Kirkjufell Iceland
Winner of Fstoppers photo of the Day December 20th 2014
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Northern Lights over Kirkjufell Moutain in Icel...
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Winner of Fstoppers photo of the Day December 20th 2014
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Northern Lights over Kirkjufell Moutain in Iceland. I took this photo while traveling around my home country back in September of 2014. The northern lights can be very hit and miss, especially in September. I was super lucky to get a clear sky, I knew exactly where I wanted to be for this shot as its just outside of the town my father lives in. When there is a low tide the sands in front of the mountain keeps a small layer of water and makes a wicked reflection. The sand itself is hard sand so you can walk around. The yellow light on the left is actually the moon rising.
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Northern Lights over Kirkjufell Moutain in Iceland. I took this photo while traveling around my home country back in September of 2014. The northern lights can be very hit and miss, especially in September. I was super lucky to get a clear sky, I knew exactly where I wanted to be for this shot as its just outside of the town my father lives in. When there is a low tide the sands in front of the mountain keeps a small layer of water and makes a wicked reflection. The sand itself is hard sand so you can walk around. The yellow light on the left is actually the moon rising.
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I took this photo while traveling around my home country back in September of 2014. The northern lights can be very hit and miss, especially in September. I was super lucky to get a clear sky, I knew exactly where I wanted to be for this shot as its just outside of the town my father lives in. When there is a low tide the sands in front of the Kirkjufell mountain keeps a small layer of water and makes a wicked reflection. The sand itself is hard sand so you can walk around.Time
This was just after midnight, there had been a few nights of cloud cover and our trip was nearing an end there and this was the LAST night i had the opportunity to get this shot of the Kirkjufell mountain and northern lights! The lights went on for a couple hours until it finally died down, it was an absolutely magnificent display that night.Lighting
You might think that this was shot during sunset, but the yellow light on the left is actually the moon rising! I didn't realize we had caught it, at first i thought it might have been a truck off i the distance. I about lost my mind when i realized the moon was coming out!Equipment
Camera: Canon EOS 6D Aperture: f/2.8 ISO: 1250 Shutter Speed: 15/1 I used a standard tripod on the sand there, no filters were used.Inspiration
My inspiration comes from my childhood growing up there and seeing the northern lights play above the mountain, back then I didn't know I wanted to be a photographer. Years later when i started photography i remembered the northern lights there and how the sand was during low tide. It became a small dream to capture that for a few years.Editing
I used Lightroom for all of the processing of this photo, brought up the shadows a bit, some clarity, vibrancy and a little noise reduction for a smoother feel. The purples came out a bit more with the post processingIn my camera bag
It really does depend on where I'm going, I do portraits as well on travel so I usually have some lights with me, but for the most part I always have my Canon 6D, 24-135mm lens, Canon 50mm F1.8 lens, Canon 70-200mm f2.8 and either the Sigma 20mm F1.4 or the Canon 16-35 F2.8 lens.Feedback
If you really want to get the northern lights, i would advise using a site to see the cloud cover, there are also a few sites you can find on goolge that predict northern light visibility which is super helpful! A tripod is a must and a low aperture is needed. You can even capture the northern lights on a 50mm F1.8! Depending on your sensor capabilities somewhere in the ISO 1200, F 2.8 for 15 seconds should be good! If you make the exposure longer teh lights are more liquid and shorter more sharp.
