Iceland Aurora Photographic

Dangers of speed and inexperience

Yesterday on a tour we arrived at Seljalandsfoss. I gave the members of my group a pair of microspikes each and we headed to the icy waterfall.

Further from my conversation with Chip, I decided to take the plunge and purchase a mark II version of my 24 prime. These two test shots were made at the location where I bought the lens.  My camera – Canon 5D2 mounted on a tripod.  Setting – f/4 iso 800 for both lenses.  Both images have very little processing in terms of sharpening. No noise reduction has been applied.

Introducing my first book in cooperation with Hanna Birna… The Icelandic, Naked Joga Project.

I received another suspicious email today from this email account:
Godwin Austine
dropdraba4godwin@gmail.com

This was in my inbox today. A tour enquiry packed with details and requests. Something made me suspicious, not sure what it was, maybe the pushy nature of the message. Anyway, I googled his email address:
rowreg@yahoo.com

my good friends Quentin has just published his first detective novel. It is set in Iceland and features Officer Gunnhildur who is a regular police woman who stumbles upon a murder trail which goes deeper than most would feel comfortable with. Frozen Assets is set in the months leading up to the collapse of the banks in Iceland that paralysed the country’s economy at a time when this little society was already polarised by a whole raft of issues.

I received this email initially on the 16th April 2011

Controversial title, I know.

Why?

Why do we take photographs?

Are we artists?

How can I enjoy a photograph so much?

Is photoshopping really OK?

Should I change the colours?

Should I create a mood that wasn’t really there?