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Dream of the Gods – Godafoss Waterfall

godafoss waterfall photography

Godafoss the Waterfall of the Gods is a fine location for photographers, both Summer and Winter.

Categorized as Magic Cloth TechniqueTagged black card technique, dark filter, long exposure, milky effect, ND filter, rock, slow shutter, travel tripod, waterfall

Timing is communication in Landscape Photography

long exposure photography

This is one of many shots I took on the ice beach. The formula is basic, but effective. I discuss the importance of ‘Timing’ in landscape photography and how it communicates the 4th dimension.

Categorized as ArticlesTagged dark filter, glacier, ice, ice lagoon, long exposure, ND filter, slow shutter, travel tripod

Vestrahorn Blue Pool – Iceland Landscape

Vestrahorn blue pool

The grass anchors itself in the black sand forming tussocks from the drifting sand. Small pools form after heavy rain or melting snow.

Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged black sand, blue hour, dark filter, long exposure, mountain, ND filter, reflection, slow shutter, travel tripod

Kirkjufell Light – West Iceland Mountain

Kirkjufell mountain

We checked out the Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall earlier in the day and there were 6 – 10 tourists walking through the scene at any one time.

Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged black card technique, dark filter, long exposure, mountain, ND filter, slow shutter, travel tripod

Godafoss Red – North Iceland Waterfall

Godafoss waterfall

The one thing we agreed on was to leave our tents erect and stay another night at the falls.

Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged dark filter, long exposure, milky effect, ND filter, slow shutter, travel tripod, waterfall

Glacier Landscape – Vatnjokull Iceland

Glacier Landscape

Glacier Landscape – Vatnjokull Iceland Kviárjökull This is Kviárjökull, one of…

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Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged black card technique, dark filter, long exposure, ND filter, slow shutter, travel tripod

Landmannalaugar Moss Landscape

landmannalaugar

This was a rainy trip through Iceland’s Southern Highlands in July…

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Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged dark filter, lava, long exposure, moss, mountains, ND filter, slow shutter, travel tripod

Moss on red – Lake Kleifarvatn

Kleifarvatn is a strange volcanic lake. It goes very deep in places and used to be the deepest lake in Iceland.

Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged dark filter, green, lake, lava, long exposure, moss, mountains, ND filter, red, rock, slow shutter, travel tripod, winter

Brunahorn Mountain – East Iceland

Landscape photography
Unprocessed image.

I demonstrate a lightroom preset on this photo of Brunahorn in East Iceland.

Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged dark filter, long exposure, mountain, ND filter, reflections, slow shutter, sunlight, travel tripod, winter

Long Exposure Photography Techniques – Silky Water

Svartifoss waterfall

Love them or your hate them, long exposure photos are a good way to understand shutter speed. this article looks at ways to give water that silky effect.

Categorized as Long exposure photography, Long Exposure TechniquesTagged beach, blur, dark filter, Filters, long exposure, milky effect, Milky water effect, ND filter, neutral density, Silky water effect, slow shutter, slow water, tripod, waterfall

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