fire in the sky and ice on the beach

Finding ideal conditions at Iceland's Breiðamerkursandur, better known to tourists as Diamond Beach, is not easy. There should be a nice sunrise once, whi...
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Finding ideal conditions at Iceland's Breiðamerkursandur, better known to tourists as Diamond Beach, is not easy. There should be a nice sunrise once, which is far from frequent in Iceland's weather conditions. Then this should take place between September and March, since the sun rises far too far north in the summer months. Next, of course, there should be some icebergs on the beach, which isn't always the case. Strong winds from the south or east can prevent the icebergs from emerging from the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. When the wind is north, the ice quickly drifts further out to sea and hardly anything is deposited on the offshore beach. With higher temperatures and rain, the icebergs melt away quite quickly. The waves play a role - when there is little wave (which is rare, but also possible), you cannot play with the traces of the running water. And last but not least, the tide has to be right: incoming tide is optimal, as the coming tide pushes the icebergs higher and higher up the beach and the ebb leaves them far from the water. I had some trouble finding icebergs to match in this picture and the waves weren't quite what I would have liked. But the other conditions finally fit.
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