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Snæfellsnes wide-angle.
Doubter are you? Master Yoga would say. If so, allow me to show you some examples that, hopefully, will explain. (Just remember can you can click/tap on any photo to see it in widescreen format).
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Looking at your photos I can’t help but think of the comparison between Iceland and Lebanon. The former has roughly twice as much land area, but the latter has almost 17 times of the population. Despite its popularity these days, Iceland seems to be still relatively untouched, which makes it even more appealing. But I literally have to travel halfway across the globe to reach it. Quite a journey, I imagine.
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Indeed it’s untouched. And empty. Brilliant. Thanks for reading!
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Oh so lovely for you and your readers that you have that wide angle lens. Perfect for such a compelling landscape. I’m not drawn to visit Snæfellsnes but I sure enjoyed looking at your visit and vistas. I know that kind of weather and I stay away 🙂
Alison
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Hi Alison, thanks for reading! I understand the (lack of) allure of that weather, perhaps in summer?
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Gorgeous photos, Fabrizio. That third one is pure Heaven. You have a knack for capturing the beauty in desolation.
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Thank you so much Julie. Desolation sounds indeed appealing to me. I guess there’s a message hidden in there.
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There is definitely a message there. Rare are those who can feel at ease in emptiness.
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🙂 I take it as a compliment!
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I wouldn’t want a monument to me to upend that breathtaking geography. I’m thankful to the wide-angle lens you recently bought for giving you the power to capture such stunning landscapes. “A Dance of Snow and Sun” and “Mountain Views” are my favorites.
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Glad you liked them! In all honesty I quite can’t decide which place I liked the most, or which photo is my favourite. The one thing I know is that none make justice to the real deal!
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Nothing like a wide angle for big landscapes. (And seascapes, I quite like that one). You should be able to use the 8mm for milky way pics too, try 30 seconds, f4, 6400.
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Thanks Dave! But can you believe that I’ve never seen the Milky Way? I don’t even know how it’d look like to the naked eye. Hopefully we’ll see it in Chile. Speaking of nightscapes, do you think that it’s some sort of requirement to focus on something in the foreground (e.g. a mountain, building, or something along those lines) and not on the stars themselves? I found that my camera can’t quite focus on the sky, not even if I put it to infinite.
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Not surprising you haven’t seen the Milky Way. If you’re around city lights, or even a lot of moonlight it’s probably not going to happen. And even if you are somewhere remote, you’ll still need to be up at some ungodly hour. The next few nights are pretty good for viewing w/o moon interference, with the center (thickest part) of the M.W. visible between 2:45 and 4:45 AM. (I have an app that’ll tell me when it’s good.) It’ll always be somewhere in the southern skies. If you’re in the right place, at the right time, looking in the right direction, it’s still not super easy to see; it’s kind of a misty-looking band. Your camera will be able to see it better than you can, given a long enough exposure.
As far as nightscapes, autofocus doesn’t work in sky level dark even on the fanciest cameras. Milky Way shots call for manual settings on everything, including focus. If you have digital zoom on your camera, point it at a star, zoom all the way in, manual focus, then zoom out to compose your shot. Foreground items will need to be far enough in the BG to still be in focus at the low aperture you’ll be using.
If you would like to chat in more detail, you can always hit me up via the contact email on my About page.
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Thank you so much Dave! We’re going to Chile this May, hopefully I’ll have the chance to put your advices in practice.
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Great story and reading. Superb pics!
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Thanks!
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Wow – what a difference from spring to early summer, when we were there on the peninsula. Still a bit brooding, but much greener and covered with horses. Were they out and about in the cold and snow?
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Yeah, they didn’t seem to care about the cold at all! Great to know we were in the same places. Where did you stay?
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Stykkishólmur. Tough choice because we loved that whole area!
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Ah, we’ve been there! Lovely place indeed, but my personal award goes to Grundarfjordur…
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All of these photos are really magnificent but I am really drawn to the one with the beautiful reflection. The wide angled lens seems perfect for this kind of expansive landscape that is for sure. Beautiful.
Peta
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Thanks a lot Peta! Glad you found your favourite photo in the set.
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These are unbelievable images. Or…something else, because “images” feels in inadequate as a descriptor. Unbelievable moods, or moments, or messages or something. Chapeau!
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Thanks a lot Erin, too kind!
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