Icelandic Northern Lights Spectacle

Icelandic Northern Lights Spectacle
A friend in London recently suggested that we make a trip to Iceland to view the Northern Lights (aurora borealis). Iceland is only less than three hours by air from London and would make an interesting holiday destination before we finally return home to Singapore in the middle of this year. CY did all the homework planning for the trip, including searching for the best tours to join on the internet. The Northern Lights can be a very elusive target for many travellers to Iceland. How lucky we were to travel to Iceland just in the midst of a solar storm. Even then, it took us two nights to see the display because of snowy and extremely windy conditions in Iceland. Credit to our tour guide for bringing us to the right spot at the right time!

Some interesting points about how this shot was taken — Find out more on my gallery’s Facebook page!

17 August 2012 – Voted “Noteworthy” in Photo Friday‘s Challenge on the theme “Luminous”.

A Stroll By Caswell Bay

A Stroll By Caswell Bay
We have just returned from a weekend trip to the Gower Peninsula which is just a short drive away from the Welsh city of Swansea. Our first destination upon arrival was Caswell Bay. As it is still off-peak season for visitors, we found parking relatively easy. I am glad that we made the stop as the late-afternoon sun cast a dramatic scene before us. Exposure was tricky given the strong light (look at the small aperture, fast shutter speed and low ISO I used) — the Panasonic G3’s electronic view finder and “live histogram” certainly helped in giving me accurate previews of the shots I was to take.