Comments on: Don’t Worry Mom – The Roads in Iceland Aren’t That Bad http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Schwarz http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-668877 Steve Schwarz Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:55:55 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-668877 Wow, great site with just the info I was looking for on HDR software. Then I came on photos from Iceland. I was there in 1986-87 while in the US Air Force. My recollection of Iceland is not as cold as you may think. What the worst case for me was the wind. 30-40 MPH almost every day. Sideways rain and snow. Yes, some very low wind chills, but while I was there, 18 degrees was the low. 61 degrees was the high. For awesome photography, this is a hard place to pass up. You just gotta know when to go. September would be my choice. 95% of the days and nights were overcast. You seem to have found some blue sky which was very rare when I was there. If you are there in the winter, the aurora is absolutely stunning. I saw this a few times when the clouds broke and I cannot explain how amazing that was. That's all for now. Steve Wow, great site with just the info I was looking for on HDR software. Then I came on photos from Iceland. I was there in 1986-87 while in the US Air Force. My recollection of Iceland is not as cold as you may think. What the worst case for me was the wind. 30-40 MPH almost every day. Sideways rain and snow. Yes, some very low wind chills, but while I was there, 18 degrees was the low. 61 degrees was the high. For awesome photography, this is a hard place to pass up. You just gotta know when to go. September would be my choice. 95% of the days and nights were overcast. You seem to have found some blue sky which was very rare when I was there. If you are there in the winter, the aurora is absolutely stunning. I saw this a few times when the clouds broke and I cannot explain how amazing that was. That’s all for now.
Steve

]]> By: Arnthor Benediktsson http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-557143 Arnthor Benediktsson Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:00:06 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-557143 My mum actually has a farm and lives in the valley behind the montain in the middle of the picture. The big valley you're in is called Svarfaðardalur and the little one is called Skíðadalur. If you were turned the other way you would be photographing the small village of Dalvik which is just about 30-35 km from the artic circle. My mum actually has a farm and lives in the valley behind the montain in the middle of the picture. The big valley you’re in is called Svarfaðardalur and the little one is called Skíðadalur. If you were turned the other way you would be photographing the small village of Dalvik which is just about 30-35 km from the artic circle.

]]> By: HeavyGod http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-246438 HeavyGod Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:25:22 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-246438 Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you! Good luck and successes in blogging! Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :) ) new useful posts from you!
Good luck and successes in blogging!

]]> By: Beautiful pictures from Iceland « Colorado Right http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-242799 Beautiful pictures from Iceland « Colorado Right Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:17:56 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-242799 [...] clipped from stuckincustoms.com [...] [...] clipped from stuckincustoms.com [...]

]]> By: Jerry http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-228260 Jerry Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:23:13 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-228260 Cool shoot! Your images from Icland make me want to go there, I would never considered it before! Also i have gotten into HDR as well,very cool. I print them as 36x24 canvas prints here in my studio. Keep up the good work:). Cool shoot! Your images from Icland make me want to go there, I would never considered it before! Also i have gotten into HDR as well,very cool. I print them as 36×24 canvas prints here in my studio. Keep up the good work:).

]]> By: Stuck In Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-228199 Stuck In Customs Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:10:56 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-228199 haha - the road was not in ideal conditions. I finally found one of those nice big roadside maps that Iceland has everywhere. They had a HUGE map of Iceland and they had a YOU ARE HERE dot that pointed OFF the bottom of the map! I'm not kidding... haha – the road was not in ideal conditions. I finally found one of those nice big roadside maps that Iceland has everywhere. They had a HUGE map of Iceland and they had a YOU ARE HERE dot that pointed OFF the bottom of the map! I’m not kidding…

]]> By: Earl http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-227404 Earl Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:02:19 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-227404 Umm...that's a road? Umm…that’s a road?

]]> By: charles http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-227005 charles Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:57:16 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-227005 This looks like a typical Quebec road in winter. What's wrong with it? There aren't even snow banks in the middle. How cold was it? This looks like a typical Quebec road in winter. What’s wrong with it? There aren’t even snow banks in the middle.

How cold was it?

]]> By: Susan http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-226978 Susan Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:26:22 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-226978 You little devil you! You little devil you!

]]> By: gerry rosser http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-226903 gerry rosser Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:04:31 +0000 http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/05/dont-worry-mom-the-roads-in-iceland-arent-that-bad/#comment-226903 I don't see anything wrong with that road! I have a long, and dumbass, history of driving off on roads I shouldn't have (a little venture into Glacier National Park comes to mind, snow banks overhanging the road). By the way, I'm a big fan of your photography, and you and a very few others' online postings got me back into taking pictures, something I long ago loved--and now do again. I don’t see anything wrong with that road!
I have a long, and dumbass, history of driving off on roads I shouldn’t have (a little venture into Glacier National Park comes to mind, snow banks overhanging the road).
By the way, I’m a big fan of your photography, and you and a very few others’ online postings got me back into taking pictures, something I long ago loved–and now do again.

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