Iconic mountain and its many moods.
The handsome Hlíðarfjall is part of the Krafla volcanic system in the Mývatn area of north Iceland. This “rhyolite lava dome” was “formed in sub-glacial eruptions some 20000-30000 years ago.” (vide Iceland by Thor Thordarson and Armann Hoskuldsson, Classic Geology in Europe series, Terra Publishing, 2002)
First splash of light
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Final kiss
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Crisp in Fall
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Fall foliage
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Blowing off steam
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Winter blues
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View from Krafla – Hlíðarfjall is the farthest
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Time to reflect – with Kristinn Ingi Pétursson
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[…] photograph is inspired by the fifth photograph (Blowing off steam) in Rajan Parrikar’s post Hlíðarfjall. Not as dramatic and emphatic as the one on his blog, but at least an attempt to recreate something […]