Meethill Tower, Peterhead Northern lights
Meethill Tower, Peterhead Northern lights
Meethill Tower, Peterhead Northern lights
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Location
The photo was taken in my home town of Peterhead in North East Scotland, just a short walk from my house.Time
It was around midnight that I took the photo after sitting for around an hour until I could see the northern lights with the naked eye over the town lights.Lighting
Nothing special about the lighting. The town lights spoiled the northern lights slightly but they were quite strong that night so still worth the shot to get a well known local landmark in the photo.Equipment
The Nikon d90 with the tamaron 10 - 24mm lens. A little bit of light painting with a torch to show the sides of the tower in shadow.Inspiration
Getting the northern lights in my home town with a well known landmark. We are lucky enough to get quite a few opertunities to take the northern lights in this are of the UK but not often strong enough to work against street lights.Editing
Just a bit of cropping and lightning of the shadowsIn my camera bag
My bag normal has the recently bought Nikon d610 full frame body and my d90, my lenses are the Nikon 70 - 200mm f2.8 VR, Sigma 24 - 70mm f2.8, sigma 50mm f2.8 macro and my tamaron 10 -24mm.Feedback
Use the app called aurora alert UK for the northern lights, a good tripod, clear sky and patience. The northern lights have a habit of growing brighter just when you think they are done. Shutter release cable is essential. I usually try to use a low ISO for quality and around f8 if they are bright enough, but if you want sharp stars with no trailing then up the ISO and use your lowest appetite.
