If you don’t like crowds, Lake Laugarvatn is a great alternative to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Plus you won’t have to sell a kidney to enter. “Swimming” in the lake, which is about 100 degrees, is free. I was the only one there a little before 9 a.m. when I took this photo. I came back after noon, and there still wasn’t more than a dozen people in the lake. Most were in kayaks.

The Fontana Spa is a number of pools connected to the lake. They aren’t free, but they are only about half the price of the Blue Lagoon and are likely to be far less crowded.

Posted on August 5th, 2017 under Iceland. Tags: golden circle, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Laugarvatn

Horses in Iceland are not exactly like other horses. They are everywhere in Iceland (kind of like sheep and goats which were even more plentiful). Outside of the road between the KEF airport and Reykjavík, I don’t think I ever drove more than a few kilometers without seeing horses.

Posted on August 4th, 2017 under Iceland. Tags: landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, ring road, waterfalls, wildlife. Comments Off on Icelandic horses

Posted on August 2nd, 2017 under Iceland. Tags: golden circle, gullfoss waterfall, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, waterfalls. Comments Off on Gullfoss

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Three days in a rental car once I arrive in Iceland at midnight. Hot springs, waterfalls, beaches, more Puffins, it will be awesome.

Posted on July 31st, 2017 under Prague. Tags: buildings, night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, st vitus cathedral. Comments Off on Iceland tonight, Prague was awesome (again)

Posted on July 29th, 2017 under Hawaii. Tags: hawaii, kona, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pacific ocean, people, sunset. Comments Off on Three years ago…