Gudrun's photos

Rough lava layers at Hvitá river near Hraunfossar. The Hallmundarhraun lavas were erupted ca.1100 years ago from Langjökull central volcano 10-Week Picture Projects: Textures, Week 4 - rough

Yareta is a typical plant of the altiplano growing at altitudes between 3200-5200m. It's a compact and dense perennial of the Apiaceae (umbelliferae) family with very small pinkish flowers and grows only 1,5 mm a year. Many of the plants are over 3000 years old. Being used as fuel by the indigenous population they are sadly getting rare. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yareta

Oreocereus trollii is a cactus growing in Northern Argentina and Bolivia at altitudes of 3000-4000m. It can grow up to 50cm tall, is covered in (hard) white "wool" and has very sharp yellowish thorns. This photo was taken on the Tupiza-San Vicente road at El Sillar at appr. 3700m.

Morning blue hour at Ørnes harbour. Ørnes has ca. 1600 inhabitants and is the centre of Meløy kommune. It is a regular Hurtigruten stop and a busy hub for fjord ferries to the many islands in the area. In summer it's a popular tourist spot with Svartisen glacier one of the main attractions.

Hohernzollernbrücke is a railway and foot-/cycle-bridge over the Rhine. The fence separating trains and foot passengers/ cyclists disappears under the tons of love locks. Wiki deutsch HFF!

6.30 p.m.- start to a night of aurora hunting. The moon was so bright that everything cast shadows. EXIF as stated on the right Lens: Tokina 11-16/2,8, tripod, 2sec.selftimer plus mirror lockup, fully manual. Developed in Lightroom from a single RAW shot, white balance adjusted to ca. 3900 Kelvin, noise reduction, lens correction and minor adjustments to clarity, contrast, highlights, shadows and sharpness.

Somewhere between Harstad and Finnsnes- first sunrays at a quarter to ten on a very cold winter morning.

Dawn on the pier at Binz on the island of Rügen HFF!

Near sunset in the maze of skerries and islands south of Brønnøysund.

This iceberg has turned upside down showing its underside smoothed by water

In an old kiwi fruit sorting shed- the once translucent walls are covered by dirt and lichen.

View from Kniphofia walk on Saint Michael's Mount towards Marazion

Saint Michael's Mount seen from the terraced Gardens. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/st-michaels-mount

St. Michael's Mount lies on a tidal Island in Cornwall and is reached by causeway at low tide. In the 11th century it was given to the Benedictines by Edward the Confessor and was the Cornish counterpart to Mont Saint-Michel. Since the 17th century is has been the home of the St. Aubyn family. The current castle dates from the late 19th century and it is now managed by the National Trust .

Stuttgart Kunstmuseum was designed by Berlin architects Hascher and Jehle and opened in 2005. It houses (among others) an important collection of works by Otto Dix. www.kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de

At Hurtigruten pier in Nøstebukten, waiting for departure. Top right is Fløyen with the illuminated track of Fløybanen.

Rorbuer are traditional fishermen's huts which nowadays are often turned into holiday homes. Behind these rorbuer at Svolvær harbour drying racks full of cod can be seen.