Iceland and Stockholm Photography Trip, June 2016
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 16 June 2016, continued:Djupavik, one of my favorite places on the trip. This is a panorama iPhone photo taken in relatively low light with this amazing rusty ship set aground by the shore of the fjord and left to rot. |
Djupavik Dock (2016-06-16 23:51)Part of an old dock in the fjord by Djupavik, Iceland in this long exposure photo. I did a 155 second long exposure photo to blur the movement of the water for a more surreal feel. Nikon D610/Nikkor 28-300mm. 155s f/25 ISO 100. |
What I found funny in all this is that here we were, a group of night photographers, going on a trip together to a place where it was always light out. The Waterfalls of Djupavik (2016-06-17 00:16) |
 The Djupavik Herring Factory Room (2016-06-17 11:07)This seems to be one of the most commonly photographed areas of the Djupavik herring factory in Iceland, and I suppose with good reason, as the geometric lines draw one's eye into the photo. Nikon D610/14-24mm f/2.8. 1/1.6s f/8 ISO 200. |
The Djupavik Herring Factory Stairs (2016-06-17 11:28) |
 The Cones of Silence (2016-17-12:02)Once churning away noisily, these fish cones operated in Djupavik's herring processing factory. Djupavik. More herring than you thought imaginable oozed through these funnels on the way to becoming fertilizer or what-have-you. Nikon D610/14-24mm f/2.8. 4s f/22 ISO 200. |
 Leaning Tower of Herring (2016-17-12:30)Once churning away noisily, this fish cone operated in Djupavik's herring processing factory. Djupavik. More herring than you thought imaginable oozed through these funnels on the way to becoming fertilizer or what-have-you. Nikon D610/14-24mm f/2.8. 1/6s f/8 ISO 200. |
 Rusty Gears (2016-17-13:13)Once churning away noisily, these gears churned away in Djupavik's herring processing factory. Djupavik. Now sitting abandoned, this herring factory was at the time the largest concrete building in Iceland, and one of the largest in Europe. Nikon D610/14-24mm f/2.8. 1.6s f/13 ISO 100. |
 Belt, Pipe, Churn, Whir (2016-06-17 13:36)The interior of an abandoned herring factory in Djúpavík, Westfjords, Iceland. At the time it was built, 1935, this was the most enormous concrete building in Iceland and one of the largest in Europe, and built in just one year. Herring oil was crucial for general health, and was taken as a supplement. But also, herring oil was used by the Germans to manufacture glycerin, the main ingredient in nitroglycerine, used in the creation of explosives, especially during WWII. I traveled here with a group of photographers, including Lance Keimig. |
 Aren't You Glad You Have Dials (2016-06-17 14:04)The interior of an abandoned herring factory in Djúpavík, Westfjords, Iceland. At the time it was built, 1935, this was the most enormous concrete building in Iceland and one of the largest in Europe, and built in just one year. Herring oil was crucial for general health, and was taken as a supplement. But also, herring oil was used by the Germans to manufacture glycerin, the main ingredient in nitroglycerine, used in the creation of explosives, especially during WWII. I traveled here with a group of photographers, including Lance Keimig. Nikon D610/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 30s f/14 ISO 100. I "light painted" the interior, illuminating everything while the camera shutter was open, using a Protomachines LED2 flashlight for the various colored lighting. And yes, doing this brought a huge smile to my face. Also, I found it funny that a group of night photographers would travel together to Iceland, where the sun is out for around 21 hours a day. |
 V O V O V O V O (2016-06-17 14:10)The interior of an abandoned herring factory in Djúpavík, Westfjords, Iceland. At the time it was built, 1935, this was the most enormous concrete building in Iceland and one of the largest in Europe, and built in just one year. Herring oil was crucial for general health, and was taken as a supplement. But also, herring oil was used by the Germans to manufacture glycerin, the main ingredient in nitroglycerine, used in the creation of explosives, especially during WWII. I traveled here with a group of photographers, including Lance Keimig. Nikon D610/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 30s f/14 ISO 100. I "light painted" the interior, illuminating everything while the camera shutter was open, using a Protomachines LED2 flashlight for the various colored lighting. And yes, doing this brought a huge smile to my face. Also, I found it funny that a group of night photographers would travel together to Iceland, where the sun is out for around 21 hours a day. |
 Oil, Oil (2016-06-17 16:17)Inside a fish oil tank, where we sang rounds to the beautiful echo of the fish oil tank, where thousands and thousands of liters of herring oil were stored, the coils below heating the oil. We had not been the only ones to notice the beautiful reverb inside. Sigur Ros played a concert inside this some years back. Djupavik, Iceland Nikon D610/14-24mm f/2.8, 2s f/9 ISO 100. |
The three of us in our West Virginia shirts pose for a photo inside the fish oil tank in Djupavik. |
The three of us in our West Virginia shirts pose for a photo inside the fish oil tank in Djupavik. |
Ice Ice Baby (2016-06-17 18:24)A baby, one of the relatives of the people who run Hotel Djupavik. Djupavik, Westfjords, Iceland |
 The Red Light (2016-06-17 23:12)The interior of an abandoned herring factory in Djúpavík, Westfjords, Iceland At the time it was built, 1935, this was the most enormous concrete building in Iceland and one of the largest in Europe, and built in just one year. Herring oil was crucial for general health, and was taken as a supplement. But also, herring oil was used by the Germans to manufacture glycerin, the main ingredient in nitroglycerine, used in the creation of explosives, especially during WWII. I traveled here with a group of photographers, including Lance Keimig. Nikon D610/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8, about two minutes f/9 ISO 200. I "light painted" the underneath of the light using a Protomachines LED2 flashlight for the various colored lighting. |
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Mirror, Mirror (2016-06-18 00:42) |
I Wish Sigur Ros Was Here (2016-06-18 02:20) |
The Clouds Washing Over The Mountain (2016-06-18 12:04) |
~~~~ This photo of an Icelandic horse is featured in the Summer Reader Issue of the Los Angeles Times, both the print and digital version! |
 Hello, I'm A Horse (2016-06-18 17:51 B)The rugged Icelandic horse of the wind-swept hills in the Northwestern Region of Iceland Nikon D610/Nikkor 28-300mm. 1/320s f/8 ISO 800. |
 The Stone Sea Monster of Iceland (2016-06-18 19:01)For the first part of the trip, I traveled toward the west part of Iceland with a photographic group led by Lance Keimig. This unusual rock formation protruding from the sea is the remains of an ancient extinct volcano Hvitserkur on the sea shelf. Hvitserkur, which translates to "white shirt" and derives its name from being covered in Shag and Cormorant guano, rises 15 meters, or nearly 50 feet from the sea. Icelandic legend has it that the rock was a troll who forgot to retreat from the light and was turned to stone in the sunrise, though from some angles it is said to look like a dragon drinking from the water, while others say that it looks like a sea monster frozen in stone. I'm going with the frozen sea monster. The geological oddity was commemorated on an Icelandic stamp in 1990. Nikon D610/Nikkor 28-300mm. I took eight photos, each one at an eight-second exposure at f/22 ISO 100 and stacked eight of them together to create an even longer net exposure, this one 64 seconds in total to smooth out the water movements of the sea. |
 The black and white version of the above photo. |
We stayed at this rather boring farmhouse that really wasn't a farmhouse. I can't remember where. But there was nothing to photograph, and I found myself feeling rather restless. I was, after all, on a photographic trip, but there really wasn't much that inspired me to photograph. The next morning, we left, making our way back to Reykjavik. I was rather sad about this. I was enjoying the trip, and wanted to stay in Westfjords. We would stop along numerous sites along the way. This is Grabrokargigar Crater, Iceland in this fun iPhone photo where I was moving while the photo was being taken, resulting in this bizarro version of me. |
 Grabrokargigar Crater, iPhone panorama photo. |
 Barnafoss Waterfall (2016-06-19 16:15)Barnafoss Waterfall is really a series of rapids, spread out over quite a distance before tumbling into the Hvítá River. The river was forced through a narrow rocky chute that apparently once had a natural bridge spanning across it. The meaning of this waterfall translates into "Children's waterfall" from one of the tragic sagas. |
 Barnafoss Waterfall Side View 1 (2016-06-19 16:19)Barnafoss Waterfall is really a series of rapids, spread out over quite a distance before tumbling into the Hvítá River. The river was forced through a narrow rocky chute that apparently once had a natural bridge spanning across it. The meaning of this waterfall translates into "Children's waterfall" from one of the tragic sagas. Nikon D610/Nikkor 28-300mm. 1.3s f/9 ISO 100. |
 Hvalfjordur Tunnel Long Exposure (2016-06-19 17:54)Driving through Hvalfjordur Tunnel, which ducks under the fjord of the same name as part of Route 1, I thought I'd try to create an abstract long exposure of the taillights ahead. The tunnel is 5,770 meters (18,930 ft) long and reaches a depth of 165 meters (541 ft) below sea level. The tunnel opened in1998, shortening the distance from Reykjavík to the western and northern parts of the island by 45 kilometers (28 mi). The tunnel is more or less one lane, although there are many turn-outs which one may use. |
 An iPhone street photo of Reykjavik. We were back in Reykjavik, and had dinner at a very house, gourmet restaurant. The food, like most restaurants in Iceland, was delicious. |
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After sleeping, the next morning, we explored the abandoned herring factory.
The Red Bench (2016-06-17 23:26)
18 June 2016:
After photographing the amazing sunset/sunrise by the fjord, we ventured once again into the fish oil tank. Tyler had us singing rounds, and Lance and Tyler did some spot-on recreations of Monty Python skits about, what else, herrings.
The next morning, we left Djupavik, continuing to wind our way around the fjords. We had to get out of the van for this amazing scene, these clouds that were moving very quickly over the mountain top.
Islenski Hesturinn (2016-06-18 17:51)
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