One-Year Ago (03-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 5: Jökulsárlón Lagoon.

Arctic Tern complaining that I was too close to its nest. Jökulsárlón Lagoon entrance near the Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 32 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 400, 32 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec).

Arctic Tern Complaining That I Was Too Close To The Nesting Grounds. Jökulsárlón Lagoon entrance near the Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 32 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 400, 32 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Adventure Tour. (David J Mathre)
Arctic Tern Complaining That I Was Too Close To The Nesting Grounds. Jökulsárlón Lagoon entrance near the Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 32 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 400, 32 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (03-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 5: South East Coast.

Icelandic Horse Grazing Along the South East Coast of Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 32 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 160, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec).

Icelandic Horse Grazing Along the South East Coast of Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 32 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 160, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Icelandic Horse Grazing Along the South East Coast of Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 32 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 160, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (01-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 3: Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands).

Juvenile European Golden Plover in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec).

Juvenile European Golden Plover in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Juvenile European Golden Plover in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (31-July-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 2: Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands).

Icelandic Grass on the coast of Vestmannaeyjar in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 39 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

Icelandic Grass Seed Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 39 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Icelandic Grass Seed on the coast of Vestmannaeyjar. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 39 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (30-July-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 1: Golden Circle Tour.

One of our stops for the day was to see Strokkur, a geyser in the Haukadalur geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in southwest Iceland. The geyser erupts every 6-10 minutes, and you can get much closer than Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. It should be noted that there were several tour buses stopped at the site, and lots of folks queued up to view the geyser. I found a spot a bit back on the other side and sent up a tripod to take a series of images with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 100, 80 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec) that were then combined to create a GIF motion video of the bubble bursting.