Stage 1: Arrival and drive from Kevlavik to Snorrastaðir. Distance: 151 km Time to drive: 1:55 h Does include a stop at Smáralind shopping center.
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Month: June 2015
Places to go – Gudendorfer See
Gudendorfer See Rumours that there should be Bee-eaters there in summertime. I need to check that spot out. Time to go there Bee-eaters should be most active in late afternoon hours. This sets the time to go there. I assume long lenses will be required. Location Shots
Common Redshank in the salt marsh
Wanted to give the Gitzo a try using the Wimberley WH200. It does work quite nice but has no chance when compared to the Berlebach UNI-16. So, whenever size and weight allows, the UNI-16 is the first choice. A pair of Common Redshank were often up in the air to get the Seagulls away from their […]
Gitzo GT4552TS with Arca Swiss D4
In the past years I always used the Feisol CT3442 for landscape photography. The most annoying thing about that tripod was that it wasn’t the rapid version and I often messed up with the legs when unfolding it. Because of that and as I was looking for a solid mount also to be used with […]
Sunday May 10th, 2015 (addendum)
I totally forgot about the later afternoon pictures from the recent US trip. Some nice shots of the Bald Eagle’s nest with the adult sitting in. The late afternoon light was giving these pictures a much nicer look than the morning pictures. The above gives an impression on the nest size.
Nikon available telezoom lenses
Data gathered with users from a photo bulletin board in Germany some time ago, showing the current available telezoom lenses with Nikon mount.
New layout for wordpress
Changed the layout of this site to a more straight forward one that also allows to customize more. Now I am using the evolve theme by Theme4Press.