“Godafoss” World’s Most Majestic Waterfall

If you think waterfalls are a dime a dozen, feast your eyes on Godafoss or the Waterfall of the Gods. Although it's worthy of a thousands images extreme weather makes it hard to shoot even one.The Goðafoss waterfall of the gods or waterfall of the goði is one of the most magnificent waterfalls in Iceland. It is to be found in the Mývatn district of North-Central Iceland at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. MS Goðafoss, an Icelandic ship named after the waterfall, was carrying both freight and passengers, and it was sunk by a German U-Boat in World War II, resulting in great loss of human lives. Most of the Photographer had similar experience to took a marathon drive to get there and capture  incredible waterfall caked in ice. It would be frozen and getting down to this viewpoint required a 30 foot downhill slide on our backsides only to be greeted by the sever spray from the cascading fall. With the temperatures at -15C you could get one frame off before having to spend 5-10 minutes cleaning the gear down of frozen spray only to try again.

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Black Forest Mountain Germany

Black Forest mountain range is one of the most admired tourist place in Germany. Located in Baden-Wurttemberg, southwestern Germany, It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres. The region is almost rectangular with a length of 160 km and breadth of up to 60 km. The Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss and granites. Formerly it shared tectonic evolution with the nearby Vosges Mountains. Later during the Middle Eocene a rifting period affected the area and caused formation of the Rhine graben. During the last glacial period of the Wurm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers; several tarns or lakes such as the Mummelsee are remains of this period.

Regaleira Historic Palace of Sintra Portugal

Quinta da Regaleira is an estate located near the historic center of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra". Along with other palaces in this area (such as the Pena, Monserrate and Seteais palaces), it is one of the principal tourist attractions of Sintra. It consists of a romantic palace and chapel, and a luxurious park featuring lakes, grottoes, wells, benches, fountains, and a vast array of exquisite constructions.