16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Solar Halo over Landmannalaugar

Halos happen when the sun or the moon bends light through ice crystals, generating a kind of ring around the celestial body. On this occasion I found this solar halo presiding the scene over Landmannalaugar. This volcanic place, which in itself seems taken from another planet, accentuates its nature with this strange phenomenon

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Iceland
Camera: X-T2
Copyright: © Marta Lucio