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14-AUG-2014

Gullfoss (3/4)

I’m posting several different views of the falls, but my favorite is the one below.

"Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.

"As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth." (Wikipedia)

A full view of the double falls:

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/800s f/7.1 at 70.0mm iso500 full exif

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Dan Greenberg24-Aug-2014 13:45
Gorgeous! It looks so different during the summer. I almost froze to death photographing it in the winter. Love both your angles and images. ~BV~
William Barletta23-Aug-2014 23:02
I also like the one below best ~V~