Northern Lights in Norway
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I have been going through photos that were taken last month. Northern lights are one of the things you can´t get tired to see, hope you will enjoy viewing them as well.
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Here is a single-frame image of the Northern Lights over Peyto Lake. No, the green tones are not fake… this is exactly what my camera captured!
This was the very first time that I’ve ever seen an Aurora (also called the Northern Lights). Unfortunately we were a bit too far south to be able to see them with the naked eye… but you could probably imagine my surprise (and delight) when I noticed all the green in the sky while viewing this image on my camera’s LCD!!?
This is what Wikipedia has to say about the Northern Lights...
An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae) is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere (thermosphere). The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar wind and are directed by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere.
This is what Wikipedia has to say about Peyto Lake...
Peyto Lake (pronounced pea-toe) is a glacier-fed lake located in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The lake itself is easily accessed from the Icefields Parkway. It was named for Bill Peyto, an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area. The lake is formed in a valley of the Waputik Range, between Caldron Peak, Peyto Peak and Mount Jimmy Simpson, at an elevation of 1,860 m (6,100 ft). During the summer, significant amounts of glacial rock flour flow into the lake, and these suspended rock particles give the lake a bright, turquoise color. Because of its bright color, photos of the lake often appear in illustrated books, and area around the lake is a popular sightseeing spot for tourists in the park. The lake is best seen from Bow Summit, the highest point on the Icefield Parkway. The lake is fed by the Peyto Creek, which drains water from the Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier (part of the Wapta Icefield), and flows into the Mistaya River.
Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm at 10mm, aperture of f5, with a 249 second exposure.
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My first shot of Northern Lights. Not so good, but the first. :)
Had to be quick because they disappeared so quickly.
Loving someone that doesn't love you is like reaching out for Northern lights. You know you'll never reach it, but you just got to keep trying.”
This is a small frozen pond not far from Tromso in Arctic Norway, it's a favourite spot of mine when in this area as you can get some great reflections on the ice and usually shelter behind the hills at the back of the pond from the biting wind.
A mix of lights hit the sensor this night, aurora and moon, and from the right side of the frame the colored streetlights on Sommarøy brightens up the landscape. No color adjustments here, white balance set to 4800 K
Para un europeo del sur siempre es una experiencia increíble poder ver una aurora boreal. En mi reciente viaje de vacaciones por Islandia durante el pasado verano, fue uno de mis principales objetivos, a pesar de que ya sabía de antemano que no sería la mejor época del año para ver las auroras.
Cuando visité Jökulsárlón durante el día, sabía que este podría ser el telón de fondo perfecto para una noche con aurora boreal. Así que me dispuse a regresar tan pronto como empezara a oscurecer. Por desgracia, parecía que la noche iba a ser nublada, o peor aún... muy nublada.
Empecé a hacer los primeros preparativos con la cámara, trípode, pruebas de disparo, y fue entonces cuando para mi sorpresa vi en la pantalla que tenía nubes verdosas en el cielo! Todavía estaba demasiado nublado para conseguir una buena toma, pero... después de tres horas de espera, el cielo nocturno comenzó a abrirse entre las nubes, como si se estuviera levantando el telón para el comienzo de la función.
Entonces pude tomar esta fotografía, un hermoso cielo nocturno, con aurora boreal, estrellas, y planetas (aparece Júpiter a la derecha), como un precioso telón de fondo del lago glaciar de Jokulsarlon donde los icebergs dibujaban sombras sobre el agua que reflejaba el cielo lleno de color de esa noche.
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To an european southerner is always an amazing experience to watch the northern lights. On my recent holiday trip to Iceland last summer, it was one of my main goals, even though I knew that during the summer is not the most favorable season of the year for the northern lights.
When I visited Jökulsárlón during the day, I knew that this would be the perfect backdrop for a night with aurora. So I got ready to go as soon as it started getting dark. Unfortunately it seemed that the night would be cloudy, or worse... very cloudy.
I started to make early preparations with camera, tripod, shutter tests, and to my surprise I saw in the display that I had greenish clouds in the sky! Still too cloudy to get a good shot, but ... after three hours of waiting, the clouds began to open up in the night sky, as if it were raising the curtain to begin the show.
Then I could take this picture, a beautiful night sky with aurora borealis, stars and planets (Jupiter to the right), as a backdrop of Jökulsárlón glacier lake where the icebergs draw shadows on the water that reflects the nice colorful sky.
Mostly just saw big sheets and waves of lights. Nothing too dramatic or dance-y, not where I was looking anyway!
Northern lights over Hamnoy. For licensing see:
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Well, not really. Not the northern lights phenomenon, but the photo reminded us of it.
Within 20 minutes of checking into my cabin in Reine, Norway (part of the Lofoten Islands), I was greeted with this view of an aurora over a mountain range.
What's even better is that this view is literally 50 feet from the front door of my cabin!
Camera: Sony a7S with the Sony FE 16-35mm f/4
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Tripod: Really Right Stuff TVC-34L/BH-55
Stylization: Adobe Lightroom 5.7
- Northern lights were spotted so everyone got out of the bus and took out their cameras and tripods in hope to see some spectacular cosmic light shows. The Milky way is faintly seen in this shot in the middle along with some green and purple aurora.
The sky was amazing tonight ....northern lights and my Italian models.
Canon EOS 5D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM, = f/2.8, time 10, lens 24mm, ISO 400
Spectacular view of the Northern Lights taken at Lake Myvatn Iceland. There are two volcanic craters in the lake with snow in the foreground
An aurora is a natural light display in the sky, particularly in the polar regions, caused by the collision of charged particles directed by the Earth's magnetic field. Auroras can be spotted throughout the world and on other planets. They are most visible closer to the poles due to the longer periods of darkness and the magnetic field.
The aurora borealis over Ilulissat.
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I was visiting my parents for christmas when the sky suddenly exploded in Northern Lights. On the evening of December 26th I was heading for the sofa with a christmas beer (Julefred by Kinn) when my mom came in the door and said, "have you seen that the sky is purple?".
I left the beer, got dressed for aurora hunting and grabbed the camera. It was a great show and the "northern-lights-panick" hit me, and I struggled to choose where to shoot or how to compose. I ended up with a few random shots in all directions, and this is one of them. Facing east, with the mountain Landegode and the city Bodø on the horizon. 100 meters from my parents house.
Merry christmas and a happy new year! :)
We got very excited on the last night of our recent trip to Lofoten because it looked like everything was coming together. The sky was clear, the northern horizon was starting to glow green...and then this happened. Luckily we got a few beams before the clouds completely covered them up again!
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J’ai suivi la lumière du nord jusqu’au nord, là où la seule présence était le vent bleu. Il m’appelait par mon nom, comme pour me dire que je faisais aussi partie de cet univers. Dès cet instant, je n’eus plus froid. (Patrice)
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I followed the northern light up to the North, where the only presence was the blue wind. He called me by my name, as if to tell me that I was also a part of this universe. From that moment, I did not feel the cold any more. (Patrice)
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I Spend the whole night up in the Highland to catch this shot. Around 10 - 15 Minutes was a spectacular show in the sky. Northern lights over Herðubreið Mountain and the red clouds from the Holuhraun Vulcano eruption.
Watched the moonrise last night, as I was aiming to shoot some the Aurora Borealis. Quite mystical sitting out on a dock with the fog, clouds and light creeping in. The moonlight is the bright cloudy area in the center, to the left are some northern lights or aurora borealis.
Wow, this photo went to #1 on flickr Explore on Sunday, September 14, 2014. Very humbling, thank you all for your comments and likes!
Had the chance to finally get to visit the well known Ice caves in south Iceland.
I was expecting waterfalls, giant caves but it's just the beginning of the season for ice caving and right now the big caves are not really secure places to go...
Then, we still had the luck, in the middle of a giant storm, to visit the small but beautiful northern lights ice cave...
such lights, reflections, colours, harmony in this space!
If you visit Iceland in winter, I warmly recommend you to visit these caves in south iceland area close to the famous glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón, and don't hesitate to take the photographer's tour, longer and made for taking pictures!
The whole set of photographs is there on my Behance Portfolio: Northern lights ice cave
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Northern lights over iceberg in North East Greenland. For licensing see:
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