Valley of wonders.
Inhabited since the settlement times, Bárðardalur in the North is among the longest valleys in Iceland. These morsels of autumn colour were picked up a few days ago.
The Fall Tales collection.
Gullfoss í Bárðardal
5DS, 24-70L f/2.8 II
Lone rowan in a birch forest
5DS, 100-400L IS II
Árkrókshvammur – Eyjardalsá in Bárðardalur
5DS, 24-70L f/2.8 II
Who doesn’t love fall, with all its vibrant colors. I must confess that I don’t associate Iceland with fall colors, but I’m very happy to be proven wrong after seeing your beautiful photos. I especially enjoyed the 2nd and 4th in this series.
Yes, it is a different kind of Autumn in Iceland than that found in America or Europe. The Fall colour season here is blink-and-you-miss-it short. It is nothing like the New England scene. There are no big trees or conventional forests in Iceland. What we have are birch, together with rowan and tea-leaved willow, all of which are native to Iceland. Conifers, larch, poplar, and aspens have been recently imported and planted but their spread is still limited.
The Autumn colours are expressed most by birch, rowan, and the tea-leaved willow. The other big contribution to colour – bright red and orange – comes from the shrubbery of berries on the mountain slopes and heaths.
Fall is my most favorite time of year my friend! Iceland is just a wonderful, colorful Country to photograph at this time! Just beautiful colors against the starkness of the volcanic rock/debris! WOW!! I too found a lone red maple in a “sea” of evergreens and it is 1 of my most favorite images!!! Well done!
Thank you, Dan.