In many small villages there will be a few homes and a church.  Some regions seem to have a church but no homes or farms in the vicinity.  This is a church probably built in 1957 as that is what is on the entrance gate.  The church is in the Snæfellsness peninsula.  This was photographed in near 100 MPH winds.

The original image was posted earlier in my Iceland 1 posts but for this image I used Macphun Intensify first and then treated the image with Topaz.

1957
Panasonic GH3, Lumix Vario 12 – 35 mm f/2.8 at 21 mm. ISO 200, f/11, 1/400 sec.

Reflections

Harpa – the opera house in Reykjavik, Iceland is an architectural marvel.  This image was photographed using a Panasonic GH3, with a the Lumix Vario 12 – 35 mm f/2.8 lens at 20 mm.  Exposure triad ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/60 second. Image converted to B&W in Silver Efex Pro.

I am selling my Canon G12 kit.  A rarely used body, battery, battery charger, extra battery, Really Right Stuff L Plate, Canon TC-DC58D Tele-converter and Canon LA-DC58K Conversion Lens Adaptor.  All original boxes etc. except the L bracket that never had a box.  The Teleconverter and Lens Adaptor are brand new and can be used on a G10, G11, G12 giving you a focal to 196mm.  The bundle for $400.

I also have a Canon AC adapter for the G12 – also new – AC Adapter Kit-DC50 original price $70 will sell at $40 if purchased with the kit.

Contact me if interested.

Canon G12, with the Really Right Stuff L Plate

Really Right Stuff BG11L

Canon TC-DC58D Tele-converter

Canon LA-DC58K Conversion Lens Adaptor

I was out testing the Tamron 150 – 600 while my wife Monica was shooting for fun.  Here are two images she showed me this morning that I just had to share.

Vestrahorn near Höfn í Hornafirði on the south-east coast of Iceland.  Beautiful black sand dunes and yellow grasses make the foreground for the mountains.  It is interesting that these are one of the few mountains that are not volcanic in origin.  The stone is like granite and is called gabbro.

The black sand is very soft and the patterns exquisite.

Driving toward the lighthouse one can see the old US Navy Radar Station.  The ocean waves are lashing at the cliff faces and crash to heights above the height of the lighthouse.

And on the way back after dinner we are rewarded with some wonderful Northern Lights.

Öxarárfoss

Öxarárfoss is the main waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. Please click on the image to view it larger.

This is a panorama of 7 images.