A different angle of the Godafoss, the waterfall of the Gods. When a waterfall has such a massive volume of water going over it there is always a lot of spray, almost everywhere, and seemingly especially where you want to be for the shot. There is nothing like drops of water all over your lens to ruin your shots, and if you don’t see it until the evening when you are downloading your images it can ruin your whole day. You quickly develop a little ritual, check exposure, frame the shot, check the focus, mirror up… wipe the lens carefully, then quickly take the shot… repeat until you have one that is droplet free.
Oh yeah, don’t fall in!
Godafoss or rather Goðafoss, as it is correctly spelled in Icelandic is the waterfall of the Gods, or the waterfall of the big chief… depending on how its translated, I’m told. I’m not speaking much Icelandic at this stage, though I am working on it…
Legend has it that about 1000 years ago the head of the Norse community in Iceland, the Lawspeaker, after converting to Christianity, threw the statues of the Nordic Gods into the river from the top of the Falls, at least that’s how the story goes. Either way, it is one of the most spectacular places I’ve yet been, and somehow the waterfall of the Gods is a fitting name.
This shot was just after a very grey dawn with lots of spray finding the lens of the camera. There was lots of wiping in between shots, and the camera had a rain jacket on. Its shot on the Hasselblad H4d-60 with the 28mm lens.
Photo Tour of Iceland 2015.
I have dates for the first Photographic Tour of Iceland for 2015, we will be in Iceland from August 25th until September 3rd 2015. I don’t have all the details yet, a few things like price we are still working out, but for the latest you just need to keep watching the Blog, or go to the Iceland Photo Tour Page.
