Iceland

I have always wanted to travel to Iceland as, even though I have never been, I believe it to be the most beautiful country in the world. Try searching Google for images of Iceland then make a rational argument against my hypothesis. You can't.

I will be graduating in May and if everything goes to plan, traveling to Iceland this summer before starting my big boy job in Denver, Colorado. I plan on flying into Reykjavik, renting a car, and traveling the Ring Road around the island nation for a couple of weeks.

Below is a link to a photo essay about Matthew Karsten's trip to Iceland. I can only hope to experience what is depicted in his photos.

Iceland Photography: Land of Fire & Ice

Reykjavik, Iceland (Photo by Matthew Karsen)

Ice Caves Under Vatnajökull Glacier (Photo by Matthew Karsen)

Icelandic Horse (Photo by Matthew Karsen) 

This last photo is stunning. I enjoy how he artificially illuminated the plane crash, but it did not distort the stunning natural beauty of the northern lights.

US Plane Crash and the Northern Lights (Photo by Matthew Karsen)

iPhone Photography

I got the good news that my iPhone is eligible for a replacement camera that will address the issues iPhone 6 Plus users like myself have had with blurry images. With that said, I figured I would share some tips I found online for taking stunning landscape photos with an iPhone.

Check out the link below to see some great tips.

My favorite tip is to get in the right mindset. Although you can be awe inspired by the view in front of you, but you need to step back and focus on capturing that feeling within your shot.

http://iphonephotographyschool.com/landscape-photography

What a week!

What a week! I spent the last weekend outside of Fishtail, MT for a weekend trip with the incoming first year students at RMC. When the buses left to return to Billings, a group of us hopped in my truck in search of a great place to fish the Stillwater River. We noticed a waterfall up on the ridge and decided to hike in search of that rather than cast the river. A short hike later and we arrived at Woodbine Falls.

The view from the trail head across the valley.

My attempt at a panoramic picture after 540ft elevation gain.

The group of us who decided that the falls would make a better afternoon than a trout.

The sign outside of the small bar in Nye, MT where we grabbed lunch before returning to Billings.

On top of a great weekend, I was able to witness a beautiful rainbow at sunrise this morning on my way to class. I wish I had the time to take a few more pictures from a better perspective, but I was already running late and couldn't miss the greatness that is Auditing. 

Sunrise over the trees surrounding my front yard.

The rainbow on the other side of the trees.

All pictures were taken on an iPhone 6 Plus.