Dancing With Blue Ice

On this morning at the beach in Jökulsárlón, Iceland, I was interested to see how the ice would look without a nice glowing sunrise. Instead of a... more

by Mike Berenson

Title

Dancing With Blue Ice

Artist

Mike Berenson

Medium

Photograph

Description

On this morning at the beach in Jökulsárlón, Iceland, I was interested to see how the ice would look without a nice glowing sunrise. Instead of a sunrise glow, we had cold, windy conditions and lots of dark stormy clouds on the horizon. Somehow, it made the blue ice appear even more blue to my eyes - something I was very excited to see.

This image shows a retreating wave heading back out to sea in a calm, relaxed pace... which was not the case. I was dancing! And if you're wondering... yes, I got wet on this morning too! :-) This image was captured during my recent winter workshop with Tony Prower on the south coast of Iceland.

How I Got The Shot
I used the recently learned "Magic Cloth" technique with visible results. I captured a few bracketed exposures as well but really liked the in-camera results I was seeing. After a few repititions with my black mouse pad, I was able to see a smooth exposure in my lcd screen. I shot a few more just to be sure, but by that time, I'd already captured the shot I was after.

Photo Gear
• Camera Body - Nikon D800 Digital SLR Camera
• Camera Lens - Bower 35mm f/1.4 Lens for Nikon
• Tripod Head - Acratech GV2 Ball Head / Gimbal Head with Lever Clamp
• Tripod Legs - FEISOL Elite CT-3472 Rapid Tripod Legs
• Remote Trigger - Vello FreeWave Micro Wireless Remote Shutter Release for Select Nikon DSLRs
• Vari-ND Filter - Singh-Ray 77mm Vari-ND Variable Neutral Density Filter

Exposure Settings - Single Exposure Photograph
• ISO: 200
• Aperture: f/5.6
• Shutter Speed: 8 seconds

Uploaded

March 22nd, 2014