A splash of red.
I was away in the Icelandic countryside for most of this month in pursuit of Autumn colour. The first installment of Fall 2019 features a scene that I came upon fortuitously. A lone rowan caught my eye just as I was turning into Reykjavík on my drive back.
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The lone rowan
5DS, 100-400L IS II
Fall colour and Esja
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24-70L f/2.8 II
Ecstasy of light.
Reykjavík is blessed with sublime summer nights beginning in late May. When the stars align, the entire city basks in a luminous glow for hours around midnight.
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Háteigskirkja and Hallgrímskirkja
5DS, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II
Even the most uninspiring block of concrete is brought to life for a few moments.
Awash in pink – Cabin Hótel
Panasonic LX100 II
Magic light
5DS, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II
Blonde
5DS, 100-400L IS II
Post-sunset glow
5DS, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II
Summer’s night in Reykjavík
5DS, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II
Light of the midnight sun.
Kálfatjarnarkirkja was built in 1893 and is among the largest churches in Iceland. The name is a compound of Kálf (calf), Tjörn (pond), and Kirkja (church).
Located on the northern side of Reykjanes, it faces the setting sun during the weeks around the summer solstice. The final rays at this time of the year in Iceland can be a deeply spiritual experience.
The first composition is in a sense remarkable. Only in Iceland can you fit in one frame a pond, a church, a graveyard, a volcano (Keilir), and a golf course.
Kálfatjarnarkirkja and Keilir
5DS, 24-70L f/2.8 II
Honeyed light
5DS, 100-400L IS II
Midnight golf
5DS, 100-400L IS II
Kálfatjarnarkirkja
5DS, 24-70L f/2.8 II
Wildlife photography.
Vice President Mike Pence was in Reykjavík this afternoon at Höfði House, site of the historic 1986 summit meeting between Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev. Greeting the VP was a Mexican parakeet. Although I don’t do wildlife photography, I couldn’t resist taking a few pictures of this rare bird determined to brave the cold weather.
Legal immigrant from Mexico
iPhone XS
An Icelandic parakeet (aka the local drag queen) also made a guest appearance.
Icelandic parakeet
iPhone XS
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Pointillism as photographic art! Beautiful.
Thanks, Bob. I hadn’t thought of that.
Beautiful!!!
Thank you, Premanand.