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Hafnarfjall

jwelsh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:30:35 +0000

I had hiked all day in search of something dramatic to capture. Fearing the day would end with only tired legs and an unused camera, I settled into a motel south of Borgarnes. As I opened the curtains, golden crags trickling down steep slopes filled the window, and I found my moment.

Hafragilsfoss

jwelsh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:25:06 +0000

If I had followed the traditional rules of landscape photography I would have returned when the waterfall was bathed in perfect light. In this narrow canyon, the rays of light illuminated only the rising mist and not the falling water creating it. I like to capture Iceland despite the imperfect conditions it often presents.

Abandoned farm near Höfn

jwelsh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:46:49 +0000

An abandoned farm found while exploring outskirts of Höfn

Rainbow at Skógafoss

jwelsh — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:57:30 +0000

When I finally photographed Skógafoss, a waterfall just off of the main road on Iceland’s south coast, it was after driving past it several times and avoiding taking the cliché photograph of a rainbow stretching over the falls. Finally, I stopped and captured it for those back home. As I approached the waterfall, the colors retreated into the mist and I shot a few hundred variations of color and falling water.

North Iceland

jwelsh — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:12:38 +0000

Video journal while photographing North Iceland.