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When the Earth was Young This unique area of Iceland has new surprises at every turn. The strange milky-blue water boils up from underground. There is a big part of you that wants to touch it to see how hot is is. The other part of you is scared to touch it. These two parts never stop fighting until you go ahead and touch it. Then, you discover it’s not all that hot after all, and it only reinforces a already poorly-reinforced decision matrix for the next time. - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Solstice This came from one of my favorite nights in Iceland! This was shot around 2 AM, right when I started feeling loopy.I was on the edge of some precipitous volcanic rock, and there was a waterfall behind me. It fed this little area of rapids that emptied out into one of the fjords. There had been a light rain for a few hours, but the setting sun cut underneath the clouds to unleash some godly colors.About 10-20% of my HDRs are in portrait mode. I am just usually in landscape mode for some reason. Part of it has to do with the way people consume these things -- on monitors. I don't like making people scroll up and down to see a photo. That's kind of a drag. That's another reason I don't like those super-wide panoramas. They are so difficult to pan around, even though there are a lot of slick tools. It's just not a "viewing" experience while you are busy using a tool to manipulate the photo itself. Do you know what I mean?- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
When the Songs Were Forlorn Today we have another new Iceland shot! When you are surrounded by constant strange-light, everything feels like a waking dream. And when I reached this point, my iPod playlist started getting into the forlorn songs. It did nothing to help the reality of the situation, if there was one to begin with ... - Trey Ratcliff The rest of this entry is here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Megapolis I was spending the day with various characters including June Arunga, Paul Roussin, and Cali Lewis while hunting around New York City for some interesting shots. I never get tired of shooting there. It's a bit like the ocean in a way... it changes and cycles with the light and the motion. I find myself circling back to the same bits again and again to see how things have changed.I don't know why I happened to be posting this one so close to the Petaluma puddle shot from a few days ago... I suppose it is just somewhat of a coincidence! The hardest bit about these shots is getting my head so close to the ground. It's impossibly awkward, and I'm sure I look like quite the loon, splayed out across the pavement of Times Square!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Horse of Sagas I was in the middle of a beautiful drive in Northern Iceland just past midnight. The sun was about to dip below the horizon, and I was in the last hour of a five-hour sunset. Unbelievable! I passed a perfect grassy farm filled with perfect Icelandic horses ...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog. Read the rest at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Lonely Fishing Hut Most of the details behind this photo can be ascertained from the photo below. This place really was in the middle of nowhere... I also have a new and improved site design at stuckincustoms.com! Follow the link below to check it out. There's also a new eBook on the way. Comment on the blog page for a chance to win a copy! I also have a behind-the-scenes video posted in this entry. - Trey Ratcliff Full post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Alien Pool If you have ever seen this area of Southern Iceland, then you can attest to these amazing colors! These are totally accurate…. and I would find it hard to believe had I not seen it first hand. It was my first time to this area in the summer. Do you see those strange rocks? Well, some of what you are seeing is rocks and the rest is a very unusual moss. It’s a tan-green color. It’s extremely fuzzy/spongy and makes the whole place just seem unworldly. That, combined with the extra-blue water, made for a scene that was just shockingly awesome.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
An Icy Cold Evening I'm always amazed at all the little living things in the most extreme conditions. I'm a big fan of all those science shows that talk about various organisms and extremophiles that barely cling to life in the most bare of circumstances. I was reminded of this while at this icy cold lake in Argentina.I'm used to moss and lichen and this sort of thing growing in more temperate climates, so I was surprised to see whole rocks covered in it, especially with little icebergs floating nearby. It did give some nice color to an otherwise blue-cold-stark scene.The only thing more stark than this scene was the cooking waiting for me back at the camp. I don't mean to say anything bad at all about the two Russian women that were cooking for me -- but over a week's worth of in-the-bush Russian food is enough to harden any soft man. My main mate on the trip was ex-Soviet military, so he was used to these sorts of rations and seemed to enjoy it -- or, at least tolerate it with less of a grimace.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Hill at Sunset On one of the first hikes into Patagonia, I was greeted by a very interesting sunset. And what do you know -- I had my camera! Shocker, I know. But I am often at places where there are beautiful sunsets and I have no camera. This is always a bit frustrating to me in one way - in another - I justify it by thinking of the thousands of good sunsets every day all around the world... I can't be at them all! So, if I am just missing one more out of a thousand, then I don't feel so bad...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

An Icy Cold Evening


I'm always amazed at all the little living things in the most extreme conditions. I'm a big fan of all those science shows that talk about various organisms and extremophiles that barely cling to life in the most bare of circumstances. I was reminded of this while at this icy cold lake in Argentina.

I'm used to moss and lichen and this sort of thing growing in more temperate climates, so I was surprised to see whole rocks covered in it, especially with little icebergs floating nearby. It did give some nice color to an otherwise blue-cold-stark scene.

The only thing more stark than this scene was the cooking waiting for me back at the camp. I don't mean to say anything bad at all about the two Russian women that were cooking for me -- but over a week's worth of in-the-bush Russian food is enough to harden any soft man. My main mate on the trip was ex-Soviet military, so he was used to these sorts of rations and seemed to enjoy it -- or, at least tolerate it with less of a grimace.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(815208305,'',XLarge,'',1024,713);">An Icy Cold Evening I'm always amazed at all the little living things in the most extreme conditions. I'm a big fan of all those science shows that talk about various organisms and extremophiles that barely cling to life in the most bare of circumstances. I was reminded of this while at this icy cold lake in Argentina.I'm used to moss and lichen and this sort of thing growing in more temperate climates, so I was surprised to see whole rocks covered in it, especially with little icebergs floating nearby. It did give some nice color to an otherwise blue-cold-stark scene.The only thing more stark than this scene was the cooking waiting for me back at the camp. I don't mean to say anything bad at all about the two Russian women that were cooking for me -- but over a week's worth of in-the-bush Russian food is enough to harden any soft man. My main mate on the trip was ex-Soviet military, so he was used to these sorts of rations and seemed to enjoy it -- or, at least tolerate it with less of a grimace.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

An Icy Cold Evening


I'm always amazed at all the little living things in the most extreme conditions. I'm a big fan of all those science shows that talk about various organisms and extremophiles that barely cling to life in the most bare of circumstances. I was reminded of this while at this icy cold lake in Argentina.

I'm used to moss and lichen and this sort of thing growing in more temperate climates, so I was surprised to see whole rocks covered in it, especially with little icebergs floating nearby. It did give some nice color to an otherwise blue-cold-stark scene.

The only thing more stark than this scene was the cooking waiting for me back at the camp. I don't mean to say anything bad at all about the two Russian women that were cooking for me -- but over a week's worth of in-the-bush Russian food is enough to harden any soft man. My main mate on the trip was ex-Soviet military, so he was used to these sorts of rations and seemed to enjoy it -- or, at least tolerate it with less of a grimace.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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