White Cowl says finance

POSTED IN Shameless Self Promotion 29.12.2008

MP Bank got rights to a couple of Helga’s photos.

A shot that took “a bit” of an effort; Hvítserkur or White Cowl, seen here on the MP Bank webpage.

The text accompanying the photo at the time it got posted on Flickr:

Hvítserkur, or White Cowl, a column of rock eroded by the sea, at Vatnsnes in NW-Iceland.

Some people say it looks like a Rhino drinking from the sea,
others say it looks like a Dinosaur.

The above link states: please be careful on your way up and down.

Was I?
-Yes…totally

Was it enough?
……..No
-lets call it the excursion of a photographer in need of a rope….

I ended up falling 10-15 scary feet like a ragdoll attached to expensive camera gear, before managing to stop myself, by “grabbing” a rock with my elbow (?!….can be done…honest)….
Holding the camera high in the air as I came to a halt……
-makes me wonder a bit about my priorities *lol*
At least I can say I risked life and limb for a photo….

And if not for the photo, but for drinking in the magnificent view – it was worth every tumble, every bruise.
Just standing there on a black sand in the middle of a quiet summer’s night, watching the seabirds travel back and forth from their nests in that cliff, listening to the waves come in quietly.

There are very few things worth more than listening to the subtle silence of nature while giving thanks for being alive and well.

3 COMMENTS

1. Ágúst G. Atlason says:

   December 29, 2008 at 8:25 pm

   This is nice, congrats. Thanks for the story, a funny one:)
2. David Mantripp says:

   December 31, 2008 at 10:29 am

   Nice to see that at least one Icelandic bank still has some money to spend

   At least they put it to good use.
3. Alex says:

   January 4, 2009 at 5:43 pm

   Thanks for the wonderful blog and the great photos!

   May you have a happy, peaceful, and propserous 2009!