Sunset Gems
After a day of low lying, plain white cloud, I was anticipating disappointment at Jökulsárlón. After visiting the lagoon earlier in the day, we decided to go back for the Sunset just in case the Sun broke through the clouds.
There wasn't much going on at the lagoon, it pretty much looked like it did during the day, but there was hope down by the beach with some colour in the sky. After wandering around a bit, I spotted another photographer taking long exposures of the massive icebergs that line the shore, which encouraged me to give it a go.
After fetching Ms P (to see the wonderful icebergs on the beach, and to sample the 1000 year old ice) we headed out to take some photos! Unfortunately, the other photographer was hogging the best long exposure opportunity, so I decided to take some short exposures. This turned out to be a very good decision, since during the time it took to setup this shot the cloud broke up just enough to let some of the beautiful colour through.
I chose this pair of icebergs because the bottom one kinda mirrors the top one. Also, it tells a story, in that the one in the sea is relatively new and retains it's blue colour, whereas the bottom one has been oxidised and is a lot clearer and smaller! I liked this comp because it allowed me to show the Sunset, reflections, and the dark sand in one frame, as well as the detail on the lower iceberg.
It was hard work getting these shots (there are more ;) ), since the sea was eroding the sand away from around my tripod (i.e. I was sinking!), and in some cases forcing me to bail when it got too rough! I'm still removing the sand from my tripod!
Sunset Gems
After a day of low lying, plain white cloud, I was anticipating disappointment at Jökulsárlón. After visiting the lagoon earlier in the day, we decided to go back for the Sunset just in case the Sun broke through the clouds.
There wasn't much going on at the lagoon, it pretty much looked like it did during the day, but there was hope down by the beach with some colour in the sky. After wandering around a bit, I spotted another photographer taking long exposures of the massive icebergs that line the shore, which encouraged me to give it a go.
After fetching Ms P (to see the wonderful icebergs on the beach, and to sample the 1000 year old ice) we headed out to take some photos! Unfortunately, the other photographer was hogging the best long exposure opportunity, so I decided to take some short exposures. This turned out to be a very good decision, since during the time it took to setup this shot the cloud broke up just enough to let some of the beautiful colour through.
I chose this pair of icebergs because the bottom one kinda mirrors the top one. Also, it tells a story, in that the one in the sea is relatively new and retains it's blue colour, whereas the bottom one has been oxidised and is a lot clearer and smaller! I liked this comp because it allowed me to show the Sunset, reflections, and the dark sand in one frame, as well as the detail on the lower iceberg.
It was hard work getting these shots (there are more ;) ), since the sea was eroding the sand away from around my tripod (i.e. I was sinking!), and in some cases forcing me to bail when it got too rough! I'm still removing the sand from my tripod!