Yellow and Pink

Yellow and Pink

A small corner house in Reykjavik, Iceland. Love the colours. There was a music lesson going full swing when I passed there. I think they were beating drums. Photo Info Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 48mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/160s

Drekinn

Drekinn

Drekinn, a shop in Reykjavik, Iceland. Drekinn means dragon in English. Photo Info Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/100s

Bump Ahead

Bump Ahead

A sign warns of bumps ahead in the road. Pretty large bumps in the distance too. Photo Info Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 125mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/5000s

Viking Longboat

Sólfar, The Sun Voyager

This is a metal statue in Reykjavík of what looks like a Viking longboat but according to the Wikipedia page is in fact a “dreamboat”. It is a common misunderstanding that Sun Voyager is a Viking ship. It is quite understandable that many tourists think like this when travelling in Iceland, the land of the …

Is that an axe

Is that an axe?

A statue of Leif Ericsson stands in front of the Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland. Photo Info Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 18mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/1000s

symbols of the world

Symbols of the World

The Star of David, Dollar signs, the Masonic eye, Christian Cross and a symbol I (and Google Goggles) don’t recognise. All on a sticker in the Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland. In the church tower there’s a door leading from the observation area into the warmth inside. This sticker is over that door. Stranger yet …

Derelict Reykjavik Highrises

Derelict Reykjavik Highrises

What I’ve seen of Reykjavik so far has been really nice. Buildings are colourful, the streets are for the most part well maintained and the city centre has cobbled streets so it’s pleasant to walk around. While on our photowalk today we passed these buildings on the sea front. I thought they were just another …