Iceland Advice needed

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Hi Folks, I have a week off next week and was trying to figure out what to do with it. Well in a moment of inspiration and possibly madness I decided to go to Iceland for a few days :woot: , Monday to Friday (Yes, Ian, Sorry I didn't mention this, but it was all a rather sudden decicision), Anyway, I have lots of photograpy targets in mind, but would really like, depending on the weather and barrels of luck, to have a go at the Northern Lights. Does anyone have any advice on these, I'm assuming i'll be shooting long exposures but not much more of a clue than that.

Also can anyone think of any locations worth visiting?

Thanks
Dave
 
I hear good things about the pizzas and frozen veg..

:coat:
 
No useful advice here either unless you are dyslexic and meant Ireland :thinking:
I just wanted to say what a lucky [PLEASE DON'T TRY TO BYPASS THE SWEAR FILTER] you are - I'd love to go there
Good site here worth a butchers http://www.lonker.net/nature_geology_3.htm
Paul :thumbs:
 
:agree: with (most) of the above;)

Oddly enough, I just decided yesterday to take a trip there - after easter probably which means i'll miss the nothern lights, but should get some melt-water :)

Would love to hear of your experiences when you get back
 
... couple of pairs of thick socks and a wooly hat :shrug:

(I wanna go.... buuuhhh!)
 
Flippin blinking b****** ! lol

Just cant get the family these days can you !

Ill have to see about lending you the 17-40, 100-400 and 50 F1.8 ! ;)

Just need to find a tripod a decent size and weight to go in a hard case !
 
Okay, So it looks like i'll be writing the first draft of "Photographing the Aurora Borealis in Iceland" for TalkPhotography.

I'll be taking

Canon 350d + bg-e3
Sigma 70-200 ex DG f2.8 + 1.4x convertor
Canon 50mm f1.8
4gb of memory cards

All this will go in a mini trecker aw and go on as hand lugage

+

2 batteries
Charger
A tripod of some sort
Plus anything I can persuade bruv to lend me, I doubt the 600mm would fit in an overnight bag though, Shame...

All this will go in my "Weekend bag" with clothes , washing gear, etc.

My photographic intentions are.

Aurora Borealis
Reykjavik street scenes and Harbour
Geysir
Blue Lagoon
Dettifoss
pingvellir
Lake Myvatn

Puffins, Gryfalcon, Arctic Fox, Ptarmigan

Dave
 
pxl8 said:
I hear good things about the pizzas and frozen veg..

:coat:
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yes and they do some great two for the price of one deals :help:
 
Have a great time.... Looks like you're going to be a bit busy!!

A stout pair of boots would be good too - all that lava is punishing on regular rubber.

Have fun.
 
I have no advice, but would love to hear about your trip when you get back.
As I may look at going for a week ( self drive 4 nights £440 :) ) I'd like to know about the cost of thing out there, like food, fuel, dining out and so on.

Cheers and have a good trip.
 
I went two years ago, for 5 days. Didn't have a decent camera in those days, so just point and shoot stuff (in my gallery). Wonderful scenery and lovely people but boy is it expensive!!!! Two beers cost us a weeks wages. Have a great time.
 
davec_uk said:
Okay, So it looks like i'll be writing the first draft of "Photographing the Aurora Borealis in Iceland" for TalkPhotography.

I'll be taking

Canon 350d + bg-e3
Sigma 70-200 ex DG f2.8 + 1.4x convertor
Canon 50mm f1.8
4gb of memory cards

All this will go in a mini trecker aw and go on as hand lugage

+

2 batteries
Charger
A tripod of some sort
Plus anything I can persuade bruv to lend me, I doubt the 600mm would fit in an overnight bag though, Shame...

All this will go in my "Weekend bag" with clothes , washing gear, etc.

Dave
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I notice you say you're taking a camera bag and a weekend bag. Just for the record, BAA are only allowing one piece of hand luggage per passenger. It's out of the airlines hands. I got caught out at security with my camera bag and laptop. I managed to convince the supervisor to let me strap the bags together to count as one but it took a good bit of persuasion.
 
Bring me a young mum back would ya :D Preferably Kerry Katona if she's about :D.....:naughty:
 
Okay, I'm back, Brilliant time, Kanckered and so won't be posting any pics today, But here is some of the practicalities type info that Whiteflyer was asking about.

Beer 600 - 700 ISk or £4.50-£5.30
Petrol 110 Isk per litre or £0.84

Dining Out
Basic Pasta meal, In my case Penne Arrabiata in a bog standard restaurant 1,950 Isk or £15.00
A meal for 1 including Soup of the day, Hallibut and jacket potato and 1 beer 4,000 Isk or £30.70
Indian meal in a place that looked like a cafe, About the same
Fish and chips 870 Isk £6.67
1/5 litre can of coke 230 Isk £1.76
Subway and Quiznos Sub's 870 Isk or £6.67

So nice and cheap then,

On the plus side, While wandering about the main town square on my last night I came across a free concert by some French guy who played Organ pipes with Blow torches, I then wandered into a basement where I could hear live music and listened to a bunch of local young bands playing really good rock/punk, Got talking to some Icelanders who told me to head for a bar called Prikid for something similar. Did that and got invited to sit with them, Sat watching a couple of bands, No fee to get in, Bought one beer all night. (you buy your own drink only in Iceland, It's too expensive otherwise), I only found out afterwards that the bands playing were the current number 1 and 2 in the Icleandic charts.

So things are expensive but entertainment is pretty free.

If you are going in the summer hire a car and camp, Every Icelander goes camping in the summer.

Will tell you more once I wake up.
 
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