Volcanic crags stubbornly stand after millennia of ferocious beatings from the far North Atlantic’s icy gales and subpolar surf. This day, however, the erosive forces relaxed. A million twinkling diamonds surrounded the sea stacks, silhouetted before a distant stratus deck, rendering their temperament at once placid and ominous. Still, the old maxim, “Never turn your back to the sea,” is wise advice only briefly violated two days earlier to photograph a nearby cliff-base cave.
Vik, Iceland (16 Aug 14) Looking SW
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