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This little church is the cover on my Iceland Lonely Planet travelguide. When I saw it in real, it was very familiar. South Coast, When the eyes catches something, you know you need to pull over, South Coast, Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland, September 2021
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
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El imponente acantilado de Rynissfjall reúne estas formaciones rocosas de mas de 66 metros sobre la superficie del mar,dice la mitologia islandesa que son tres gigantescos trolls que se transformaron en piedra cuando fueron iluminados por la luz del día.Vik se encuentra en la parte mas meridional de islandia.
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"Pulsa L"
The Northern Lights are undoubtedly one of the most impressive natural phenomena. With solar activity approaching its peak, there was a good chance of seeing some. This was the case in March 2024, although the sky was not as spectacular as it will be in October 2024. The Lofoten Islands offer some good observation sites.
Most Icelandic towns are "Aesthetically challenged", well, they're functional, but not pretty at all by European standards, Vik is not an exception, it's duller than dishwater at street level, the hilltop church and the setting make it more photogenic than others.
And on the other side of Reynisdrangar and the Black Beach is the smallest 'big' town I've ever been to, called Vik.
After so many empty miles in either direction along Route 1 I had hoped the streets of Vik would be lined with bars, restaurants, shops. But not a bit of it. Any thoughts of wild nights out on the town anywhere in Iceland outside of Reykjavik were short lived.
We made a major mistake in booking a hotel a few miles from Vik. We wanted a beer...we needed a beer, or two, or..... after our first long days out walking and walking in the cold and the ice. And it was my day to do the driving.
I thought that from looking at the map of Iceland, the town of Vik dominates the whole southern coast. It's the only town named on the map until you go much further east to Hofn. Surely the streets of Vik must be lined with pubs and restaurants? But we only found one.
But that didn't matter. The brew pub restaurant was very welcoming indeed. And I would have loved to stay there an awful lot longer. smidjanbrugghus.is/
But the beer was strong and good and when we reluctantly left I told Gary we were going up that hill, and we stormed up through the snow in Dusty, our trusty Dacia Duster to the top to take a few windblown shots of the tiny town of Vik.
Sunset in Vik... few years ago...
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EF 16-35
33mm - 30s - f/16 - ISO 100
ND 1.8
GND 0.9 Soft
CPL
Vik is from Lithuania. She moved to London a few years back, and, when I photographed her, was finishing her Masters in Global Ethics. Vik is a heavy metal fan, enjoying going to concerts, as well as fitness.
South Iceland, the petrified "troll" ship at sunrise, the lens I used is in its death throes, I had it since 2005, it's not a good lens anyway, but it served well until it fell from a bed to a tiled floor in a hotel room in Spain 6 months ago, it's never been the same since, it won't focus if there are any filters, the image stabilizer function is gone, and it won't work with a timer, but fortunately still works with a remote and no filters (sometimes).
Black sand beach near Vik, Iceland. I love the sense of emptiness along the Iceland shores, driving on long stretches of completely quiet roads, making a turn at random, and getting to a rocky beach, facing the ocean. Great place to get lost.
I got to the beach much later than I expected and had to move fast to take the shot, the light was going down fast. I took a number of shots of the rocks and the sea but ended-up liking this one most, last shot I took before leaving, with the silhouette of this guy staring at the sea, taken with a 70-200mm lens.