Sigurhæðir ...

might be translated to "Victory heights". This house was built by Matthías Jochumsson in 1903. Matthías was a priest and a poet. He was the author of the poem "Lofsöngur" a.k.a. "Ó guð vors lands", Iceland's national anthem. The house is now a museum dedicated to Matthías and his legacy. If anyone's interested in the poem it can be found here.

I spent a few day's of my vacation in Akureyri last week and took a tour around the village, mainly to shoot the places I spent my time while attending collage there in the late eighties. I might upload some of it soon.

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David db (...Sartène...) says:

Nice quiet place!
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ALtammar Q8 says:

beautiful shot
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Lumase says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Master Photographer, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

As always, perfect.
It would be nice to read the poem, even if I don't read so many icelandic words.
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globalindex says:

very impressive!!!
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Ana Santos says:

Niceeee.
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prairiedog (away visiting family) says:

superb image~
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aevarg says:

Glæsileg mynd!

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Sandra Leidholdt says:

Fantastic!

Congratulations!! You are the Master Photographer
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Gísli Dúa says:

Iss.. hefði boðið þér uppá kaffi. Töff mynd jarl.
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ZiiZ says:

Brilliant composition
the water is lovely

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Entons says:

Very nice composition and angle!

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Lulybelle says:

Stunning...
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1987porsche944 says:

It's amazing...both serene and peaceful and also ominous and foreboding. I like that about your style. =)
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freshairsandiego... to Vegas says:

I was instantly drawn to this photo
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the octagon says:

nice shot, water looks great
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Lovely shot!

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Kiddi Einars says:

Alveg mögnuð mynd!
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Nancy Rose says:

Wow...Nice work!!
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Joseph Orsillo says:

wow, beautiful~

I consider this to be a fantastic picture! Please consider posting it to Picture Fantastic. It would be a great addition to the pool!
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PJP_ says:

beautiful........
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G A V A says:

great hdr.. works very well. nice shot
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42leaves says:

Beautiful. The waterfall is stunning.
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Erick Loitière (OQP | Busy) says:

Awesome!
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NikolaT says:

so u are _uncommons guiding star !!!

absolutely fantastic work

cheers
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TimboDon says:

Lovely work and a great choice of angle!! nice one
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j0hng4lt says:

great shot
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Florian Seiffert (F*) says:

another fantastic shot!
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Mari™ says:

Fabulous
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mliebenberg says:

Pefection Asmundur!
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Audunn says:

Vann einmitt við að búa til þennan foss
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stingyCH says:

Fantastic
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risaka_g0kiel says:

Hmm...kReN j9a
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risaka_g0kiel says:

w0w. . . . !!?
AmAziNg. . . . !!?
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agaaa90 says:

beautiful! the water is so hypnotic
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AlexShot Photography says:

Wonderful ;-)
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B. Dudley says:

Terrific angle.
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