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2011-08-07
1586. Iceland 3.



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1586. Stone from Iceland 3.

Iceland, July, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2011-07-31
1585. Iceland 2.



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1585. Stone from Iceland 2.

Iceland, July, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2011-07-24
1584. Iceland 1.



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1584. Stone from Iceland 1.

the Netherlands, July, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-20
1352. Reykjavik 36.



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1352. Lake Tjörnin 3.

Iceland, August 1, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-18
1351. Reykjavik 35.



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1351. Lake Tjörnin 2.

Iceland, August 1, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-16
1350. Reykjavik 34.



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1350. Lake Tjörnin 1.
It is situated in city centre.

Iceland, August 1, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-14
1349. Reykjavik 33.



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1349. Vista.

Iceland, August 1, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-12
1348. Reykjavik 32.



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1348. Reflection in water 2.

Iceland, August 1, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-10
1347. Reykjavik 31.



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1347. Reflection in water 1.

Iceland, August 1, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-08
1346. Reykjavik 30.



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1346. Water feature.

Iceland, August 1, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-06
1345. Borgarnes 11.



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1345. Corrosion on metal above a church door.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-04
1344. Borgarnes 10.



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1344. Rust caused by a water-puddle in the steel bucket of a digging machine.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-03-02
1343. Borgarnes 9.



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1343. Pipes 2.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-02-28
1342. Borgarnes 8.



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1342. Pipes 1.
On the water-front I found a pile of pipes. This picture was taken of the inside of a pipe. At the end the window of a house.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-02-26
1341. Borgarnes 7.



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1341. Evening-light over the mountains near Borgarnes.
Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-02-24
1340. Borgarnes 6.



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1340. Evening-light on the mountains near Borgarnes.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-02-22
1339. Borgarnes 5.



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1339. Skallagrímsgarður 5.
Close-up of the previous picture.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-02-20
1338. Borgarnes 4.



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1338. Skallagrímsgarður 4.
Egill bringing his dead son Böðvar to the gravehill of his father Skalla-Grímur.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-25
1325. Borgarnes 3.



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1325. Skallagrímsgarður 3.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-23
1324. Borgarnes 2.



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1324. Skallagrímsgarður 2.
Close-up of a beech trunk.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-21
1323. Borgarnes 1.



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1323. Skallagrímsgarður 1.
This beautiful park is dedicated to Egill Skallagrímsson.
The main character in the Egils Saga.

Iceland, July 29, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-19
1322. Landscape in Iceland 104.



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1322. The highest point in the pass between Borgarnes and Stykkishólmur.

Iceland, July 27, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-17
1321. Landscape in Iceland 103.



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1321. Snaefellsjökull 3.

Iceland, July 27, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-15
1320. Landscape in Iceland 102.



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1320. Snaefellsjökull 2.

Iceland, July 27, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-13
1319. Landscape in Iceland 101.



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1319. Snaefellsjökull 1.
Iceland's most westerly glacier mountain.
Snae= snow.
Fell= mountain.
Jökull= glacier.

Iceland, July 27, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-11
1318. Reykjavik 29.



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1318. On the waterfront 7.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-09
1317. Reykjavik 28.



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1317. On the waterfront 6.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2010-01-07
1316. Reykjavik 27.



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1316. On the waterfront 5.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2010-01-05
1315. Reykjavik 26.



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1315. On the waterfront 4.
This shape was formed by sand, stones and water.
It looks a lot like a mill-stone from the Stone Age.
http://img7.travelblog.org/Photos/120516/436494/t/4262915-Mi...

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-03
1314. Reykjavik 25.



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1314. On the waterfront 3.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2010-01-01
1313. BEST WISHES FOR 2010.



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1313. Photoshopped version of picture nr. 1309.

(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-12-30
1312. Reykjavik 24.



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1312. On the waterfront 2.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-28
1311. Reykjavik 23.



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1311. On the waterfront 1.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-26
1310. *****MERRY CHRISTMAS*****



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1310. This is a photoshopped version of picture nr. 1309


2009-12-25
1309. Reykjavik 22.



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1309. The indoor second-hand market at Reykjavik 6.
Christmas decoration hanging from the ceiling.
Picture was taken with slow shutter-speed while zooming.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-24
1308. Reykjavik 21.



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1308. The indoor second-hand market at Reykjavik 5.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-22
1307. Reykjavik 20.



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1307. The indoor second-hand market at Reykjavik 4.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-20
1306. Reykjavik 19.



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1306. The indoor second-hand market at Reykjavik 3.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-18
1305. Reykjavik 18.



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1305. The indoor second-hand market at Reykjavik 2.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-16
1304. Reykjavik 17.



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1304. The indoor second-hand market at Reykjavik 1.
The pictures in this series were taken in a fairly dark space. It was only just possible to take pictures without flash and tripod and the zoomlens on tele.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-14
1303. Reykjavik 16.



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1303. Threatening evening sky over Reykjavik's harbour.

Iceland, July 25, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-12
1302. Reykjavik 15.



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1302. The side of the ship in the previous picture. The shadow is made by a spiral staircase.

Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-10
1301. Reykjavik 14.



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1301. This ship does not differ very much from the original viking ships.

Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker




2009-12-08
1300. Reykjavik 13.



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1300. In the harbour a ship was being painted. It looks a bit like an Icelandic landscape with a blue sky.

Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker




2009-12-06
1299. Reykjavik 12.



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1299. The Njálsgata.
Njál is the person from the saga.
Gata means street.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nj%C3%A1ls_saga

Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker




2009-12-04
1298. Reykjavik 11.



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1298. Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-12-02
1297. Reykjavik 10.



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1297. Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-11-30
1296. Reykjavik 9.



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1296. Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker


2009-11-28
1295. Reykjavik 8.



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1295. Iceland, July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)



2009-11-26
1294. Reykjavik 7.



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1294. Self portrait?

July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)




2009-11-24
1293. Reykjavik 6.



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1293. The weekly credit crisis protest in front of Iceland's parliament building 3.

July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)




2009-11-22
1292. Reykjavik 5.



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1292. The weekly credit crisis protest in front of Iceland's parliament building 2.
The making of this picture took a lot of patience. I really wanted to have the 3 windows in the frame too. When there were exactly 3 people on the right side en 2 on the left I took the picture. The background is just the way I wanted it. It took quite a few exposures. Fortunately this is not a problem with a digital camera. I greatly admire Henri Cartier-Bresson. The master of the "decisive moment"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlUWznm1ufU

July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)




2009-11-20
1291. Reykjavik 4.



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1291. The weekly credit crisis protest in front of Iceland's parliament building 1.
A deafening noise is made with pots and pans and the like. Actually the building is smaller than the average town hall in Britain.

July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)




2009-11-18
1290. Reykjavik 3.



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1290. The side of a ship in Reykjavik's harbour.

July 24, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)




2009-11-16
1289. Reykjavik 2.



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1289. The court-yard of the Red Rock Cinema.
In this theatre you can see the Volcano Show. Films about volcanic eruptions in Iceland.
http://www.visitreykjavik.is/desktopdefault.aspx/12_view-41/...

July 23, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)




2009-11-12
1287. Reykjavik 1.



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1287. Blinde. Quite a bizarre brand name for dark sunglasses. It gives a strange association in Dutch, English, German and the Scandinavian languages including Icelandic.

July 23, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-10
1286. Landscape in Iceland 100.



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1286. Beach in Iceland's south 3.

July 22, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-09
1285. Landscape in Iceland 99.



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1285. Beach in Iceland's south 2.

July 22, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-08
1284. Flora of Iceland 7.



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1284. Beach in Iceland's south 1.
There are a lot of beaches with black lavasand.

July 22, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-07
1283. Landscape in Iceland 98.



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1283. Iceland, July 22, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-06
1282. Landscape in Iceland 97.



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1282. In the backgroend the Mýrdalsjökull glacier.

Iceland, July 22, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-05
1281. Seljalandsfoss 2.



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1281. The wind constantly changes the direction of the waterfall.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-04
1280. Seljalandsfoss 1.



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1280. The waterfall of Seljaland, the Seljalandsfoss, is not known for the amount of water but for its height of 65 meters and also for the fact that you can walk behind it. This is not the main fall, but a small one to the left.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-03
1279. Landscape in Iceland 96.



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1279. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-02
1278. Landscape in Iceland 95.



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1278. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-11-01
1277. Landscape in Iceland 94.



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1277. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-31
1276. Landscape in Iceland 93.



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1276. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-30
1275. Landscape in Iceland 92.



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1275. Landmannalaugar.
Iceland is a perfect country for horse riding trips.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-29
1274. Landscape in Iceland 91.



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1274. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-28
1273. Landscape in Iceland 90.



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1273. Landmannalaugar.
The walkers show the scale of the Icelandic landscape.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-27
1272. Landscape in Iceland 89.



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1272. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-26
1271. Landscape in Iceland 88.



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1271. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-25
1270. Landscape in Iceland 87.



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1270. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-24
1269. Landscape in Iceland 86.



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1269. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-23
1268. Landscape in Iceland 85.



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1268. Landmannalaugar.
Erosion.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-22
1267. Landscape in Iceland 84.



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1267. Landmannalaugar.
The steam is emitted by a so-called fumarole.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-21
1266. Landscape in Iceland 83.



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1266. Landmannalaugar.
The area is famous for the beautiful, especially red colours.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-20
1265. Landscape in Iceland 82.



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1265. Landmannalaugar.
Beautifully eroded hill.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-19
1264. Road in Iceland 17.



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1264. Landmannalaugar.
This road looks reasonable at first sight, but all is not what it seems.
There was a lot of so-called washboard or corrugated road-surface. When you go slowly, you feel every little ridge and when you go fast, it's better for you, but a lot worse for the car.
This kind of road can go on for dozens of miles, then all of a sudden a couple of hundred yards it's okay again to start all over again with the same trouble. On top of that these roads are either very dusty or very muddy. The dust permeates everything if you close your teeth you can hear the grit.

Iceland, July 21, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-18
1263. Landscape in Iceland 81.



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1263. Landmannalaugar.
This river was easily crossable with a 4wd at the moment the picture was taken. That can sometimes change very quickly depending on the weather. The middle section is dry now, but can easily flood after a couple of hours of rain. The widest part is always the best part for crossing, because there the water is less deep and flows slower.

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-17
1262. Landscape in Iceland 80.



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1262. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-16
1261. Landscape in Iceland 79.



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1261. Landmannalaugar.
Most of the river crossings can be done easily under normal circumstances.

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-15
1260. Flora of Iceland 7.



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1260. Landmannalaugar.
Moss.

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-14
1259. Landscape in Iceland 78.



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1259. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-13
1258. Landscape in Iceland 77.



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1258. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-12
1257. Landscape in Iceland 76.



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1257. Landmannalaugar.
Erosion, caused by melting snow, made these neat piles of dead plant and moss material.

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-11
1256. Landscape in Iceland 75.



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1256. Landmannalaugar

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-10
1255. Landscape in Iceland 74.



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1255. Landmannalaugar

Iceland, July 20, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-09
1254. Erosion.



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1254. Laki

Iceland, July 20, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-08
1253. Flora of Iceland 6.



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1253. Lichens.
Actually I don't know if lichens belong to the flora, if somebody knows it, I would like to hear it.

Iceland, July 20, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-07
1252. Waterfall in Iceland 5.



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1252. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 20, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-06
1251. Flora of Iceland 5.



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1251. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 20, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-05
1250. Landscape in Iceland 73.



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1250. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 20, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-04
1249. Landscape in Iceland 72.



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Every day a new picture of our trip to Iceland with a Land Rover 109.
The Iceland series starts with picture 1200 in Archives August 2009.

1249. Landmannalaugar.

Iceland, July 20, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

The conversion of a LAND ROVER 109 from 1982 into camper van:
http://tinyurl.com/Larocamper


2009-10-03
1248. Church in Iceland 2.



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1248. I choose a position whereby the cross is enclosed in the mountain top. The wall in front of the church works as a kind of mirror for the mountain.

Theoretically 80 to 85% of the population belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland also called the National Church of Iceland.

Iceland, July 20, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

"Church in Iceland 1" is picture nr. 738 in Archives of February 2007:
http://zenzien.zoefzoek.nl/zenzien.php?lang=uk&page=archief&...


2009-10-02
1247. Fjadrárgljúfur 8.



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1247. Erosion.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-10-01
1246. Flora of Iceland 5.



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1245. Geranium growing in the wild.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-30
1245. Waterfall in Iceland 4.



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1245. Fjadrárgljúfur.

Iceland, July 19, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-29
1244. Waterfall in Iceland 3.



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1244. Fjadrárgljúfur.
This picture was taken straight down from the end of the path in the previous picture.
No place for people with vertigo.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-28
1243. Waterfall in Iceland 2.



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1243. Fjadrárgljúfur.
The waterfall at the end.
To walk on the paths on the right and the left, you need quite a bit of courage, the ground looks very unstable and the sides are very steep.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

Photography by Joep Janssen:
http://joeponline.nl


2009-09-27
1242. Waterfall in Iceland 1.



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1242. Fjadrárgljúfur.
In spring there is probably a lot more water in the river.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-26
1241. Fjadrárgljúfur 3.



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1241. Chrystal-clear water.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-25
1240. Flora of Iceland 4.



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1240. Fjadrárgljúfur.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-24
1239. Fjadrárgljúfur 2.



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1239. Fjadrárgljufur, Fjadrá is the name of the river and the Icelandic word gljúfur means canyon.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-23
1238. Fjadrárgljúfur 1.



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1238. This deep canyon is on a side-road of the F206 to Laki.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)



2009-09-22
1237. Farm in Iceland 11.



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1237. As far as shades of green are concerned Iceland is a march for Ireland.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

"Farm in Iceland 10" is picture 1010 in Archives July 2008:
http://zenzien.zoefzoek.nl/zenzien.php?lang=uk&page=archief&...


2009-09-21
1236. Mos 15.



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1236. The deepest shades of green are in the wettest places.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-20
1235. Road in Iceland 16.



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1235. On this part of the Laki road (F206) we had to drive very slowly.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-19
1234. Landscape in Iceland 71.



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1234. Strange that the moss is growing on the steep part, you would expect it on the bottom which is less steep. The steep part is much more subject to erosion.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

Beautiful photographs made with emotion by Laura Zwaneveld:
http://www.lauranet.nl


2009-09-18
1233. Landscape in Iceland 70.



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1233. View from Laki mountain.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-17
1232. Landscape in Iceland 69.



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1232. The volcanic fissure Lakagigar as seen from Laki.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-16
1231. Landscape in Iceland 68.



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1231. View from Laki mountain.
The line on the bottom left is a footpath.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-15
1230. Flora of Iceland 3.



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1230. Flower arrangement by nature.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-14
1229. Landscape in Iceland 67.



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1229. Parking place near the mountain Laki in the early morning.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-13
1228. Road in Iceland 15.



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1228. There is still a little bit of snow.
That causes the small streams and they form in the end the bigger rivers.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-12
1227. Moss 14.



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1227. This small stream is the cause of the big puddle in the previous picture.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

Moss 13 is picture 974 in Archives April 2008.
http://zenzien.zoefzoek.nl/zenzien.php?lang=uk&page=archief&...


2009-09-11
1226. Road in Iceland 14.



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1226. The road to Laki.
Sometimes in very good condition and sometimes really big holes.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

Beautiful etchings and a photoblog:
http://www.wimvandermeij.nl


2009-09-10
1225. Road in Iceland 13.



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1225. The road to Laki.
The wetter the moss the greener.

Iceland, July 19, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-09
1224. Landscape in Iceland 66.



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1224. One of the many volcanoes in the Laki area.

Iceland, July 18, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

Beautiful illustrations and interesting photographs by Luuk Bosker:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/luckybee/


2009-09-08
1223. Landscape in Iceland 65.



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1223. Laki.
I always try to find some kind of rhythm in nature. Here it is the repetition of the round form in the foreground.

Iceland, July 18, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-07
1222. Landscape in Iceland 64.



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1222. Laki.
Moss-covered lava field 2.
Icelandic moss can have all kinds of hues. When it is dry it has a greyish tone, but with one drop of water it immediately changes back to green.
Here it has a very warm hue because of the evening light.

Iceland, July 18, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-06
1221. Landscape in Iceland 63.



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1221. Moss-covered lava field 1.
This was our view from the camp-site in the Laki area.

Iceland, July 18, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-05
1220. Road in Iceland 12.



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1220. This is the F206 to Laki. Roads with an F in front of the number are only accessable for 4WD vehicles. The first part was very easy to drive but further on there were a few very bad stretches.

Iceland, July 18, 2009. (© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

Icelandic road 11 is picture nr. 967:
http://zenzien.zoefzoek.nl/zenzien.php?lang=uk&page=archief&...


2009-09-04
1219. Landscape in Iceland 62.



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1219. The paved roads are usually of good quality. The yellow posts are no luxery. There is often hardly a shoulder.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-03
1218. Landscape in Iceland 61.



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1218. Red and white are the favourite colours for farms in Iceland.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-02
1217. Flora of Iceland 2.



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1217. The moss campion (silene acaulis)
This plant often groes together with moss.
In Icelandic it is called lambagras.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-09-01
1216. Flora of Iceland 1.



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1216. Even on the barest soil you can still find something growing.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

For the start of the Iceland 2009 series click Archives and then August 2009.


2009-08-31
1215. Landscape in Iceland 60.



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1215. Farm with Icelandic horses.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-30
1214. Breidamerkurjökull 6.



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1214. Jökullsárlón 5.
Ultimately there is not much left of the glacier, except a few interestingly shaped pieces of ice, the next day everything has returned to water.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-29
1213. Breidamerkurjökull 5.



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1213. Jökullsárlón 4.
In the ice you can see all kinds of colours and hues.
Glacier ice has been so compressed that there are no air molecules left in it. Water molecules without air absorb all colours except blue.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-28
1212. Breidamerkurjökull 4.



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1212. Jökullsárlón 3.
The black stripes are ash deposits from volcanic eruptions. From the thickness of the stripes and the space between them scientists can calculate the age of the ice.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-27
1211. Breidamerkurjökull 3.



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1211. Jökullsárlón 2.
On the ice there were several birds. There is one just right of the triangle.
Apparently they find something to eat there.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-26
1210. Breidamerkurjökull 2.



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1210. Jökullsárlón.
Jökull means glacier in Icelandic and lón means lagoon.
Here the ice that broke away from the glacier forms a beautiful lake.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-25
1209. Breidamerkurjökull 1.



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1209. The Breidamerkurjokull is part of Iceland's largest glacier the Vatnajokull.

Iceland, July 18, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-24
1208. Landscape in Iceland 59.



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1208. The winter-supply of hay lies ready to me moved. It has been sealed airtight in plastic.

Iceland, July 16, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

Landscape in Iceland 58 was made in 2006:
http://zenzien.zoefzoek.nl/zenzien.php?lang=nl&page=archief&...


2009-08-23
1207. Seydisfjordur.



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1207. Arrival in the port of Seydisfjordur.
The road from Seydisfjordur to Egilsstadir is quite steep in a couple of places.
Cyclists are the first to disembark, so you have to overtake them on this road.
I felt pity for them, there was a strong headwind and it rained of and on.

Iceland, July 16, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-22
1206. Faroe-islands 3.



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1206. Downtown Thorshavn.
You have the possibility of disembarking for about an hour.
I don't know if this is the smallest capital in the world, but it will surely be in the top-ten.
In this picture you get a good idea of the size of the Norröna. There would be enough standing-room on the ferry for the complete population of the Faroe-islands (49,000)

Faroe-islands, July 15, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-21
1205. Faroe-islands 2.



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1205. Thorshavn.
Grass-coverd roofs and brighly-coloured houses. There are even a few trees.
On the Faroe-islands you hardly see any trees.

Faroe-islands, July 15, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-20
1204. Faroe-islands 1.



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1204. Disembarking at Thorshavn.

Faroe-islands, July 15, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-19
1203. Atlantic Ocean.



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1203. Between Denmark and the Faroe-islands.
Denmark, July 14, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-18
1202. Hanstholm Denmark 3.



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1202. Leaving Denmark.
Denmark, July 14, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)


2009-08-17
1201. Hanstholm Denmark 2.



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1201. Embarking on the ferry to Iceland.
Denmark, July 14, 2009.
(© Copyright: Henk Bakker)

More information:
http://www.smyril-line.com/


2009-08-16
1200. Hanstholm Denmark 1.



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1200. The ferry to Iceland.