Last Gasp by RyanDyar

Just got back from a few weeks abroad co-leading a tour with my buddy Arild Heitmann in Norway's Lofoten Islands. What a whirlwind trip filled with epic light, many nights of Aurora over the mountains and beaches, new friends, and more hot dogs than I have ever eaten in my life. Here's a handful of stuff I learned on this trip: 1. Late winter/early spring in Norway is bonkers. The weather is unpredictable and ever changing. You can also shoot warm golden light for hours due to the angle of the sun. Same thing in the fall. For example, this shot was taken around 2:30pm right at the onset of a snowstorm that would last several days. You can see the blowing snow throughout the image. The wind this day was insane, but the long hours of golden light allowed us to hit 4 different locations and get good light at all of them. That's one hell of a productive day if you ask me. 2. You could spend your whole life here and probably only scratch the surface of what just Lofoten has to offer. The fjords, jagged peaks, and rugged beaches are seemingly endless. I'm glad to say that Arild and I will be leading two more tours to Lofoten in the next 12 months. Candace and I will stay in Norway after one of the tours this fall to celebrate our honeymoon and I'm stoked to do some exploring for ourselves. 3. Arild (and also his business partner and genuinely awesome dude Stian Klo) is one hell of a great tour leader. His local knowledge of the area, aurora, and weather patterns is invaluable on trips like this. We shared more laughs than I can even count and though we've known each other for a while, it was awesome to get to spend time hanging out doing what we both love most. I had a great time. It's strange though, he showed me this new way of cleaning a camera where you take it and drop it in a river to get the insides all washed out. He also showed me how you can open a 16-35 2.8L right in half and let it get some air in it... I think it helps clean out dust or something. All in all, it was a successful trip filled with amazing conditions, good memories, and new friendships. Arild and I are super stoked to announce two more of these tours, so if you are interested in having a freaking blast in the arctic you'll want to check it out. Anyways, I recently released a new post-processing instructional video. It's packed with some unique techniques and theories about processing you may not find anywhere else. People seem to really be enjoying the videos and have had nothing but great things to say, so I *think* they are helping people... it's been awesome to see the many before/after shots people have been emailing me. Be sure to check the videos out if you are into that sort of thing. It's all on my website, as well as more photos, photo tour info, processing instruction via Skype like everyone else is doing, etc, etc. 2015 Tour Schedule Lofoten Autumn Aurora - With Arild Heitmann Northern Lights Finale - With Arild Heitmann Processing Tutorial Videos Processing Instruction via Skype via 500px http://ift.tt/1DwfeBJ