Auggie W's favorite photos

The iceberg on the right resembles Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie;-) Sieht der rechte Eisberg nicht ein bisschen wie die Elphi aus?;-)

The black sand beach of Reynisfjara is very popular with tourists but dangerous because of strong currents and sneaker waves. Seen here near sunset, the inset photo was taken a bit later. icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2016/02/10/iceland_s_most_dangerous_beach_claims_another_life

HFF and a happy New Year, folks!

The Sunday Challenge (TSC): "Preparations... next Sunday is Christmas Day, so most of us will be getting ready this week , shopping, cooking, wrapping presents, writing/sending cards, going Carol singing etc " I had to go into town for a final bit of present shopping. This is our main shopping mile on a cold and sunny day, thankfully it wasn't too crowded. Polaroid "treatment" in Color Efex Pro, the original is in the note.

Rainbow over Skaftafellsjökull and Svinafellsjökull, two outlet glaciers from Vatnajökull. The dirt road leads to the construction site for a new bridge over Skeiðará (see inset photo) Regenbogen über Skaftafellsjökull und Svinafellsjökull, zwei Gletscherzungen des Vatnajökull. Die Schotterstrasse führt zur Baustelle für eine neue Brücke über den Fluss Skeiðará (s.PiP). Stitched from 2 photos EXIF: 1/125 • f/13.0 • 24.0 mm • ISO 250/ Canon EOS 6D/ EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Hnausapollur (also called Bláhylur) is an explosion crater/maar at the southern end of the Bárðarbunga fissure swarm near Landmannalaugar. The cones and craters in that area were formed by explosive fissure eruptions In 870 (Vatnaöldur) and 1480 (Veiðivötn).With 3,3 respectively 6,7 km³ basaltic tephra these were the largest hydromagmatic fissure eruptions in historic times. The major worry during the 2014/15 Holuhraun eruption was that a dyke would turn southwest from Bárðarbunga and trigger an eruption which would have endangered the hydroelectric power plants in the area (contingency plans including the blowing-up of dams were made). Hnausapollur (auch Bláhylur genannt) ist ein Maar in der Nähe von Landmannalaugar am südlichen Ende des Bárðarbunga- Spaltensystems, 100 km vom Zentralvulkan entfernt. Die Kraterreihen in der Gegend entstanden durch explosive Spalteneruptionen im Jahr 870 (Vatnaöldur) und 1480 (Veiðivötn). Mit 3,3 bzw. 6,7 km³ basaltischer Tephra waren dies die größten hydromagmatischen Eruptionen in historischer Zeit. Die größte Sorge während der Holuhraun-Eruption 2014/15 war, dass der Vulkan auch einen Ausbruch nach Südwesten auslösen könnte, der die Wasserkraftwerke in der Gegend zerstört hätte- Notfallpläne inklusive Sprengung von Staudämmen lagen in der Schublade. Stitched from 9 verticals EXIF: 1/200 • f/8.0 • 60.0 mm • ISO 320/ Canon EOS 6D/ EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Sunset light over Trondheimsleia near Kristiansund

View of Berner Oberland from Gurten: Mönch and Eiger were hidden by cloud, but Jungfrau (4158m) showed her face. The "Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch" were inscripted as UNESCO World Heritage in 2001. whc.unesco.org/en/list/1037 Blick vom Berner Hausberg Gurten auf das Berner Oberland: Jungfrau (4158m) ist zwischen den Wolken zu sehen, Mönch und Eiger blieben verhüllt.