A relaxing morning of great bird action photography
As some of you know, our videos are mostly about what we do in our photography. We don´t make big plans. This morning we woke up after only 5 hours of sleep since we had been photographing puffins in the midnight sun in Grimsey. The arctic terns are always a challenge to photograph, and on thi...
Some days are more productive for bird photography than others. We have spent a long time trying to capture sharp photos of birds in moving water. The plan was to get a shot of birds in moving water with a silky and dreamy effect. The original goal of this video was just to go out there with the cameras and long lenses and make a video about whate...
We wanted to capture the behavior of the puffins when they started to prepare the burrows in Grímsey. It turned out the peaceful puffins do sometimes fight! This is taken on a trip to the island of Grímsey, which is at the Arctic Circle. It is early May and we were hoping to get some puffin action in the snow. The trip turned out to be a great adv...
There are a few key questions we ask ourselves when the plan is to visit and photograph the Dettifoss waterfall in Iceland. Are we aiming for the typical photo of the waterfall or a more artistic, abstract, closer look? What lenses to use? Do I go to the east, or the west- bank? Is the spray going to the east or west? - and finally, is the road op...
Einar and Gyda are landscape and wildlife photographers living in Iceland. They are the authors of three books about Iceland.
Photographing Iceland is the perfect travel companion for anyone visiting Iceland with a camera. The book is available in our online store (www.ggart.is) with worldwide shipping – and in all major bookstores in Iceland. Check out our video about the book.
Iceland: Wild at heart is a best-seller. It is available in all bookstores in Iceland and our online store.
Grimsey: The Arctic Wildlife Wonder is our latest book about the wildlife and nature of Grimsey. It is only available in our online store and in the Gallery in Grimsey.
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