http://icelandbycamera.com 6 days, 3 photographers, 1 country. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:38:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Prior to arriving in Iceland I had talked to a few people who had already been. The most common responses was that the weather and landscape was always changing. Day one didn't disappoint in that respect. I was also told that the environment can seem somewhat alien, as in you're ... http://icelandbycamera.com/raof/day1-raof/ Landing at Keflavik airport, my first thoughts were 'cold, very wet and very windy. Surprisingly though the weather cleared after an hour and because of the sunshine and intermittent showers, we were treated to some very spectacular views and rainbows. [gallery=1] http://icelandbycamera.com/jeff/day1-jeff/ Sometimes it takes you a while to realise why a place feels so different from what you are used to. It wasn't until the wind had stopped howling in my ears, in the shelter of a weird wind-carved rock formation, that I understood why Iceland can feel so eerie: it ... http://icelandbycamera.com/nick/day1-nick/ Hot showers in the morning meant waking up to the smell of rotten eggs. It's actually not that bad once you get used to it. However, experiencing it for the first time means you are either shocked into full consciousness or end up fainting. Wide awake then we set off ... http://icelandbycamera.com/raof/day2-raof/ One thing that surprised me after driving halfway through the night then retracing our steps a few miles back the next morning, was that there were no trees. Driving the previous night, I could have sworn blind we were driving through forest, I saw no lights on the horizon, just ... http://icelandbycamera.com/jeff/day2-jeff/ The rain from the first day gave way on day two to uninterrupted sunshine. And in Iceland that means one thing: rainbows. The waterfalls in Iceland are beautiful enough on their own, but at the right time of day and with the right weather, the sun is low enough in ... http://icelandbycamera.com/nick/day2-nick/ Day three saw us drive round to the far side of Iceland through the eastern coastal fjords. Much of the day was grey with only intermittent glimpses of blue peeking through clouds threatening to burst but never doing so. Throughout, the landscape seemed sparse and barren with long stretches of straight ... http://icelandbycamera.com/raof/day3-raof/ The South-East coast, great plugs of lava jutting out of the sea, the A1, the main arterial road around Iceland, turns to gravel for long stretches!! Waterfall after waterfall, cascading out of the tops of mountains, appearing up glacial valleys with no tourists to spoil the views."STOP!' I shout and ... http://icelandbycamera.com/jeff/day3-jeff/ The sky was very clear Monday night but unfortunately the aurora was not visible. However I did get a long exposure photo of the start, and there is a faint green and red glow towards the north, so it looks like it was there, but very faint. On Tuesday morning, after ... http://icelandbycamera.com/nick/day3-nick/