As a native Icelander you sometimes forget how amazing Icelandic nature actually is and start to wonder what all the fuss is about. Having the mountains and the sea, black sands, waterfalls and lava fields in front of you every day makes it easy to forget how majestic they are. But every now and then something comes along which allows you to see how amazing they actually are.
Iceland looks great from the ground – but looks even better from the air
This video, published by BoingBoing which was shot by a drone by Russian cinematographer Dima Balakirev is a great example. Balakierev has created a truly striking montage of Icelandic nature which demonstrates that while Iceland looks beautiful from the ground its true majesty is revealed when we see it in context.
For best effect: watch the video full screen and in HD.
Some of the locations in the video
While there is simply too much to see in the video, we at Iceland mag attempted to locate some of the sights. Most seem to be shot in Southern Iceland, south of Mýrdalsjökull glacier and in the Vatnajökull glacier national park.
The first waterfall in the video is Skógarfoss in Southern Iceland, followed by an aerial view of the spire of Hallgrímskirja church in down-town Reykjavík. The next view is of a car driving near Jökulsárgljúfur in the Vatnajökull glacier national park followed by several views of the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. The black sands by Eystrahorn in Lónssveit, South Eastern Iceland, followed by small waterfalls in Eastern Iceland and a car crossing the bridge over the river Jökulsá í Lóni.
The geothermal area is Námaskarð by Mývatn lake in North Western Iceland, while the airplane wreck is in Mýrdalssandur and the aerial shots of sea birds are from above Reynisfjall and Reynisdrangar outcroppings by the town of Vík in Southern Iceland. The glacier looks like Sólheimajökull which protrudes from Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Southern Iceland, followed by rapid cut shots of Dyrhóley peninsula in Southern Iceland, Jökulsárlón by Vatnajökull glacier, jökulsárgljúfur canyon in the Vatnajökull national park, the black sands of Reynisfjara beach with the Reynisdrangar outcropping in the back.
The moral of the story seems to be pretty simple: There is a lot to see in Iceland!
As a native Icelander you sometimes forget how amazing Icelandic nature actually is and start to wonder what all the fuss is about. Having the mountains and the sea, black sands, waterfalls and lava fields in front of you every day makes it easy to forget how majestic they are. But every now and then something comes along which allows you to see how amazing they actually are.
Iceland looks great from the ground – but looks even better from the air
This video, published by BoingBoing which was shot by a drone by Russian cinematographer Dima Balakirev is a great example. Balakierev has created a truly striking montage of Icelandic nature which demonstrates that while Iceland looks beautiful from the ground its true majesty is revealed when we see it in context.
For best effect: watch the video full screen and in HD.
Some of the locations in the video
While there is simply too much to see in the video, we at Iceland mag attempted to locate some of the sights. Most seem to be shot in Southern Iceland, south of Mýrdalsjökull glacier and in the Vatnajökull glacier national park.
The first waterfall in the video is Skógarfoss in Southern Iceland, followed by an aerial view of the spire of Hallgrímskirja church in down-town Reykjavík. The next view is of a car driving near Jökulsárgljúfur in the Vatnajökull glacier national park followed by several views of the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. The black sands by Eystrahorn in Lónssveit, South Eastern Iceland, followed by small waterfalls in Eastern Iceland and a car crossing the bridge over the river Jökulsá í Lóni.
The geothermal area is Námaskarð by Mývatn lake in North Western Iceland, while the airplane wreck is in Mýrdalssandur and the aerial shots of sea birds are from above Reynisfjall and Reynisdrangar outcroppings by the town of Vík in Southern Iceland. The glacier looks like Sólheimajökull which protrudes from Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Southern Iceland, followed by rapid cut shots of Dyrhóley peninsula in Southern Iceland, Jökulsárlón by Vatnajökull glacier, jökulsárgljúfur canyon in the Vatnajökull national park, the black sands of Reynisfjara beach with the Reynisdrangar outcropping in the back.
The moral of the story seems to be pretty simple: There is a lot to see in Iceland!
