Iceland - Day 1

ON the Road to Budir

Finally got away from Reykjavik yesterday and drove to the town of Budir in the northwest corner of Iceland...All I can say is wow....total overcast and fog the entire way - my favorite light.....moutain peaks cover in fog - saturated colors....photographers dream....The only drawback was a bit cold and windy....but simply does not matter....Woke up this morning and got out around 530AM....did I mention the sunrise is at 4AM and the sun set around midnight...basically it never really gets dark - there is always a soft glow in the northern sky....

Traveling with Einar Erlendsson fromborgarfjordur moiuntain - West Icelandhttp://www.focusonnature.is/ makes everything really simple to deal with...Einar runs workshops every summer in Iceland with various professional instructors. Last Saturday I gave a one day seminar on the iPhone in Reykjavik and will be going back next year for another....

Landscape above was the last image of the day and the one below was made with my back to the hotel.....

Image Management - top image
True HDR hand held (well rested on a car window)
Perfect Photo
Photo Studio
Transfer

Below:
True HDR on tripod
perfect Photo for sharpeningFocus on nature

Backyard of Hotel Budir

Iceland

Arrived into Iceland last night around 11PM. The sun was just setting although it never really goes dark this time if year - except for maybe one hour per night, and even then not really completely dark....It is nice to be out of the oppressive heat in NY - temperatures here are 50-60 degrees.

Nothing much but rest today as tomorrow is my iPhone seminar at the Grand Hotel in Reykjavik (poster above - wish I could read it). This is being organized by my good friend Einar Erlendsson (Focus on Nature) who runs international photo workshops in Iceland. Also, I have no idea where the Grateful Dead and Buddy Miles listed in the poster came from...never worked for either of those acts...If you happen to be passing through Iceland stop by....

On Sunday we are off to the hinterlands of Iceland for 6 days of shooting.....so looking forward to getting in this marvelous countryside...Iceland is considered by most as the number one photography location in the world.

Stay tuned for some new images....