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Did you compare what you were getting for the money as that can vary a lot. But what they include in terms of meals, accommodation, transport etc can vary a lot and where in Iceland they will be going will also affect the cost too.

I've had several Canon bodies DSLR & mirrorless and never had a single issue (other than when I've dropped them in the sea) Im not sure if Im very lucky or you're very unlucky

If you are going to Titchwell and/or Cley then how about Snettisham?

I might be too late but my favourite spots are over on the west side of the North Norfolk coast... Thornham, Hunstanton, Snettisham, Burnham Overy Staithe to name a few. If you're planning another trip, I can highlight recommend this guidebook...

There are loads of classic locations Vestrahorn, Eystrahorn, Jokulsarlon, Ice beach, Vik, Skogafoss etc are all in the south and easy to reach but there are opportunities around almost every corner. The Fotovue guidebook is full of all the info you need as well as being a beautiful coffee table...

I haven't used a fluid head but I have a Lensmaster gimbal for my 500mm f4 and would recommend. As a landscape photographer Im new to using big tele lenses but it takes seconds to get the camera/lens balanced on the head and once done it is so easy to position and stays wherever you put it.

Looks like your question has been answered but I'm more interested in when the landscape season is?

Ayetides app will give you long term tide predictions

This website will give you the tide times for the whole year... https://www.visitmyharbour.com/tides/area/299/east-coast-of-england The highest tides there each month will always be around lunchtime

Aside from the use of ND filters to get very long exposures (and the processing) the other thing is the quality of the light. Landscape photography is all about being in the right place at the right time, something which is sometimes overlooked.

Add to that the change of exhibition venue from the National Theatre, where every image in the book was printed and exhibited, to a busy station concourse where only a small fraction are on show and it is clear that the photography isn't top priority.

Precisely Martin... agree with all of that (and I've had the same run of luck/lack of)

To illustrate how subjective it is, for me I would pick number 3, I love the simplicity and softness and clean composition but no doubt others would pick differently for different reasons

Could be one of several reasons... 1. Maths, with over 20,000 entries and less than 200 accepted, the vast majority of images don't get in 2. I'm amazed yet another version of this got in at all 3. Perhaps they thought the additional elements included in the wider pano view distract from, rather...

There's loads of places, if it's not too late this might help https://www.justinminns.co.uk/books/photographing-east-anglia ;)