Iceland, a dream destination for most photographers. I'm glad to have been there while I'm still young and energetic, hopefully I'll return again in future!
As expected, the weather when I was there wasn't totally good, and changed really quickly. I chose to travel in March so that I'll have enough hours of darkness to catch the Aurora Borealis, but at the same time still have a mild enough weather to travel around in the day. I spent 13 days in Iceland, travelling one round the ring road in a rented car together with my friends. We experienced all sorts of weather, sometimes all in the same day. We almost didn't make it to the north due to heavy snow and road closures, but thankfully it cleared up on the day we set off to the north.
If you are planning to go to Iceland, I would suggest allocating more buffer time in one area just in case of bad weather, which is highly likely to happen. Don't be demoralised by the bad weather though, since it can turn into a beautiful day all of a sudden. However, it can also work the other way round, which was what we experienced. It was bright and sunny at one point of time, but after going for a short toilet break, we came out and found it snowing.
Gears used for this trip:
Canon EOS 6D
Canon 17-40mm f4L
Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS
If you are interested, you can visit my other Landscape/Travel threads here:
- Central Java
- Singapore
- Paris
I won't be uploading my photos in chronological order, because I think I'll be selecting photos to process based on my mood.
The first photo to start off this thread would be my first encounter with the northern lights on this trip, taken at Vik. It was our 3rd night and we finally had clear skies at night. The Aurora activity was pretty weak, which means no dancing streaks, but it still got us excited enough to stop cooking our dinner immediately and head out to shoot. The cosy cottage in the photo is where we were living in.
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As expected, the weather when I was there wasn't totally good, and changed really quickly. I chose to travel in March so that I'll have enough hours of darkness to catch the Aurora Borealis, but at the same time still have a mild enough weather to travel around in the day. I spent 13 days in Iceland, travelling one round the ring road in a rented car together with my friends. We experienced all sorts of weather, sometimes all in the same day. We almost didn't make it to the north due to heavy snow and road closures, but thankfully it cleared up on the day we set off to the north.
If you are planning to go to Iceland, I would suggest allocating more buffer time in one area just in case of bad weather, which is highly likely to happen. Don't be demoralised by the bad weather though, since it can turn into a beautiful day all of a sudden. However, it can also work the other way round, which was what we experienced. It was bright and sunny at one point of time, but after going for a short toilet break, we came out and found it snowing.
Gears used for this trip:
Canon EOS 6D
Canon 17-40mm f4L
Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS
If you are interested, you can visit my other Landscape/Travel threads here:
- Central Java
- Singapore
- Paris
I won't be uploading my photos in chronological order, because I think I'll be selecting photos to process based on my mood.
The first photo to start off this thread would be my first encounter with the northern lights on this trip, taken at Vik. It was our 3rd night and we finally had clear skies at night. The Aurora activity was pretty weak, which means no dancing streaks, but it still got us excited enough to stop cooking our dinner immediately and head out to shoot. The cosy cottage in the photo is where we were living in.
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