Did you vacation there or were you part of the military?

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That picture was taken at about midnight. That is when the best light is.

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Thanks Paul B

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I would like to go to Alaska as well but Im afraid of wild animals. I think part of what attracted me to Iceland was the fact that there are no snakes, mosquitos, bears, cougars or any other thing that will eat you. I love to hike and get out in the wilderness but as I have gotten older I have become fearful of many things. It was so great to walk around the trails without being constantly on the lookout for a snake! Now if you are afraid of sheep....you are in trouble!

Im sure you will not be disappointed!

The lens is a Nikkor AF-S 70-300. 4.5-5.6. I was using manual mode and set the f stop at 8 for more shallow DOF. Then I just metered it until the correct exposure was indicated. that put the shutter speed at 1/50. The original was slightly overexposed so I dropped the exposure down 1 stop in post ( I use aperture and have a lot to learn there ). The white balance was set for cloudy.

Thanks ShaZam. Those Islandic horses are beautiful. They come in all colors. They are somewhat short and stocky with a very smooth gate. They do not allow other breeds into the country and once an Islandic horse leaves he cannot come back. I have heard that to buy one in the US is about 10 grand. They are all over the countryside, and also on the menus :(

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I have the entry level Nikon d3000 and those wide landscapes were shot with the kit lens 18-55mm. I usually use f22 to get deep DOF and since the d3000 does not perform well at high ISOs I try not to go over 200. If it is low light I just use a tripod since the shutter speed has to be low to get proper exposure. The horse was my 70-300 as I did not want to get to close to the horses. It seems they are somewhat tired of having their picture made because they almost always turned their rear ends towards the camera. I wonder if they have not been spooked by camera flash. I will attach another horse shot since he cooperated. This picture was taken at about midnight!

I use aperture for PP and I am just guessing when it comes to that stuff.

These pictures are not just a few pretty locations. The entire coast line is beautiful. You can take a picture like this anywhere. I did not travel into the interior so I don't know what that is like but the coast is astounding.

There were LOTS of backpackers there. We spoke to one fella who had hiked and camped for five days on the Volcano that erupted in 2010. He said it was the best time he had ever had. The weather is July is much like late fall here in the Carolinas. 50-60 degree temps. Can be kinda damp on the south coast

Thanks Jim Carter!