A Global Photography Resource
in Blog, blog, blog, Services | 0 commentsGeotog.com is a new global photography resource aimed at traveling photographers. A new photography resource directory aims to feature photography related resources around the globe to global photographers. Geotog.com main focus is the google map where visitors can view photography resources and services in any area. The website, Geotog.com is the brainchild of photographer Tony Prower. The name is a play on the word “Geotag”, meaning a location marker for website content and “Tog” a short term for “PhoTOGrapher”. The new directory aims to provide...
Read MoreIceland’s Earthquakes
Posted by Tony on Apr 17, 2012
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Iceland’s earthquakes are a consequence of being both a new land (18 million years old) and being situated on the North American/ Euro-Aisian continental plate divide. This is a land where brand new planet earth is being generated on a regular basis. The continental plates are drifting apart to accommodate new crust material. This short video shows Iceland’s earthquakes and volcanoes over the last 15 years. Created by Datamarket. 15 Years of Icelandic Earthquakes and Eruptions in 4 Minutes from hjalli on Vimeo. Although this video misses the Grimsvotn volcanic eruption of 2011,...
Read MoreContrast – the photography buzz word
The most important concept in photographic art is ‘Contrast’. Contrast in photography and the many different applications of the words can be relevantly applied when considering photographic art. Contrast of light and dark As the study of light, photographic art should feature some contrast of light and dark. Brightness catches the eye and darkness keeps the eye. Be careful because the camera sees this relationship differently from the eye. For example the beautiful mid-day contrasts of light and dark become too harsh for the camera. Contrast of colour This might be a bright...
Read MoreEyjafjallajokull Eruption – pt.2 the real deal
in Blog, blog, blog | 2 commentsEyjafjalljökull: The little one’s dead, now it’s time for the big one to come out to play. It was the day after the eruption at Fimmvörðuhals died that the big one erupted (14th April 2010). Obviously they are connected via underground volcanic chambers. The real concern was that Fimmvörðuhals was directly between Eyjafjalljökull and the dreaded Katla. The last time Eyjafjalljökull (1821) erupted, it was followed by a Katla eruption. The authorities were taking no chances and evacuated nearly 500 people from local farms. An exclusion zone was set up and police blocked the...
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Eyjafjallajokull Eruption – pt.1 under Fimmvörðurháls
Eyjafjalljökull’s little brother – Fimmvörðurháls It is 2 years since the rumblings began under Eyjafjallajokull so I thought I might share my memories of that exciting time. It was at the same time that I decided to start my photo tour business and the small eruption under Fimmvörðurháls coincided with my Mum’s one and only trip to Iceland. When the Fimmvörðurháls eruption began it was a frustrating time for Icelandic photographers. The authorities created a 20km exclusion zone around the tiny eruption. Local people were evacuated from their farmsteads as the...
Read MoreWinter driving in Iceland
Dangers of speed and inexperience On a recent tour, we were driving past Pétursey on the South Coast… On the side of the road was an overturned Mitsubishi Pajero. I was just about to point this out as an example of why you should drive slowly on the icy roads when I spotted people crawling out from under the wreck. It occurred to me that this had just happened and I had to stop to help. I pulled off the road about 50 metres from the vehicle and as I stepped out of my vehicle, I noticed that the road was quite slippery. It was possible to walk normally but also fairly easy to slide...
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