Waterfall of the Gods - Goðafoss, Iceland
Goðafoss in north-east Iceland is one of the most photogenic waterfalls we have in Iceland although it is only 10-15m high. In either summer or winter it has alot to offer for the travelling photographer. The access is easy, only 500m from the main ring road. Even in snowy winter the access is pretty straight forward although we managed to get my 4x4 stuck 5m into the short stretch of road that leads to the waterfall.
The best angle to shoot is from the east bank. There one can scramble down into the shallow gorge.
We where lucky enough that it had snowed heavily with really cold temperatures before and during our trip around Iceland. This created some nice ice formations and turned the otherwise brownish muddy glacier river into a cold blue and clear stream.
Comments and faves
Anne Bloom/one love, .Brian Kerr Photography., Gunnar Gestur, Anna Omiotek-Tott GardenArtPhotos, and 358 other people added this photo to their favorites.
.Brian Kerr Photography. (28 months ago | reply)
That is stunning...
Anna Omiotek-Tott GardenArtPhotos (28 months ago | reply)
Timless...
niccodeamus (28 months ago | reply)
beautifully composed. great colours
Beta Photography (28 months ago | reply)
amazing view!
hó (28 months ago | reply)
Frábær mynd!
Jos Kuklewski (28 months ago | reply)
brilliant image!
*Jonina* (28 months ago | reply)
Glæsileg mynd.
Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE* (28 months ago | reply)
wow! amazinf place , lovely tones !
Igor Nikitin (28 months ago | reply)
Great composition. Exceptional shot.
jeeeweee (28 months ago | reply)
No Way!!.............................Master of Motion and Light
One Big Fab Fave
Nice sunday
Jan
Coco Carrigan (28 months ago | reply)
Awesome view !
mnapoli (28 months ago | reply)
Excellent, the long exposure effect with the water is very clean and nicely done.
gjengi [deleted] (28 months ago | reply)
brrrr.. sooo cold!! love it!
snailhand (28 months ago | reply)
Damn, we were not able to find the path in the snow... and we didn't have 4x4... This is great!!!
JLM_DCC (28 months ago | reply)
great shot, well worth the effort!
NoMoreRain (28 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!!
I went there on summer, but with snow it's magic!!!
Andrew Kumler (28 months ago | reply)
Fantastic image. Completely gorgeous.
Ó.Guð (28 months ago | reply)
Glæsileg mynd ! Þú hefur verið heppinn að fá snjó og ís fyrir þessa töku.
Francis Gagnon (28 months ago | reply)
Just beautiful!
Murphy Photography (28 months ago | reply)
AWESOME shot !
Thomas Sittler (28 months ago | reply)
Absolutely breathtaking!
your work is so great
Mr. Tambourine (28 months ago | reply)
wonderful landscape!
Helga Haraldsdóttir (28 months ago | reply)
Glæsimynd!
Babak (Babaky) (28 months ago | reply)
love it, the fg snow covered rock makes this special..
Sæmi (28 months ago | reply)
Flott, eins og alltaf hjá þér!
mist74 (28 months ago | reply)
Tolle Aufnahme ! Iceland ist einfach wunderbar !
gut licht !
michael
Lorna689 (28 months ago | reply)
Marvellous Image love the colors
Sir Francis Canker Photography © (28 months ago | reply)
What an amazing shot, so well captured by you..
dubus regis (28 months ago | reply)
froid !!!
splendide composition et travail artistique
superbe
Panorama Paul (28 months ago | reply)
Wow man... I'd pee in my pants with excitement if I were to see and capture something like this!
www.adrianobranconeves.com (28 months ago | reply)
beautiful!
pDOTeter (28 months ago | reply)
amazing how it looks in winter, love what you did with it
brandonhuang (28 months ago | reply)
you captured this beautifully! love the cold colors :)
titoalo (28 months ago | reply)
Every of your shots makes bigger my wishes to visit your country.
G3orge Dalziel (28 months ago | reply)
Hard to top this one, love the way you captured the swell around the foreground rock & the falls in the background. The ice around the rock-face must have been a moment to savour,wow!!!. Had the snow in the foreground been sharper it would have blown me away, amazing shot. You really are selling Iceland on me.
Very Important Photo (28 months ago | reply)
Love it ! Congrats ! Faved...
Sunrise@dawn 風傳影像 (28 months ago | reply)
TOP-NOTCH INDEED!!!!!
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wrtrekker (Jerry T Patterson) (28 months ago | reply)
A knockout shot Orvar ...fantastic ... so many elements to make this a great capture.
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INKED99 (28 months ago | reply)
Instant FAV. Fabulous comp!!!
kh-photos ~ Kurt ~ (28 months ago | reply)
Spectacular!
Perry Dovell [deleted] (28 months ago | reply)
Awesome capture nicely done.
*Ziia (28 months ago | reply)
amazing !
PhotoSenseDatum (28 months ago | reply)
awesome!
G Luff (28 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
Jared Ropelato (28 months ago | reply)
unbelievably beautiful falls. Great treatment. Love the comp with the rock in the bottom right. Very nice work.
diamir8000 (28 months ago | reply)
one of my favourite photos here. I know this one quite well, but never in winter.
GlobeTrotter 2000 (28 months ago | reply)
Cold ... but so beautiful !!
Eric Leslie (28 months ago | reply)
That's a stunner for sure. That's so clean it should be printed huge!
Chee Seong (28 months ago | reply)
What a stunning location. It looks better when covered in snow. Great capture Orvar.