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Sky on fire

Sky on fire



Most amazing aurora show

Most amazing aurora show
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 6400 Shutter 6/1 

upload_dateMar, 2014

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Exceptional Contrast
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#northern lights #aurora borealis #night #long exposure #iceland #jon hilmarsson #colourful #nature #landscape #winter #Ísland #farmhouse #clouds #sky #winter #green #red

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52 Comments | Report
mclime PRO
 
mclime April 04, 2014
Awesome, congrats!
Capture-Life
 
Capture-Life April 04, 2014
Ahhhh I looove it!
cmorisset PRO
 
cmorisset April 05, 2014
Wow! Stunning, bravo!
lamarh Premium
 
lamarh April 05, 2014
I have never seen a photo of the lights with this much color and vibrance. details of the shot are very well captured. The composition with capturing the "end" of the lights and leaving the sky with stars really makes this shot pop.
GBloniarz PRO+
 
GBloniarz April 05, 2014
WOW! Very striking! Congrats!
postie22
 
postie22 April 05, 2014
Great capture !
luvmyboys99
 
luvmyboys99 April 05, 2014
Amazing!
minn1234
 
minn1234 April 05, 2014
Wow!!! This is AMAZING!! Where was this taken??
brianchase
 
brianchase April 05, 2014
Beautifully captured
ovosphotography
 
ovosphotography April 05, 2014
like it!
kerryaknudson
 
kerryaknudson April 05, 2014
Wonderful exposure, promises here several times this winter but no Show!
JhansenRM
 
JhansenRM April 05, 2014
wow, wow, wow... it's all i can say!
lynnfreeman
 
lynnfreeman April 05, 2014
Just Amazing !
TealPhotos PRO+
 
TealPhotos April 05, 2014
Stunning
lauren_macintosh_056
 
lauren_macintosh_056 April 05, 2014
as they say Let there be Light and this photo sure does here
excellent work
cara53 PRO+
 
cara53 April 05, 2014
B E A U T I F U L !
thomaszakowski
 
thomaszakowski April 05, 2014
excellent
Wizzard PRO+
 
Wizzard April 05, 2014
Spectacular!
Pixelbug PRO+
 
Pixelbug April 05, 2014
Congrats Very well deserved, very nice job!!
kirstengamby
 
kirstengamby April 05, 2014
Just wow!
nikocarol
 
nikocarol April 05, 2014
Outstanding...WOW!!!
Rickcrys
 
Rickcrys April 05, 2014
Very nice! Congrats on your judges favorite win!
sandiwhi
 
sandiwhi April 05, 2014
Is this for real! What an amazing show and fabulous capture!
jeanlevy
 
jeanlevy April 05, 2014
Awesome.
juanacara
 
juanacara April 05, 2014
Beautiful!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions April 05, 2014
congrats
vickiebrewer Premium
 
vickiebrewer April 05, 2014
Hypnotic! Beautiful.
pokiespaws Premium
 
pokiespaws April 05, 2014
That us truely wonderful congratulations!
jeanninedewet
 
jeanninedewet April 05, 2014
beyond words this is amazing!
Bart PRO
 
Bart April 05, 2014
WOW !! Congrats on your well desired award.
GudmundurArnason
 
GudmundurArnason April 06, 2014
frábærar! myndir hjá þér Jón
iancolston
 
iancolston April 06, 2014
Unbelievable photograph!!! you must be so proud of this. Well done!!!!
rehanakidwai
 
rehanakidwai April 06, 2014
Amazing..this is simply outstanding!!
dianegrenier PRO+
 
dianegrenier April 06, 2014
Wonderful rendition of nature...striking
Joey_Howard
 
Joey_Howard April 06, 2014
Nice catch !!
lisadupler
 
lisadupler April 06, 2014
totally breathtaking!
susanmerrick
 
susanmerrick April 06, 2014
definitely my favorite!
HaliSowle
 
HaliSowle April 06, 2014
Just amazing. Congratulations on the favorite well deserved!
Jonrunar PRO
 
Jonrunar April 06, 2014
Thank you all for great response. This night was unreal, I have never seen the northern lights so vivid and colourful. Very lucky to be out photographing that night.
Scorpolous101
 
Scorpolous101 April 06, 2014
You nailed it....congratulations....where was this taken....I've seen it but not as beautiful as what you captured...
larrybuckley PRO
 
larrybuckley April 08, 2014
Very cool capture!!
running56horses PRO+
 
running56horses April 08, 2014
Stunning auroras! Can't wait til I get to see them for myself someday.
maureenrueffer
 
maureenrueffer June 02, 2014
Gorgeous!
PensPhotoArt
 
PensPhotoArt June 02, 2014
Wow! Magnificent!
fernandoamato
 
fernandoamato September 01, 2014
The most amazing shot indeed
mariachernyshova
 
mariachernyshova November 30, 2014
Very beautiful photo! Good luck!
I_of_Saf PRO
 
I_of_Saf December 25, 2015
Absolutely stunning! I can only imagine what that must have looked like in person. Congrats on a truly outstanding capture.
julianbegg
 
julianbegg December 30, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
gek1701
 
gek1701 June 07, 2016
Stunning photography!!
sverrirjonsson Premium
 
sverrirjonsson September 17, 2016
Geggjuð mynd.
mosercat
 
mosercat October 05, 2018
Fabulous photo!
Hood PRO+
 
Hood November 18, 2018
Wow!!!...Amazing...

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Behind The Lens

Location
This photo was taken in west part of Iceland, the mountain Akrafjall is in the foreground and behind me is a little town of Akranes.
Time
The picture was taken at 21:42 in end of February this year.
Lighting
When taking a northern light picture you need to find a place where it is little or no light pollution, can be difficult sometimes. I some cases I use my car or flash light to light up the foreground, not though in this case - the mountain is to big for that.
Equipment
I was using Canon 5DM3, Canon lens 16-35mm II f/2.8, manfrotto tripod, no flash. when I took this picture there were a strong wind so I needed to hold very tight to the tripod. This canon camera is great for the northern light photo shoot, I usually shoot from iso 3200 to 6400. In this take the exposure was 6 sec, aperture f/2.8, focal length 16mm and iso 6400.
Inspiration
Everyone in my family is very well aware of my photographic interest and they are sometimes point out or suggesting some angle or locations to me. In this case it was my ten year old son who was just coming home who told me that the northern lights were visual and strong at the moment. So I just hurried out with my equipment which I always try to have ready by the door. When I looked up to the sky and saw where the lights were situated I choose my location according to that. The mountain Akrafjall is a beautiful mountain close by my home and in this case great in the foreground for the northern lights.
Editing
For this picture I needed to fix the horizon and the lens correction. I was shooting this picture at 16mm so correction was in order. There were some light pollution with red/orange colour coming from the town behind me so I took down those colours a little bit. Then it was a little bit of cleaning up, there was a fence in front of me that I took away and I also made the lowest part of the picture little bit darker than it was. I did not do anything for the northern light it self, they were very bright and colourful originally, just a little bit of contrast.
In my camera bag
I have only one camera, canon 5DM3, then I have my three lenses - 50mm f/1.8, 16-35mm II f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8, all canon. I also have a set of Lee filters I use very much, not though for the northern lights. Then I have two tripods to choose from. I also carrying with me canon flash 580EX hahnel viper set.
Feedback
I have learned that over the years that with the northern lights that equipment matters, you have to have good camera that allows you to go high up in iso and a bright lens. My aim is to shoot in the fastest time I can so I can get the explosion and the dance of the northern lights as best. If you take the picture over longer time the green colour will dominate and the lights will be softer. If you are in a place where you can possibly see Northern lights then it is important to go out every night when the circumstances are right because nothing happens when you are sitting at home and browsing the net and looking at pictures that other people took.

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