Kiddi Kristjáns' photostream  

Finally got some extra time these days, as my more frequent photo uploading suggests. This is taken close to my home, a popular spot for nighttime photography, and more importantly - aurora photography. This location has been covered many times before, but I've never shot it before with an 85mm lens. The auroras were weak and far away, so the exposure time was irrelevant. Usually we try to limit exposure time as much as possible to maintain details in auroras, but when they're this far away, it's all the same.

I'm in a photography limbo these days, and the past year or two actually. Only being able to take the gear out once a month has changed my approach to photography. I don't process photos nearly as much as I used to. I don't mind doing the most overdone cliches, I don't even try to make them better than the others - I'm so happy being out I don't care if my stuff is original or not. I'm guessing my photography has more to do with getting out of the house, than anything else. And gear aquisition syndrome. I may not be taking photos, but man do I love camera gear.

On our way back from that aurora trip (see last upload) we had the most beautiful day, not a even a single breeze. It was a nice welcome after all these weeks of snowing & all-round horrible weather. It was also nice to see some sun, we were long overdue for some vitamin D. The sun is probably at or close to it's highest position in this photo, for this time of year. Man I can't wait for summer.

From yesternight's trip to the southern most part of Iceland (close to Eyjafjallajökull/Katla). This is Otto, waiting for his exposure to finish. I promised him I would, for once, upload something soon instead of waiting a few months before processing&uploading my stuff. So here it is! Fresh, not a day old. Taken with my all-time favourite aurora lens, the very old Zeiss F-Distagon 16mm fisheye f/2.8. I have many more great shots from that night & the following day, but you'll probably have to wait a few months 8-)

Took a short trip outside the city in the few days I had off work between christmas eve & the new years. This is close to one of Iceland's biggest tourist attractions, The Blue Lagoon - an almost mystical, otherworldly natural spa where people can go and relax like they've never relaxed before - on another planet! The photo doesn't fake or exaggerate, it really is blue like this. There's an old song from the icelandic band Gusgus that I often think about when I'm out driving around the country - it makes me think of surreal places like this.

Happy New Years! I wish you much happiness and well being in 2012. My new years resolution is to work less and shoot more (and lose some weight). What's yours?

Photo was shot outside my apartment in Reykjavik, near midnight. Shot with a new family member, the Olympus OM Zuiko 18mm f/3.5 with an EOS adapter. An old rarity with legendary status amongst alt-nuts like myself that will hopefully see some proper use in the year 2012 :)