Despite the restrictions imposed by our oldest son's university work term calendar, we squeezed in a two-week summer holiday. We opted for Iceland, even though we knew going in we most likely wouldn't see northern lights, that ice caves would be off limits and that we would probably be sleeping through golden hour each night …
One of the most obvious symbols of patriotism is the national flag. This month's post includes the Canadian flag and Iceland's flag flying above the site of the world's first parliament. The Canada Day fireworks display was a good opportunity to try out the new "live composite" mode on my Olympus camera, with mixed results.