View Winner

PRO+

PhilipEaglesfield

The Guardians

The Guardians

Stood on the beach at Stokksnes, South East Iceland, as aurora starts to cast its glow above the amazing Vestrahorn mountains....
Read more

Stood on the beach at Stokksnes, South East Iceland, as aurora starts to cast its glow above the amazing Vestrahorn mountains.
Read less

camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture 14/5 ISO 1600 Shutter 8/1 Focal Length 21/1

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2016

Views

4109

Likes

+904

Awards

Contest Finalist in All About The Night Photo Contest

Zenith Award

Contest Finalist in Night Time Photo Contest

Virtual Exhibition and Tree Planting

Contest Finalist in Earth Day Photo Contest 2022

Top Shot Award 22

Contest Finalist in Enchanted Nights Photo Contest

Hero Award

Contest Finalist in Night Wonders Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Nature And The Night Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 8

Featured

View more

Peer Award

+663

Absolute Masterpiece

+81

Superb Composition

+75

Top Choice

+56

Magnificent Capture

+23

Outstanding Creativity

+19

Superior Skill

+10

All Star

+2

Virtuoso

Genius

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 30 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

PRO+

Gorgeous shot!!

I wasn't lucky enough to see the lights early this year, but hope to go back in January and try again. Fabulous photo thanks for sharing

Excellent. 😊

stunning

Congratulations...beautiful shot

Conratulations on your win!

Sweet!

Platinum

Love the light in the sky

See all

Same photographer See all

Pretty much the most hostile conditions I have ever experienced for photography - down by the waterfall with the freezing spray you and your kit compl

Aurora building up its energy over Godafoss waterfall, Northern Iceland. Extremely windy, luckily the spray was blowing onto the other side..

Wet feet and an amazing sight as aurora surrounds and reflects around the magical Vestrahorn, South East Iceland

Vestrahorn, South East Iceland, after sundown. Such an insane location, so many compositions, moods, and moments to capture...

Vestrahorn, South East Iceland. Looking exceptionally dark and epic under stormy skies...

Arctic Henge, North East Iceland. Very quirky place - hugely atmospheric at night with the aurora glowing...

Nice reflections of glowing aurora at Kirkjufell, Western Iceland

A lucky night with the aurora at Kirkjufell, Western Iceland

Winter dusting of snow blows the black dunes at Stokksnes, Iceland

A truly magical location, Vesturhorn, Iceland...

You'd normally sweat on a figure holding still for a 30 second exposure. A combination of being

Long exposure at Hamnøy, Lofoten, Norway

Magic encounter with aurora. For once it was kind, and sat beautifully in my composition for me! An amazing night - the activity got much more wild, b

Incredible colours erupt in the sky as a huge corona builds above a frozen forest in Sweden.

An early morning test of both my nerve and of the water sealing of my gear down at the iconic Reynisdrangar sea stacks near Vik, Southern Iceland.

In

Bands of aurora illuminate the clear skies above a forest near Kiruna, Northern Sweden

The Yellow Man

Vestrahorn mountains, Stokksnes, Iceland.

Looking menacing as the light fades

Discover more photos See all

Bullfighting by Soljacker

Photo by daniaalsawah

A beautiful sunset during Spring in the Netherlands by costasganasosphotography

Vrieske
by NildoScoop

A summer afternoon in a meadow of wildflowers by PhillipaJane

Praire grass lit up by the sunset at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. by RyanStratePhoto

Description by stevebanner

Kahveyi seviyorum by BRYNPhotography

Kimmie in Asolo by erikkunddahl

Photo of the Napali Coast from an open-door helicopter by jasonosborne

At the moment of the jump by KonstantinSokolov

Photo by dshot23

Sunrise (Hveravellir) by RamonaPhoto

Night colors at 1 am in the morning at midsummer in Iceland by HalldorJonsson

Milford Sound, New Zealand is one of the most stunning locations in the world by Dean_Nixon

Lavender night by q-liebin

Self portrait
Vatican City by dannyjdaly

apple pie 4 by chrisburnside

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Or

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.