Hali Milkyway
Hali Milkyway2, a photo by Iceland Aurora (Photo Tours) on Flickr. Some nice opportunities on this moonless night. This was the first time I tested the Canon 5d3 live view in a real dark situation. I was able to see a few of the brightest stars in the viewfinder. This meant that I was able to fine focus the lens and this also meant that I could use a larger aperture such as f/2.2 to achieve more exposure within 19 seconds. Join me on a Photo Tour of Iceland Winter Landscape Workshops in...
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Join me on a Photo Tour of Iceland Private Photo Workshop in Iceland For Photographers who want more than a day tour!! View more images on my main GALLERY...
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Red Morning, a photo by Iceland Aurora (Photo Tours) on Flickr. Get up early, find some nice ice, wait for the sand to get wet, mix well in photoshop and serve to your friends. Join me on a Photo Tour of Iceland View more images on my main GALLERY...
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Spikes on Earth
Spikes on Earth, a photo by Iceland Aurora (Photo Tours) on Flickr. This image sums it all up for me at this time in my life. It kind of represents the place I am at in the universe, and maybe you too? Here we can see ice bergs littering a lagoon created by the retreating Breiðamerkurjökull. In the starry skies above the melting glacier we can see a 10 second snapshot of fairly lively auroral activity. If you like, it is the burning gases in our outer atmosphere which give us a little snapshot of the surface of the sun – our sun. This melting has been going on for 100 years and...
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in Image Focus | 0 commentsKFF focus, a photo by Iceland Aurora (Photo Tours) on Flickr. Using a focus stacking technique because the foreground elements were so close to the lens. A very large DOF was achieved using f/8 View more images on my main GALLERY...
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Kirkjufellsfoss, a photo by Iceland Aurora (Photo Tours) on Flickr. Get intimate with your foreground. Foreground tells the viewer where you were when you took the picture. An effective foreground invites the viewer to step into the scene or in this case to reach into the image. Placement of the foreground can make or break an image. Does it over crowd the whole scene? Does it lead naturally into the scene? Does it have sufficient detail and texture? Is it inviting? Does the scene need an invite? View more images on my main GALLERY...
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