Have I mentioned in the past that I love Iceland? We’ve traveled there twice, and I’d love to go again. The landscape photography opportunities are limitless, and every location is beautiful.
Iceland Glacier Watershed
MJ and I traveled 30 minutes down a gravel road to see a glacier lagoon in this northwest area of Iceland only to find out climate change had eliminated it. The glacier has retreated up the mountain, but the runoff from the melting glacier continues to feed this area, which makes for interesting photos.
Atlantic Puffins
I love these little guys. I took these photos in Iceland last summer. Great experience.
Miami Beach Lifeguard Shack
I’m taking a break from urban exploration and Ukraine photos for a second. Here is something a little happier.
I took this series of photos during a past trip to the beach. Per my normal routine, I got up early several mornings to capture the sunrise. This was a great morning and the lifeguard shacks helped make for an interesting subject. I also posted a behind the scenes video below of this morning.
Miami Beach Hot Spot
Up and down Miami Beach they have these amazing Art Deco Lifeguard shacks of all shapes and colors. I captured a bunch of photos as you can probably guess. I loved them all.
Vik Myrdal Church
This is an iconic photo location in Vik Iceland. There is a little hill above the church allowing for this great perspective.
Vik
This little church in the village of Vik is often photographed from numerous perspectives. There are a couple of cool rock formations in the ocean off the coast of Vik (behind the church from this angle). In the future, I’ll share a photo of this church from a different angle where you’ll be able to see them as well. In this photo, I was trying to frame the church with the purple Lupine wildflowers in the foreground. By the way, the Lupine flowers are everywhere in Iceland. Anyway, I hope you like this photo as much as I do.
Hvitserkur
I know this is just a rock formation sticking out of the water, but this was a “must see” on our recent trip to Iceland. It’s one of those iconic spots that everyone goes to see, photograph and post on IG. I’ve been watching people post photos from this spot since before our first Iceland trip back in 2013. We didn’t make it to this location on that trip, so it was a “must see” this time.
I was a little worried about feeling let down due to the anticipation, but honestly it was great. I enjoyed the visit, which included a small hike, climb down (and back up) the cliff and our time down at beach photographing it. Plus MJ and I did this on our 32nd wedding anniversary….. Great day even though the detour to see Hvitserkur added an hour of dirt roads to our drive that day.
Side note…the locals believe this was a troll caught in the sunlight, which converted the troll into this rock formation…. I’m not judging their thoughts and beliefs, just sharing….
Icelandic Mountain Range
This is one of what feels like hundreds of mountains in Iceland. As you drive around the outside of the country on the Ring Road, you are almost always near a mountain like this. I took this one with my drone while we rested at the picnic area on the Atlantic Ocean. Can you see us in this photo?
Shutter Rush at Hvitserkur
During our Iceland trip, MJ and I stopped at this rock formation on our 32nd anniversary. The locals believe this was a troll that was caught in the sunlight which converted it into this rock formation.
Either way, I made sure everyone knew Shutter Rush was there…. Note: I didn’t cover anything on this sign that wasn’t already covered by prior stickers….
Puffin....
I don’t know about you, but I think Puffins are the cutest birds in the world. They are sort of cute like bunnies, panda bears, etc…. MJ and I just completed our 2nd trip to Iceland (which is why I’ve been absent online for a couple of weeks) with the last one taking place back in 2013. We saw puffins on that trip as well and I loved them. So, on this trip, we made it a point to go see these cute little birds again. Of course, I took tons of photos of the puffins and all of Iceland.
Miami Beach Sunrise
I loved all the different Art Deco Lifeguard shacks along Miami Beach. Maybe the best Lifeguard shacks ever built.
Hotel Row
Not much I can say about this photo. I took it right after sunrise on Miami Beach……
Miami Beach Lookdown
I took this drone photo right after sunrise near Mid-Beach. You can see a few people walking on the beach along with the seagulls. I love the colors, textures, layers and patterns in this photo.
41st Street Lifeguard Shack
Miami has very cool lifeguard stations along Miami Beach. I don’t know how many variations they have, but they are all a wonderful Art Deco style. This is the one at 41st Street during sunrise.
If someone watched me while I photographed this spot, I”m sure they wondered what was wrong with me. I didn’t have time during the sunrise to photograph multiple lifeguard shacks, they are too far apart. So, I probably took 500 photos of this one from different perspective, different light (before, during and after the sunrise), different cameras, etc.. I’m sure they thought I lost my mind….. Maybe I did, but I think the final product was worth it. Oh…and the homeless people sleeping under the lifeguard shack probably wondered about me as well.
Table Mountain
Here is a panorama photo I took from the top of Table Mountain during our trip to South Africa. Some cool things in this photo:
· Far upper right side is the control building. From here you get on a giant lift (think ski lift) that takes you up and down the mountain
· Just to the left of that building in the water is Robben Island. The old prison that held Nelson Mandela for decades is on this island
· The pointy hill in the right side of the photo down near Cape Town is called Signal Hill
· The town down the hill in the middle is part of Cape Town. I think the part is called Camps Bay neighborhood
· All the smoke to the left is from a wildfire that was uncontrolled while we were there. There was a major drought prior to our arrival so wildfires were a problem. This was one of a number of fires in the area at that time.
· Of course, all the water straight ahead is the Atlantic Ocean.
I got extremely lucky on this trip. The day we were scheduled to go up the Mountain wasn’t windy and was a clear day. The days before and after were canceled due to high winds. Great trip…..Beautiful country….
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Splash!!
I must have taken a couple hundred photos at this exact spot capturing the waves as they crashed up on the rocks behind the sea lions trying to capture the perfect moment when the entire scene came together. I doubt I captured the perfect image, but it turned out pretty good. In case you’re wondering, this spot is at the southern tip of Cape Peninsula in Western Cape South Africa.
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Great Bay
It has been a few years since my last visit to St. Martin. I took this photo on the beach looking out at the Great Bay. Amazing location!! I’ve had this photo processed and sitting on my hard drive for a long time…. It was just waiting for it’s time… Guess what? It is time.
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Hout Bay
It’s been a little while since I posted a South Africa photo. And as you all know, I loved that trip. Anyway, here’s a panorama photo looking over Hout Bay towards Harbour Heights on Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape region of the country….. Just beautiful. In case you didn’t know, this is in the Southwestern corner on the country on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent.
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South Africa's Coast
I took this photo as we traveled around Cape Peninsula in South Africa. The view was amazing and I enjoyed every minute. Can you tell I took this photo through the bus window? I doubt it. Would it have been better if I could have setup on my tripod and took my time to capture the moment. Probably. But I liked it even though it was a quick snap through the window as the bus speed down the road.
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