Itinerary:

15/1: Arrival and hotel in Reykjavik
16/1: Sunset shoot at Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon. Hotel Hali.
17/1: Sunrise shoot at icy beach & Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
Sunset shoot at Stokksnes and Vestra-Horn. Hotel Hofn
18/1: Sunrise shoot at Stokksnes and Vestra-Horn.
Sunset shoot at Hvalsnes, Þvottárskriður and/or Eystra-Horn. Hotel Framtid.
19/1: Sunrise shoot at Stokksnes and Vestra-Horn.
Sunset at icy beach and Jokulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. Hotel Hali
20/1: Sunrise shoot at icy beach, then Crystal Ice Cave and sunset at black sand beach in Vik. Hotel Vik
21/1: Sunrise shoot at Reynisfjara and Reynisdrangar and we shoot Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss on route to Reykjavik.
22/1: Departure from KEF airport*
* You can extend your stay of course and we can help you with new and exciting photo places. Note it’s possible to do the Northern Lights Photo Workshop and this one back to back.

For your safety Nature Explorer reserves the right to change tours due to weather, road and snow conditions.

Highlights in Winter Photography:

Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon
Icy beach
Black Sand Beach
Vestra-Horn
Stokksnes
Crystal Ice Cave
Skogafoss
Seljalandsfoss
Reynisdrangar

FAQ (Frequantly Asked Questions):

How cold is it?  The average temperature is around 0°C (32°F) but Iceland is windy so there is a big wind chill factor.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Photo Workshop

We focus on helping participants on an individual basis and at their own level. If you’re an advanced photographer we are happy to help or stay out of the way. We are always happy to go into discussions on equipment, exposure, metering, filters and personal tips.

This is a workshop environment and the guides are present to aid in the field and teach techniques for landscape photography as well as helping process images during down times.

The guides can assist you with:
Exposing for the Northern Lights
Exposing the foreground
Processing images of the Northern Lights
Composition
Capturing the most ideal RAW-file for later digital optimization
Panorama techniques, both shooting and processing
RAW image adjustments and retouching techniques in Photoshop

Gear List & Equipment:
Interchangeable Lens DSLR Camera capable of shooting in RAW format
Tripod
Cable release
Laptop computer
External hard drive
Card reader
Photoshop
Hot-shoe mounted bubble level (if your camera doesn’t offer a built-in electronic level)
Circular Polarizing Filter
Neutral Density Filters
Headlight

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)

We will of course photograph the northern lights on this winter photography workshop but the auroras are dependant upon weather and solar activity so we can’t say which nights or where we will photograph them – but we will.

Northern Lights (Aroura Borealis) through the clouds

If your main photography focus are the Northern Lights, then please consider our Northern Lights Photo Workshop

Interesting Northern Lights links:
http://sec.noaa.gov/pmap/
http://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/aurora/