Pictures from Iceland (6 images)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/09/2004 04:14:21 AM · #1

Hi all!

Since there seems to be a lack of photographers and photos from Iceland ;) I thought I should add a couple of pics to the collection here :)

I recently traveled a bit around my country and went camping on SnÃ¦fellsnes. That place is a photographers wet dream, beautiful and surreal landscape with Snaefellsjokull (Snaefellsglacier) everpresent.

HereÂ´s a sample of the pictures I took...

Nr.1

I was at the docks and saw lots of seagulls flying.. I decided to test out my Sigma 70-300mm APO (vers.II) and the sports mode. The zoom was between 250-300mm and the picture is cropped a bit.

I have a newfound respect for you bird-shooters, it is damn hard to get a sharp picture of them flying..

Sports mode, ISO400, f/5, 1/1000s

Nr.2

This one is an overview of the docs there. I was in a small village called Arnarstapi on the western part of SnÃ¦fellsnes.

Kit lens, Manual mode, ISO100, f/7.1, 1/400s

Nr.3

Went for a walk between the village Arnarstapi and another village which is called Hellnar. Found this beautiful land/seascape

Kit lens, Manual mode, ISO100, f/7.1, 1/320s

Nr.4

Still on the walk between the two villages. Found this surreal landscape made out of moss covered lava. The mountain in the background is in front of Snaefellsjokull and it is called Stapafell.

Kit lens, Manual mode, ISO100, f/7.1, 1/200s

Nr.5
Still on the same walk... Amazing colors in the cliffs..

Kit lens, Manual mode, ISO100, f/7.1, 1/60s

Nr.6

Here IÂ´m on a beach called Djupalonssandur and there is Snaefellsjokull in all his glory. For those who donÂ´t know, this glacier is an volcano and is believed by many to be one of the earth's seven major mystical power spots.

Kit lens, Manual mode, ISO100, f/7.1, 1/800s

Message edited by author 2004-07-09 04:15:50.

Bran-O-Rama

Canon EOS-5D

07/09/2004 04:46:39 AM · #2

Simply gorgeous! The landscape and scenery is breathtaking and I'm adding it to my list of places to visit :)

The yellows and red appear a tad oversaturated on the docks picture but everything is still beautiful.

willem

Sony Alpha a6700

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

07/09/2004 05:01:35 AM · #3

great series, especially number 3 is fantastic.

asij

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II

07/09/2004 05:42:28 AM · #4

[quote=Ivar] Hi all!

I recently traveled a bit around my country and went camping on SnÃ¦fellsnes. That place is a photographers wet dream, beautiful and surreal landscape with Snaefellsjokull

I know what you mean!! You can travel around it(SnÃ¦fellsnes) for days when you have a camera with you.
hereÂ´s 1 of mine from arnarstappa.. IÂ´m gonna try to dig my old photos up from there and send it. DrithÃ³lsvÃk,SnÃ¦fellsglacier,arnarstappa, sÃ¶nghellum,BÃºÃ°ir og Hellum. And thats JUST the south side of SnÃ¦fellsnes

P.s Massamyndir Ivar. Mig hlakkar rosalega til aÃ° koma aftur til Ãslands og taka myndir Ã nÃ¡ttÃºrunni. Sakna vÃÃ°Ã¡ttuna,
ÃºtsÃ½niÃ° og bara Ã¾aÃ° aÃ° geta veriÃ° einn, Ã friÃ°i einhverstaÃ°ar Ãºti Ã rassgati aÃ° taka myndir :)

Message edited by author 2004-07-09 08:21:37.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

07/09/2004 06:25:54 AM · #5

Originally posted by Bran-O-Rama:

Yeah, I agree. It should be better now, fixed it :)

And yes, Iceland is a must-visit-place :D

oskar

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

07/09/2004 07:03:29 AM · #6

I really love the shot from Hellnar, great work.

steinar

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/09/2004 07:57:47 AM · #7

Ã�sland, bezt Ã heimi! =)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/09/2004 09:12:35 AM · #8

Originally posted by steinar:

Ã�sland, bezt Ã heimi! =)

HÃºrra! HÃºrra! HÃºrra!

whiteroom

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/09/2004 09:21:26 AM · #9

stunningly beautiful, think you've just sold another rebel.

W.R.Miller

Canon EOS-50D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/09/2004 10:08:57 AM · #10

All of the shots are great!!! The bird shot is excellent IMO.

I would really like to see the last one converted to grayscale and then adjusted through the channel mixer to give it a high contrasty feel. I think it would look like a Ansel Adams Photo.

Thanks for sharing!

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

07/10/2004 02:17:47 PM · #11

Originally posted by wackybill:

Thanks for the comments all!

HereÂ´s my try at the last pic in b&w. Tried to burn and dodge a little, gotta practice more, my b&w conversion skills arenÂ´t up to par yet :)

Canon EOS-60D

07/10/2004 02:19:39 PM · #12

Those are breathtaking images...I think my favorite is the third one...simply stunning. What a beautiful country. One of these days... :o)

tyt2000

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II

07/10/2004 02:43:49 PM · #13

Nice photos man, I'm SO used to seeing photos from there burned! ( a good thing)

adine

Canon EOS-10D

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

07/10/2004 03:34:18 PM · #14

I haven't been to Iceland in far too long - these photos are lovely reminders. Last time I was there I had my OM1, not digital, but my technique was always to underexpose. Between that experience and Heida's burning fad I decided to play with a couple of your photos -

W.R.Miller

Canon EOS-50D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/10/2004 03:43:49 PM · #15

Originally posted by Ivar:

Originally posted by wackybill:
All of the shots are great!!! The bird shot is excellent IMO.

I would really like to see the last one converted to grayscale and then adjusted through the channel mixer to give it a high contrasty feel. I think it would look like a Ansel Adams Photo.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the comments all!

HereÂ´s my try at the last pic in b&w. Tried to burn and dodge a little, gotta practice more, my b&w conversion skills arenÂ´t up to par yet :)

Very nice. I like it very much! Looks like it should be in my Ansel Adams desk calendar to me. :o)

Thanks for sharing!

07/10/2004 04:25:39 PM · #16

Originally posted by adine:

Nice burning! :) I used the same principal when taking most of the photographs in that trip, to underexpose that is and meter for the sky. Never fails! :)

The black&white shot here above is my first attempt at burning.. never tried it before.

Originally posted by wackybill:

Very nice. I like it very much! Looks like it should be in my Ansel Adams desk calendar to me. :o)

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks :)

Originally posted by laurielblack:

Those are breathtaking images...I think my favorite is the third one...simply stunning. What a beautiful country. One of these days... :o)

Thanks so much! By all means come to Iceland, fantastic landscape and scenery to photograph here! The third one is my favorite as well.

Originally posted by tyt2000:

Nice photos man, I'm SO used to seeing photos from there burned! ( a good thing)

Thanks!
I only burned the b&w image... itÂ´s a fun thing to try :)

Message edited by author 2004-07-10 16:45:34.