All Blog Posts Tagged 'Iceland' (4)

Magnificent Volcanic Eruption in Grimsvotn, Iceland

"It took us 90 minutes to fly to Grimsvotn with a strong wind against us," said filmmaker Jon Gustafsson a couple days ago. "The eruption looked magnificent in the sunset. Once we landed 5 miles away from the crater the cold glacier air hit us like a truck. We tried to work outside but I only lasted for a couple of minutes.

"Pilot Reynir Petursson also didn’t want to stay on the ground for too long since it was very windy and the ash fall was unpredictable.… Continue

Added by Eugene on May 24, 2011 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Pic of the Day: Iceland at 1 A.M.

Today's incredible Pic of the Day comes to us by Reykjavik, Iceland-based graphic design student Thorleifur Gunnar Gíslason. "Me and my friend Hörður Ellert Ólafsson went on a photography road trip around Iceland in June 2010 to capture the Icelandic landscape at night on the brightest time of the year here in Iceland," says Thorleifur Gunnar Gíslason. "During late June the sun does… Continue

Added by alice on March 4, 2011 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Dramatic Waters of Iceland (12 photos)

For two weeks in October, French photographer Michel Rajkovic visited Iceland, looking to shoot not just its beautiful landscapes but to capture something intangible. "There's something magical about Iceland," he tells us. "The light, the waterfalls, the rocks, the lava fields...I wanted to show what I felt in that country. I hope people will see something behind these images, it's not only… Continue

Added by alice on February 5, 2011 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

Beauty and Stillness of Iceland (13 photos)

With a total population of only about 320,000, Iceland is a European island that's known for its cold and uninhabitable combination of sand and mountains. Highly geologically active, Iceland received worldwide attention this year after its volcano Eyjafjallajökull caused numerous flight delays across Europe, stranding passengers as they waited for Nature's fury to subside.…

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Added by alice on December 19, 2010 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

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