fotosolveig's photos with the keyword: sea

I joined a puffin tour from Reykjavík this summer, with the company Elding. I was glad to note that they seemed very conscious about their impact on the puffin colonies, for example they only go out to the puffin islands with small boats now, not the larger whale watching vessels. The engine was turned off when we arrived by the islands, and we just drifted along, watching the busy (and, funnily enough, quite clumsy-looking) puffins. Good times! :-) Puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

I joined a puffin tour from Reykjavík this summer, with the company Elding. I was glad to note that they seemed very conscious about their impact on the puffin colonies, for example they only go out to the puffin islands with small boats now, not the larger whale watching vessels. The engine was turned off when we arrived by the islands, and we just drifted along, watching the busy (and, funnily enough, quite clumsy-looking) puffins. Good times! :-) Puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

A young common eider ( Somateria mollissima ) flying past our boat just outside of Reykjavík. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Apparently lots of fish (and therefore bird action - mostly terns and skuas) where the Jökulsárlón river lagoon runs into the sea. Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Waves breaking against the rocks on the black beach Úlfseyjarsandur. Djúpivogur, Iceland Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Playing with long shutter speeds on the beach. I think I smell a new addiction... :-) Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Evening is coming Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

...with boats carrying approximately 2000 and 4 passengers, respectively. Jeløy, Moss, Norway Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Great cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo ) Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Heavy rain clouds coming in while the sun is still shining behind us -- about as perfect as it gets! Koster islands, Sweden Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

Sterna hirundo Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

The fjord's best fishing spot? Oslofjord, Norway Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Processed in UFRaw/Gimp

While the indoor compartment of the boat is packed with people (on such gray days with "bad weather"...), it's nice to stand outside, peacefully overlooking the Oslofjord. Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Processed in UFRaw/Gimp