https://blog.dlow.me/tags/iceland/Recent content in Iceland on dlow's blogHugoen-usSun, 17 Dec 2017 20:09:03 +0000https://blog.dlow.me/travels/iceland17/Sun, 17 Dec 2017 20:09:03 +0000https://blog.dlow.me/travels/iceland17/<p>This is a recount of my 9 days trip to iceland in winter from 24th Nov to 3th Dec.</p> <!-- <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dltw/albums/72157693859692675" title="Iceland Winter 2017"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4676/40441359912_4399bbcf53_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" caption="Iceland Winter 2017"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> --> <h1 id="day-0-flight--accomm">Day 0: Flight + accomm <a class="anchor" href="#day-0-flight--accomm"><span></span></a></h1><p>We took a night flight in on Friday. After touching down, there were two main bus operators that provided transfer to the city center which is about 50 minutes away. <strong>They schedule buses based on landing time so don&rsquo;t spend too long at the duty free store if you want to use this option</strong>.</p>https://blog.dlow.me/travels/astrophotography/Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:19:38 +0000https://blog.dlow.me/travels/astrophotography/<p>In my trip to Iceland during winter 2017, I brought my new camera (Sony A6000) and lens (Samyang 12mm f2.0) along for the trip, hoping to capture some nice photographs of the sky. This post documents my first attempt at it and key learning points for someone wanting to do the same.</p> <h1 id="the-story">The story <a class="anchor" href="#the-story"><span></span></a></h1><p>On our second night out in a secluded cabin east of Vik, we decided to capture the stars. After dinner, we set up our tripods outside, keyed in the settings and took our shots.</p>