Backlit Icebergs at Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon Iceland

I’m not really doing this in order, at least not chronological order but rather just the images that take my fancy as I troll through my Iceland photos.  So these shots are from the day before the last post when I had spent the morning photographing the sunrise over the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon with the Vatnajökull Glacier in the background.  It was a clear bright day with no wind, one of the very few like that on the whole journey.  I’m not really a fan of clear bright days, at least not for dramatic photography, and the awe inspiring landscapes of Iceland are truly made for dramatic photography, especially with wild cloudy windswept skies;  Which is what I got for almost all of the trip.

Clear sunny days are great for relaxing in the sun (especially when its 2 degrees), drinking a coffee at a roadside cafe (or a Glacier side cafe in this case), and going down and photographing the backlit icebergs on the black sand beach at the entrance to the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon.  Extreme close up, abstract backlit icebergs.  Lots of fun, and a magical place just to wander around and play on a sunny day.  I began with a wool undershirt, a fleece jacket, a Canada Goose down jacket, scarf, gloves and beanie, it’s right next to a Glacier remember.  After about a half hour I was down to the wool undershirt, and carrying all the rest strapped to my camera bag!  That black volcanic sand really absorbs the warmth of the sun, and with no wind it pretty soon got up to the mid 20’s, even with Icebergs all over the place.

Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon and the Black sand beaches at the outlet to the sea are truly unique and amazing places, which is why we will be spending nearly 3 days there in my up coming Photographic Tour to Iceland, for which details will be up very very soon…

These Images shot on the Hasselblad H4D-60 with the 100mm f2.2 lens at f20.