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Geothermal Areas in Iceland
Boiling mudpots at sunset
This month's image was taken three years ago in late August, just a couple of hours after we had landed at Keflavik International Airport. Iceland's geothermal areas are incredibly fascinating and rich in color. There are not many clear springs and geysers, but you will hear fumaroles and [...]
Fjallabak in Early Summer
Enjoying the serenity
We returned to Iceland in early summer. This year's snowpack at Fjallabak Nature Reserve was above average and the main access routes were still closed when we arrived on the island. On June 22nd, mountain road F208 near [...]
Lupines at Stokksnes
Blooming Lupines at Stokksnes
This month's image was taken last year by the end of June. As you may notice, the lupine flowers were not in their full peak by then yet. Unusual cool weather in spring have resulted in a somewhat delayed bloom along Iceland's south and east coast. The lupines here at Stokksnes as well as the ones at [...]
Alstrom Point - Dramatic changes at Lake Powell
Sunset at Alstrom Point
This month's image was taken in spring 2019. Due to an ongoing extreme drought the water level of Lake Powell was already low by then. But things changed for the worse. Currently in May 2022, there would be hardly any water visible anymore in this type of image taken at Alstrom Point. Most marinas and [...]
Northern Lights Corona
COSMIC RAIN SHOWER
Whenever the Aurora Borealis lights up the night and starts dancing across the sky, it is not easy to stay focused on photography. It gets even worse as soon as the green bow moves towards the "highest point" on the celestial sphere and then - all of a sudden - bursts. You really feel immobilized seeing [...]
Aurora at Dimmuborgir
AURORA SWIRLS at DIMMUBORGIR
We spent the days around the turn of the year in Iceland and we were gifted with a nice northern lights show at Kirkjufell on Christmas Eve. But on most other nights the overcast skies and the severe gales were a bit of a challenge. The sun goes through an 11-year cycle and currently it is [...]
Coyote Buttes: Major changes at the Wave Permits Lottery
Soft evening light on the Second Wave
Some major changes at the Wave permits application are planned for next month. As of June 2020, up to 64 people or 16 groups (whichever comes first) are allowed into the Coyote Buttes North Area on a [...]
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas
ALABAMA HILLS on CHRISTMAS EVE 2018
This month's image was taken three years ago. It shows Cyclops Arch, one of the largest natural arches at the Alabama Hills right at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
We stayed at Lone Pine that night and we wondered why Santa Claus forgot to fill our [...]
Gran Canaria - El Bufadero de la Garita
The ocean's heartbeat
There is one place at Gran Canaria where you can feel the ocean's heartbeat: El Bufadero on the coast at the town of La Garita. It consists of two large bowls carved out of the basalt shoreline which are regularly filled by the waves rolling in from underneath [...]
The face within Kvernufoss
From behind the water curtain
We took this image last year in early October. It shows Kvernufoss, the "little brother" of nearby Skógafoss. Kvernufoss is a stunning waterfall dropping 30 m into a narrow canyon. Its main attraction is the path running into a deep alcove behind [...]