the Power Of Water, a photo from Reykjavik, Reykjavik

Photographer's Note

Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvíta river in southwest Iceland. What a wonderful sight. Water mist, massive size, and a roaring sound. The path to the spectacular viewpoint is wet but takes you right into the falls on natural ground. These falls “fall” to a mostly hidden depth and feels like the waters plunge into a bottomless abyss. The water takes a complete 90 degree turn winding through the canyon path the Hvita river makes. There is a lot of water here. This is a must see waterfall for those who love this type of natural gift. We had visited about five falls before this one, each beautiful and impressive, but this one is a serious contender.

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Note: It is wet and very slippery. I walked out to where these folks are - right on the edge - no safety wall just a single wire rope between you and "not" you. But worth the walk and being right there - the noise, wetness, the feeling. You can see the whole falls which is not possible to photograph all at once.

holmertz, Royaldevon, ikeharel, jean113, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, dale54, jemaflor, papagolf21 heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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holmertz (102650) 2019-10-29 2:51

Hello David,
This looks almost as huge and impressive as the Niagara (well, "almost"), but it's no doubt the tiny persons on the edge of the cliff that make this an interesting composition. We don't need much imagination to realize those rocks are slippery when wet. And they are always wet.
Regards,
Gert

carlo62 (81265) 2019-10-29 4:29

Ciao David
la presenza delle persone è determinante per capire tutta la grandezza e la forza di questa cascata.
Ottimo punto di osservazione e ottimo risultato finale.
Saluti
Carlo

Sergiom (117241) 2019-10-29 6:11

BOnjour Docteur,

On ne peut pas résister à une aussi belle scène. Les eaux rageuses qui se heurtent aux rochers avec des spectateurs trop près qui tentent le coup. Superbe cadrage.

Amicalement

Serge

Royaldevon (85896) 2019-10-29 8:06

Hello David,

This is a stunning image!
The waterfall looks magnificent, as it surges and cascades.
We can understand why all the figures are clothed in rainproofs and seem to be encased in mist!
A fine photograph of an incredible, natural feature!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Gerrit (62042) 2019-10-29 11:20

Hello David,
Quitre spectacular when you see the scale because of the tiny figures on the edge. Great shot.
thanks and regards,
Gerrit

jean113 (27847) 2019-10-29 12:45

Hello David, an excellent shot from a great point of view that emphasises the scale of the falls.
We see the spray rising between you and the rocks where the people are standing, which gives an excellent impression. Those people are very brave or foolhardy?
Kind regards, Jean.

PaulVDV (62880) 2019-10-29 13:06

Hello David,
Your picture shows the power of nature excellently, more specifically the power of water.
A difficult and even dangerous hike to the spot where those visitors are located. But certainly very rewarding.
You expressed it well in your note: a single wire rope between you and 'not' you.
The rocks in the bottom left corner add a nice green colour to the photo and even much more on the pictures in the WS.
Best regards, Paul

COSTANTINO (116421) 2019-10-29 13:12

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
fantastic dynamic photo perfectly executed
presenting Gulffoss waterfall located in the
canyon of the Hvita river in southwest iceland

what a beautiful photo and how many people
down there
welldone
regards
Costantino

dale54 (17768) 2019-10-29 14:08

good evening to you david..this is what i call a WOW photo,well thought out scene and shot ..amazing scale too! tfs dale

Nicou (193806) 2019-10-29 21:11

Hello

les personnes donnent bien l'échelle du site quelle évaporation de l'eau quelle captage fantastique ces chutes d'eau et cette ambiance sueprbe compo
bravo et amitié
Nicou

jemaflor (147076) 2019-10-30 0:20

Hi David,
Impressive famous waterfall well presented, good POV and good effect with the view of the tiny people. A strong impression of this river with all the fog given by the fall, tfs.

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-10-30 0:27

Bonjour, cher David,
« La vie est de l'eau dansant sur la mélodie des solides »
Très belle prise de vue, c'est là que l'on mesure la puissance exceptionnelle de l'eau.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jmdias (115100) 2019-11-13 8:26

david

a nice upper view of these falls, the presence of people nearby it gave us a sense of scale. the shapes of the falls remind me sete quedas falls (that were the largest of the world and were destroyed in 1980's), the last falls were similar with this one.

take care

jorge