Comments on: Iceland Shows Her Grandeur

By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:40:50 +0000

@Barbara Ganley: Thanks for following my trip Barbara, that in itself is a huge compliment.

No Northern Lights last night! I dont think there’s enoug stuff in the atmosphere. Or just I have bad luck.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:03:26 +0000

What a great adventure Alan, and great photos. Looks like Skinna is enjoying your company too!

By: Barbara Ganley

Barbara Ganley — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:53:17 +0000

And grand the country is (or at least your photographs are grand). I love how you are writing with image and text, and that you intersperse character shots with landscape views. Seeing you and Skinna brings the grader down to a human level–ah, there are creatures there–while also making me aware of the scale of these stark vistas.

Thanks for inviting us to follow along as you explore your temporary home. Did you see Northern Lights last night?

~bg

By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:05:46 +0000

@Frances Bell: Wow, that is a great shot of the bird. Yes, I will be more off the path next weekend (have a month here). Plan to see that beach in Vik.

By: Randy Sargent

Randy Sargent — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:53:44 +0000

Beautiful pictures, and sorry about the batteries running out! Cold temperatures tend to make batteries hold less. Sometimes I’ll take the battery pack out and leave it in my pocket in between shots.

By: Scott S. Floyd

Scott S. Floyd — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:48:45 +0000

Keep it up, Alan. I appreciate you sharing these beautiful photos of your journey. I was near your home office in Austin the other day. Nice day about 80 degrees.

By: Tom Haymes

Tom Haymes — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:21:08 +0000

Great shots! I’m really jealous. Have fun!

Tom

By: Frances Bell

Frances Bell — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:38:33 +0000

Great country (but I am biased as we have family there). One of my favourite places was Dyrrholai , a bird sanctuary near Vik. Here’s a pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/francesbell/1170737761/in/set-72157600062411592/ If you ever return, it’s worth going beyond the ‘Golden Circle’ tour, not easy in November. I agree with what you say about basic, simple. In UK, Health and Safety would have huge fences around those ‘holes in the ground’.

By: Mark Ahlness

Mark Ahlness — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:58:46 +0000

Beautiful Alan, thanks for sharing. A quarter Icelandic, I was a bit down in the dumps this AM reading about their financial meltdown… but this helps, thanks.

By: Barbara Dieu

Barbara Dieu — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:16:08 +0000

Fantastic views and humbling experience, Alan! So many wonderful places still unspoiled. Thanks for sharing.