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A morning in Reykjavik.
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H - I meant to say I really like this picture - the colour palette. I think I need to go to Iceland. Yours - I.
Thanks. Definitely do when you get a chance - it's astonishingly beautiful. Do take some colour film with you :)
Best time to go, IMO, is April - May. Still lots of snow outside of towns, but warm enough not to worry (except for when you go hunting for Aurora to the glaciers - that was the most excruciating kind of cold I have ever felt).
 
Thanks. Definitely do when you get a chance - it's astonishingly beautiful. Do take some colour film with you :)
Best time to go, IMO, is April - May. Still lots of snow outside of towns, but warm enough not to worry (except for when you go hunting for Aurora to the glaciers - that was the most excruciating kind of cold I have ever felt).
And take lots, and I do mean LOTS of money, they don't brag about having the most expensive mc Donald's in the world for nothing! But it is a truly awesome place.
 
@Helveticum - extreme shaving -

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Extreme shaving - first thing in the morning - my best mate. Pissing down - I mean really pissing down - I had trouble keeping the Leica from getting waterlogged. Shooting with a chamois cloth draped on top to soak up the moisture. Let me tell you Leica's are properly robust things in my experience. The Rannoch Moor - the Old Lodge Corrour. The weather was so bad we had to set up a tarp to allow us to get a brew on under cover. You might wonder - why the hell would you properly wet shave - wet ha ha - under these circumstances? On a multi-day trip it's good for discipline. It keeps your eye on the ball - you're out in the wild. If you pay attention to details like shaving you also pay attention to your navigation. If I remember correctly he used a Merkur travel razor and a Simpson's turn-back handle - minus the handle. To save on weight. For me - I always go for the Bic single blade metal razor. It might seem absurd but it matters if you are out for days on end. Leica and film. archive - yours - I. @Barry Giddens @Wayne Pritchard
 
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Extreme shaving - first thing in the morning - my best mate. Pissing down - I mean really pissing down - I had trouble keeping the Leica from getting waterlogged. Shooting with a chamois cloth draped on top to soak up the moisture. Let me tell you Leica's are properly robust things in my experience. The Rannoch Moor - the Old Lodge Corrour. The weather was so bad we had to set up a tarp to allow us to get a brew on under cover. You might wonder - why the hell would you properly wet shave - wet ha ha - under these circumstances? On a multi-day trip it's good for discipline. It keeps your eye on the ball - you're out in the wild. If you pay attention to details like shaving you also pay attention to your navigation. If I remember correctly he used a Merkur travel razor and a Simpson's turn-back handle - minus the handle. To save on weight. For me - I always go for the Bic single blade metal razor. It might seem absurd but it matters if you are out for days on end. Leica and film. archive - yours - I. @Barry Giddens @Wayne Pritchard
I don't get out in the wild much myself. But I enjoy reading about it. Have you read 'In the Cairngorms' by Nan Shepherd Iain?
 
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Extreme shaving - first thing in the morning - my best mate. Pissing down - I mean really pissing down - I had trouble keeping the Leica from getting waterlogged. Shooting with a chamois cloth draped on top to soak up the moisture. Let me tell you Leica's are properly robust things in my experience. The Rannoch Moor - the Old Lodge Corrour. The weather was so bad we had to set up a tarp to allow us to get a brew on under cover. You might wonder - why the hell would you properly wet shave - wet ha ha - under these circumstances? On a multi-day trip it's good for discipline. It keeps your eye on the ball - you're out in the wild. If you pay attention to details like shaving you also pay attention to your navigation. If I remember correctly he used a Merkur travel razor and a Simpson's turn-back handle - minus the handle. To save on weight. For me - I always go for the Bic single blade metal razor. It might seem absurd but it matters if you are out for days on end. Leica and film. archive - yours - I. @Barry Giddens @Wayne Pritchard
Would I be correct in saying he is an ex squaddy, just a feeling :) P.
 
Have you read 'In the Cairngorms' by Nan Shepherd Iain?

I have - I discovered her by reading the work of Robert McFarlane - if you don't know this guy I couldn't recommend his books too highly. His prose is exquisite - as are his ideas - but this is may be not that surprising as he is an Oxbridge professor of poetry. We wanders about the landscape in a vaguely metaphysical way. Very good indeed. In a similar vein - 'Wildwood' by Roger Deakin is worth reading. Recently Nan Shepard's portrait appeared on the reverse side of the new Scottish five pound notes. Cheers - I.
 
I have - I discovered her by reading the work of Robert McFarlane - if you don't know this guy I couldn't recommend his books too highly. His prose is exquisite - as are his ideas - but this is may be not that surprising as he is an Oxbridge professor of poetry. We wanders about the landscape in a vaguely metaphysical way. Very good indeed. In a similar vein - 'Wildwood' by Roger Deakin is worth reading. Recently Nan Shepard's portrait appeared on the reverse side of the new Scottish five pound notes. Cheers - I.
I discovered her in exactly the same way Iain. He introduced me to Deakin too. I haven't read 'Wildwood' yet, but 'Waterlog' is marvellous. I agree, McFarlane is a wonderful writer. I particularly enjoyed 'The Old Ways'. Have you come across Iain Sinclair? He wanders around in a 'vaguely metaphysical' way too, but usually in an urban (London) environment. Psychogeography and all that.
 
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