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Long-Term Northern Lights Forecasts
Northern Lights dancing in the sky - Lake Myvatn, Iceland
We just returned from Iceland and brought home quite a lot of new images. During 6 nights (out of 15) we saw some green aurora arcs and colorful lights dancing all across the arctic skies. And during the days we were either sleeping or shooting the beautiful fall [...]
Iceland - Fjallabak Nature Reserve
Red River Bed in Fjallabak Nature Reserve
August is the best time to explore the remotest parts of Iceland's interiors. The soft Arctic sun has finally melted away most of the snow covering jeep roads providing access to lesser known hiking trails and to [...]
Oregon Coast - Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
Coastline along Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
This month's image shows another one of our all-time favorite locations in the Pacific Northwest. While parts of the Oregon Coast are quite populated (or at least to some extent), there are still some secluded, little known [...]
Sunset at Second Beach - Olympic National Park
Second Beach at the Olympic Coast
We took this sunset picture 4 years ago in June 2012 at Second Beach, a rather small sandy bay with a couple of sea stacks and a natural arch. Albeit its rather lousy name, it is definitely one of those very special places that makes a [...]
The Slot Canyons of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Slot Canyon Arch at Anza-Borrego Desert
California's largest State Park, the Anza-Borrego Desert, is famous for its wonderful wildflower displays in late February/early March. Usually large carpets of sand verbenas and desert primroses cover the fields north of [...]
Superbloom 2016 at Death Valley National Park
Phacelia Flowers blooming in the dried cracked mud
Just like last month we would like to dedicate this month's image to the Superbloom 2016 at Death Valley. We spent a couple of days in the National Park scouting for wildflowers. It's not that you needed to "scout" for [...]
Evening light on the Ibex Dunes at Death Valley
Sand Verbena blooming at the Ibex Dunes
Death Valley National Park experienced a tremendous amount of rain last October due to extreme weather conditions and the prevailing El Niño. Scotty's Castle is [...]
Best Places for Northern Lights Photography in Iceland
Shooting Northern Lights at Lake Myvatn, in Northern Iceland
There are some great places to photograph Northern Lights in Iceland, especially due to its low population density (not much light pollution spoiling the dark skies). And thanks to some strong ocean currents Iceland is [...]
Cottonball Basin Salt Flats at Death Valley NP
Sunset at Cottonball Basin Salt Flats
Last year in early January, we stayed a few days at Death Valley National Park in California. Besides shooting cracked mud patterns at dawn, [...]
Christmas at the Ore Mountains in Saxony
Christmas at the Ore Mountains - Church in Seiffen
This month's image features the famous church in Seiffen in the heart of the Eastern Ore Mountains ("Erzgebirge" in German and "Krušné hory" [...]