Christina got this great shot of a lava field being eroded away by a glacial river.
Before we came to Iceland, before we even bought plane tickets, we began to research the sorts of things in which we’d be interested in seeing. One of our main joined areas of interested is scenery that makes for beautiful photographs (Michael) or for great attempts to make beautiful photographs (me).
When you’re in Vik, there are a few breathtaking sights that are hard to ignore. There are basalt columns, glacier rivers, the black lava beaches, an awesome natural stone archway, and even the remains of a crashed plane. And let us not forget that the whole area is surrounded by glacier covered mountains and covered in fields of laval rocks and sand.
Panoramic shot of the incredible mountains, glaciers and the vast black sand desert on the way to our first destination. We had to go a bit off the beaten path for this one… (Make sure to click and view it at it’s full size)
Having a light schedule for the day, the only fixed point was checking into our hotel in Nupar (near Skaftafell National Park) in the afternoon, we decided to dedicate most of our free time to photography. We grabbed breakfast and headed to the beaches.
Abandoned U.S. Navy Plane
The morning light, black desert, and pale sky made the wreckage look like something directly out of a Sci-Fi movie.