Pink sky at Bjarnarflag in Myvatn
Last night it was mostly cloudy. In Myvatn we stopped at few locations without much drama in the sky, but when we arrived at the lagoon in Bjarnarflag the sky opened with red and pink colors. I used Nikon D4s and the 14-24 lens...
How cute can you be?
Cute Arctic fox cubs in a dim cave
Most Icelanders have never seen a Arctic fox in nature. Many tourists and photographers go to Iceland without ever seeing one. This is probably mostly because in most parts of the country it is only searching for...
Raudanes in east-Iceland
The path along the shore at Rauðanes which is in east-Iceland is about 8 km back and forth. The parking lot is few hundred meters from the sea, but as soon as you arrive at the shore you see the photogenic rocks. The day...
Askja – the naked tourist hotspot
We arrived in Drekagil late evening after a long drive on a road which is actually not much of a road. After a good nights sleep we woke up early to start walking. Even in July it took us a 4,5 km walk in...
The hard to find mink is found
Despite beeing a disaster for birdlife the mink is hard to find in Iceland. This serie of photos is taken in south-Iceland of a family of female and two cubs. The evening sun made the light great and with some planning it was possible...
Fading winter
Getting out of bird-mode
Yesterday we took a short trip to Mývatnssveit where we intended to switch to landscape mode. Most of the time I am in bird-mode and drag along 500 mm plus lens and other heavy equipment. For simple minded persons like me...
Quality time in a snowstorm
Horses in snowstorm - Images by Einar Gudmann
Yesterday it was snowing and quite windy. Some might call it a snowstorm. During the wintertime many Icelandic horses are outside and as one might guess – in all weathers – and I wanted to try getting...
Northern lights in northern Iceland
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Midnight in Myvatn - Images by Einar Gudmann
This weekend me and Gyda decided to go to Myvatn hunting for Nortern lights. the forecast was extreme and the weather could be worse. It´s the middle of winter here in Iceland and there was snow and...
If ice is all you see, ice is all you get.
It´s winter time and it´s Iceland. Actually quite peaceful winter, since we have had quite few snowstorms so far. For us birders and wildlife-wannabe-photographers there isn´t much to photograph since most of the birds are in warmer countries at the moment and we only...