Iceland Photo Tours
Sep 25, 2015 15:00:43 #
Sep 25, 2015 15:21:51 #
TheDman
Loc: USA
Coolcameragirl wrote:
The only departure time for photographers is 6 a.m. There are tours all day long, but they keep moving and don't give you much time for taking pictures. I think it cost $100 but well worth it. The unihabited island was beautiful with breathtaking views also. We also saw Great Skua and in early July, the Skua chicks with the nests right on the ground.
:thumbup: Thanks for the info!
Sep 25, 2015 16:21:53 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
joehel2 wrote:
I've been to Iceland on a tour and on my own. For... (show quote)
I checked out Skarpi's website and read the testimonials. It sounds like it's a great experience. Would it be appropriate for a non photographer (my wife)?
Sep 26, 2015 06:38:52 #
StevenG wrote:
I checked out Skarpi's website and read the testimonials. It sounds like it's a great experience. Would it be appropriate for a non photographer (my wife)?
Tours of this type are designed for participants who are professional photographers and/or highly skilled amateurs. The entire tour day schedule, from sunrise to sunset, is going to/from beautiful places to photograph. In Iceland, when I say beautiful places, I mean other worldly/story of creation beautiful. Just to see these landscapes is a blessing, let alone to photograph them. The normal daily routine: nice breakfast in a farmer's guest house; on the road 30-45 minutes before sunrise to capture golden hour photos; travel to a second shooting location, picnic lunch there; travel to another shooting sight for sunset photos; back to the lodgings when the sun has gone down for dinner/unwinding/sleep. If you are there when the Aurora is active, on clear nights you will go out to capture the Aurora if it shows; this could be anytime between 9PM and 1AM. Next shooting day, the same schedule irregardless if you were out the night before with the Aurora. I think a non-photographer would find the activity level too intense.
Sep 26, 2015 06:54:55 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
joehel2 wrote:
Tours of this type are designed for participants w... (show quote)
Thanks for the rundown. Sounds even better than I imagined. Unfortunately you are correct. Not for my non-photographer wife!
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