In October of last year, I had the opportunity to visit a place that I'd been dreaming about for more than five years; and that place is Iceland. I can happily say that it lived up to all my expectations and delivered many surprises as well. The landscape is stunning and incredibly diverse, and the people that I met were incredibly friendly.
Although my girlfriend and I were there for 6 days on this seemingly small island, we managed to just scratch the surface of what Iceland had to offer. We intend to return there someday, if anything, just to see the Northern Lights that we were unable to see due to weather conditions. But believe me, even if you go there almost solely to see the Lights, you will find so much more.
Whilst I was there, I shot a large amount of video and time-lapse photography - 5 hours’ worth in fact. Given more time, I could have easily shot a lot more footage. At times, it was difficult to know where and what to shoot first granted how photogenic the scenery was. Anyway, I finally found time to trawl through the rushes to cut together this short film documenting our trip.
For those who are interested, regarding the video portions of this film, I used the Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera shooting ProRes 422 HQ in film mode with a combination of Lumix and Olympus prime lenses. As for the time-lapse photography, I used the Canon 80D shooting RAW with the Sigma 18-35mm lens.
I hope you enjoy.