Looking back, seaside in Iceland with Hexar AF

[viggi]

During the recent boom years in Iceland, when naive confidence in free-flowing credit and crass 'financial vikings' reigned, the building industry ran rampant. The small town I grew up in, close to Keflavik international airport, exploded with new concrete boxes.

But by the sea, nothing new stirred. The old fish factory, in which I worked for a summer when 12 years old, is derelict and sad. Not much use for it but it isn't quite abandoned. I took a walk on a blustery day when visiting Iceland earlier this fall. I carried the Hexar AF, with a Fuji 100 film. Not the right film for the contrasty conditions (I felt most photos were overexposed and needed quite a bit of pulling back in Lightroom) but gives the photos a harsh, uncompromising quality.

http://www.berserkur.net/gallery/Brynjolf/

 

[Mablo]

I like your photos very much. Thanks for sharing.

 

[porktaco]

uh... wow

 

[Andy Kibber]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tom Diaz]

During the recent boom years in Iceland, when naive confidence in free-flowing credit and crass 'financial vikings' reigned, the building industry ran rampant. The small town I grew up in, close to Keflavik international airport, exploded with new concrete boxes.

But by the sea, nothing new stirred. The old fish factory, in which I worked for a summer when 12 years old, is derelict and sad. Not much use for it but it isn't quite abandoned. I took a walk on a blustery day when visiting Iceland earlier this fall. I carried the Hexar AF, with a Fuji 100 film. Not the right film for the contrasty conditions (I felt most photos were overexposed and needed quite a bit of pulling back in Lightroom) but gives the photos a harsh, uncompromising quality.

http://www.berserkur.net/gallery/Brynjolf/

Well done, and thanks for sharing these.

 

[ampguy]

Great images.

 

[rjbuzzclick]

Really inspiring, thanks!

 

[Fenwick]

Great photos
I recently purchased an Hexar AF now I cant wait to try it out.

 

[viggi]

thanks all for looking.

Fenwick: congrats on your Hexar AF. It's a great camera and a joy (and challenge) to use. I picked mine up in Holland, on a whim, when I was working in Groningen for 2 weeks and didn't have a camera with me. I don't regret it. But I do need to understand its performance better.

 

[GoneSavage]

"Old engine part living under and above water as the tides go"

I love a good caption.

 

[jsrockit]

The help photo is nice!