So I went to Iceland for a month... 4K image dump [OC]

Last winter I didn't have much going on in the way of work, so decided to take off to Iceland for a month. It was a long cold lonely road, but I have never seen such a beautiful place. Every 10 minutes I would see something amazing and worth a photograph, and I came home with more than 500 images to add to my portfolio. This is the first round of my favorites.

This is the classical shot of Iceland, probably the first place everyone goes, Kirkjufell, or Church Mountain.

Got soaked on this one

One of Iceland's least visited falls which I found hard to believe, but it was in a pretty remote part of the eastern fjords.

Frozen Dettifoss

Had to put on my snowshoes for this top one, as I got caught in a blizzard near Akureyri. These railings were covered in icicles a foot thick, as the mist from Europe's largest waterfall were right beneath them.

Colorful Night in Namaskard

The orange glow of the eruption of Bardarbunga Volcano on the horizon, the northern lights high above and fumaroles in the geothermal area of Namaskard.

Silica Rich Pool

I had to hike 25 miles to get to this area of concentrated thermal features in the Icelandic interior. For some reason, I decided to save some scratch and not get a 4X4, so I got stuck on the trail trying to drive here. But I wasn't going to let that stop me...

Out on a Ledge

In Iceland's northern most tip, high above the Arctic Circle, hanging out on a cliff of Hornstrandir, where the only thing north is the ice cap.

Iceberg Beach

Near the famous Jokulsarlon, icebergs are constantly jumbled and tumbled on a black sand beach.

Europe's Largest Waterfall

Little pillows of snow accumulated after a blizzard hit at Dettifoss.

Standing in Awe

This was the first time I've ever seen the northern lights, I couldn't believe how fast they dance across the sky, no image or video I've ever seen (or taken myself for that matter) can do justice to how beautiful and awe inspiring it is to witness them for yourself.... Go!!!!

Frozen Macroscape

Bubbles frozen on the surface of a glacial lagoon.

A Band of Horses

These majestic beautiful creatures were everywhere and super friendly, with their famous rock star manes.

The Blue Lagoon

Even cooler in my eyes than the famous Blue Lagoon were these nearby silica rich streams running through an ancient lava field.

Interstellar Set

If this looks vaguely familiar, its because its one of the glaciers that Interstellar was filmed on.

BA 64

An old fishing trawler ran aground in the east fjords, a nice glow of light pollution with the northern lights trying to peak through the clouds.

From Inside the the Glacier

I was roaming around glacial caves under Fjalljokull and found this little window looking out onto the calving face of the glacier.

Cotton Candy Sunrise

Jokulsarlon is a large glacial lagoon filled with icebergs breaking off from the glaciers in Vatnajokull National Park.

The Heart of the Glacier

One of the coolest places I've ever encountered, sometimes it pays to just walk off into the wilderness..