Iceland Photo Trip 2005 - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

11/09/2004 07:24:09 PM · #151

Originally posted by Gauti:

...BTW doctornick I think I sent you a PM to put me onto the list, but I haven't seen any reply. Did you get it?

Yah, list has been updated! Thanks!

Heida you haven't pm'd me your email yet, I'm waiting for it for the first email of the mailing list. :)

Dim7

Canon EOS R

11/09/2004 07:25:04 PM · #152

Sounds Amazing!!

11/09/2004 07:41:21 PM · #153

Originally posted by heida:

I think there is gonna be just as many tourists in june and july So I second july :D

just found a link to Icelandic statistics the interesting part is here:
Just for hotels in April to Sept 2002-2004

HÃ³tel: GistinÃ¦tur eftir mÃ¡nuÃ°um 1997-2004

2002 2003 2004
AprÃl 58.374 65.719 71.381
MaÃ 69.599 79.739 81.620
JÃºnÃ 97.894 100.570 113.136
JÃºlÃ 119.027 127.905 150.329
Ã�gÃºst 112.983 133.163 135.755
September 70.735 77.931 81.814

hope it will post ok

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

11/09/2004 07:43:15 PM · #154

ok there will be a lot of tourists in june, but more in july. if you don't want any tourists then the right time is now :)

MrAkamai

Canon EOS-50D

11/09/2004 08:04:53 PM · #155

Originally posted by Gauti:

Originally posted by heida:
I think there is gonna be just as many tourists in june and july So I second july :D

just found a link to Icelandic statistics the interesting part is here:
Just for hotels in April to Sept 2002-2004

HÃ³tel: GistinÃ¦tur eftir mÃ¡nuÃ°um 1997-2004

2002 2003 2004
AprÃl 58.374 65.719 71.381
MaÃ 69.599 79.739 81.620
JÃºnÃ 97.894 100.570 113.136
JÃºlÃ 119.027 127.905 150.329
Ã�gÃºst 112.983 133.163 135.755
September 70.735 77.931 81.814

hope it will post ok

What are these numbers for? Are these the number of tourists each month per year? Don't forget that in the EU (and other places) the comma is not used to separate thousands (58.374 vs 58,374) and this is assuming those are numbers of tourists.

siggi

Canon EOS-10D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/10/2004 10:35:54 AM · #156

Don't know if this has been posted yet here but.
If anyone is San Francisco then Icelandair will start flying there next summer.
www.icelandair.com

terje

Apple iPhone

11/10/2004 10:43:50 AM · #157

Looks like a HUGE GROUP, I'll be intersted in knowing who will ACTUALLY make it out to Iceland. :-)

Personally, a group of 12 people would be perfect, that would be 3 4x4 cars, and enough to easily get into a hotel and/or tents. :-) Is 10days what we're planning for? Who can 99,9% say they will join?
I know I will join.

Chiqui

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

11/10/2004 11:39:00 AM · #158

Originally posted by terje:

I will be there 100%. More so if we manage to bring the cost down :P

June

Manic

DJI Mini 3 Pro

Kamlan 28mm F1.4 MF for APS-C

11/10/2004 11:55:30 AM · #159

Flights are currently only Â£135 from the UK (LHR <-> KEF) with IcelandAir, which is pretty reasonable...

11/10/2004 12:02:29 PM · #160

Originally posted by MrAkamai:

Originally posted by Gauti:

Originally posted by heida:
I think there is gonna be just as many tourists in june and july So I second july :D

just found a link to Icelandic statistics the interesting part is here:
Just for hotels in April to Sept 2002-2004

HÃ³tel: GistinÃ¦tur eftir mÃ¡nuÃ°um 1997-2004

2002 2003 2004
AprÃl 58.374 65.719 71.381
MaÃ 69.599 79.739 81.620
JÃºnÃ 97.894 100.570 113.136
JÃºlÃ 119.027 127.905 150.329
Ã�gÃºst 112.983 133.163 135.755
September 70.735 77.931 81.814

hope it will post ok

What are these numbers for? Are these the number of tourists each month per year? Don't forget that in the EU (and other places) the comma is not used to separate thousands (58.374 vs 58,374) and this is assuming those are numbers of tourists.

ok. I maybe should post some clarifications:
numbers are overnight stays at hotels (and hotels only, double the number for all acc.)
point is to separete thousands

Edit:
so for june 2004 113.136 overnight stays
and for july 2004 150.329

for hotels and guesthouses for 2003 (sorry, couldn't find stats for 2004):

june 2003 183 thousand overnight stays
july 2003 286 thousand

so, a BIG differnce between june and july 2003 (100+ overnight stays)

Link

Message edited by author 2004-11-10 12:10:32.

11/10/2004 01:02:17 PM · #161

Originally posted by terje:

Well I've sent a group email to everyone who expressed an interest in coming. I will send another one asking people to say whether they are 100% in or not. Remember more than hafl of the people interested are from Iceland...LOL

Message edited by author 2004-11-10 13:02:47.

heida

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

11/10/2004 01:07:13 PM · #162

iceland express have cheap fares from London and Danmark

MrAkamai

Canon EOS-50D

11/10/2004 01:21:11 PM · #163

Based on the first email from Nick, I think the cost is a bit prohibitive for me and that doesn't even include airfare yet. I just bought a new lens so that's about 1/3 of the Iceland trip right there. I'll probably stay closer to home next year and maybe go somewhere within driving distance like New Mexico or Arizona. Maybe I can join you folks another time. Hope you guys all have a great time and I expect lots of photos!

On the other hand, I'll be in Germany and Copenhagen in a couple of weeks (starting November 20th) if anyone there is interested. I'll be in DÃ¼sseldorf next weekend for about a week and then on to Copenhagen for a few days.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR

11/10/2004 01:31:24 PM · #164

Greg, the price I quoted included airfare. And I was being ultra conservative so people would not get caught short, it will probably be a lot less that what I quoted.

Message edited by author 2004-11-10 13:33:38.

terje

Apple iPhone

11/10/2004 01:50:46 PM · #165

I think airfare + say 800-1000USD will get you far. :-) Unless, we do hotel & resturant every night. :-)

jmlelii

Nikon D850

11/13/2004 10:05:39 AM · #166

I never recieved an email...

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Canon

11/23/2004 12:44:41 PM · #167

Some cost calculations.
First of all, with the Icelanders here, are we going to pitch in and join the costs of jeep hire or does somebody have their own?

Transportation:
1x Big AWD (Toyota Land Cruiser) appx 100 thousand ISK a week from Hertz. Can take 4-5 ppl and good boot. We can probably get it cheeper with a number of them and maybe somebody has a dicount account there. Fuel extra (approx 100+ ISK per litre petrol) and these things are gas guzzlers.
I think 4 ppl per car is max, because everybody will have a lot of gear that they need handy at all time. A smaller jeep (than the T Land Cruiser) will probably be too cramped, even with just 4 ppl.

A trailer (or two, or more) might come in very handy for extra luggage (tents, sleeping bags etc) that just needs transportation between nightstops and can be left behind for serious roughroading to photogenic spots. Have no idea about cost.

Now I don't know how large the group will be, but if we say 20-32 then we need 5 (5x4=20) to 8 (8x4=36) jeeps or costs between 500,000 to 800,000 ISK for that part.

For 25 ppl (or more) a big offroad bus (AWD) might be worthwhile, costs about 600,000 (or about as much as 6 jeeps) ISK for a week (incl. driver + 2500 km) for a 40 seater with plenty of space. With photographic equipment I'd put max 32 ppl in a 40 seater (1.25 seats per person, as 4 in a 5 seater jeep), and then the cost per person really starts to go down.

BUS: 600 thousand ISK all.

10 ppl = 60,000 ISK per person
12 ppl = 50,000
15 ppl = 40,000
20 ppl = 30,000
25 ppl = 24,000
30 ppl = 20,000
32 ppl = 18,750

Jeeps, 100 thousand per unit:
10 ppl (2 jeeps) = 200 000 = 20 000 per person
10 ppl (3 jeeps) = 300 = 30
12 ppl (3 jeeps) = 300 = 24
15 ppl (3 jeeps) = 300 = 20
15 ppl (4 jeeps) = 400 = 27
20 ppl (4 jeeps) = 400 = 20
20 ppl (5 jeeps) = 500 = 25
25 ppl (5 jeeps) = 500 = 20
25 ppl (6 jeeps) = 600 = 24 (but 5x4 + 1x5)
25 ppl (7 jeeps) = 700 = 28 (7x3.5 !)
30 ppl (6 jeeps) = 600 = 20
30 ppl (7 jeeps) = 700 = 23 (5x4 + 2x5)
30 ppl (8 jeeps) = 800 = 27 (8x3.75 !)
32 ppl (7 jeeps) = 700 = 21 (3x4 + 4x5)
32 ppl (8 jeeps) = 800 = 25

so with jeeps the cost per person in 20-30 thousand ISK for the week, with most good fits, i.e. 4 ppl per car, about 25 000)

Milagewise we're likely to do 2000-2500 km (1250-1550 miles) by sticking to road #1 (which is 1336 km/835 miles) most of the time and do some "daytrips" into interior and other interesting places.

Enough for the moment.

at the moment the exchange rate is:
1 USD = 67 ISK
1 GBP = 124 ISK
1 EUR = 87 ISK
1 CAD = 56 ISK

For daily updates see: MorgunblaÃ°iÃ°

Message edited by author 2004-11-23 12:48:40.

garlic

Canon EOS-10D

11/28/2004 03:39:01 PM · #168

Think a bus is a good idea.

The rent for the jeeps are very expensive besides there are less changes that we will have some serious accidents. There are always some accidents here in the summer where people not used to the situation are driving big car which they are not used to either.

Not even sure we need some powerful offroad bus since regular buses here can go most places and if there are some places where we need something extra we can just buy a short tour to that place.

Message edited by author 2004-11-28 15:39:43.

Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED

11/30/2004 11:58:06 AM · #169

What is the concensus on dates for this trip? I am still interested if it happens when i am out of school. Please add me to the email list.

Barbara

jonr

Olympus OM-D E-M5

12/03/2004 02:21:09 AM · #170

Transportation:
I don't think we need the biggest SUV's. A smaller car, like Suzuki Vitara or Toyota RAV4 is enough. There are places that we need a decent 4x4 to reach to. (I have been organizing a trip in my head since last summer :)). But I like the bus idea, I think it would be more fun, especially with a large group.
I do think that my brother has a license for a bus, but I have to check.

Dates:
Nothing has been deceded, I suggest middle of July, when all roads have been opened and we have 24hrs. of sunlight. I suggest the week 10-16th of July, just to try to nail down a date.

Accomondation:
I suggest tents. We will be photographing during the night, and sleeping during the day. Or just photographing whenever we have good light. :) There won't be any guest houses or hotels near all the more interesting spots anyway, and they will be packed by tourists.

Itinerary:
Here is what has been brewing in my head last winter/this summer:

ReykjavÃk -> Ã�ingvellir -> Gullfoss/Geysir (just for fun) -> Hekla -> Landmannalaugar -> JÃ¶kulsÃ¡rlÃ³n -> East Fjords -> SnÃ¦fell/KÃ¡rahnjÃºkar -> Askja -> KverkfjÃ¶ll -> GÃ¦savÃ¶tn -> VeiÃ°ivÃ¶tn -> ReykjavÃk.

I have to calculate stops and figure out if we have enough time for all these places. I shall try to find photos and draw a map of this route and put somewhere on www.light.is.
NB. This us just an idea/suggestion... This route is a bit of a adventure, we will be crossing rivers and such, so I have to check for water levels during the mornings/evenings.
If anybody has more questions, my msn handle is jonr@vortex.is.
(Gauti, endilega bÃ¦ttu mÃ©r viÃ° ef Ã¾Ãº ert meÃ° msn)
I'll put a copy on this on the mailing list.

Message edited by author 2004-12-03 02:21:56.

12/08/2004 10:32:52 AM · #171

Have the dates for this trip been decided? I am sooo looking forward to attending, but am only out of school for three weeks in the summer. If this trip falls between June 19 and July 10, I will definately be there.

Barbara

12/08/2004 10:35:25 AM · #172

Barbara, have you received my email?

12/08/2004 10:37:53 AM · #173

Originally posted by doctornick:

Barbara, have you received my email?

No, I did not receive an email from you. My email address is BAMartin1225netscape.net.

12/08/2004 10:37:56 AM · #174

Originally posted by BAMartin:

July 3rd to 10th, I'll be there earlier from June 26th for a conference.