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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Bjørn J on November 03, 2012, 12:23:37 pm

Title: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: Bjørn J on November 03, 2012, 12:23:37 pm
In mid-October we had some beautiful Northern Lights, with particularly strong colours.
No moon and no snow on the ground made it challenging to photograph them - it was very dark.
I used a Nikon D3S with Nikkor 14-24mm/2,8. ISO 1600-2200, 6-8 sec. at f/2,8

Bjørn J
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: churly on November 03, 2012, 01:51:33 pm
Some of the best I have ever seen!  Great job.
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on November 03, 2012, 02:38:55 pm
Nice!! Good job on the composition, especially #1.
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: shaunw on November 03, 2012, 05:26:16 pm
Fascinating...the third for me mixes the amazing qualities of the Auroras with the landscape more effectively...superb very well done for being there and capturing that.
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: Tony Jay on November 03, 2012, 05:26:40 pm
Absolutely beautiful.
These images defy description really.

Congratulations

Tony Jay
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on November 04, 2012, 03:47:25 am
Stunning!

Jeremy
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: francois on November 04, 2012, 04:19:43 am
Congrats! Not only your auroras are beautiful but you managed to use the landscape to create fantastic images.
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: Bjørn J on November 04, 2012, 05:36:53 am
Quote from: francois on November 04, 2012, 04:19:43 am
Congrats! Not only your auroras are beautiful but you managed to use the landscape to create fantastic images.

Thank you, I really appreciate that. Too many photos of the auroras are just that, photos of the auroras. I try my best to make good photographs with auroras, so I am glad that you think I have succeded here.

Bjørn J
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: Walt Roycraft on November 04, 2012, 07:54:48 am
Quote from: francois on November 04, 2012, 04:19:43 am
Congrats! Not only your auroras are beautiful but you managed to use the landscape to create fantastic images.

+1
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: PDobson on November 04, 2012, 09:45:57 am
That first photo really sets an example for how good an aurora photo can be. I'm tempted to think that you just got lucky with a great show, but the framing shows the skill and patience that made a good photo great.
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 04, 2012, 01:10:35 pm
These are the best I've seen. Spectacular!
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Post by: Rajan Parrikar on November 04, 2012, 01:45:09 pm
Espetacular!
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Post by: Josh-H on November 04, 2012, 05:27:09 pm
Beautiful work.
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Post by: sierraman on November 04, 2012, 05:50:15 pm
It doesn't get any better! I love the vertical image!  :)
Title: Re: October Auroras in northern Norway
Post by: IanBrowne on November 04, 2012, 10:05:47 pm
it would be worth putting up with the cold just to see something like that

thank you for sharing your amazing photos.