Tourist Day in Iceland - Afternoon Geyser, Waterfalls and Pingvellir National Park

After lunch, we headed back inland to 'do the Golden Circle'.I didn't record the name of the first waterfall so if you recognise it, grateful for the info. The Geysir performed well against the setting sun. Arrangements have changed since my last visited to Gullfoss so, in winter, there is no access to the waterfall itself so only this rather distorted view from the top. The icy path down that we took in 2008 can be seen in the photo along with people on the viewing platform to give scale. The rift valley that constitutes the Pingvellir National Park looked great in the dusk light. Although there was not enough time to consider the best compositions and setting for photos during the hectic day, we agreed a great day out.

Tourist Day in Iceland - Monring Waterfalls and Black Sands

As Jane had not visited Iceland before, we decided to do a tour of the highlights of the area accessible from Reykjavic. The morning was spent on the south coast . 

I don't yet have the name of the first waterfall we visited on our journey to the south coast - it would have been good to explore this one further.  This was followed during the morning with visits to Seljalandsfoss,Skogafoss, Solhelmajokull -blue glacier and Solhelmasander (black beach). It has been the warmest winter since records began in Iceland so there was very little snow or ice  around once we reached the coastal road.

Morning to Evening Light along the Waterfront Reykjavik

It had snowed a bit overnight which helped the early morning (10.00) shots. These are with the white balance As Shot. the day was one of sunny intervals and occasional very light rain.

Aurora borealis Reykjavik

Delighted the Northern lights didn't let me down as, just like my last visit to Iceland, they danced for us soon after our arrival in the city. Not as spectacular as the 2014 ones that Sue and I witnessed (see https://pin-sharp.blogspot.is/2014/02/northern-lights-iceland.html), but still a good display.

On the Way to Iceland

After thick cloud all the way from Stansted to Iceland, the sky cleared enough to get some great views of the South Coast and Reykjavik. Images of Keflavik airport for Phil!

Experiments with Strobe Flash and Bubble Refraction

Many thanks to Paul for an excellent evening last night when seventeen CCC Members had great fun using strobe flash for walking figure and for capturing large bubbles. I failed to get one popping but did enjoy trying and am intrigued by some of the results. Multiple flashes have produced psychedelic landscapes from alien planets - the stripes are Shelagh's sweater I think. Note the different techniques in producing good bubbles - Shelagh and Richard win for their athletic poses. We also photographed static bubble films for the colours but I didn't take a macro so one to try again.