Look again.
You have seen thousands of photos of Skógafoss. Can you tell what is special about the image below?
The answer lies in the second photo. In 9 out of 10 images of this waterfall (Google it), there is a persistent notch, a thinning in the curtain on the left side of the falls. The water is not distributed evenly across the lip. During very occasional periods of substantially elevated discharge, the Skógá river activates sections of the lip that are normally only weakly supplied. The result is a nearly continuous curtain across the full width, an uncommon sight at Skógafoss.
A short video illustrating the two states accompanies this post.
5DS, 100-400L IS II
5DS, 100-400L IS II
