Iceland - Kirkjufell at sunrise
by Olivier Parent
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Iceland - Kirkjufell at sunrise
Artist
Olivier Parent
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Iceland : Kirkjufell mountain and Kirkjufellfoss (falls) in Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. Kirkjufell is known as the arrowhead mountain in Game of Thrones.
Iceland is a volcanically and geologically active island in the North Atlantic Ocean, just outside the Arctic Circle. It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Many fjords punctuate Iceland's coastline, which is also where most settlements are situated. The island's interior, the Highlands of Iceland, is a cold and uninhabitable combination of sand, mountains, glaciers and lava fields.
Kirkjufell is a 463 m high mountain on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. Kirkjufell contains volcanic rock, but is not a volcano. It is a former nunatak, a mountain that protruded above the glaciers surrounding it during the Ice Age. A true icon of Iceland, Kirkjufell Mountain, with its pyramidal shape which sits on a peninsula, surrounded by multiple beaches. and the nearby presence of the pretty 16-meter-high waterfall named Kirkjufellsfoss flowing into a small lake close to the sea, is quite a magical place. Kirkjufell literally means “church mountain” in Icelandic.
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January 15th, 2021
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Comments (33)
Nicklas Gustafsson
Beautiful picture! Voted for this in the Photography Only Landscape Images contest.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATIONS - COLOR ONLY
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest SUNRISE AND SUNSETS
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art Forever with You – Creative and Unique Outdoor Images” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2021 June: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (June 28, 2021)
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. 4/30/21 l/f/pin
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Olivier – your stunning scene has been chosen as a Selection of the Week by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! It has been featured on the group homepage and placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Murray Rudd
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group 'Promote Your Work Here and Get Noticed.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's featured image archive (l/f and, if you allow pinning, pinned at www.pinterest.ca/tendrelimages/01-promote-your-work-here-get-noticed/)
Linda D Lester
Beautiful work!
Olivier Parent replied:
Thank you very much Linda! When I went to Grundarfjörður, I really did not imagine I could have Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellfoss for me alone, but the sun rises so early during summertime… Most tourists do not wake up that early ;)… I was very surprised to see nobody around enjoying that glorious sunrise. Lucky me!
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