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09/24/2013 09:31:54 PM · #1
I would say welcome back, but I just showed up here again myself. I'm happy to see you here though and look forward to seeing your work as you return to shooting what you are passionate about.
09/24/2013 02:02:23 PM · #2
Cheers everyone - and thanks to those who have added me as contacts on Flickr - will reciprocate later on!
09/24/2013 12:22:49 PM · #3
This thread makes me happy. Simms, welcome back. Enjoy taking photos!
09/24/2013 03:54:15 AM · #4
Lovely to see you back.
You look nice in fur it really suits you.
09/24/2013 12:26:15 AM · #5
Originally posted by Simms:

Alaska is on my list - as is Greenland, Finland and Siberia - I am totally smitten with uber-cold places.

Let me know if you are heading up this way.
09/23/2013 06:49:00 PM · #6
Fantastic Mark, It's nice to see you back and I hope you decide to stay. You pushed for me to be member of the week a few years back and that was really a factor for me in working on being a better photographer and I've always appreciated that you did that.

Great images on Flickr and yeah, Iceland is incredible. I'm going to back there in December but sadly, just for a layover on the way to Amsterdamn. I do need to take another actual trip there.

Looking forward to hopefully getting honest critiques from you again...welcome back!
09/23/2013 06:35:59 PM · #7
Your photo's are great! Glad to have someone with your talent here.
09/23/2013 06:26:58 PM · #8
When I visited Iceland in 1986 a side trip to Greenland was offered by Icelandic Air.
We landed at Kulusuk Airport - a runway carved out of the side of a mountain. (We landed going up)
Then transferred by either boat (me) or by helicopter (my traveling buddy) to
a town that may have been named Ammassivk (Angmagssvik) for some days of exploring.
The basic entertainment in that village was watching the weather balloon being sent aloft at 9:00pm each day.
It was a fascinating experience.
When we left, the Icelandic Air pilot sent us through the fiords, well below the tops of the surrounding mountains
so we could have a never-to-be forgotten experience.
No, I never forgot that one.
In those days I was taking print pics and the negatives are long gone. But I still have the print collection.
Amazing scenery, both in Iceland and in Greenland.
09/23/2013 06:10:42 PM · #9
I'm headed to Iceland in a month. Send me a PM with any unknown must sees. We're going to do the Ring Road and I know about the typical sites to see. I'm interested in any advice you have to give.
09/23/2013 06:01:52 PM · #10
Originally posted by MAK:

A trip anywhere out of UK will change your life.
Welcome back man.


Hahah - too true
09/23/2013 05:55:17 PM · #11
A trip anywhere out of UK will change your life.
Welcome back man.
09/23/2013 05:51:33 PM · #12
First of all, friggin unbelievable images!
I met my (current) wife when 12 (we are now 47) and I'm still not sure if she's the one, so I can sympathise. Welcome back and please stick around.
09/23/2013 05:48:00 PM · #13
Originally posted by tanguera:

It's easy to see why this trip was so transformational for you. Alaska had the same effect on me, when I visited it many years ago. Something about physically imposing grandeur putting things into perspective...


Alaska is on my list - as is Greenland, Finland and Siberia - I am totally smitten with uber-cold places.
09/23/2013 05:44:38 PM · #14
Welcome back, Simms. I'm delighted!
09/23/2013 05:43:13 PM · #15
It's easy to see why this trip was so transformational for you. Alaska had the same effect on me, when I visited it many years ago. Something about physically imposing grandeur putting things into perspective...
09/23/2013 05:33:55 PM · #16
Originally posted by Alexkc:

Originally posted by Simms:

How do you mean? The Iceland stuff posted is a fraction of the total photos.. Have loads of reportage stuff - maybe I'll throw some stuff up online.


Oh man, my sentence sucked :)

I meant to say if you have a reportage of the entire trip.

Both photos are stunning!


Not really - a fair bit of video footage - a lot of images taken on the phone to geotag locations.. but thats about it.. too much to take in to spend too much time taking photos of our ugly mugs.
09/23/2013 05:14:12 PM · #17
Originally posted by Simms:

How do you mean? The Iceland stuff posted is a fraction of the total photos.. Have loads of reportage stuff - maybe I'll throw some stuff up online.


Oh man, my sentence sucked :)

I meant to say if you have a reportage of the entire trip.

Both photos are stunning!
09/23/2013 05:03:56 PM · #18
This is possibly one of my favourite shots ever...

This was the first night we was there - far north of the Country - hit around -15c, nothing compared to what we endured later on.



Message edited by author 2013-09-23 17:05:48.
09/23/2013 05:02:29 PM · #19
Always good to see great photogs return. Glad to see you're enjoying yourself once more. Doing something professionally or even hyper competitively sure can suck the fun out of things, I hear you on that.
09/23/2013 04:59:59 PM · #20
Originally posted by Alexkc:



ETA: do you have a single reportage for the photos taken in Iceland?


How do you mean? The Iceland stuff posted is a fraction of the total photos.. Have loads of reportage stuff - maybe I'll throw some stuff up online.

This is my favourite self-portrait

Message edited by author 2013-09-23 17:01:14.
09/23/2013 04:56:58 PM · #21
Originally posted by Judi:

Welcome back mate....you can come and join the oldies camp...we will look after you back here! :) Let the young whipper snappers have their tat-a-tates!


Hey Judi - I still have that little Kangaroo you gave me when visiting London!
09/23/2013 04:56:00 PM · #22
Originally posted by sulamk:

Glad you are back, but doubly happy That you have found the joy of photography again!


It's been good enjoying it again - shot 100s of weddings and towards the end the camera didn't come out of the bag other than on wedding days.
09/23/2013 04:50:32 PM · #23
Welcome back mate....you can come and join the oldies camp...we will look after you back here! :) Let the young whipper snappers have their tat-a-tates!
09/23/2013 04:50:02 PM · #24
Glad you're back!!
09/23/2013 04:29:30 PM · #25
Is there a better way to have a great site than having new people and to see the old legends back - glad to have you in the challenges again man :)

ETA: do you have a single reportage for the photos taken in Iceland?
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