Kyle Jones
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Here are a few glacier shots from my trip to Iceland last May, along with a little bit about each of them.
1) Fjallsárlón is near the more famous Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, where we see many photos of ice floating in the waters with mountains in the background. In addition to being less crowded, Fjallsárlón has the advantage that after a short walk from the parking lot you can get nice detail of the bottom of the glacier next to the lagoon. This was taken with a 100-400 lens and a 1.4x extender to get as close as possible. The ice in the water was moving, so it is a little softer than the glacier itself.
2) We took a guided glacier tour on Falljökull which was well worth the cost and time. After being outfitted with a harness, helmet, and ice axes we made our way up the glacier, through crevasses, and finally to this rough area. A guide is necessary to avoid dangerous areas and I learned a lot about glaciers (and a little bit about Icelandic folklore). Here are some details from the upper part of the glacier.
3) Finally, we visited Svínafellsjökull and hiked along the edge of the lagoon at the bottom looking for compositions. I ended up liking this one with the color and cracks at the bottom with a sunlit area in the middle.
Any thoughts are welcome!
1) Fjallsárlón is near the more famous Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, where we see many photos of ice floating in the waters with mountains in the background. In addition to being less crowded, Fjallsárlón has the advantage that after a short walk from the parking lot you can get nice detail of the bottom of the glacier next to the lagoon. This was taken with a 100-400 lens and a 1.4x extender to get as close as possible. The ice in the water was moving, so it is a little softer than the glacier itself.
2) We took a guided glacier tour on Falljökull which was well worth the cost and time. After being outfitted with a harness, helmet, and ice axes we made our way up the glacier, through crevasses, and finally to this rough area. A guide is necessary to avoid dangerous areas and I learned a lot about glaciers (and a little bit about Icelandic folklore). Here are some details from the upper part of the glacier.
3) Finally, we visited Svínafellsjökull and hiked along the edge of the lagoon at the bottom looking for compositions. I ended up liking this one with the color and cracks at the bottom with a sunlit area in the middle.
Any thoughts are welcome!
