On the night of the Harvest Moon of the Autumnal Equinox I captured this image of the midnight blue sky set against a series of tall pine trees. On this eve, the moon served at a wonderful backlight to set the scene.
Gullfoss, in Iceland's Golden Circle, is a massive waterfall which is composed of two distinct steps which fall at 90-degree angles to one another. The upper tier drops 12.5 metres (41 ft) and spans nearly 240 metres (800 ft) across, with the left side (pictured here) cascading down a nice rock staircase. The right side (not shown) rushes into a narrow throat then plunges down 32 metres (105 ft) into the lower canyon. This foss definite must see in Iceland.
Off the coast of the Vatnsnes Peninsula in North-West Iceland stands the majestic Hvítserkur, a 15 meter (50 ft) high monolithic basalt sea stack. As legend has it, this eroded volcanic dyke is a petrified troll. The troll lived in Strandir in the Wesfjords and wanted to tear down the bells at Þingeyraklaustur convent. Icelandic trolls don't like the sound or sight of churches or church-bells. Unfortunately, the troll got caught by the first rays of the sun and was turned into stone by daylight.
