Sunday, September 28, 2008

Blue Window - Santorini


Santorini is a marvelous place for abstract photography. I captured this windows somewhere in Oia.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark II
- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 46mm)
- ISO 100
- f14
- 1/800
- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1

Enjoy the window-scene

Regards, 

Gerry


Keywords: Greece, Santorini, Oia, Window. blue

Three Bears Fall - Maui

The "Three Bears Fall" also known as upper waikani falls, is very popular waterfall along the Hana Highway, East Maui.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark II
- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 33mm)
- ISO 100
- f22
- 4 sec
- Pol-Filter
- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC1


Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Hawaii, Maui, Hana, three bears fall, Waikani  

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Iceland River #2

Same place ... just another photograph and I was escorted by heavy rain and wind. That's the reason why a water-resistant equipment isn't a bad idea. By the way, the lens hood is also very useful as a rain shield ;-) 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 30mm)
- ISO
- Pol filter
- f22
- 2 sec
- developed in Lightroom 2.1 rc1


Regards, 

Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, River, Nature, Rain, Water, Rock

Iceland Drift


A dull monochrom weather condition at Jökulsarlon was art director for this drift scene. I positioned the tripod in the surf to get the perspective right which was quite challenging ;-) 


Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm IS f2.8 (at 135mm)
- f25
- 25 sec
- ISO 125
- no filter
- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC

Enjoy the drift.

Regards, 

Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, Ocean, Coast, Surf, Ice, Iceberg, Jökulsarlon

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Morning Rock'n Roll


A cold rainy morning mood at Dyrholaey. The ocean was wild and I was fighting against wind and spray. 

Enjoy the morning rock'n roll.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- ISO 100
- 25 sec
- f22
- no filter 
- developed in Lightroom 2.0

Regards, 

Gerry



Keywords: Iceland, Coast, Rock, Ocean, Spray, Dyrholaey
 

Iceland - Vik


A late afternoon panorama scene at Vik / South-East of Iceland. Despite the light rain the sight wasn't so bad and the intensity of the green was even stronger due to the diffuse light conditions.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS (at 200)
- ISO 320
- f8
- 1/60 sec
- no filters
- pano of 12
- developed in Lightroom 2.0
- stitched in PtGui
- finished in CS3

Enjoy the pano-scene.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Iceland, Vik, Pano, Landscape, Green

Monday, September 15, 2008

Iceberg Race


Two Icebergs in the surf at a black sand beach very close to Jökulsarlon. 


Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS (at 90mm)
- ISO 100
- ND 0.9
- 5sec
- f22
- developed in Lightroom 2.0

Enjoy the race.


Regards, Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, Jökulsarlon, Iceberg, Surf
 
 

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Pole Position at Dyrholaey

Just another stormy morning mood at Dyrholaey where I stayed for 4 days. 

Enjoy the pole position view.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- f22
- 30sec
- no filter
- developed in Lightroom 2.0

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Iceland, Dyrholaey, Coast
 

Iceland Morning Storm


Well, this morning was quit tough for me and the equipment. The 25 sec exposure was possible because of a "body" windshield. 

To enjoy this special mood combined with wind and rain was a great experience.

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 40mm)
- no filter
- ISO 200
- 25 sec
- f20
- developed in Lightroom 2.0


Regards, 

Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, Coast, Vik
 

25 second rest - Iceland Surf

Despite the heavy surf and strong rain my thoughts take a rest for at least 25 seconds (protected by the rock).  

Enjoy the rest.


Some technical information.
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- ND 0.6mm
- 25 sec
- f22
- ISO 100
- developed in Lightroom 2.0


Regards, 

Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, Landscape, Surf, Black Sand Beach, Coast
  

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Jökulsarlon after Rain

The famous lake at Jökulsarlon with thousands of icebergs was covered with fog after a heavy rain shower. Interesting mood and an interesting scenery. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 80mm)
- pano 0f 6
- 1/100 sec
- f18
- ISO 100
- stitched in PtGui
- finished in CS3 

Enjoy the scenery.

Regards, Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, Iceberg, Jökulsarlon, Fog, Glacier 
  

Iceland South-East Landscape


I photographed this scenery because of the special mood somewhere between Vik and Jokulsarlon. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- ISO 100
- f22
- 1/8 sec
- developed in Lightroom 2.0

Enjoy the South-East scene.

Regards, 

Gerry

Keywords: Iceland, South-East, Landscape
 

Iceland River


I photographed this river scene somewhere between Vik and Jokulsarlon. I can't exactly remember the place but it was raining like hell. You know what the locals are saying ... there is no bad weather on Iceland ... only bad clothes. 

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 28mm)
- pano 0f 7
- ISO 100
- f22
- 2sec
- ND 0.6
- stitched in PtGui
- finished in CS3


Enjoy the scene.


Regards, 

Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, River, Pano, Rain

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Black Stone Waterfall


Skaftafell is one of the two National Parks in Iceland and its major attraction is the black stone waterfall "Svartifoss". The black basalt columns are the ones after which the church in Reykjavik is modeled. 

This amazing waterfall is definitely a trip to Iceland worth ;-)


Enjoy the basalt stones ;-)


Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Sigma 120-300mm 2.8 (at 120mm)
- ISO 100
- f 32
- 1.3 sec
- only polfilter
- developed in Lightroom


Regards, 

Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, Black, Rocks, Basalt, Svartifoss, Skaftafell
  

Lava Grass


A black sandbank is a perfect place for growing grass... and for this abstract composition.


Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 115mm)
- F3.2
- 1/200 sec
- ISO 400
- developed in Lightroom

Regards, Gerry  
 

Keywords: Lava, Iceland, Black, Grass, Green

Rock-Cloud


 
Well, these are the famous basalt rocks "Reynisdrangar" which are situated under the mountain Reynisfjall by the village Vik i Myrdal, southern Iceland.

I photographed the scene before sunrise and the sun glow colored the clouds pastel pink. 

Enjoy the sunrise ;-)

Some technical information:

- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 135mm)
- ISO 100
- F22
- 6 sec
- ND 0.9 filter


Regards

Gerry


Keywords: Iceland, Basalt, Rock, Clouds, Pink, Needle