Grass Roof, Torshavn, Faroe Islands

Jul 09, 2014 • ƒ 8 • focal length: 32mm • shutter: 1/60 • ISO: 100 • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright/credit: Jon Armstrong

One of the distinctive features of the homes and other buildings throughout the Faroes is the use of grass as a roof covering. This detail shot shows the bark curled under itself and then under the layer of sod. This roof has wooden rain gutters and downspouts!

This image originally appeared in the post Driving in to Torshavn, Faroe Islands