Iceland's roads are not very wide, and there are basically two lanes in opposite directions out of the city, but there are very few cars, and even if you drive a hundred yards on this road, you will not encounter many vehicles.

But it's impossible to drive to a hundred yards in Iceland in winter.

Reykjavík is still warm, but that warmth is within the Arctic Circle, because the people and hot springs in the city have made the city warm up a little, but some of the wild roads have condensed some thin ice.

Vehicles are skidding on this.

Therefore, Chen Xing's vehicle speed has always been controlled at about 50 yards, and occasionally they will drive to 80 when they encounter some very good road sections.

The international student's name is Deng Jun, and he is driving today, and the car is rented.

"You don't live in Iceland, so you don't know how hard it is to get a driver's license here, and you have to memorize the traffic rules here, but you also have to test your thoughts on extreme weather or extreme ground conditions."

"Isn't that a lot to learn?"

"What's more, there is a completely frozen ground during the practical exam, drive the car up and let him skid, and then you have to control the car in a short time to graduate, and getting a driver's license is not a panacea, once you are caught violating traffic rules, it is estimated that Icelanders have to invest half a month's salary in it."

“……”

Is it so hard? It's no wonder that people in Reykjavik drive very well.

However, Nordic driving seems to be very regular, so Chen Xing asked: "How many other Nordic countries are like this?" ”

"It's pretty much freezing, it's easy to freeze on the ground when you get out of the city, especially after it rains the night before winter, and it's really freezing on the ground, so these Icelandic drivers are very skilled."

"That's good." Chen Xing said.

Although the domestic driver's license is said to be difficult by many people, but in fact there is no particularly big difficulty, think about it, the road test can not be tested, when you really go on the road, you encounter those complex and diverse situations, how to deal with it?

And there is no teaching for ice and snow roads in the domestic exam, the south is fine, but the north roads will really freeze, what to do then?

It is said that Northern Europe is cold, but the cold of the Northeast sometimes does not lose to Northern Europe.

Slowly, but after two and a half hours, he arrived at the black sand beach, which is actually everywhere in Iceland, but only two or three are the most famous, and the black sand beach where he is now famous is famous for a plane wreck.

In the 70s of the last century, the planes of the American Navy often appeared in the skies over Iceland, and this plane also crashed at that time, and the specific reason is still unknown, but several crew members survived.

Deng Jun spoke eloquently about the stories he had heard before, as if some mysterious force was pulling planes in the sky on the black sand beach.

Chen Xing has long been accustomed to being an audience, he doesn't really believe in these gods and ghosts, but stories must always have these elements to be attractive, at least Chen Xing likes to listen to these stories very much, and can be appropriately added to his books in the future.

The car was parked in the parking lot in front of the black sand beach, where there were quite a few cars.

There are many tourists who choose to come to Iceland during the polar night, and although people who live in the Arctic Circle hate it, it is a very peculiar experience for people from other dimensions.

Just as there are people who come to Iceland during the polar day, there are many people who choose the polar night.

Standing on a ramp down the black sand beach from the parking lot, you can see a panoramic view of a large black sand beach.

The sand on the ground is really pitch black, as black as carbon gray, and it is visible to the naked eye that it is flowing with the wind, which has a sharp beauty.

Iceland has no shortage of volcanoes, and there are more than a dozen active volcanoes in the country. A long time ago, an undersea volcano erupted, and the mud layer turned out of the ground, and by the way, the mud on the seashore was kneaded, and the two were inseparable, so the black sand beach was formed.

Game of Thrones was also filmed here.

This work has always been the benchmark of Chen Xing's Nordic style works, and he likes the Nordic part of this place, which is actually influenced by part of this work, the city of winter, the winter is coming, what a handsome word.

When you get closer, you'll notice that it's not fine sand and gravel, but broken rock. Leaning over and holding a handful of black sand, the sand is still black, but the hand is not stained at all, and the sand falls with the wind after letting go, but the hand is still clean.

"Do you take pictures?" Chen Xing asked.

Deng Jun took Chen Xing's mobile phone very confidently and said, "Although it is not as powerful as your works, I still take ordinary tourist photos very well." ”

In modern times, if you want to please your girlfriend, no matter what country the girlfriend is, it is definitely beneficial to learn first-hand shooting techniques.

Chen Xing asked him to take a few photos, and they were still uploaded to the beep station dynamics.

More professional photos Chen Xing will take by himself with a fake tripod, and he will keep this kind of photo he took for himself to use later, maybe for writing a travelogue on a honeycomb, or when writing a physical book.

Fresh photos will have a sense of freshness, and it is impossible to put all the photos taken at random.

Chen Xing walked around and found that this was really an excellent filming location.

In the distance is the ocean with no edge in sight, the elves in the night, and closer to the beach are layers of white sprays, one end after another, never stopping towards the black sand beach.

The vast ocean, the black sand contrasts strongly with the white waves. Black sand, white waves, and strong winds give this place a spotless mystery.

Take photos while enjoying the beauty on the beach.

Near the ocean there is a warning sign that reads: "Don't get too close to the waves and don't turn your back to the sea"

Deng Jun suddenly remembered something, and said: "Although this is a scenic spot, it is a very dangerous attraction, the weather changes quickly, sometimes strong winds are accompanied by big waves, and heavy rain occurs at the same time, when it is too close to the waves, it will be swept into the sea." ”

After hearing this, Chen Xing looked down at his feet.

He was at least seven or eight meters away from the waves on the ocean, and he was immediately relieved that he could run away even if there was any big wave.

Chen Xing also saw that there was a lone stone on the sea, standing straight on the sea, and his heart should be Beacon Mountain, this name was very vivid, and it was not bad to translate it into Dinghaishen Needle if it was a little romantic.

Because in the current night, they can't see the depths of the ocean, and even Chen Xing's eyesight can't see anything too far, because it's pitch black in the distance, and only this Beacon Mountain hangs alone outside this darkness.

The black sand beach here is crowded with tourists and lively, and Beacon Hill in the distance is quiet and lonely......

This inspired Chen Xing, and it seemed that he had to find an angle to take pictures of the beach and the stones in the distance, because the contrasting photographic language is inherently very story-telling, and with some post-production special effects that increase the texture, it is very powerful to travel the picture.

Deng Jun says:

"There's also a story here that everything here is the witch's curse to become so dark, so everything here can only be seen and not taken away, otherwise the black stones on the beach would have been picked up long ago."

Many tourists have the habit of selectively bringing a souvenir when leaving, if there is no sentence, people who have come here for thousands of years to travel would have picked up every grain of sand here, but even this does not stop people from collecting souvenirs.

The sand on the black sand beach is not so much crushed sand as small stones after the stones have been washed away by the sea. Now I am not afraid to walk barefoot on it, because the larger stones have been picked up.

Chen Xing searched here for more than half an hour, and then said, "You give me the key, I'll go and take down the Kong Ming lantern." ”

"I'll go, I'll go!"

Deng Jun has never found his sense of existence, except for helping Chen Xing take a few photos with his mobile phone at the beginning, most of the time he is still listening to Chen Xing talk about some photography skills, and many of these knowledge have benefited him a lot.

For example, when taking a photo, you should clearly know what you want to photograph, and then reduce the surrounding details to only one subject, and then increase the details to make the picture no longer monotonous.

This can be said to have an immediate effect on the improvement of his photographic skills.

So he now has a lot of respect for Chen Xing, so he didn't let Chen Xing run away on this road, and hurriedly walked back to the parking lot to get something.

They're walking a long way now, and it's estimated that it's going to take 10 minutes to get back to the parking lot from here.

After Deng Jun left, Chen Xing looked for an angle to photograph this black sand beach alone, the crowd on it is still a difficult point to deal with, if this sea is forbidden, without these waves, then Chen Xing has several ways to empty the tourists in the photo.

But the waves are moving, which is not easy to do, and you still have to rely on the later stage of PS.

While he was shooting, a blonde gringo with a camera on his chest came over and asked, "Is it Mr. Chen Xing?" ”

"I'm good."

Chen Xing is occasionally accosted by fans, and after winning the prize in Arles, he will be recognized by many photography enthusiasts in Paris, but this is the first time he has been recognized in Northern Europe. Although there was some surprise, it still didn't show it on the face.

"Great, I just saw your appearance on the news yesterday, I didn't expect to meet you here today, can you sign me?"

He casually took out a signature pen and asked Chen Xing to sign it on his camera.

"Sign here? Are you sure? ”

"Of course!"

The young man nodded very definitely, where is the signature of the master photographer on the camera?

In the future, this camera will not be used, and it will be good to keep it at home as a collector's item.

He actually doesn't know much about Chen Xing as a photographer, but he only learned that many shops in Iceland have Chen Xing's works in many shops, and last year there were only snow-capped mountains, and there are many other types in the second half of this year.

I don't know if I don't check, I'm shocked when I check it.

Therefore, the camera signed by Chen Xing is still very collectible in his opinion.

After seeing him confirmed, Chen Xing also happily signed his name and Chinese characters on the side of the camera, he has calligraphy skills, and his signature looks as beautiful as a painting, which is more satisfactory in the eyes of fans.

It's actually Chinese characters, which is simply Thai pants spicy!

He saw that Chen Xing was only one person, and chatted with Chen Xing here for a while, and waited until Deng Jun came over with a Kong Ming lantern before saying goodbye and leaving.

"Give." Deng Jun gasped and said.

"It's hard work, don't be in such a hurry." Chen Xing took it with a smile.

"It's okay, who is that person?"

"A fan." Chen Xing said.

Chen Xing has fans abroad?

Deng Jun was even more shocked.

But if you think about it carefully, it is normal that Chen Xing originally started in Europe, and the influence of his works is not lost to some mainstream artists in the world, and there must be fans who follow him.

Chen Xing quickly forgot about this and began to assemble this Kong Ming lantern.

There are only two accessories to assemble, and the installation is completed in a minute, and this lamp is not very big in the hand now, but it is not small when fully unfolded.

Chen Xing found a candle to light when the wind was not too windy, and after unfolding it, the inside of the paper was filled with air for about 20 seconds, and immediately floated in the sky after letting go, first walking towards the island for a while, and when he reached a high altitude, he accelerated his speed and flew towards the ocean.

So, in this pitch-black, dark-style environment, there was only light other than starlight and flashlight, and this light was still warm, and it was very vivid in such an environment, and it soon attracted seventy or eighty percent of the attention of this beach.

Even if you don't notice something, you look up at it under the exclamation of your friends.

The flame of the candle flickered in the Kong Ming lantern, as if it was going to be extinguished at any moment, but it kept burning, and the red lantern floated farther and farther in the sky towards the ocean, farther and farther away, until it became a small dot that could not be seen clearly, and then disappeared into the sky.

The quiet beach was bustling for a moment.

"What's that?"

"God, it's beautiful!"

"Kong Ming lantern! Who puts Kong Ming lanterns here! ”

"Where is this sold?"

Some Asian tourists quickly recognized this thing, after all, the influence of China in Asia cannot be ignored, and Kong Ming lantern is regarded as a kind of toy with the style of the Tang Dynasty by the island people, and the recognition is definitely not low.

The fans who came to sign the autograph just now have been recording it since Chen Xing began to assemble this Kong Ming lantern, and at first he was going to record a video and send it to his friends, so that they can see their luck and meet international celebrities by going out and walking around.

But when he saw Chen Xing lighting the candle, the red paper slowly flew up in the firelight, and then floated into the sky, goosebumps immediately appeared on his body.

As someone shouted just now, a warm light source rises into the sky in this dark night, which is really beautiful.

Seeing that Chen Xing was about to leave here, he hurriedly chased over and asked, "Mr. Chen Xing!" What is this thing? ”

Chen Xing saw that it was him and said:

"This is the Kong Ming lantern, something that has been handed down from our ancient Chinese times, and it will be fulfilled after writing your wish on it, and it can be bought in the Chinese souvenir shop at 112 Austürstti Street, are you videotaping?"

"Yes, Mr. Chen Xing, can I post it online? It's so beautiful. ”

"Absolutely."

(End of chapter)