Iceland, February 2013
In February I was very lucky to take part of the first Welshot Imaging Iceland "Experience". Welshot really wanted to call the trip "The Northern Lights" experience but didn't want to upset attendees in case the weather was too bad or overcast that we saw nothing of the Aurora. Well, Lee Iggulden (one of the Welshot Directors) needn't have worried, what we saw and experienced probably couldn't have been beaten and provided us with unforgettable memories and friendships.
Lee had really done her homework with regards to hiring the best private tour guide, Ýmir Björgvin Arthúrsson and selecting team leaders from Welshot who would simply make the whole trip thoroughly memorable, in particular Richard Roberts. With their guidance and perseverance, all attendees had a fantastic experience. I'll not blab on here about the whole trip, I'll leave that to a fellow attendee, John Evans who wrote a fantastic entry on the Welshot Imaging blog:
http://www.welshotimaging.co.uk/blog/2013/03/12-go-mad-in-iceland/
The images I took have taken a while to process, some of them may be re-visited in the future and re-posted, but a selection of the images have been uploaded to both my gallery site and Flickr pages.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/padster1970/sets/72157633087693968/
Funnily enough, my favourite image of the whole trip wasn't the Northern Lights, thats not to say they weren't fantastic. It was this shot taken on the last day which brings a smile to my face each time I view it....
A poignant and fitting end to the trip, and truly a place for contemplation and reflection. Djúpalónssandur beach is the site where the British Trawler "Epine" was shipwrecked in 1948. The bits of the boat have been left as a reminder and natural monument to those who lost their lives.
Thanks Lee, Eifion, Richie and Ymir it truly will be a trip I will always remember with great memories!!
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