Iceland & Faroe Islands

It was a fantastic 7800 kilometers, 33 days. Interestingly during all that time, we didn't spend a single night in a hotel or under a roof. Every night was spent in our cozy and trusty tent. We touched all the extreme land points reachable by a road or trail in Iceland: eastern, western, southern & northern. Touched the heart of Iceland via central highlands and had a decent dash on both the Faroe Islands & Iceland.


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Us within.


Hope you enjoyed the report!

Margus & Kariina
 
An absolutely wonderful thread, Margus. I can't wait for more of your travels!

Got to say, this thread has been pivotal in me to keep shooting film, having been recently tempted back to digital. I'm now in love again.

I'd love to ask you a load of questions, but here doesn't seem the appropriate place to do it. I will continue to explore your blog. If ever you are in UK, you should drop a line.
 
Black said:
An absolutely wonderful thread, Margus. I can't wait for more of your travels!

Got to say, this thread has been pivotal in me to keep shooting film, having been recently tempted back to digital. I'm now in love again.

I'd love to ask you a load of questions, but here doesn't seem the appropriate place to do it. I will continue to explore your blog. If ever you are in UK, you should drop a line.
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Cheers Chris!

I've done this as well, thinking film is too much work I went to digital for some years, but dissapointed I switched back and can't see making this mistake again. I get to use $5000 D1x body with $3000 worth of lenses, but it just doesn't motivate me anymore, it may be perfect but it is also lifeless, sterile and dry at it's core.

Film emulsion is the best medium for the artistic expression by far, there's no substitute for it no matter how good you are in digital post processing.

Don't know when I'll be in UK again, but the same applies the other way round - if you ever pop into Estonia let me know. If I haven't been away for long I usually have a selection of self brewed gourmet beer available to chat over photography ;)

Margus
 
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Adding another well deserved feather to our Gessu's hat. If my math is correct it's a country number 83 touched by her wheels. She's nearing 300 000 clicks birthday - a worthless old junk for capitalist salesmen but mighty precious, priceless and trustworthy companion for me.
 
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Offroad lap around on one of the Westfjords (it's not even a marked F-road), a very decent dash with nobody around for miles!
 
Fantastic and unique series. I'm just a bit disappointed that you don't actually look like your avatar. I always pictured you stopping at the side of the road, knocking the used tobacco from your pipe and snapping off a few shots before replacing your helmet and speeding away... ;)
 
jamin-b said:
Fantastic and unique series. I'm just a bit disappointed that you don't actually look like your avatar. I always pictured you stopping at the side of the road, knocking the used tobacco from your pipe and snapping off a few shots before replacing your helmet and speeding away... ;)
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LOL, although I do not smoke I occasionally do precisely that. But only during a very special moments when I've really achieved something I thought I couldn't before going - usually once every couple of years I light up a cigar. :D

I do have a shot me doing that on finishing the Iceland expedition as well, but I'm too introvert by nature to post that picture.

About the avatar - it's an old friend of mine from my village, a local alcoholic many local feel disgusted with but for me a very inspiring person to meet and to chat with every time we meet. He used to be a photographer shooting large format and also a Chernobyl veteran helping many people out to safety, he always has an interesting story or two to tell and a different insight to things the Average Joe has. Although obviously I do not fully want to be as him it somehow found a way to my avatar. :)
 
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This very-little known trail (not even F-marking) around one of the West Fjords is probably only ridable during the low-tide.
 
Santtu Määttänen said:
Those clouds! Awesome!
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Kiitos, Santtu!


Thud said:
I can't wait till we leave again :)
Thank You.
My favorite photo among many was the Land locked infra red boat. I always went back to that one.
Thank You Again
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Cheers Thud, hopefully by the end of this year or the beggining of next I have something to report (if all goes well!).


Regards,
Margus
 
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