Nokia was looking for the ultimate test for their new amazing camera phone, the Nokia 808 Pureview with a revolutionary 41 MILLION PIXEL camera! So, with a team from Kin Design and Design Studio in London they came to me for the ultimate challenges that could be found on the island of fire and ice - and in the space above it! Here are the results:
Hjörtur
ps. if you're looking for the ultimate challenge for yourself, your films or your products - you know who to turn to ;)
Dettifoss waterfall is Europe's most powerful waterfall. Located in North Iceland it is not the easiest one to reach, having to drive some bad gravel roads. Last week German tourist had an accident on the way to the waterfall rolling over their car. They got away unharmed but the car was wrecked. They got a ride back to town with the police, but not to make the day a complete waste, the police drove them first the last few hundred meters to Dettifoss waterfall so they could experience it's magnificence before heading back home. That's police that is here to serve ;)
This fantastic image of the waterfall is shot by Daniel Brim.
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Water is the foundation of life. Here in the North we have the privilege of having what feels like unlimited sources of fresh water (though in some cases, it's frozen).
Here are a few awesome examples of the water flowing around us:
Gásadalur in the Faroe Islands by g.Norðoy
This amazing shot of Seljalandsfoss in South-Iceland is called "Tears of Heaven", shot by Pétur Gunnarsson. When you drive east Route 1 you can see the waterfall for a long period. Do stop when you get there. You can actually walk behind the 60 meter high waterfall and standing behind it watching the world through the waterfall is a pretty amazing thing.
Godafoss waterfall in N-Iceland. When Iceland was Christened in the year 1.000 Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði took his pagan god statues and threw them in the waterfall. Since then it's been called Goðafoss, or the waterfall of the gods. The waterfall is at the northern end of Sprengisandur. This fantastic picture of the waterfall is the work of Andri Elfarsson - who's got many more like it!
Svartifoss waterfall in Skaftafell National Park, one of the most photogenic waterfalls in Iceland. And not as scary as many of the big ones. It's an easy hike up to the waterfall from the parking lot at Skaftafell. A photo by - f i r s t l i g h t -
What makes Svartifoss so photogenic is the amazing basalt columns that surround the waterfall like a cathedral. Looking at this waterfall, you can see what inspires the architecture of Hallgrimskirkja church in Reykjavik. This winterphoto from Svartifoss is taken by Örvar Atli.
Gullfoss waterfall at winter time - all frozen. This photo is taken by Sandra Dögg in -17°C.
Dettifoss waterfall in Iceland, Europe's most powerful waterfall. It's a long way for the melting water from Vatnajokull to the sea and big rivers run to the south, east and north. This one, Jökulsá á Fjöllum (literally meaning glacier river on mountains), runs to the north. The waterfall is so loud that you have to shout to the ear of the person next to you and you can feel the earth trembling beneath you. Still, it gets three times bigger during floods. This dramatic picture of Dettifoss waterfall is by Elis Bergur.
Dynjandi (e. Thunderous) waterfall in Arnarfjordur in the Westfjords in Iceland. It's in a fjord within a fjord and derives its name from the thundering sound you hear when you sail in the fjord. Because of where it is located, you hear the waterfall long before you see it. This is a picture perfect waterfall and one of my favorites, maybe partly because I grew up in this fjord as a kid. Nowadays, I and a few colleagues offer guided hiking tours in the area during summer. This picture is taken by Völundur Jónsson.
Skogarfoss waterfall, right below the infamous Eyjafjallajokull volcano. And a nice old Beetle in the forground. A photo by Ingibjorn. This is a must stop on route 1 in Iceland.
A waterfall in a small creek in Greenland by Miguel A Pedrera.
An unknown waterfall in Greenland by sibuxton.
Though the rivers are usually short in Greenland, they can be very powerful. Here's a short river running from the Greenland ice cap. Shot by Twoodburn2001.
Nope, this is not Greenland. This is actually from the Faroe Islands. Waterfalls everywhere. Shot by little-frank.
and finally, a water falling up instead of down in the Faroe Islands. This image is called "Áin flettur upp um seg" by Jan Egil Kristensen who has an interesting description of the phenomenon, explaining the phrase: "A more literal meaning is when a woman is lifting her skirt - think Marilyn Monroe. Probably an element of male wishful thinking here. If the wind can lift the creek, it would have done wonders to a girl's skirt. Keep in mind that underwear was not worn until the early 1900s."
What a waterful world!
Hjörtur Smárason, an anthropologist, an internet junkie and a traveller seriously infected with insatiable curiosity. A father of five and a marketing specialist in my daily life. You can also read my blog about internet marketing: Marketing Safari.
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