I am proud to announce this shot placed 2nd in the photo competition Astronomy Photographer of The Year 2011, category Earth and Space.
www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of...
Also check out my northern lights video where some shots was made from same location and same day as this shot:
vimeo.com/21419634
The great team from Lonelyleap films also made a short video about me
and this shot. It can be viewed here:
vimeo.com/28740524
Another shot from last friday, march 11th.
I was out on a small arm of rocks outside of Hillesøy with my friend and fellow aurora shooter Frank. As always when you're two out shooting together you try not to climb upon each other, so I was going a few hundred meters away from him to try finding a different location and compo.
The tidal water was on a low, but going up, the rocks were slippery as h**l and I almost slipped and crushed my hip and my gear, including my brand new Nikon 14-24 lens, but luckily I managed to save it, and myself :) - For those who has been out shooting the lights with me know I can get over-excited, and I should have learned from previous trips.
Anyway, it was completely dark, but using my headlights I managed to find a few small ponds for reflections. I did not know how well the ponds would reflect, or how or where the aurora would strike at it's hardest, but luckily she showed up right where I had invited her! :)
I was shooting in bulb mode, several exposures, trying to get one well exposed all over, which is not easy when aurora is as strong as it was this night.
A mesmerising display of light almost blew my on my back yet another time.
There was a crowd of people standing outside the houses on the hills looking up, I bet they were almost as excited as I was! ;)
This one deserves to be viewed large on black!
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Nikon 14-24 2.8G AF S @20mm f/2.8
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Hope you like it,
Ole
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Erik N Larsen 21 months ago | reply
Wow that is crazy good , super shot.
kappacygni 21 months ago | reply
Its a stunning shot. Well done.
micsim2007 21 months ago | reply
Stunning photograph, saw it in low res on Yahoo pictures of the week and searched the web for a higher resolution version. Ended up here, thanks for sharing. Nature's beauty captured perfectly.
LongLensPhotography co uk - Daugirdas Tomas Racys 21 months ago | reply
congratulations with the prize
Windwalker Images 21 months ago | reply
Beautiful Shot and congrats on the Earth and Space 2011 Runner Up!
Jóannis Sørensen 21 months ago | reply
Stunning capture !
congratulations !
Per Ivar Somby 21 months ago | reply
Gratulerer med pris på dette bildet. Merkelig nok ikke den som jeg har vært mest imponert over, men den fortjener absolutt prisen! Ikke minst variasjonen i farger er imponerende å se på.
Ole C. Salomonsen 21 months ago | reply
geir_v 21 months ago | reply
Gratulerer!!! Det er ikke vanskelig å forstå at dette bildet kom høyt opp!!! Dine nordlys bilder er helt rå!
H.Treider 21 months ago | reply
Gratulerer så masse med andreplassen! Når jeg ser den stor på svart får jeg frysninger...
LadyoftheDawn 21 months ago | reply
This really is a masterpiece!!
Chris Ben Turner 20 months ago | reply
Such an amazing photo!
Pan.101 20 months ago | reply
beautiful image,excellent work.
Antakistas 20 months ago | reply
Congratulations is fantastic photo!
Antakistas 20 months ago | reply
I saw your photo on this news web page: noticias.prodigy.msn.com/internacional/la-belleza-del-uni...
So I look for your name in flickr and now I found you.
Congratulations again.
Mairi M Martin 19 months ago | reply
What a stunning shot . No wonder you did so well . Celestial light , celestial shot .
Forest (GKweb.it) 18 months ago | reply
Probably the best photo of an aurora I've ever seen…!
Korneliussen 17 months ago | reply
Gratulerer med prisen. Den fortjente du virkelig. Dette bildet er bare helt magisk. Veldig flott med de rødlige fargene opp mot det grønne i nordlyset. Veldig bra refleksjoner i forgrunnen gjør at man blir trukket inn i bildet.
scott masterton 13 months ago | reply
what a absolutely amazing scene
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
lalande21185 3 months ago | reply
Magical and mesmerizing!