area in Iceland. These images were taken within…parrikar (37)in iceland • 11 months agoLight in Iceland: DrangaskörðA study in light: Summer’s night at remote Drangaskörð in Strandir, Westfjords of Iceland.parrikar (37)in goa • 11 months agoPumpkin on SaleSeen in the village of Morpirla, Goa.parrikar (37)in iceland • 11 months agoReykjavík Moon RisingIn Iceland you get only one chance. A couple of days ago I was wandering around town and saw the full moon rising. By the time I dashed home to fetch my camera bag and drove back to the apposite…parrikar (37)in iceland • 11 months agoHerðubreið – The CrownThe crater atop Herðubreið, Queen of the Icelandic Mountains.parrikar (37)in goa • 11 months agoMisty in GoaPainted stork enjoying the morning calm from its perch in Batim, Goa.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearBrennisteinsaldaThe colourful ridge Brennisteinsalda in the Landmannalaugar area, south-central Highlands of Iceland.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearSmölun – A PreviewSmölun is the nationwide sheep round-up in Iceland that takes place at the beginning of every Autumn. The animals are guided through valleys, lava fields, sand deserts, over mountain ridges –…parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearHvannadalshnjúkur, Blue HourHvannadalshnjúkur (approximate pronunciation: kvanna-daalsh-nyookur) is a compound of Hvönn (Angelica), Dal (valley), and Hnjúkur (mountain peak). It sits atop the Öræfajökull volcano, an outlet…parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearTindfjallajökullOne of the smaller glaciers in Iceland – Tindfjallajökull.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearVöðlavík RevisitedThis remote bay in the Eastfjords of Iceland was the locale of the most challenging rescue operation in the history of the US Air Force. An Icelandic fishing vessel Goðinn went down in a raging…parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearA New Morning, A New Year2024 is here. Sunrise – looking south towards the North Atlantic Ocean from the Lakagígar area, Highlands of Iceland.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearLight in Iceland: Reykjavík SymphonyMusic of the spheres. Today evening in Reykjavík – moonrise over Skarðsheiði.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearChristmas 2023Gleðileg Jól, Feliz Natal, Merry Christmas! ‘Tis the Season – a selection of churches from around Iceland.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearBrettingsstaðir í FlateyjardalFlateyjardalur in North Iceland, a valley of great beauty, now lies abandoned.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearSkeiðarársandur – 1This is the first post of a series on the sand desert Skeiðarársandur in South Iceland. I expect it to range over three or four instalments. The images were taken in the month of December when the…parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearLight in Iceland: LjósufjöllThe delectable sight of Ljósufjöll (“Light mountains”) in Snæfellsnes, Iceland.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearArnarfjörður WinterscapesMountains of Ketildalir in Arnarfjörður, Westfjords of Iceland.parrikar (37)in iceland • last yearHornstrandir: StraumnesLate summer’s night in remote Hornstrandir, Westfjords of Iceland.
