Stuck In Customs » Reykjavik http://stuckincustoms.com Unique photography for unique people. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en The Approaching Ice http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/07/01/the-approaching-ice/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/07/01/the-approaching-ice/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:12:33 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/?p=1633 It’s closing in…

The Approaching Ice

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/07/01/the-approaching-ice/feed/ Flickr People are the Coolest (nothing to do with this photo) http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/05/01/flickr-people-are-the-coolest-nothing-to-do-with-this-photo/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/05/01/flickr-people-are-the-coolest-nothing-to-do-with-this-photo/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:23:54 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/?p=1569 This was shot in the docks of Reykjavik in Iceland… some ropes for mooring the icebreakers and fishing boats.

BTW, regular blog readers may or may not know you can click on any picture to go to my Flickr site where you can get the ultra-large versions…

Flickr People are the Coolest... (nothing to do with this photo)

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/05/01/flickr-people-are-the-coolest-nothing-to-do-with-this-photo/feed/ Cleaving the Ice http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/01/the-ice-ripper-2/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/01/the-ice-ripper-2/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:53:42 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/01/the-ice-ripper-2/ It was bitter cold at the harbor in Reykjavik. Burly Icelandic fishermen looked at me suspiciously as I walked around with my camera and ipod through the ice and carp skeletons to find some interesting things…

Also we have a new advertiser this month over on the right, so feel free to check them out.

The Ice Ripper

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/02/01/the-ice-ripper-2/feed/ Stone of War http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/02/stone-of-war/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/02/stone-of-war/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:26:07 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/02/stone-of-war/ I made it to Iceland… will be announcing www.webwars.com soon…

Stone of War

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/11/02/stone-of-war/feed/ The Museum on Ice http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/27/the-museum-on-ice/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/27/the-museum-on-ice/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:11:18 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/27/the-museum-on-ice/ A slippery trip into work!
The Museum on Ice

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/27/the-museum-on-ice/feed/ The Nightmarish Faces of Iceland http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-nightmarish-faces-of-iceland/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-nightmarish-faces-of-iceland/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:01:53 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-nightmarish-faces-of-iceland/ Actually Icelandic people are quite attractive… I don’t know why this eerie sculpture in Iceland makes them look so creepy creepy…
Icelandic Faces

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/26/the-nightmarish-faces-of-iceland/feed/ The Fjords are Full of Horses http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/23/the-fjords-are-full-of-horses/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/23/the-fjords-are-full-of-horses/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:40:04 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/23/the-fjords-are-full-of-horses/ I’ll be heading back to Iceland soon, and maybe stopping off at a few fjords to find some of these wild-haired horses prancing about. This time, I’ll bring a pair of gloves!

The Fjords are Full of Horses

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/23/the-fjords-are-full-of-horses/feed/ The Caldari Missile Launcher http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/18/the-caldari-missile-launcher/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/18/the-caldari-missile-launcher/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:14:00 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/18/the-caldari-missile-launcher/ I’m getting psyched for my next trip up to Iceland for the Eve Fan Fest, so I am posting this picture I have finally gotten to from Reykjavik. I heard there are over 1,000 people coming from all over the world for the event. I’ll be happy to represent the old guard of Taggart Transdimensional.

The Caldari Missile Launcher

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/18/the-caldari-missile-launcher/feed/ Blue Skies of Iceland http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/13/blue-skies-of-iceland/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/13/blue-skies-of-iceland/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:53:16 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/13/blue-skies-of-iceland/ This was shot during the sunrise just after the lake in Reykjavik was frozen over.
Blue Skies of Iceland

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/10/13/blue-skies-of-iceland/feed/ Wild Icelandic Furbeasts http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/24/wild-icelandic-furbeasts/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/24/wild-icelandic-furbeasts/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:26:04 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/24/wild-icelandic-furbeasts/ Here once again are some of those furry horsical creatures that run free around the fjords of Iceland. These guys are surprisingly docile, although I did not try to ride one.

Wild Icelandic Furbeasts

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/24/wild-icelandic-furbeasts/feed/ The Five-Dimensional Barn http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/21/the-five-dimensional-barn/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/21/the-five-dimensional-barn/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:26:18 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/21/the-five-dimensional-barn/ I came across this gem early one morning before work while exploring Iceland.
The Five-Dimensional Barn

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/07/21/the-five-dimensional-barn/feed/ Morning Skaters in Iceland http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/06/10/morning-skaters-in-iceland/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/06/10/morning-skaters-in-iceland/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:38:55 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/06/10/morning-skaters-in-iceland/ One morning before meetings, I woke up early to go down to the frozen lake in Reykjavik to watch the sunrise and drink coffee.

Morning Skaters in Iceland

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/06/10/morning-skaters-in-iceland/feed/ Norse Gods at Moonfall http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/30/norse-gods-at-moonfall/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/30/norse-gods-at-moonfall/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 01:23:50 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/30/norse-gods-at-moonfall/ Hallgrimskirkja is just about the coolest church in the world. I’ve never seen this style of architecture before, but it’s very satisfying from a phi-golden-ratio-geometric standpoint for some reason. I can’t put my finger on it and I don’t know why such a simple geometric style has never really been attempted in any real way by other cultures around the world.

Icelandic people are very interesting, tough, and independent. I’ve found that their thought and creative circles are almost completely separated from the traditional Western Europe (+US-spawnee) and the Far East. This leads them to do things a bit different than the rest of the world and it was refreshing to talk to the locals and see how they approach everything from a design perspective. It’s got a lot of that Scandinavian clean elegance, but still very much its own.

Norse Gods at Moonfall

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/30/norse-gods-at-moonfall/feed/ Snowy Waterfall - Gulfoss in Deep Winter http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/26/snowy-waterfall-gulfoss-in-deep-winter/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/26/snowy-waterfall-gulfoss-in-deep-winter/#comments Sat, 26 May 2007 13:19:38 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/26/snowy-waterfall-gulfoss-in-deep-winter/ This is a long shot of Gulfoss, which is one of the coldest and most slippery areas I’ve ever been in my life. One misstep and you are at the bottom of a Rube-Goldberg series of frozen waterfalls. I think the huge tripod actually helped me keep my balance!

Snowy Waterfall

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/26/snowy-waterfall-gulfoss-in-deep-winter/feed/ Reykjavik Statue at Dusk http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/05/reykjavik-statue-at-dusk/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/05/reykjavik-statue-at-dusk/#comments Sat, 05 May 2007 18:51:20 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/05/reykjavik-statue-at-dusk/ The ice near the town square gave off an interesting purple glow during dusk. I think it was the warm colors from inside the buildings mixing with that strange blue light from the long winter dusk.

Reykjavik Streets at Dusk

]]> http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/05/05/reykjavik-statue-at-dusk/feed/ Icelandic Navy in Dock http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/04/28/icelandic-navy-in-dock/ http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/04/28/icelandic-navy-in-dock/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:04:56 +0000 tratcliff http://stuckincustoms.com/2007/04/28/icelandic-navy-in-dock/ Here are a few whale hunters.

Battleships

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