Aurora 2
Captured at Hotel Hlid, Krókur, 816 Ölfuss
Auraura 1
Captured at Hotel Hlid, Krókur, 816 Ölfuss
Aurora 3
Captured at Hotel Hlid, Krókur, 816 Ölfuss
Aurora 4
Captured at Hotel Hlid, Krókur, 816 Ölfuss
Aurora 5
Captured at Hotel Hlid, Krókur, 816 Ölfuss
Aurora Drop-in
Created by combining two shots and a bit of fakery in Photoshop. I'm afraid
Fake Aurora 2
As above, but a bit more obvious
Sunrise
It's all about the light in Iceland
Lenticular Cloud
Formed when the air is stable and winds blow from the same or similar direction at many levels of the troposphere and as the wind blows across hilly or mountainous regions. So now you know....
Dawn Breakers 2
...with added colour
Geysir Steam Pools
Capturing the moment
Strokkur Geysir Photobombed Photographers
Strokkur Geysir, a spouting hot spring that gave its name to all the world’s geysers. Photographers (and a photobomber) get ready for the plume to spout
The intrepid Jenny and Andy
Ascent of the Photographers
Jökulsárlón 2
Using a circular polarising filter
Sólheimajökull
Sólheimajökull ‘sun house glacier’
Sólheimajökull to scale
Sólheimajökull with new sky
Blended in a different sky to see the effect
Gullfoss 2
Against the light looking into the gorge
Gullfoss 1
These double falls drop around 33m then plunge into a mile long gorge one of Iceland’s most photographed waterfalls
Skógafoss 2
On a different day and in a different light
Þingvellir (Thingvellir)
This is where Iceland’s parliament was established in 930AD (I guess meetings were quite short to start with in this weather). The site straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, its rift valley forming where the Eurasian (on the right) and North American (also now very much to the right!) tectonic plates pull apart at an average of 3cm a year
Church, Thingvellir National Park
It is reported that a church was built at Thingvellir shortly after the acceptance of Christianity in the year 1000. Over the years parts have been rebuilt and the present church was built and consecrated in 1859 with a new tower added in 1907.
Þjóðvegur
Or Hringvegur, the national ring road. Sunset at one of the glacial outlets
Ice Leaves at Skógafoss
Tech note: iso 100, 3 secs, f18 with Hoya 10 stop filter. Nikon D7100 with Sigma C, 17-70mm f2-8/4
Island in the Stream
Long exposure of an island of ice (not totally dissimilar from the island of Iceland) in the stream at Gljúfrafoss. Used a Big Stopper - quite liked the colour cast so left it in.
Skógafoss Ice Cave
Crampons and wet suit to get inside - but well worth it for the hardier souls
Icelandic Church at Vik in a snowstorm
This is a typical building seen everywhere in Iceland. One of my favourite shots
or in black and white...
Ice scupture at Vik
As the sun goes down - not that it gets much higher during the day
Reynisdrangar sea stacks at Vik
At the tiny coastal town of Vik, the black sand beach and the remarkable “Reynisdrangar” sea stacks. The wind is whipping up the sand.
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón is Iceland’s famous glacial lagoon
Erm... An Iceberg
Not all the Icebergs are that impressive... until you get a pro photographer on the case.
Volanic rock cairns
These natural small stacks of volcanic rocks cover a vast area of lava plain
Perlan
The Perlan (Pearl) has this observation deck that gives a 360 view over Reykjavik and surrounding area. It's built on three hot thermal water tanks that feed homes and businesses.
Graffiti
There's a lot of this - generally tasteful - graffiti across the city
Graffiti 2
Not a Banksy but painstakingly done
Viking Mural
An ice cream is the last thing I would imagine a Viking with....
Graffit 3
Another example of street art in Reykjavik
Viking Shield Doorway
A grand entrance to a museum in Arnarhóll Park, Reykjavik
Hallgrímskirkja
In Reykjavik this is one of Iceland's most striking visual attractions, inspired by the shapes and forms created when lava cools into basalt rock (like the Giants Causeway in NI).
Hallgrímskirkja - Reflections
There's a cylindrical, reflective feature outside Hallgrímskirkja - signed by the artist?
Stjórnarráðið, Reykjavik
The Prime Minister's office, Reykjavik where their secretariat is based and where cabinet meetings are held. It was formerly a prison.... Oh, the irony! The mural is set back although I’ve made the image look one dimensional. It's inspired by the song “Pale Green Ghosts” by John Grant it is on the gable wall of a music studio
Hallgrímskirkja Organ Pipes
As if from a Batman or Dracula movie
Hallgrímskirkja interior
Photoshop
I found this shop in Reykjavik with enough images as a back-up in case I didn't get mine home
