Author Topic: Iceland round trip 2016 (the island of Iceland circled counterclockwise)  (Read 72861 times)

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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #90 on: November 14, 2016, 22:40:39 »
10-8 is very interesting. It looks like a forest. A kind of sub-tropical micro-climate?   ;)   Are the walls high by the way?

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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #91 on: November 14, 2016, 23:32:19 »
Hey you did some serious hiking to reach very interesting volcanic and biological sites. Wow. How much equipment did you haul on these hikes? One camera / one lens???
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #92 on: November 15, 2016, 20:43:04 »
10-8 is very interesting. It looks like a forest. A kind of sub-tropical micro-climate?   ;)   Are the walls high by the way?
Thanks, John.
The walls are up to a 100m high rising from north to south. They form a U-shaped canyon with an island of rock between the sides.
Down there the climate is advantageous and grows different type of trees.
Birch and willow I recognized and fir, pine and larch.
Protected micro climate - yes, I think so.
Sub-tropical - not so much.
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #93 on: November 15, 2016, 20:56:02 »
Love "10-9 Runes"!
I hoped that capture would please someone. Thank you, Akira!
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #94 on: November 15, 2016, 21:20:05 »
Hey you did some serious hiking to reach very interesting volcanic and biological sites. Wow. How much equipment did you haul on these hikes? One camera / one lens???
For hikes likes this we used touring/climbing rucksacks with approx 35l of volume.
Usually I carried a Df and 1 AW1 and additional equipment, my wife a 5300 w lens. We use them as a pool.
There is always the need for water, food and addtional clothing.

We brought a box full of lenses to Iceland, but only a few made it into the rucksack on hikes:
FX: 50mm f/1.8 AF/S
70-200mm f/2.8 AF/S II VR, the versatile 17-35mm f/2.8 and the 60mm f/2.8 AFS Macro
DX: 16-85mm 3,5-5,6 G DX,
sometimes 35mm f/1.8 DX
CX: AW 10mm f/2.8, AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-56

Tripod: Berlebach mini large with levelling

Batteries: one additional per camera, 3 SDHC 16GB (or bigger) spares.

Intersting fact is that we finally preferred the AF optics and mostly sticked to the above. Phones were engaged as well.
Compared to the D700 w battery grip the Df feels light weight.
The heavy D700 is in fact the reason why my wife was on the marked for a light versatile bodied Dx, 5100 first, 5300 now.
She started to like the not so light 16-85 though, which again adds a little weight.




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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #95 on: November 15, 2016, 22:24:58 »
a day of water bodies and vulcanic activity.
tons of spray and wind.

Day 10 - part 1

10 - 1 Jökulsá á Fjöllum (w Dettifoss spray in the background)
10 - 2 like ice flowers
10 - 3 Dettifoss
10 - 4 is it loud?
10 - 5 slim fit micro climate
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #96 on: November 15, 2016, 23:08:12 »
Stunning nature, what a place and impacting images.

  Thanks for sharing!
 

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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #97 on: November 16, 2016, 12:30:41 »
Super nice, some stand out

10 - 5 watcher at the path

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10 - 2 like ice flowers
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #98 on: November 16, 2016, 22:10:56 »
You are welcome, Paco.
Thanks, Erik!

Day 10 - part 2
Be careful with your equipment: some fumes contain acid.

10 - 6 hot thin crust
10 - 7 smokey
10 - 8 that fog
10 - 9 wounded
10 - 10 photographers pain & joy (there's acid in the air)
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #99 on: November 17, 2016, 06:38:05 »
I am loving seeing your exiting journey unfold Thomas  ...the nuts and bolts of how you packed was interesting, and your stunning images of Iceland just get better and better.

Thank you for sharing!
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #100 on: November 17, 2016, 12:01:04 »
Day 10 is the best of the lot, I agree with BEZ.
You have masterfully captured these scenes in Iceland!
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #101 on: November 17, 2016, 18:31:34 »
I am loving seeing your exiting journey unfold Thomas  ...the nuts and bolts of how you packed was interesting, and your stunning images of Iceland just get better and better.
Thank you for sharing!
Very encouraging, thank you, Bez.

Day 10 is the best of the lot, I agree with BEZ.
You have masterfully captured these scenes in Iceland!
Jakov, thanks for your nice words.

I hope you'll stay tuned. There are some days to come.

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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #102 on: November 17, 2016, 18:35:52 »
#95 & #98 can it get any better??? WOW!!!
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #103 on: November 17, 2016, 19:36:33 »
Mývatn area.

After a freezing night the decision of the day was: walk the Hverfjall crate, a tuff ring vulcano created by an eruption some 2500 years ago.

Day 11 - part 1

11 - 1 praise the light
11 - 2 gate
11 - 3 Hverfjall flank (click for bigger version)
11 - 4 the horse and the snake
11 - 5 lava and ashes, the goal of the day
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Re: Iceland 2016
« Reply #104 on: November 17, 2016, 19:46:05 »
#95 & #98 can it get any better??? WOW!!!
Thanks Frank. The vulcanic areas stand out, that's for sure.
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