Vestmannaeyjar,
Iceland

Our first day in this remarkable archipeligo saw us holed up inside sheltering from driving rain and wind. The weather cleared remarkably on the second day we were on the island roaming around Heimaey. in the evening, our primary objective was to seek those elusive puffins! We actually found a few which almost distracted me from looking out for sunset. I had planned a sunset shot as much as possible from using the application "photographer's ephemeris" which gave me an idea of where to be on the island in order for the sun t o be setting behind the three distant islands. This image looks heavily manipulated but in actual fact, the only significant things I've done to it are some sun flare removals and the rest is almost SOOC. Had to use 3 reverse and 2 stop hard edge GNDs to control the sky lighting for the effect.

The Sisters of Kintail

Marianne and I have been travelling scotland for the last week or so. Our travels took us recently to the town of Ratagan which is a great area to explore the 5 sisters of kintail. This view was taken from the summit of Sgurr na Ciste-Diubhe. The view is of Ratagan at loch Duich below with the next 2 sisters along the ridge line in view. The clouds were flying in at our eye level which makes for a disorienting experience of motion.

Jokulsarlon
Iceland

Jokulsarlon in Iceland's southeast is surely one of the must not miss locations in a country of superlative natural wonder. Most people visit the lagoon but I found it just as interesting on the beach where fragments of icebergs are washed up on the black sand. The wonderful thing about icelandic summers is how long the poost-sunset light goes on for. We thought we were too late after shooting at the lagoon but stayed here until just before dark. The movement is visible in the more distant icebergs still in the sea

Jokulsarlon
Iceland

On our last dawn shoot in Iceland we woke up at 5am and looked outside... nothing but fog. We packed our bags and drove towards Jokulsarlon anyway, hoping that it would lift. As we headed there it surely did disappear, and there were clear skies overhead.

As the sun started to come up there was just one other photographer braving the cold with us. The top of the Vatnajokull icecap began to turn pink with the dawn light and the lagoon remained magically still.

It was one of the best moments of my Iceland trip.

Beinn Alligin and Liathach
View from Annat, across Upper Loch Torridon
Scotland

One of the few sunrises that really popped. I do admit to having trouble with the light at either end of the day here in Scotland... sometimes it promises to be so good but then just fizzles out!

This morning at Torridon I clambered out of bed when the alarm went off - not too early at 6am as the days are getting shorter now - and peered outside the window with Dylan. We decided, let's do it. A short drive later, crossing a cow field in the dark and clambering the fence to the loch side pretty much woke me up and I managed my second panorama for the trip.

Black Cuillins
Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland

After several days of rain and clouds and no sunsets or sunrises, we finally got SOMEthing at Elgol. Too bad the light was to the left, but it was good enough for me!

The Cuillins dominate the horizon in the Isle of Skye; it's hard to miss them from anywhere on the island.

Late autumn sundown at Lyngen Alps (Troms, Norway).

14.09.2010 - EOS 5D Mark II with 24-70L and polarizer

This one should be my last update for this weekend! I hope you enjoyed the first charge of my Lapland pictures

Autumn at Stefjord (Norway)

21.09.2010 - EOS 5D Mark II with 17-40L, polarizer and tripod

Sundown at Gruppo del Cimon della Pala di San Martino, Dolomity Alps, Italy

29.08.2011 - EOS 5D Mark II with 17-40L

After being attacked all day by this desert, it nicely opened up into a wonderful display of light permeating the needles of Teddy Bear Cholla.

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I wasn't even going to get up this morning after a long night of star trails, but, on 2 1/2 hours rest, I saw some epic clouds racing towards the sun. Apparently, a coyote saw them too and decided he would follow.

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I hadn't light painted in ages so this is a bit rough, but the Milky Way was so explosive I had to exhibit it.

Foreground is one pass with a 5500 degree CT head lamp, then once with a red filter on the lamp. Milky Way is 30s at 4000 iso, 2.8.

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Sunrise over Creux-du-Van. In the background a sea of clouds fills the Areuse Gorges.

Four paragliders playing around with the wind blowing on the ridge which leads to the Vanil des Artses (1993m) on the right hand side on the picture. This is viewed from Cape au Moine summit.

View of the Garstenhorner pick from one of the many small lakes around the Grimselpass (Switzerland)

I have been checking this tree out for some time, but the light never worked out the way I wished for, so I kept returning just for fun. After several trips I was rewarded with this beautiful sunset. Please enjoy.

Tomas

1DsMkII, 17-40,CP

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Autumn morning fog layers in Czech Switzerland.

Please enjoy,

Tomas

1Ds MkII, 70-200, CP

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Wonderful national park in Slovakia.

Please enjoy.

Tomas

1DsMkII, 17-40,CP, GND

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Kaspar Gallery
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Digital Darkroom

Rainer at sunrise, best sunrise I saw in two weeks of shooting. To learn more about the making of this image, visit my photiblog: [link]

Streaking clouds over Mount Fitz Roy at twilight, recorded during a 30-second exposure. Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina.

Court of the Patriarchs at sunrise, Zion National Park, Utah. To learn more about the image, visit my daily photoblog: [link]

Sunset over the peaks of the Continental Divide from Blue Lake deep in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.

I just returned home after leading a weekend photo tour/seminar based out of Canaan Valley, West Virginia. We had a big group of 18 talented and enthusiastic photographers and we worked it hard over the weekend. This is a shot from sunrise on the Sunday from the summit of Bear Rocks Preserve, Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia. Enjoy and stay tuned for more images to come!

I have just released a brand new eBook, 10 Tips for Amazing Autumn Images, just in time for the fall color season! - [link]

‎8 hours of flight (including a 1 hour overlay in Denver), 285 mile drive and one wicked sunset at Coal Mine Canyon.

During the artic dawn, near the Jökulsárlón in Iceland...

This image is one of the 250 new images on my website www.ecrinsdelumiere.com, after a recent update.



Au crépuscule, sur les bords du Jökulsárlón en Islande... le contraste magique entre la terre noire, volcanique et la glace pure du Vatnajökull...

Cette image fait partie des nombreuses images ajoutées à mon site www.ecrinsdelumiere.com lors d'une récente mise à jour...

Xavier

Amazing colors in the Skaftafell area in Iceland.
I took this photo during our trip with Alexandre Deschaumes... this picture remember me very good time spent during the trip.

Fall is amazing in Iceland.

Xavier

Canon EOS 5DmkII - EF 17-40f4L - tripod

The Chamonix needles, in the light of the late afternoon of october... It is the first picture of a trip to Switzerland in 2008. We were on the way to the famous Materhorn...

Xavier

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