Time flies when you are busy….earlier this week, I realized that I am way behind posting photos to this blog.

About a year ago, my son and I took another trip to Iceland. Spring is a great time to go from a photography perspective: you have beautiful morning and evening light, a fairly long blue hour and of course the opportunity to see the Northern Lights with a bit of luck

My son and I drove the full ring road last February, counter-clockwise from Reykjavík. Eight days of glaciers, lava fields, waterfalls and countless amazing views. We were somewhat lucky with the weather. Just one day of hardcore rain that soaked our rain gear and one day of intense snowfall (interesting drive). And let me just say this: when is rains hard in Iceland, it rains really hard. Think: standing in the shower. It’s 360 degree wetness.

Northern Lights

We were also lucky with the northern lights. They sadly don’t perform on schedule. It takes clear skies and a decent solar storm for them to appear. The clear skies thing is a bit difficult in Iceland. I highly recommend downloading one of the common apps and use that to decide when it makes sense to go outside at night.

Equipment on this trip: the Fuji X-T5 for everything that needed reach and detail. The trusted X100VI joined as the always-in-the-jacket companion. Both are great for Iceland travel due to their solid weather proofing.