Dettifoss

Dettifoss, 45m high and 100m wide, is one of Europe's mightiest waterfalls. River Jökulsá a Fjöllum comes from the northern side of Vatnajökull and has carved a deep gorge (Jökulsárgljúfur) with several waterfalls.
www.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is/en/areas/jokulsargljufur/interpretation-and-knowledge/about-dettifoss
www.iceland.de/virtuelle-islandreise/nordostisland/der-dettifoss

Stefani Wehner, Erhard Bernstein, Roger Bennion, Berny and 48 other people have particularly liked this photo

74 comments - The latest ones

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Wow, what an impressive waterfall !!
~~Happy~~ FF and enjoy your weekend

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you, Jaap! Lots of water that day, also from the sky;-)

17 months ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Oh, von nun an geht's bergab (mit dem Wasser...) (◕‿-)

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Udo! Und wie! Diese Schlucht entstand, als Vulkane unter dem Eis ausgebrochen sind und riesige Mengen Schmelzwasser in kurzer Zeit gen Meer geschossen sind.

17 months ago.

neira-Dan ^club

impressionnant et peut-être dangereux

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to neira-Dan ^club

Merci, Dan! You shouldn't fall into the canyon, you wouldn't get out alive...

17 months ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Grandiose et spectaculaire prise joliment partagée..Dynamique.
Bonne et agréable fin de semaine.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, Malik! Have a good weekend!

17 months ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

wow, spectacular view, great shot

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Mario Vargas ^club

Thank you, Mario!

17 months ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

Gigantisch, Gudrun.
Ausgezeichnete Perspektive mit den Personen im Vordergrund.
Schöne Grüße und ein angenehmes Wochenende
Erich

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to sea-herdorf ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Erich! Es hat so stark geregnet, dass ich diesmal nicht dort runter wollte;-)

17 months ago.

uwschu ^club

hFF Gudrun, gewaltige Wasserkraft

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to uwschu ^club

Danke vielmals, Uwe! Ja, da rauscht gewaltig was runter!

17 months ago.

beapixa ^club

Wow, die Menschen i sehen aus wie aus der Modeleisenbahn, da gibt es aber keine Wasserfälle.
HFF Gudrun und ein schönes, gemütliches Wochenende für Dich.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to beapixa ^club

Schönen Dank, Beate! Ja, der ist wirklich gewaltig, von näher dran sieht man das auf Fotos meist gar nicht mehr.

17 months ago.

Marije Aguillo ^club

Impresionante salto de agua. Estuvimos y salimos empapados.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Marije Aguillo ^club

Muchas gracias, Marije! This time the rain from above was as wet as the spray from the falls- I didn't even bother to go down;-)

17 months ago.

Madeleine Defawes ^club

Superbe et impressionnant !
HFF et Bon weekend. Amitiés

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Madeleine Defawes ^club

Merci, Madeleine!

17 months ago.

Max Biobauer ^club

Wunderschönes Foto!!!

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Max Biobauer ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Jens! Aber Schietwetter- SIntfluten von oben....

17 months ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Einfach nur gewaltig !

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Besten Dank, Uli!

17 months ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Wow! Such an amazing sight Gudrun................and you've captured it beautifully.

I like the way you've captured the movement and power of the water, which is most Impressive. The detail in the surrounding landscape is superb and it's good to see some people in the foreground for scale.

I can't believe there are people walking round on the far side.............surely that can't be a safe viewing area?

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thanks a lot, Keith! I find this fall difficult to photograph, from nearby you lose the sense of scale. That's why I didn't even bother to go further down- and because the weather was abysmally bad;-)
You can see the falls from the other side but they warn you to be extremely careful. Anyway, the road on the eastern side is very bad so not many people go there.

17 months ago.

Edna Edenkoben ^club

Wow, das ist 'ne landschaft. Einfach klasse, die landschaft und das foto!

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Edna Edenkoben ^club

JHerzlichen Dank, Edna! Touri-Hotspot, aber lohnt sich trotzdem. Hier waren wir morgens vor den Horden und außerdem war Sauwetter....

17 months ago.

Edna Edenkoben ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Tja, solche faszinierenden orte sind leider oft touri-hotspots. Der Grand Canyon zum beispiel, aber der lohnt sich ja auch... :-))

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Edna Edenkoben ^club

So isses! Wenn man zu den richtigen Zeiten (früh oder abends) kommt, sind eh die meisten noch nicht da oder schon weg.

17 months ago.

cammino ^club

Ich kann das Rauschen hören und den Wassernebel spüren ...

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to cammino ^club

Schönen Dank, cammino! An dem Tag war's von überall her nass- gelbe Wetterwarnung, es sei kein Tag für Wanderungen;-)

17 months ago.

TOZ ^club

Thats a waterfall Gudrun great Image.
HFF have a great weekend.
TOZ

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to TOZ ^club

Thank you so much, Gordon!

17 months ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Gudrun
A very nice picture, which I like very much!
I remember Dettifoss from my trip there.
Perhaps I should post a few more of my Iceland pictures too..
Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thanks very much, Peter! Yes, do post some more! This was my 3rd visit to Dettifoss and I didn't bother going further as the weather was so bad, ankle high puddles even on the first part of the path...

17 months ago. Edited 17 months ago.

trester88 ^club

Grandioser Ort!

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to trester88 ^club

Großen Dank, Wilhelm!

17 months ago.

niraK68 ^club

was für eine breite Wasserwand

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to niraK68 ^club

Schönen Dank, Karin! Da rauscht ordentlich was runter!

17 months ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Wow! Great sense of scale with the people there.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks a lot, Gillian! I have been down there too on former visits, this time I didn't fancy getting any wetter than I already was;-)

17 months ago.

Makrofan ^club

Tolle Aufnahme. Wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende!

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Makrofan ^club

Danke vielmals, Karl, ebenso!

17 months ago.

Anton Cruz Carro ^club

Absolutely spectacular. You have to wear a good raincoat to see it up close. Best wishes, Anton.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro ^club

Thank you so much, Anton! I was in full raingear anyway because it was raining heavily;-)

17 months ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

You have so many wow's Gudrun, and here is another....WOW!
A wonderful shot. As Anton says, spectacular!! Another of your pictures that I keep coming back to :-))
Wishing you a good weekend.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

Thanks very much, Rosa! I had to use the raincover for my camera for this one, it was wet from all sides. The falls are always spectacular, no merit of mine;-)

17 months ago.

Pat Del ^club

Very impressive !

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Pat Del ^club

Thanks a lot, Pat!

17 months ago.

WiePet ^club

Was für ein beeindruckender Anblick - großartig!

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to WiePet ^club

Besten Dank, Wiebke!

17 months ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

beeindruckend.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Schönen Dank, Markus!

17 months ago.

Amelia ^club

WOW! With an experienced guide who does not follow satnav instructions you get to see this. I'm not surprised you needed your camera cover for this, Gudrun. I imagine in sunny weather there would be a rainbow, but this is fantastic weather without anything extra.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Thanks a lot, Amelia! Usually there are loads of people in this place, there's a huge parking lot that's easy to to reach with a normal rental car. So this is one place where you wouldn't need a guide;-) This was my 3rd visit and I have yet to see it in sunshine with a rainbow....

17 months ago.

tiabunna ^club

Very impressive falls indeed, Gudrun.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you so much, George!

17 months ago.

Buelipix ^club

Jaaa, zum Dettifoss musste ich gleich zweimal hin!
1x Ostseite, 1xWestseite ...

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Buelipix ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Alex! ich war 3x dort, aber immer auf dieser Seite. Dieses Jahr war das Wetter so gruselig, dass die andere Seite noch extremer rutschig gewesen wäre. Ich bin nicht mal hier ganz runter, weil ich keine Lust mehr auf die sehr tiefen Pfützen hatte. Beim 1. Besuch war ich unten, beim 2. habe ich mir lieber den Selfoss angeschaut....

17 months ago.

Heide ^club

Wieviel Kraft so ein Fluß mit seinen Wasserfällen hat ...
Wundervoll und spannend das zu sehen!

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Schönen Dank, Heide! Der hat immer extrem viel Wasser, der Fluss kommt vom größten Gletscher Europas. Und wenn ein Vulkan unter dem Gletscher "heizt", wird hier evakuiert....

17 months ago.

cp_u ^club

Beeindruckend!

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to cp_u ^club

Danke vielmals, cp!

17 months ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Eine titanische Kulisse*****

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Nouchetdu38 ^club

Merci beaucoup, Nouchet! Gruß von Prometheus;-)

17 months ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Beeindruckend - gerade auch im Vergleich zu den Menschen.

17 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Percy Schramm ^club

Schönen Dank, Percy!

16 months ago.

Rainer Blankermann ^club

Eine spektakuläre Aufnahme. Mir gefällt die Power, die im Wasserfall steckt!

16 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rainer Blankermann ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Rainer! Da kommt enorm viel Wasser vom Gletscher runter, oft ist es braun-grau durch all das Gesteinsmehl.

16 months ago.

Esther ^club

Wow! That is a powerful waterfall.

16 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thanks a lot, Esther! It can become even more powerful when a volcano melts some of the ice under Vatnajökull- but then they close off the area;-)

16 months ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

Other peeps have said "Wow!". It's definitely a Wow! from me too, Gudrun. An awe-inspiring perfectly chosen viewpoint and the inclusion of the brightly coloured figures is the perfect addition and they give such scale to the scene. Even more breathtaking when viewed large.

16 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Thank you so much, Roger! On a former visit I was down there but the photos didn't really reflect the power and size of the falls, too near.... This time I didn't bother because of the very bad weather and only took two photos which turned out better than the former ones;-)

16 months ago.

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