DAY-BY-DAY
Tour of Iceland 7 – The North
The North of Iceland deserves a few days visit, since there are so many things to see and it makes a good base to the gravel roads that take to the inland.
The Namafjall geothermal field is located on the east side of Lake Myvatn. Also known as Hverir, it includes solfataras and boiling mud pots, surrounded by sulfur crystals of many different colours. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/500 sec ƒ/8 ISO 64
Sulfur crystals may assume many different colours. Nikon D810, 38 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/125 sec ƒ/8 ISO 64
“Bathing strichtly forbidden”. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/200 sec ƒ/8 ISO 64
“The Waterfall of The Gods”, Goðafoss is located in river Skjálfandafljót near fosshöll. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/640 sec ƒ/8 ISO 64
In Icelandic, “Lake Mývatn” means “lake mosquito”. Nikon D810, 44 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/200 sec ƒ/8 ISO 64
In Icelandic, “Lake Mývatn” means “lake mosquito”. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/60 sec ƒ/11 ISO 64
In Icelandic, “Lake Mývatn” means “lake mosquito”. Nikon D810, 120 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/125 sec ƒ/11 ISO 64
Selfoss waterfall, in Vatnajokull National Park. Notice the haze on the left side. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/200 sec ƒ/8 ISO 64
Dettifoss waterfall. Nikon D810, 95 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/125 sec ƒ/6.3 ISO 64
A house on road 85 to Husavik. Nikon D750, 105 mm (80-400.0 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/800 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 1250
Moss makes a very fertile substrate. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/640 sec ƒ/6.3 ISO 64
The long road from Akureyri to the Vatnsnes Peninsula. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/125 sec ƒ/6.3 ISO 64
Drying fish stand near Svalbarð. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/200 sec ƒ/6.3 ISO 64
Natural art piece near Illugastaðir. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/160 sec ƒ/6.3 ISO 64
Sheep will stare at you. Near Illugastaðir .Nikon D750, 105 mm (80-400.0 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/640 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 100
A house near Illugastaðir. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/160 sec ƒ/6.3 ISO 64
Hvítserkur. Nikon D750, 24 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/125 sec ƒ/22 ISO 1600
Il Nord dell’Islanda merita un soggiorno di alcuni giorni, dato che le cose da vedere sono tante e da qui partono anche le strade sterrate che portano verso l’interno.
