What a full-on experience this Winter Workshop was! I'd thought there would be indoor (relaxed) class time, but no, it was all outdoors, and learning on-the-go. We were incredibly lucky with the weather, and didn't have one storm, which is unusual in October for the south-eastern part of wild Iceland. The photo tours and workshops are run by Tony Prower of IcelandAurora.com, an Englishman who resides in Reykjavik, and whose no.1 passion in life has to be photography. He's very enthusiastic and innovative, so we were treated to some intriguing places to visit and to photograph.
In particular the Jokulsarlon Lagoon - a glacier lagoon - was a spectacular location, especially for the Northern Lights. So too was the nearby beach, where icebergs washing out of the lagoon and down Iceland's shortest river, are deposited on the beach. They are both a challenge and a delight to photograph.
Five days of continuous wild locations, much travelling to get there, coping with the cold, new photography techniques and not enough sleep left us all a tad weary (I could use another word!). Often we were very late to bed after the Northern Lights, and then up early to catch the sunrise on the iceberg beach! It was all a challenge, but hugely worthwhile. I loved it and wouldn't have missed a minute.
Tony Prower uses a technique called the Magic Cloth extensively and very effectively. You can find it on his website - http://icelandaurora.com/
I'd LOVE to go back to Iceland! Are you surprised? Anyone coming?
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| Aurora Borealis on the Jökulsárlón Lagoon |
In particular the Jokulsarlon Lagoon - a glacier lagoon - was a spectacular location, especially for the Northern Lights. So too was the nearby beach, where icebergs washing out of the lagoon and down Iceland's shortest river, are deposited on the beach. They are both a challenge and a delight to photograph.
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| Sunset - through the waterfall at Fjadrargljufur |
Five days of continuous wild locations, much travelling to get there, coping with the cold, new photography techniques and not enough sleep left us all a tad weary (I could use another word!). Often we were very late to bed after the Northern Lights, and then up early to catch the sunrise on the iceberg beach! It was all a challenge, but hugely worthwhile. I loved it and wouldn't have missed a minute.
Tony Prower uses a technique called the Magic Cloth extensively and very effectively. You can find it on his website - http://icelandaurora.com/
I'd LOVE to go back to Iceland! Are you surprised? Anyone coming?
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