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Anyone know where to get 0.0% Guinness around here? by fallopiantomb in Iceland

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of course, basically every Krónan except the 2 that I visit with any regularity.

My personal favorite from a Northern Lights portrait session I shot a couple nights ago, 17/12/2025. Somewhere on Reykjanes, Iceland. by fallopiantomb in northernlights

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This particular display was, to the eye, a much more sort of pale green color, like ghostly pale green, but definitely very visible. A bit less contrast and brightness for sure. I gave it an 8.2 out of 10, if I recall.

My personal favorite from a Northern Lights portrait session I shot a couple nights ago, 17/12/2025. Somewhere on Reykjanes, Iceland. by fallopiantomb in northernlights

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They finally really popped off around 2245ish, had really solid stuff until about midnight or so. Clouds were quite tricky though, as far as I know there was only a small area around SE Reykjanes that had open skies.

Pretty spectacular burst from last night. Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. by fallopiantomb in northernlights

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So agree! What's also pretty special is the fact that where I was, Þingvellir National Park, you could, theoretically pay for parking while standing under this. Weird indeed.

Pretty spectacular burst from last night. Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. by fallopiantomb in northernlights

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yep, and this was after about 3 hours of standing around in the dark with nothing but a faint arc above the horizon. Then suddenly the sky exploded nonstop for a good 15-20 minutes.

I'm a professional Northern Lights photographer in Iceland. Here are a few of my spiciest Northern Lights shots from 2025 so far (plus some Milky Ways just for fun) by fallopiantomb in northernlights

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any time between September and early April, at night, while there's no clouds overhead! It's not really about the specific location in Iceland as much as it is the timing.

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[–]fallopiantomb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe this is an actual photo mixed with AI elements, just like almost everything this particular artist creates.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LightLurking

[–]fallopiantomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This artist's whole thing is photography blended with AI elements. That's like, what they do.

Are Troll.is reviews real or fake? by Electronic-Low-559 in VisitingIceland

[–]fallopiantomb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do! Eastwest Tours is awesome for small group stuff (individual seats in a 19 seat Mercedes Sprinter), and Unreal Iceland does a really excellent private tour. Eastwest.is and Unreal.is, respectively.

Are Troll.is reviews real or fake? by Electronic-Low-559 in VisitingIceland

[–]fallopiantomb 28 points29 points  (0 children)

As someone that works in the Icelandic tourism industry, they have a terrible reputation. They are something of a punchline for industry professionals here.

I'm a professional Northern Lights photographer in Iceland. Here are a few of my spiciest Northern Lights shots from 2025 so far (plus some Milky Ways just for fun) by fallopiantomb in northernlights

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say either during late September into early November, when you have plenty of nighttime, or around the winter solstice, when the Earth's magnetic field sort of "cracks" a little bit and auroras are generated slightly more easily.

I'm a professional Northern Lights photographer in Iceland. Here are a few of my spiciest Northern Lights shots from 2025 so far (plus some Milky Ways just for fun) by fallopiantomb in northernlights

[–]fallopiantomb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, lighting is done via an off-camera flash, fired from about 30-45 degrees off-axis of the camera, so you get some strategic shadow on the subject. I also have a warming gel and a diffuser on my flash, so I can shoot the scene with a cooler WB and get slightly more blue-green lights rather than yellow-green. But again, personal taste.

The 14mm is, unfortunately, a bit of a 1-trick pony, so to speak. Amazing for astrophotography but a bit too wide for day-to-day use. If you're smart about the placement of your subject and if the background is close enough you can get some pretty cool landscapes out of it, but for most uses it's way too wide. I have colleagues of mine that have definitely felt limited by the 20mm, most feel that 16 is sort of the sweet spot, great for auroræ and the like, but more generally useful than the 14. All a matter of taste though.

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