A tall, powerful waterfall plunges down a cliff made of dark, geometric basalt columns. The pale grey-brown water crashes into a pool below, sending mist into the air. The surrounding landscape is rocky and barren, with almost no vegetation, giving the scene a raw, volcanic feel.

Iconic Aldeyjarfoss — nature's own masterpiece.
Created with both force and grace.
Quietly admiring it, humbled and in awe.

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Here's where I really had to use focus stacking and exposure bracketing. THIS is why #landscape photographers haul around tripods!

Capturing #Aldeyjarfoss during a chilly dawn last week.

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Ice crystals formed instantly on my lens! (A quick edit on the road.)

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Image Credit: sunspics
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Brown rock surrounds a waterfall of white. Gray hexagon rock columns line the exposed rock face on either side of the cascading water.

Iconic Aldeyjarfoss Waterfall in Iceland. Simply breathtaking. From July of 2018. #waterfall #iceland #nature #aldeyjarfoss

The majestic Aldeyjarfoss waterfall in the north highlands of Iceland at sunrise.

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#Aldeyjarfoss is in the northern highlands of #Iceland and features a 20m drop of the Skjálfandafljót river.

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Aldeyjarfoss Waterfall in the north of Iceland.
After a long drive along a rough gravel road and an even longer hike along a snowy mountain track, we were rewarded with the breath-taking sight of possibly the most beautiful waterfall in Iceland.

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Photographer capturing an image of the very large and impressive Aldeyjarfoss waterfall in Iceland

Aldeyjarfoss - Fellow photographer Wes shoots the falls in Iceland and provides scale to the image.
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Compressing 5 minutes of the mighty Aldeyjarfoss into a single image. 😄📸

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If you think you've seen it all when it comes to waterfalls, Aldeyjarfoss just might surprise you!

See it on the online map: mysecretmap.com/spot/IS/alde... or listen to our audio guide: mysecretmap.com/tostore

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