"Arctic Alps"
The majestic Lyngen alps in Troms County, shot on Januar 24 2012, a
night containing
spectacular auroras from the hugest solar flare in 7 years. This shot
however was
done inbetween the most intense auroras, as I did not want the auroras
to steal
all the attention from the beautiful landscape and mountaints. :)
Auroras was all over the skies this evening, which makes it fantastic
for documenting
the phenomena, but more challenging to make a landscape photography
which balances the
elements well.
The Lyngen Alps are a major tourist attraction, attracting freeride
skiers from
all over the world, every year. Sadly the alps are dangerous and many
people often
get injured and have to be rescued. The alps are known for the
dangerous steep
walls, but also for it's beauty.
In the foreground a partially frozen pond, giving awesome reflections
from the
wonderful aurora dancing over the alps.
Shot with 14mm on a full frame body, so you can imagine the alps are huge!
Very windy, and very cold this evening, but you seem to forget this
when
standing there overwhelmed by natures finest displays.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Nikon 14-24 2.8 @14mm, f/2.8
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Hope you like it,
Best,
Ole
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mind.circus 8 months ago | reply
My god, this is extremely beautiful. I saw yours at NatGeo and came here!
Iceland Aurora (Photo Tours) 8 months ago | reply
Nicely balanced image.
tigric (Ana Stefanović) 4 months ago | reply
Breathtaking!!! I'm in two minds about going to Norway soon to try and catch aurora, and your photos are definitely swaying my thoughts in one direction :)
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