Iceland 35mm

Mr.Stu · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:23

Recently spent 9 days on Icelands ring road - here is a selection of my favourite shots.

I use the Fuji X100 as my only camera these days, being able to carry it in the jacket pocket is great.

Iceland has a bit of everything, mountains, beaches, wind, rain, sun, good food, hot tubs and it's a lot cheaper than you might think these days. Total cost for our trip, including all food, accomm, car/fuel, flights was £1700 for 2 people, 9 nights.

Sepember is a good, if a little risky (weather) time to tour the road as its much quieter than in the summer. If you want any pointers let me know.

lflowers · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:49

Great pictures, Iceland looks like an amazing place, one that i will certainly be visiting.

D.P. · 3 Oct 2014 at 15:18

A very pleasant set that gives a good feel for the scenery, and without being over-processed.

antc · 3 Oct 2014 at 23:10

Stunning photos, what a fantastic place to visit, certainly on my list! What software did you use to process the images out of interest and where they shot as raw or jpeg?

snips86x · 3 Oct 2014 at 23:12

Stunning shots! Somewhere I'd love to visit.

Rroff · 3 Oct 2014 at 23:19

You've got a good technique for capturing grass heh - most people's photos its either a blurry mess or overly sharpened pixel noise.

englishpremier · 4 Oct 2014 at 13:47

Nice collection there. Would love a trip but it's still pretty expensive.

is it me or do a couple of the pictures have a bit of a magenta tinge to them?

Mr.Stu · 4 Oct 2014 at 16:15

Thanks for the comments. All photos were shot raw and processed in Lightroom. I used toned down VSCO presets for around half the pictures.

booyaka · 4 Oct 2014 at 17:58

nice shots

abbotsmike · 5 Oct 2014 at 19:10

I'm planning to go to Iceland over the new year. Our budget is panning out around £1600 each for 7 nights, and that's before food! We are doing a load of activities/trips in that though.

Capt Doufos · 8 Oct 2014 at 16:38

Any one who is thinking of going to Iceland, don't hesitate. The place is awesome and food prices aren't as bad as people make out.

You have captured the scenery well. Did you glimpse any Aurora? It was pretty active during September.

englishpremier · 8 Oct 2014 at 19:24

Capt Doufos said:
Any one who is thinking of going to Iceland, don't hesitate. The place is awesome and food prices aren't as bad as people make out.

You have captured the scenery well. Did you glimpse any Aurora? It was pretty active during September.

Food? Most people will be concerned with drink

Phate · 8 Oct 2014 at 19:25

Love it! Going back next year, can't wait!

Tysonator · 8 Oct 2014 at 22:17

I am off to Iceland in Feb 2015 and really looking forward to it.

I am hoping to get some shots or a glimpse the Aurora. Problem being the Aurora is just starting to be visable in Feb.

Capt Doufos · 10 Oct 2014 at 11:50

The Aurora is always visible if the conditions in the atmosphere are right, it just also needs a clear sky and darkness. It's more active around the Equinoxes. I think "Aurora Midnight" is between about 8-10pm

Sometimes it's hard to initially spot if it's in the distance as your eyes need to adjust to the dark.

Keep an eye on www.spaceweather.com and http://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/aurora/

*Having said the above, we did actually see it through quite heavy cloud, but that was a proper magnetic storm, probably would have been amazing if it had been clear*

Flibster · 11 Oct 2014 at 00:34

I can heartily recommend a guided tour on the glaciers. You'll really need to dress up warmly, but it's fantastic.

I'd also recommend spiked walking poles.

Tysonator · 6 Mar 2015 at 15:10

Back from Iceland, will post some photos when I get some time.
I did get to see the Northern Lights and take a few pic's !

covenantuk · 10 Mar 2015 at 07:41

Spent a long weekend there - I found it amazing, but I need to work on getting the wife to agree to a longer trip.

smr · 10 Mar 2015 at 09:16

I got back from there a couple of weeks ago.

We did a few things, amongst them - Snorkelling at Silfra, Lava Caving, Snow Mobiling on top of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, The Blue Lagoon, Ice Caving at the Jokulsarlon Glacier and Whale Watching.

Next time I go I just want to drive the Ring Road and go for a couple of weeks, maybe between October and November so there's a chance of seeing the Nothern Lights but the weather isn't too far into the clutches of Winter making the roads dangerous.

Feel free to ask me anything about any of the above if you wish