Kane Engelbert
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Theres been chatter among the photography community that Icelandic images are becoming a bit numb, repetitive or have sort of lost their traction and appeal, mainly for their influx into our social media streams. Look, Icelands easy to visit, the country is accommodating to visitors and regardless of its popularity theres no denying its unique and captivating geology, especially from the air. We're going to keep seeing Iceland images because the secret is now out, aerial work is where the unique scenes reside in Iceland. And aerials from different altitudes and various perspectives present a countless opportunities to see Iceland different.
The following images are either from a Mavic M3 pro, or Nikon Z8 & Z7 & 24-120 &100-400 from a Cessna plane. About 90% of my keepers were shot with a 100-400. BTW if you choose to photograph from a plane, its critical they allow open window photography. Photography through windows is virtually impossible to minimize flaring or controlling weird color casts that are often impossible to correct in post processing. Focussing can also be problematic and frustrating. Both aviation companies I used have a "photography flight" option that will cost a lot more but it's 100% worth it. They allow open windows. They only bring 2 people so theres room to scoot around the seats without a seatbelt. They will fly you wherever you wish and at different altitudes. They will fly a scene over and over, banking to the point where you can almost shoot straight down. Shoot fast shutter speeds at around 2000th of a sec or faster..at about F8. Don't be afraid to crank up the ISO (especially with huge advancements with AI NR.) I used 1000-1600 for all of my flight. "Spray & Pray" technique works great.
The following are mostly aerial abstracts of the Iceland famous Braided Rivers or glaciated areas including glacier moraine lakes and glacier tongue areas.
Puzzle Pieces
Ice Falls Falljökull
Jökulsárlón Tranquility
Dispersed Setiments
Metallic Delta
Cool Flames
Intertwined
Signal Receptors
Island Circles
Alluvial Designs
Kinetic Dreams
Woven
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