Golden Sunrise at Vestrahorn
by Alexios Ntounas
Title
Golden Sunrise at Vestrahorn
Artist
Alexios Ntounas
Medium
Photograph
Description
Vestrahorn is a breathtaking mountain in south-east Iceland. You will find it in Stokksnes Peninsula, close to the town of Höfn. To get to Vestrahorn you will have to drive about six hours from Reykjavík and therefore it is most often visited by those travelling the South Coast of Iceland or are on a road trip around the ring road of the island. On the Ring Road drive east past Höfn and after around 7km, just before reaching the tunnel, turn right onto an unmarked gravel road. Follow this road for around 5 km and you will have reached the black sand beach of Vestrahorn. Keep in mind though that since Vestrahorn is on private land you will have to pay a fee to get there!
Vestrahorn is a quite wild and remote location. It is made out of iron and magnesium rich gabbro rock, which leads to its dark and jagged appearance. Vestrahorn translates to “West Mountain” due to its proximity to the similar Eystrahorn, or “East Mountain”. Its dramatic peaks reach up to 454 meters (1490 ft). The mountain rises behind a beautiful black sand beach with sand dunes scattered all around.
You might ask what time of the year is best to visit Vestrahorn. No matter whether you visit this place in Autumn, Winter or Summer it has a lot to offer for sure. If you are a photographer this iconic mountain could be described as a playground since there are so many different compositions to choose from! If you are lucky and there is no wind you will also be able to see the reflection of Vestrahorn into the calm ocean water. No wonder why this is such a famous tourist location.
In this photo you can see a golden sunrise at Vestrahorn mountain in Stokksnes, Iceland. The sunlight hits the snowy mountain peaks and the black sand dunes! A few clouds are filling the blue sky. The morning sun found a small opening between the clouds and casts warm light into the scene. The peaks of the mountain remain in the shadows though. Maybe the snow the fell last night will last a little bit longer!
Totally worth it waking up in the middle of the night and driving there in sub zero temperatures since we were greeted with such an epic sunrise!
A black and white version of this photo is available in my Black and White collection.
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March 20th, 2020
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Comments (32)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular healing nature composition, lighting, shading, lovely warm colors and artwork! F/L voted
Apostolos Kaloudis
Love the light and the contrast with the dark sand and green grass spots! A fabulous composition Alexios!!
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2022 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!
Taphath Foose
Beautiful image, Alexios!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Your Best Work"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of The Artists Group, 10/23/2021! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest SUNRAISE.
Neli Stoyanova
Congratulations on being featured on the home page of the FAA Group “Everything Sunset.” I am proud to display and promote your talents. Please post your featured image in the group's discussion thread so it remains available for viewing in the group.
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Alexios – your stunning scene has been chosen as a Selection of the Week by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! It has been featured on the group homepage and placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Daniel Beard
Marvelous image Alexios! And Congratulations on the features for this image! L/F Following