RichardDavidson

Longyearbyren

Took this in the arctic circle

Took this in the arctic circle
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Canon EOS 7D

settings

Aperture 4/1 ISO 1600 Shutter 4/1 Focal Length 13/1

upload_date

Dec, 2016

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Awards

Creative Winter Award

Curator's Selection

Legendary Award

Contest Finalist in Winter Wonderland Photo Contest

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Superior Skill

Top Choice

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

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Behind The Lens

Location

I was on my first trip to the arctic circle and took an evening snowmobile trip in search of the northern lights. We stopped at this very cute hut in the middle of the valley and ate reindeer soup and drank hot coffee. Was an amazing experience. I am an amateur photographer mostly self taught, and it really excites me when I get home to drain the memory cards off.

Time

This was taken around 11.30pm and the temperature was around -15, but the photo makes it look warm. We were looking for the northern lights and at this point still no sighting...HOWEVER...

Lighting

So, my main focus was the expanse of space with the contrasting hut, HOWEVER, to my surprise when I got this picture back home and started to explore it, the light were starting in the distance...and the naked eye could not see them..

Equipment

I sued my Canon 7D 10-22mm lens, f/4.0 ISO1600, 4sec using my lightweight tripod.

Inspiration

It was very quiet and peaceful, the hut contrasting to the snow and expanse of space.

Editing

I use lightroom to bring the colours out and take out some of the noise...this is when I saw the northern lights just appearing.

In my camera bag

I always take too much where ever I go, I love my 400mm prime an my 100mm macro and usually have this where ever I go together with my trusty 24-105 ! however on a snow mobile I was quite limited for this shot.

Feedback

Cold drains your batteries, so have them in your pocket and keep them as warm as possible

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RichardDavidson

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Took this in the arctic circle

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