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cameraNIKON D7000

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 1600 Shutter 8/1 

upload_dateOct, 2012

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30 Comments |
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta July 02, 2013
Beautiful shot of this wonderful & colorful phenomenon. Congratulations on being featured.
CaptureLifeUK Platinum
 
CaptureLifeUK July 02, 2013
Outstanding shot, one day I would love to see the northern lights. Just amazing
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade July 02, 2013
congrats, fantastic, please checkout my work
Hari_Subagio
 
Hari_Subagio July 02, 2013
Amazing ..
iceman2
 
iceman2 July 02, 2013
Beautiful.Congrats!
InspiringPixels
 
InspiringPixels July 02, 2013
amazing
VHiggins
 
VHiggins July 02, 2013
beautiful! congratulations!
debbie_hutt_085 Platinum
 
debbie_hutt_085 July 02, 2013
Amazing and beautiful congrats Debs
srimanta
 
srimanta July 02, 2013
Excellent colour and composition....
Congrats.... :)Sri
sammihartzell
 
sammihartzell July 02, 2013
congrats on this well deserved feature, this is a BEAUTIFUL photo!
PhotoAlaska
 
PhotoAlaska July 02, 2013
awesome
GusGregory
 
GusGregory July 02, 2013
Superb capture....
t33tjt
 
t33tjt July 02, 2013
Stunning image in every aspect, amazing.
mailsmc
 
mailsmc July 02, 2013
Gorgeous shot, congrats on your feature!
catini
 
catini July 02, 2013
Beautiful, congrats on your feature!
LoriLynn13
 
LoriLynn13 July 02, 2013
Beautiful! Congrats!
StudioEquine
 
StudioEquine July 02, 2013
Wow I would love to see that and shoot that well done fantastic job :)
HappyTree
 
HappyTree July 02, 2013
Simply gorgeous!
TravelBugDove
 
TravelBugDove July 02, 2013
WOW!! Is this real?! It's so AMAZING!!
bongke
 
bongke July 02, 2013
wowwonderful :) Congrats on the feature !
Akang_Bagja
 
Akang_Bagja July 03, 2013
Aurora Borealis!!!!!
love this
LaurieS
 
LaurieS July 03, 2013
amazing photo.
ashlaureenphoto
 
ashlaureenphoto July 10, 2013
Reminds me of my school...beautiful. :)
pratikpatel
 
pratikpatel July 14, 2013
stunning shot.......
knichols
 
knichols July 18, 2013
Magnificent photo!
Jonocon
 
Jonocon July 21, 2013
Lovely!
SherranAndersen
 
SherranAndersen July 31, 2013
Beautiful sky.
annejohnston
 
annejohnston September 21, 2013
Amazing photography, remarkable experience wonderfully captured!!!
geoffclark
 
geoffclark November 26, 2014
Nice work
timlucas
 
timlucas December 25, 2014
Fantastic work - one day I will get back again to this part of the world...

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Vesterålen, Northern Norway about 10 minutes drive from my house.

Time

To shoot the Aurora Borealis you need to go out in the evenings and nights. I remember looking at the forecast and saw that there were good chances for a show this night, so I made some coffee, packed my gear and got in my car to drive to this location. When arriving the sky was dark, but after waiting for a while the sky exploded with green, yellow and purple tones. This photo was made at 22 pm the 22 of October 2012

Lighting

When shooting the Northern lights I try to stay away from to much light pollution. Luckily I live in a remote place, so it is not to hard to find a good location.

Equipment

This was shot with my nikon d7000 and tamron 17-50mm 2.8. I placed the camera on my Manfrotto tripod and triggered the shutter with a cheap ir trigger. Settings: 17mm, ISO 1600, 5 sec at 2.8

Inspiration

I had taken some photos with my old nikon d80 and kit lens before but never got the results i wanted because the limitations of the camera. With my d7000 and 17-50 2.8 I knew I should be able to keep the shutter fast enough to freeze some of the movements of the lights. This inspired me to get outside night after night in the cold to finaly get this shot.

Editing

I try to not do to much to my photos of the Nothern lights. I have added a bit of contrast, removed a bit of noise and adjusted the WB a bit to get the colours the way I saw them when I was out.

In my camera bag

When I now go out to shoot these kind of photos i bring my Fujifilm xt1, my Samyang 12mm 2.0 and Fuji 16mm 1.6. Sometimes i also bring my 56mm 1.2 to get a closer crop. I also carry a tripod, 3-4 extra batteries, a headlamp, warm clothes coffee.

Feedback

If you want to capture the Aurora Borealis you need to be prepared to go out several nights just to return back home empty handed. You never know when the light is going to show up, so you need to be patient, it often is a waiting game. When going out it it is first of all important to bring warm clothes. If you are cold you it is not going to be a fun night. Also bring something hot to drink, it helps. A headlamp is also very good to have so that it is possible to walt to the locations in the dark. When it comes to gear you will need some wide fast glass, at least 2.8. A good tripod is also essential. Because you are out in the cold it is a good idea to keep spare batteries close to the body to prevent them from dying in your camera bag. The most important as it is with all photography is to have a good time shooting. If you can go with a friend the wait is going to seem a lot shorter :-)

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