Iceland Trip
- By FITFORGOOD GYM
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- 08 Jun, 2016
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A Hiking Trip to Iceland to Scope out the sites and prepare for a Photoexpedition
Preparation is key - What to take if you want to travel light
Lowerpro Protactic 350AW: Great Bag that fits well in the overheard compartments of an Arline and allows you to meet the carry on weight requirements. Check out the feature here. I love the different access point allow you to quickly pull your camera out at any time to snap.
Canon 5D Mkiii: All round great camera, weather proof and reliable. I know , I know "Only one camera?" to keep the weight down and the bag small I will take the chance.
Lenses: The Canon 70-200mm f 2.8 and the 24-105mm f4 , both L series lenses.
Flash: High speed sync flashes
Computer: The Microsoft Surface Pro4 - Light and powerful to process all the Images on the go.
Filters: The neutral density filters from N2 to N12
Camera Strap: The peak design strap. Click Here to learn more
Tripod.
Extra Batteries.
Cleaning Kit.
The day Before leaving....
The Flight
The plane is comfortable enough and the cabin crew friendly. It was a "No Frills" flight so we didn't expect much. We did get some nice photos on the flight itself.
DAY -1 : Blue Lagoon Spa / Harpa / Sun Voyager / Clubbing
By "Day|" and I do mean day, we went in summer and there was no complete darkness at all, it was that time of the year where the Sun sort of went to a low point so it still gave light and then it would just rise again. You sort of loose concept of time when its light most of the time.
We had rented a jeep at the airport and drive to our destination, an AirBnb. Very comfortable, we each decided on where the other would sleep and we got some rest after eating the cold sandwiches we bought at the 24 hr store.
After a short recoup, we got ready and headed to our first destination, Harpa a mordern concert hall down by the water. An impressive piece of architecture made of a glass facade, making you feel like your looking at a twisted glass Rubik cube. The color of the glass and reflection seems alive as they reflect the surroundings. The inside is just as impressive and modern allowing you the same experience outside as in.
Hagkaup - was our lifeline for food being open 24 hrs, and another shop "Bonus" where we bought ingredients for cooking since we did not want to eat out every day.
DAY-2 : Seljalandsfoss(hidden falls) / Jokulsarlon / Skogafoss
Day-3: SÓLHEIMASANDUR BEACH, Vik , Reynisfjara Beach
Engagement Photo-shoot at SÓLHEIMASANDUR BEACH, ICELAND
How do you find it?
via Þjóðvegur. You will need to watch out for it a 2 km after route 221. There is no real sign but you will see cars by the side of the road and a metal gate with a metal crate mini bridge at the entrance. Park and then the $km hike begins. You will not see the wreckage of the plane because of the sand dunes. Due to the distance the Dune have a gentle slope but hide the plane until you reach the very end.
It was windy: so hold any kids of reflecting dish was really out of the question. The wind also made it cold and being near a body of water it make the weather even more chill.
No privacy:there was no real place for the couple to change to they had to hiking a little longer and change behind on of the dunes.
Public spot: there were a good amount of people walking about and you could not really ask them to move away from a spot they hiked 4KM to see to we had to work quick during small opportune windows.
Day - 4 : Thingvellir
Day - 5 : Gulfoss and Geysir
Day 6 : Landmannalaugar - Bday Party Downtown
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