Success! We really came to Iceland to see a good aurora borealis show. After 11 days of solid overcast and frequent rain, we were beginning to think we would have to settle with that little distant bit of Northern Lights color we saw on Nov 15. The forecast for tonight was clear from 10PM to […]
Iceland 8 – Icelandic Horses
After the original photo tour with Iurie was complete, we hired Johnathan Esper for a private 3 day tour extension. He had been the co-leader of the initial tour, and is an excellent photographer and leader, so we decided hiring him would be better than blundering around the island on our own. A few hours […]
Iceland 7 – Geyser and Waterfalls
We started today at a geyser field on the Golden Circle, which were reminiscent of Yellowstone in the US, though much smaller. There were busloads of people wandering through, making the photography a bit tricky. From the parking lot markings though, I am glad I am not here in the summer, when there were spots […]
Iceland 6 – More Ice and Churches
Today was our third and last visit to Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon. As we saw yesterday, the ice blocks here change constantly. There was so much ice here today that it was hard to find isolated chunks to make the kind of photos I had envisioned (as seen in the two lower left images above). We then […]
Iceland 5 – Glacial Lagoon
We returned to Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon today for a second day of shooting of the ice orphans that are sloughed off the glacier, then head out to sea through the tidal lagoon. The interesting ice chunks from yesterday were all gone, but in their place was a lot more ice that had newly broken off […]
Iceland 4 – Ice Cave
The highlight of today was entering a massive ice cave in the Vatnajokulpjodgardur National Park (see, I told you those names were long and unpronounceable! 🙂 ). Just a week ago, the interior river that carved the cave was frozen solid and crampons (spikes you put on your shoes to walk on ice) were needed. […]
Iceland 3 – Glacier
Waterfalls are everywhere in Iceland, formed either by the frequent rains or by melting glaciers. We stopped at a farm this morning that has several waterfalls on the property, for a short session. We then visited our first real ice — in the form of a glacier. It produced some interesting near-abstract photos by zooming […]
Iceland 2 – Northern Lights
This photo tour with Iurie Belegurschi had a busy first day — culminating in success on a key goal. We had never seen the Aurora Borealis (aka Northern Lights) before, and scheduled this trip specifically to have a chance at them. It has been raining for days, and no chance for them until tonight. Weather […]
Iceland 1 – Where’s The Ice?
We arrived in Iceland a couple days ago, expecting freezing weather and ice everywhere. Instead we find 50 deg weather and rain. The only ice in sight it at the top of that mountain in the background here — and most of that was gone by our third day. Though the temperature is warm, it […]
Wrapping Up New York
We wrapped up our first week of New York City today, walking our feet off and taking more subways up and down Manhattan. We started by walking through Central Park, where surprisingly, the Fall colors were still visible. While in the area, we visited Columbia University to check out the campus. Alice (The High School […]
