personal Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Sun, 28 Oct 2018 08:18:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg personal Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 The Day Iceland Took My Breath Away https://www.thewanderinglens.com/iceland-travel-photography-story/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/iceland-travel-photography-story/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:13:17 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=4234 Of all the places to see in Iceland, it was the ones I hadn’t planned on visiting that blew my mind. The waterfalls and mountains you see in every Instagram post or article about Iceland are of course absolutely beautiful, but when you come across an unexpected scene that just takes your breath away, it has a different kind of wow factor. Because I was in Iceland to compile a guide about the best photography destinations, I drove from Reykjavik to Hofn ticking off locations along the way. I had prepared a list of places I wanted to see but then left a little time to simply drive and explore places that had no name…just spots down a dirt road. Having a full day without plans I decided to drive east past Hofn and see what I could find. It was one of those days where the complete lack of wind makes everything reflect perfectly across the sea, the snow was sparkling and my camera was begging to be taken for a spin. After driving for thirty minutes I realised one thing was very different already. There was no one else around. Most of the main tourist sites are west...

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