Lost in Iceland
Wandering the Icelandic landscape during the nocturnal hours led me to understand what a wilderness landscape really is.
If you want an insight into the thoughts and feelings I had whilst in Iceland making images, then I’m pleased to tell you that i have just completed a new podcast about it.
Please click on the image to play the podcast
My podcast is now being published in iTunes, so if you have an iPod and iTunes, then you can subscribe to my podcast series by going here.
Another wonderful podcast, Bruce. Thank you for taking the time to produce and share that.
I know for waterfall shots, there’s a balance between too short a shutter speed not giving you the “veil” effect, and going too long where they basically turn to mist.
Could you elaborate on how you approach waterfall exposures, specifically?
Thanks,
Mark Olwick
Comment by olwick — 24 July, 2008 @ 1:20 pm
Hi Mark,
I think it’s purely a subjective thing. I tend to take repeat shots, trying different settings, and I also tend to swap different FULL ND filters onto the camera too.
For example, I’ll take a standard short exposure, as I may end up preferring it when I come to the final edit. And then I tend to take shots with a 1 stop ND, and perhaps a 3 stop ND.
My exposures range from 1/4 of a second to several minutes, depending on what I want to do with a scene. For most general long exposures around 4 seconds is adequate.
You have to experiment and find what works for you. It’s all about what YOU like. :-)
Comment by Bruce Percy — 24 July, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
Iceland is amazing.
Comment by amelieux — 28 July, 2008 @ 3:59 pm
I was watching the Iceland podcast again (I start with Scotland :p), it’s just so beautiful. I will be looking forward if you ever decide to lead an Iceland workshop.
Comment by amelieux — 16 August, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
HI Bruce,
I just came across your podcast and am very impressed with your shots. I’m going on a photo course to iceland next Aug and was wondering if you could tell me what lens selection you would take for landscapes? Did you find yourself reaching for a telephoto to abstract a parts of the landscape? Also with the amount of daylight you had on offer and extended ‘golden hour(s)’ how did you cope with the lack of sleep :)
Cheers,
Andy
Comment by AndyC — 17 August, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
Hi Andy,
Sleep? what’s that? When you have extended hours of daylight, just as I explained in my podcast, I found myself sleeping through the day, and photographing at night.
Tip: Take an eye patch with you – it’s hard to sleep when it’s so bright.
Comment by Bruce Percy — 17 August, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
Bruce,
I have to leave you a comment to thank you for putting this particular podcast out. I will go on iTunes and get the others. To be honest I was in tears after watching it. I totally relate. We fell in love with Iceland a few summers back. Been a couple of times, and going twice this year. Once to look at property (we plan on buying a summer house). I am not yet a proper photographer, but my heart is set on getting into photography (likewise with composing music). I’d be doing those two things whilst my wife wrote her books. We just went to Iceland, Scotland and England this past summer. Anyway, it really struck a chord inside of me. Wonderful work, thank you.
Cheers!
Paul
Comment by Z80GameCoder — 15 January, 2009 @ 5:21 pm