ETA:
Planning is over a year out, with dates around Sept/Oct 2025.
Our guide would be one of the top aurora experts in Iceland. He recommended the Sept/Oct window.
Hey everyone,
I'd love to test the level of interest on a project I'm thinking of developing. This is especially geared toward my photographer friends, but certainly not limited to them.
One of my favorite things to photograph are abandoned things, and on my recent trip to Iceland, I noted some really fabulous ones. I know there are lots of folks who share this interest. I want to combine this "exurban" exploration with aurora photography for a small group, 5-day adventure in Iceland.
Please share this message with your friends and other photography groups, so I can gauge the level of interest.
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Hi everyone!
Here's an update to my Iceland workshop! For starters, my guide and I have decided to schedule it for THIS October, 2024. (Eli, you wouldn't miss your son's Bar Mitzvah!)
I've created a webpage with all the pertinent info. People who sign up will get a lot more information and details, including packing and equipment recommendations.
Even if you aren't interested, or cannot make it for whatever reason, would you please help me by sharing the link on your SM?
I went to Iceland twice in 2016, February and November. In February I only caught very faint colors in long exposure, I could see nothing with my eyes. I went again in November and we were extremely lucky, aurora with Kp of 7 or 8 on our last night! It was well visible with naked eye in spite of being on the outskirts of Reykjavik. I took back to back 30s exposures till I ran out of batteries. Then I just watched, one of the best experiences in my life.
I went to Iceland twice in 2016, February and November. In February I only caught very faint colors in long exposure, I could see nothing with my eyes. I went again in November and we were extremely lucky, aurora with Kp of 7 or 8 on our last night! It was well visible with naked eye in spite of being on the outskirts of Reykjavik. I took back to back 30s exposures till I ran out of batteries. Then I just watched, one of the best experiences in my life.
Those dates are right around the full moon! The Aurora will certainly look washed out.
Photographically, the moon might help a bit with the foregrounds. But half the fun of Aurora viewing is actually seeing them with your eyes…
In fact, the moon can and does enhance the aurora, as explained (and illustrated) by my tour guide, who is an aurora photography expert.
I would be interested to hear that explanation. The only positive I can think of is that the moon can make the foreground brighter, which is good for photography. The moon also makes the sky brighter, which washes out the dimmer features of the Aurora and greatly reduces contrast, as ive experienced many times over years.
