Song of the Queen.

The solstice draws near. On a luminous night at this time last year, the low sun lingers, pouring molten light over Herðubreið’s flanks. The Queen of the Icelandic Mountains, Herðubreið, reigns resplendent in this symphonic Icelandic light.

These frames, and the short video below, are from a helicopter excursion over Askja and Herðubreið in the stillness of midnight.

The Light in Iceland collection.

P.S.: On Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (Iceland’s National Day), in homage to the land and its light.

P.P.S: Raga, as used in the title, refers to the fundamental melodic form in Indian Classical Music.