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Foss á Síðu, Iceland

Medium fine art print: 13" x 9"
Price: €59  
Large fine art print: 28.8" x 20"
Price: €199  

Award Details:
* Silver Crest from the Irish Professional Photographers Association in 2006.

Description:
Waterfalls are one thing that Iceland does not lack. There are so many spectacular falls around the island, many of them unnamed. In any other country most of them would have a dedicated tourist stop complete with overpriced gift shop, but here they are unspoilt.

Foss á Síðu (literally, Waterfall in Síðu) is one such. It is actually three waterfalls next to each other (although it's possible that one or both of the minor falls is ephemeral and just happened to be flowing when I visited).

From the road it is spectacular, but it is close up that its real majesty is revealed. A short climb up a grassy hill to the side of the falls reveals this splendid pine tree clinging to the ridge of a similar bank of earth closer to the falls.

As is often the case with photography, removing context lends drama to this scene. The waterfall appears as if from nowhere at the top of the frame, and vanishes into nowhere at the bottom. The tree appears to be growing almost in mid-air. This sort of view allows the viewer to appreciate the remarkable detail and tonality in the water itself, as well as in the cliff behind it.

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