Once again while exploring Iceland you can find amazing things. This is a whale skeleton that was washed up on the beach last winter. Since then the only thing that remains are the bones. This Skelton lies on the edge of the beach with the magnificent mountains in the background. This image was made with the Phase One XF Camera and the IQ250 digital back. I shot 5 images in vertical orientation and then stitched the images together in Photoshop. I intend to make a 44 x 72 inch print of this image in the next week. The detail in it is amazing.
Month: July 2015
Another From The Helicopter
Iceland from the air is an amazing sight. On the helicopter excursions I shot 983 images in less than an hour. This shot was made of one of the river deltas. I love the abstracts you can see from the air.
Amazing Clouds
On our recent Iceland trip we were on our way to the Highlands and like it happens often in Iceland the weather was changing rapidly. Weather in Iceland can change in minutes and it is not uncommon that in one day you cane experience everything Iceland has to offer. So, while we were driving we watched the sky change in front of us. Weather systems were colliding and as a result the clouds just became incredible looking and it was sight you don’t see often. This i,age is a stitched image made handheld in a very quick set up.
Cemetery of Punta Arenas
Cemetery of Punta Arenas, Chile is one of most interesting cemeteries in the world. We spent a few hours here in February shooting images and it is a photographers paradise. It has a beautiful yet quiet and soulful feel. The places has so many different things to see and all the graves are decorated in such unique ways. I’ll be posting more from this amazing place in the future.
Lupins
One of my favorite flowers and a flower I run into in almost every corner of the world is a Lupin. While in Punta Arenas, Chile prior to this years Antarctica trip we came upon a large field of Lupins. So, we had a fun time shooting and I decided that I needed to do a some post processing technique on the image so it wouldn’t look like just another flower photo.
Iceland Delta
On our trip last week to Iceland we chartered a helicopter. Iceland from the air is a whole other world. We were able to open the door and the pilot did a great job getting us to the good locations. I think he has done this before. One of the things that becomes obvious quickly is the abstract of the landscape. This is a shot done of a river delta and the muddy waters. without a reference you wouldn’t know what you were looking at. Made with the Nikon D800E with a 24-70mm lens at 1600th of a sec.
I’m Back, So Here We Go
I must apologize. No excuses, but I was super busy for the last few months on Luminous-LAndscape business. I literally was running out of hours in a day. So, I am now back and will do my best to get back to the routine of an image a day. Please accept my apologies for the long absence.
I’ll kick off the new images with a shot from last week when I was in Iceland leading workshop. It was a great workshop with some great people. The light lasted 24 hours a day and it was non-stop photography. One morning we woke up and it was grey and cloudy but none the less we headed to the Iceberg Lagoon to shoot sunrise. As it is with Iceland weather the whole grey sky changed in the 10 minute drive there. The clouds started to part and beautiful gold sun started to peak through. This is the shot of an iceberg with the sun common up. Oh my do I love Iceland. Made with a Nikon D800e and a 70-200mm lens.