Hunting for the Fire in the Sky

Oftentimes, when one sees photographs of the aurora borealis, one sees the most spectacular, beautiful images. However, the reality of the aurora e pertinence is somewhat difficulty, in my 2 or so years in Iceland, I've seen the most spectacular auroras only twice. The more moderate displays don't make them any less beautiful, and they do show the range of the experience possible, under different conditions. 

This night in late October was one such day: after an insta-meet with @rezzzzzzz_photo and @rockscissorstaper , the results below were the highlights of our adventure. It was an all-nighter of cloud chasing and long exposures, taking us two hours away from Reykjavik all the way up to the snæfulsnes peninsula. Check out their Instagram handles. They are both excellent photographers.

Lighthouse at Akranes

Aurora Road

Aurora under light trails

Waterfall at Grundafjordur

Kirkjufjell

Searching

Spaceship aurora: Geothermal boreholes

Fish drying rack

Self portrait with auroras

Spaceship aurora

Busy busy!

The team that night

With that, I shall stop.

Thanks for stopping by,

Joe Shutter

From The Show Shutter to Joe Shutter

This is my first post under my new identity. The need for a change in branding stems from a a spread in my photographic interests over the course of the summer. The Show Shutter was all about shows; with the outlets for my music photography, a wen magazine that I regularly shoot for, www.albumm.is  and the newspaper that I publish with weekly, www.ske.is

Joe Shutter focuses on my non-music exploits: the exploration of the country in which I live, Iceland, as well as any other travels I can undertake, given half a chance. It's my take on Iceland, what I get up to and, how get around, who I got around with and maybe same mention of the gear that I use to capture it all.

New concept

Tools of the trade: Nikon D750 with AF-DC Nikkor 135mm f:2.0  

With that, I shall stop.

Welcome to Joe Shutter

Joseph