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I Just Needed To Shoot This

Flower On A Cafe Table in Iceland

I have been up since 2:30 AM in Iceland, because there is always light and we were going to shoot some early morning light photos. Who were we fooling?  We drive all over this Peninsula, it is pouring down rain and the winds are blowing 50 plus MPH.  Quite a day.  Now I am like a junkie I need my fix, I need to shoot something.  We stop at a small hotel with a cafe and the owner brews us some of the finest coffee there is.  Sitting at the table overlooking the ocean with giant waves and things that fly by the window once in a while I get more depressed as it looks like I might not shoot anything all day.  Then I see a flower on my table.  I say oh yeah…and I get my iPhone out.  switch it on to Hipstamatic, switch to a BW setting I like and shoot 6 pictures of this flower.  Ahhhh, I feel better now and I actually had a photo I liked.  So, there is always a way to get a fix, you just sometimes need to see what is front of you.

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Another Waterfall

Waterfall, Iceland

Well get used to it, you re going to see a lot of waterfalls and ice pictures in the coming weeks.  I worked on this image and feel it really popped in black and white. This is one of many waterfalls shot in Iceland.  I opted in this case not to slow the water down too much as I wanted to illustrate the force of the water coming off the falls and through gorge.

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Behind The Falls

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall in Iceland

The waterfalls in Icealnd are spectacular.  This waterfall Seliansfoss is one almost every visitor sees when in Iceland so the trick is making it look different.  This waterfall ou can actually walk behind it.  You’ll get wet but you will get a shot and if the sun is going down it even gets better.

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I’m Back

Hiking Hut and Outhouse, Iceland wilderness

I am now back from a super trip to Iceland and will try to catch up with the blog posts here.  I have so many images to share not too mention fun stories.  Iceland is such a beautiful place.  No matter where you look there is something gorgeous.  This shot was made with fellow photographers Drew, Peter, Steve and we were traveling a rough road out to the snow fields.  Yes it is summer here but plenty cool and snow there.  I love it.  This is a hiking hut and outhouse.  Kind of looked cool in BW and with the outhouse as a g=foreground.

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The Falls

The Falls, Iceland

Every time I come to Iceland I stop at this location and shoot these falls.  You may notice they are the header sot for my blog.  I have a new set of falls to replace the header soon.  This shot was taken the other day and was made from 3 stitched images from an IQ180 and 28mm lens.  This has been an amazing trip to Iceland this time.  After two weeks I head home tomorrow.

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One Cool Week

The Moon Sets Over The Glacial Lagoon, Iceland

So strange to read weather reports back home about how hot it is.  As I lead a workshop group through the many beautiful locations in Iceland I find I am always dressing in layers.  Sometimes the wind bellows and it feels like winter.  Other times it is in the 30’s.  No matter what though we have a had a week of amazing color, weather and a chance to shoot with 14 great people with a true passion for photography.  You can follow the adventure at www.podas.info..  The image above was done at The Glacial Lagoon as the moon set.  It never gets dark, just kind of this blueish grey light.  Hard to sleep when it is never dark and we find ourselves out at 2-5 AM in the morning.  Lots of fun, great image that you will soon see more of.

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It Just Keeps Getting Better

Glacial Lagoon of Jokulsarlon

We made it to Skaftafell with a few stops along the way.  We enjoyed a dinner and we left for sunset at the Glacial Lagoon of Jokulsarlon.  We spent hours there as the sun set finally at 11:20PM.  Then we waited for sunrise that we eventually skipped due to weather that moved in.  No one complained as they caught up on some much needed sleep.  This is a PODAS and sleep is optional.  We did a Capture One tutorial seesion this morning folloed by lunch and time to work on images. This afternoon we will head out to shoot Glaciers and waterfalls.  This will be followed by dinner and an early night to bed as we head out at 2:45 AM to shoot icebergs on the beach.  We did a Capture One session today and we saw the images being created on this trip by the attendees and they are very good.  Below and above are some of the images of attendees and places we visited.

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The Iceland Adventure Continues

Seljalandsfoss – Falls in Icealnd

After a day of gale force winds and rain the weather cleared and we got into the photography part of this Iceland PODAS at 150%.  We were on the rode Sunday at 2AM, yes 2AM and we didn’t stop until 11PM that night.  We covered a lot of ground.  We explored and photographed the coastline of Snaefellsnes Peninsula.  There was a black church with a sunrise behind it, a small fishing village, spectacular coastline and more.  We then moved onward towards Hvolsvollur where will stay one night.  In the evening we explored Seljalandsfoss falls.  On Monday we will explore the coastline near Vik and Dyrholaey and then head towards Skaftafell where we will spend the next three days.  Today as we head out we are expecting to be photographing way into the next morning as we do sunset and sunrise at the Glacial Lagoon and beach at Jokulsarlon.  In the coming days we have more waterfalls and spectacular mountain settings to photograph.  We will also be doing some more classroom lectures.  As with all PODAS workshops the agenda is packed and non-stop.

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In Iceland

Hraunfossar Barnafoss – waterfalls that flow from a lava field

We awoke to a mixed bag of weather typical Iceland style.  After loading the vehicles we began our journey to Stykkisholmur which is a peninsula in Iceland.  We will be expiring this area for the next few days before heading south.  On the way we visited an amazing set of waterfalls that for the most part flow out and from a lava field.  The area is know as Hraunfossar Barnafoss. After spending a time there we continued our journey and the weather turned into gael force winds.  We battled these winds all the way to the hotel.  We will be exploring the coastline and a small glacier today.  After dinner last evening Peter Eastway kicked off the lecture part with a stimulating program with his photography and what you can do to make an image better.