It’s not too late to join our trip to Greenland this summer. You can expect to photograph amazing icebergs like the one above in addition to incredible landscapes the like of which you have never experienced. Check it out at Rockhopperworkshops.
Year: 2017
Bringing Home Breakfast
I have been in Naples, FL the last few days. It’s been a fun time and a chance to relax a bit (sort of). Today the family went for a boat ride. We came across an Osprey nest on a channel marker. We got as close as we could and as we did so dad came home with a fish for his baby as mom looked on. Kind of cool to see. This was shot with a Sony a6500 which I was testing with a 70-200mm G-master zoom.
Reflections Of Greenland
Greenland is a spectacular place. I don’t know why I waited so long to go there. There are incredible landscapes. Glaciers by the dozens. and if you’re lucky to get a calm day gorgeous reflections like this one of massive rock walls and a glacier reflected in the water.
Fishing Village, Lofoten Norway
On our last day we took a walk through this fishing village. The sky was gray and it was dusk. But, there was so much to see. I let the camera handle the higher ISO and just shot what I saw. This was so classic with the fishing hut and boat.
I Love Iceland In The Winter
As you read from my previous post I’m heading to Iceland next weekend. It’s a great time of year to visit. It’s the end of winter and days are getting longer but it is still cold and should have snow. And, most important is it a time where a lot less tourists visit. I have a small group this year and we will travel around the whole Island shooting all the best locations. I can’t wait. I’ll have a lot to share on my return. Hope you like today’s image.
Iceland Bound
It’s 11 days until I head back to Iceland to run our annual winter workshop with Daniel Bergmann. So, thought I would post an Iceland image today. A lot of people shoot this image as it is at a well know overlook. I couldn’t help myself though as I post mine.
Lofoten Sunrise
Ok, I’m not one for the iconic image of a place but I must confess I shot it. It was crazy when taking this photo. It was made from a bridge just a short walk from the hotel – cabins we were staying in. The bridge must have had 50 photographers on it all shooting the same things. I absolutely hate that. i don’t like being where there are other photographers. It disturbs to no end. Seems everyone wants the same shot and here I was just as bad as them. So, enjoy the photo but know I feel bad about putting up an image so many other have done.
Lofoten Beach and Surf
As you can probably tell I really enjoyed Lofoten except for the fact that there were too many other photographers there. Everyone that I encountered were trying to make iconic images as they must have seen on websites. except for a few instances, I wanted to see things differently. Thus I tried a lot of long exposure and I looked for patterns and things in the landscape. This image was made to show depth of field in the foreground with small details and to then allow the rocks and surf to become part of the image too. I used a new filter system by Wine Country to handle the ND filters I used. I’ll be doing a review on this system in the next few weeks. Hope you enjoy this image.
Northern Lights In Lofoten, Norway 1
One of the things every photographer hopes for when visiting the northern latitudes is the opportunity to see the Northern Lights. I was fortunate enough to have a few great opportunities on my recent Lofoten Norway trip. These lights are tricky to shoot. If you are a photographer you’ll find that first, you need to set your lens to infinity. This is not easy with most of today’s lenses. I use a 14mm Rokinon lens that has an infinity stop. I know just how far to back off the infinity mark to get a sharp image. If you are using a lens that doesn’t have an infinity stop you’ll need to manually focus it on infinity then tape the lens down so the focus ring doesn’t move. You’ll set the camera’s ISO to 3200 and the widest f-stop. No depth of field needed when shooting something at infinity. I start my first exposure at 8 seconds and I turn on noise reduction. This adds an additional 8 seconds after the exposure is made but assures a cleaner image. You can’t use a histogram so you’ll have to make a judgment call from the screen on the back of the camera to determine if you need more or less exposure. If is too dark raise your ISO. Don’t shoot over 8 seconds if you can help it. I find an exposure of 4-8 seconds to be great for most lights. You’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Then all you do do is shoot away as the sky puts on a show that will amaze you.
Lofoten Begins
I just returned from nearly two weeks in Lofoten, Norway. It was an interesting trip. I was an instructor along with Art Wolfe and Ignacio Palacios with 18 photographers. The weather was challenging and even more challenging were all the other photographers. I am really re-thinking how I do my workshops in the future as there are so many photographers offering workshops these days and all of them are going to the same places. I am asking myself why. I used to have a spot to myself and now there can literally be 50 plus photographers all trying to get to one position. Add on to that the boom in Asian tourists who have no clue and walk right into the shots and it’s not getting to be any fun anymore. In any case, I walked away with a series of images that are different than most and then again like the image above iconic like everyone else. So over the coming days look for more Lofoten images.