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Kellingin og Risin

            Kellingin and Risin (The Witch and the Giant) are two sea stacks just off the northern coast of the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands close to the town of Eiði. They are 68 and 71 m high, respectively. According to legend, once upon a time the giants in Iceland were envious and decided that they wanted the Faroes, so the giant and the witch were sent to bring them. They tied a heavy rope to a mountain ashore, but as they struggled through the night they could not move it. As dawn broke a sunray turned them to stone, which is what happens to giants in daylight. They have stood there ever since, staring longingly across the ocean towards Iceland. Geologists predict that Kellingin is bound to collapse within a few decades.

Taken in: Færøerne / Norðara Eysturoy / Eiÿi (show map)

Taken on: June 8, 2011

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risin

kellingin

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Atlantic

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Faroes

Faroe islands

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Föroyar

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Groups appears in: • Seascapes and Seashores • Shapes in Nature more » • Atlantic Ocean • Íslenskir ljósmyndarar - Icelandic photographers • Rockforms • Eiði • Landscapes of the World (3 Comments) twitter: @landscapesworld • East Island/Eysturoy/Østerø on Faroe Island « less

Camera: Olympus E-510, f/8.0, 1/400 sec, 150mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-510
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	150mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Picasa 3.0
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