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Nature

Icelandic Northern Lights Spectacle

Icelandic Northern Lights Spectacle
A friend in London recently suggested that we make a trip to Iceland to view the Northern Lights (aurora borealis). Iceland is only less than three hours by air from London and would make an interesting holiday destination before we finally return home to Singapore in the middle of this year. CY did all the homework planning for the trip, including searching for the best tours to join on the internet. The Northern Lights can be a very elusive target for many travellers to Iceland. How lucky we were to travel to Iceland just in the midst of a solar storm. Even then, it took us two nights to see the display because of snowy and extremely windy conditions in Iceland. Credit to our tour guide for bringing us to the right spot at the right time!

Some interesting points about how this shot was taken — Find out more on my gallery’s Facebook page!

17 August 2012 – Voted “Noteworthy” in Photo Friday‘s Challenge on the theme “Luminous”.

Yellow Daffodil

Yellow Daffodil
My (almost) once-a-year traditional Chinese New Year flower shot… A little late this year because I have been working since 年初一. We bought a pot of daffodils from Sainsbury’s on Chinese New Year’s eve for £3 (cheap, I think, by Singapore standards). The flowers have just started to bloom, just the perfect timing for me to photograph them.

Swirling Seagulls

Swirling Seagulls
I just returned from a trip to the Peak District with EK and CY. Our plans for travel panned out nicely as EK was visiting in the UK and I was on a one-week break from work. The approaching winter season meant that the weather was getting chillier, with significantly shorter daylight hours making photography of the picturesque Peak District difficult. We did end up getting a few interesting shots in the area, in particular at Bakewell and Chatsworth House. The above picture was taken at the River Wye in Bakewell.