Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Iceland - Rock

Just another photograph of the famous basalt rocks "Reynisdrangar".
Wanna see more Iceland photographs? -> just follow the link ;-)
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Rock, Basalt, Reynisdrangar, Needle
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Two - Iceland

Still the same basalt rocks ... just from another angle.
Wanna see more Iceland photographs? -> just follow the link ;-)
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Sea, Coast, Rock, Basalt, Abstract, Reynisdrangar
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Vertical - Black Stone Waterfall / Skaftafell

This is my last photograph of the black stone waterfall "Skaftafell" - indeed a mystic place. The dark, nearly black basalt stones and hanging basalt columns are very interesting. Especially the combination with the water "beams".
Wanna see more Iceland photographs? -> just follow the link
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Skaftafell, Basalt, Waterfall
Monday, January 12, 2009
One - Iceland

An abstract interpretation of the "Reynisdrangar" basalt rocks. It's just an isolation of one basalt rock combined with a slow shutter speed to get a smooth sea.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS (at 70mm)
- 3.2 sec
- f22
- ISO 100
- developed in Lightroom 2.2
Wanna see more of iceland? -> just follow the link ;-)
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Sea, Coast, Rock, Basalt, Abstract
Monday, November 10, 2008
My Way....

It's my way and I have no other choice, do I?
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- pano 0f 6
- stitched in PtGui
- developed in Lightroom 2.0
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Way
Labels: Iceland
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Iceland River #2
Same place ... just another photograph and I was escorted by heavy rain and wind. That's the reason why a water-resistant equipment isn't a bad idea. By the way, the lens hood is also very useful as a rain shield ;-) Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 30mm)
- ISO
- Pol filter
- f22
- 2 sec
- developed in Lightroom 2.1 rc1
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, River, Nature, Rain, Water, Rock
Iceland Drift

A dull monochrom weather condition at Jökulsarlon was art director for this drift scene. I positioned the tripod in the surf to get the perspective right which was quite challenging ;-)
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm IS f2.8 (at 135mm)
- f25
- 25 sec
- ISO 125
- no filter
- developed in Lightroom 2.1 RC
Enjoy the drift.
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Ocean, Coast, Surf, Ice, Iceberg, Jökulsarlon
Labels: Iceland
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Morning Rock'n Roll

Enjoy the morning rock'n roll.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- ISO 100
- 25 sec
- f22
- no filter
- developed in Lightroom 2.0
Regards,
Gerry

Keywords: Iceland, Coast, Rock, Ocean, Spray, Dyrholaey
Iceland - Vik

A late afternoon panorama scene at Vik / South-East of Iceland. Despite the light rain the sight wasn't so bad and the intensity of the green was even stronger due to the diffuse light conditions.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS (at 200)
- ISO 320
- f8
- 1/60 sec
- no filters
- pano of 12
- developed in Lightroom 2.0
- stitched in PtGui
- finished in CS3
Enjoy the pano-scene.
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Vik, Pano, Landscape, Green
Monday, September 15, 2008
Iceberg Race
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Pole Position at Dyrholaey
Iceland Morning Storm

Well, this morning was quit tough for me and the equipment. The 25 sec exposure was possible because of a "body" windshield.
To enjoy this special mood combined with wind and rain was a great experience.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 24-70mm f2.8 (at 40mm)
- no filter
- ISO 200
- 25 sec
- f20
- developed in Lightroom 2.0
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Coast, Vik
25 second rest - Iceland Surf
Despite the heavy surf and strong rain my thoughts take a rest for at least 25 seconds (protected by the rock). Enjoy the rest.
Some technical information.
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- ND 0.6mm
- 25 sec
- f22
- ISO 100
- developed in Lightroom 2.0
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Landscape, Surf, Black Sand Beach, Coast
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Jökulsarlon after Rain
The famous lake at Jökulsarlon with thousands of icebergs was covered with fog after a heavy rain shower. Interesting mood and an interesting scenery. Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 80mm)
- pano 0f 6
- 1/100 sec
- f18
- ISO 100
- stitched in PtGui
- finished in CS3
Enjoy the scenery.
Regards, Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Iceberg, Jökulsarlon, Fog, Glacier
Iceland South-East Landscape
I photographed this scenery because of the special mood somewhere between Vik and Jokulsarlon. Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 16-35mm f2.8 II (at 16mm)
- ISO 100
- f22
- 1/8 sec
- developed in Lightroom 2.0
Enjoy the South-East scene.
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, South-East, Landscape
Iceland River

I photographed this river scene somewhere between Vik and Jokulsarlon. I can't exactly remember the place but it was raining like hell. You know what the locals are saying ... there is no bad weather on Iceland ... only bad clothes.
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 24-70mm 2.8 (at 28mm)
- pano 0f 7
- ISO 100
- f22
- 2sec
- ND 0.6
- stitched in PtGui
- finished in CS3
Enjoy the scene.
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, River, Pano, Rain
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Black Stone Waterfall

Skaftafell is one of the two National Parks in Iceland and its major attraction is the black stone waterfall "Svartifoss". The black basalt columns are the ones after which the church in Reykjavik is modeled.
This amazing waterfall is definitely a trip to Iceland worth ;-)
Enjoy the basalt stones ;-)
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Sigma 120-300mm 2.8 (at 120mm)
- ISO 100
- f 32
- 1.3 sec
- only polfilter
- developed in Lightroom
Regards,
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Black, Rocks, Basalt, Svartifoss, Skaftafell
Labels: Iceland
Lava Grass
Rock-Cloud

Well, these are the famous basalt rocks "Reynisdrangar" which are situated under the mountain Reynisfjall by the village Vik i Myrdal, southern Iceland.
I photographed the scene before sunrise and the sun glow colored the clouds pastel pink.
Enjoy the sunrise ;-)
Some technical information:
- Canon 1ds Mark III
- Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS (at 135mm)
- ISO 100
- F22
- 6 sec
- ND 0.9 filter
Regards
Gerry
Keywords: Iceland, Basalt, Rock, Clouds, Pink, Needle

























