Island impressions from Marco and me
As already in the article “Jewels from the Sea” noted, Marco and I actually wanted to photograph the active Fagradalsfjall volcano at the end of August. But the volcano stopped its unearthly activity before we got to Iceland. Nevertheless, Marco and I had a great time on the volcanic island. We visited some places near Reykjavik that always fascinate me. Marco, who had been shooting with a Leica M6 for years, borrowed my Leica SL2, and I shot (except for the drone shots) with the S3.
Why do you go through the trouble of lugging heavy Leica equipment around when you can take great pictures with lighter cameras (or even with your cell phone ;-))? I hear this question again and again. Well - one factor is the overwhelming image quality of the Leica lenses, the other is the weatherproofing and the operating concept of the Leica cameras. The camera delivers even in pouring rain – both the SL2 and the S3.
After we returned, I asked Marco to select his 13 favorite shots and I also selected 13 photos. Even though we moved to the same places, we sometimes took completely different shots. Here are our personal favorites: