Night shots

I really love night shots, the lighting is so different from what we see in the day, and comes from more angles and sources than just the sky/sun.  On this shot I liked the blue glow of the lower floor, and orange glow of the upper. The way it struck the grass in front is what really pulled me in.



Landspitali the official Icelandic hospital. I like the helicopter pad on the roof and all the glow coming out.



Was out biking to deliver my treats for Hveiti og Smjör and saw this crow perched atop a light pole. I like the gentle swoop of the lines, and harsh outline of the pole and bird against the soft clouds.



Tjordninn, one of my favorite photographic scenes, the pond behind the city hall. In this photo the lake had frozen, then only the top thawed, for a glassy perfect mirror surface. This was made from 4 photos stitched, each was a ten second exposure.



Another night shot. I loved the reflection in the puddle and leaning lightpole.



One of my favorite things about Reykjavik is the constant mountains in the background, reminding me of the nature all around.



The way the light hit Halgrimskirkja was only like this for maybe 5 minutes, and I so rarely see it from behind, I took this shot.



I always like scenes with two different lighting sources. The warm sunlight in the foreground, and dark foreboding rain clouds in the background made me like this shot.



The reflection from all the windows of the building behind me striking this one were enticing. I also like the door that opens to nothing.



Another long exposure stitch of tjordninn.



And one from during the day.

More Snow

I love the way the snow is covering these pine trees.



The way the sunlight is hitting the comforter drying on the clothes rack prompted this shot. I love the mountains in the background as well.



Halgrimskirkja looking serene.



The light and scenery perfectly matched the frigid air of the day.



These two cranes against the evening sky made me really calm, so I wanted to try to capture it in an image.

Snow!

Winter is here! This is the main pond of downtown Reykjavik, frozen over, with two children playing a top it.



I love Christmas lights. I love even more how the X100 allows me to capture them as they seem, with keeping a high dynamic range and relatively low noise.



The red sky is bounce from the city's lights, and was a bit more orangish in real life, but I prefer this white balance for how surreal it makes the image seem.



Sometimes just layers of detail pulls me in and I can't explain why.



I really liked the fog billowing up and the purple cast to everything in this image.



Just like a painting, so many blocks of colors.



A sculpture from a famous Icelandic artist.



Another angle.



This is some kind of art installation dealing with germs and the early discovery of pasteurization, but really I just love the green glow and simple contrast between the four squares on the left on the wall, and the table with stanchion poles around it.



A lit up skyscraper at night. I like the many windows and different white balances of the lights.

random from around town

My icelandic class took a field trip to the parliament of Iceland. I loved the interior.



A detail of Harpa, the new opera house in Iceland.



Esja is so beautiful, it's in so many of my photos.



I liked the rhythm of this photo, with the boat as a focal point.



The green on red with dripping moss and textured concrete are what pulled me in.



There was a strange orange light in the sky that I had to capture.



The purple rocks and sunset were too much to pass up.

Calm before the storm

Winter is definitely coming, but we got a small reprieve with some truly excellent weather. Didn't even need a jacket or gloves today.  I saw the beautiful clouds and the relatively smooth ocean water, and made myself stop to take a photo. The seagull in midflight and small duck at the tip of the rock outcrop were bonuses.



I saw some really amazing tiny ferns when parking my bike and had to make a quick texture study. I love the delicate pinks, yellows, and oranges in them.



At the national museum of Iceland. I really liked the stain glass, the texture of the walls on both sides, the greenish lights on the upper edges, and the smooth tile texture.



Just outside my Icelandic class. I really liked the early dawn dimness, the bright orange light and the green plants. Something somber about it, and the tree on the left edge keeps you pulled in to the right side.



Biking to delivery my baked goods, the day was really beautiful. I like the height of this building, the reflection from the sky in the glass, and the wet sidewalk in the bottom right.



This one just got me with it's simplicity. The grass was so pleasantly blowing in the wind, and the leafless bushes breaking the horizon line were interesting too.



I liked seeing this Icelandic family enjoying the day at the park. If you look at the full res, the woman is photographing the boy with an iphone, and the two children are off playing on their own.



There is so much amazing architecture in Iceland. I really love this apartment building.



I think this last one is my favorite from the photowalk, though my husband hates it (he hates anything with visible garbage). I like the one green light, the one orange light, and the relatively neutral ambient that lights everything enough to show just how green and orange these lights are. The texture of the overhang along with the green glow on it, and the mottled wetness of the sidewalk in front. There is just so much nice stuff going on. I even love the mattress poking in on the right side, and the brown bars behind it echoing the brown doors of the center.

Fall is fading

Fall is fading away, only a few leaves still have color. I'm still loving the weather but it's about to get really cold and snowy. Booo. From the window of my Icelandic class. I liked the neutral smooth lighting, and the melancholy feel of the plant without much color and the white curtain.

I really liked the curved arch at the top of this building.

The business of the birds all overlapping and flapping is what really drew me to this.

The texture of the grass on the bottom, the red on green contrast, and the red berries matching the house color were what made me snap this.

More fading fall colors. I also liked how the yellow leaves looked in front of the brownish house.

Europris is a budget store, and I find the idea of "thug-life" in Iceland, and especially this parking lot, extremely funny.

The smooth sunglare and bright red berries were so relaxing I had to take a photo.

There was a fog out, and I really liked what it did to the tops of the buildings. In this one I like the layers and how they get lighter the further back, but all full of texture.

So vibrant and green. Particularly the bright green leaves next to the stump.

The sunlit juicy berries on dark green tree background were too tantalizing to resist photographing.

This lonely weimaranar was so cute.

The sky colors reflecting off the lake with the duck silhouette and tree reflections gave this a nice painterly feel.