Northern lights Photo

Photographer’s Note

This photo was taken two days after my last aurora photo posted here on TE. The aurora was of the green and pink type that are fairly common here. Over a period of about one hour fast-moving flickering auroras formed bright spiral shapes, drapes and clear coronas.

More aurora photos are posted on my homepage.

ISO set to 200, ca 10 sec exposure manually with aperture 4,5.

MartaW, gezgin37, leonorkuhn, dt2chow, stefi, cengiz, joi_franski, rajhema, nels, westernisles, rumpel_, gazo has marked this note useful

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rushandy (206) 2005-11-10 19:22

Wow, Wow, WOW!

This is fantastic! One day I'm going to go to Reykjavik and spend all night watching these. It looks amazing. The photo is also brilliant, very clear and well composed, the barn is a nice touch in the foreground.

Really, well done.

lucbus (11) 2005-11-10 19:24

Hi Fredrik,
I don't know what to say this is awesome. The stars, the lighting of the far mountains, the nothern lights. Excellent photo.
Luc

gezgin37 (3390) 2005-11-10 19:33

Hi Fredrik,
fantastic view, perfectly captured. Goes to my favorites. Thanks for sharing with us...
Greetings / Selçuk

leonorkuhn (13559) 2005-11-10 20:17

Hi Fredrik,
WOW!!!
Fantastic photo, great north lights! Good POV, sharp and DOF.
Well done.
Leonor

Guntram (6) 2005-11-10 20:27

great.beautiful.no words for this.just beautiful.
thanks for sharing this photograph
guntram

gilbriones2002 (930) 2005-11-10 20:44

wow brilliant! the colors are out of this world, i like taking photos of landscapes and sceneries as well but i suck compared to you(I'm not worthy!) You're my inspiration from now on, skol!

partha (13657) 2005-11-10 21:02

This type of sky cannot be found so often. Extraordinary shot.
Well done.

gravatar (1542) 2005-11-10 21:24

That is exquisite. Bravo!

dt2chow (83) 2005-11-10 22:46

Very nice! I love the way the other shore seems to be lit up by the northern lights. Excellent details and the hut sets up the perspective very well.

zeca (20026) 2005-11-10 22:57

Amazing! Wish to be there to see it! You caught it forever, with great lights and colours. Nice composition.

stefi (1147) 2005-11-11 2:06

I lilke this shot and thank you for the technical note.
I like the composition of this, with the aurora making a curve that leads to the land.
I have visited your homepage and I have to say that I really like your way of shooting and style.
Thank you for sharing,
Stefano

mapek61 (3927) 2005-11-11 3:30

Hi Fredrik
SUUUUPER !!!!
Very, very beautiful picture. Very nice color.
Bravo.
Marek

marjan (6081) 2005-11-11 4:46

Fredrik, all your pictures of aurora is magnificient. DOn´t stop . For us from fare countries it is something magic in it. My big wish is to see some of then but it is too far away to Iceland.
Keep on and good luck,
Marjan

cengiz (3581) 2005-11-11 6:21

amazing green aurora photo and very usefull text..
excellent composed and deatils..
perfect job
cengiz

dkeus31 (26176) 2005-11-11 6:34

Hi Fredrik,
I'm a fan of this, even if sadly I missed the only one that was visible herin Belgium :o(
Nice framing.
Regards,
Didier

MartaW (703) 2005-11-17 21:40

Hi Fredrik!
This is a really beautiful photo of the spectacular phenomenon.
Marta

jjcordier (24606) 2005-12-13 0:45

hello Fredrik
magnifique aurore boréale parfaitement capturée. L'image donne en plus l'impression de mouvement de l'aurore dans le ciel. Splendide.
Perfect job
Regards
JJ

feather (49858) 2005-12-14 11:04

This is a spectacular image. Nature might have provided the show, but your composition to include the hut and the mountains is spot-on. Well done
Kath

Albrecht (11026) 2006-02-24 1:18

Hi Fredrik
Whauw, what a spectacular sight. Wonderful colours and the sharp frground works very well. Top job.
Greetings Albrecht

cookorpheus (0) 2006-05-03 19:55

hi Fredrik,
ur picture are amazing
im going there in late july, do u know if we can still see some aurora at this periode or we have to wait until september for this kind of phenomenal
thanks for the picture
cedric

nels (2455) 2006-05-10 17:00

hi fredrik stunning!!!! the stars lighting reflections are spot on
one day i will go and see this amazing sight for myself tfs

adrian

noir (254) 2006-05-19 13:12

Great!
I can't say anything about this photograph!
It's really beautiful.
Well WELL DONE!

meagain (1117) 2006-05-19 13:22

Beautiful shot...Regards!

IvarsU (2499) 2006-06-01 2:46

Yes, Fredric, You are the best photographer of nature phenoments! My favorite is Yours next photo, but this is also greatest hit!
thanks,
Ivars.

rumpel_ (170) 2006-06-01 3:42

Beautiful photo. Amazing light and pretty conception. Jacek

hugolef (4909) 2006-06-01 9:44

Hello Fredrik
first sorry i didn't read your previous note and i now understand why you framed this ugly car (sorry but it is always ugly for me (;)) ) ... i agree your pov about foreground and i prefer this kind of foreground ... this "natural" foreground works for me better than the car which doesn't stay at the same place, i hope you understand my poor and ugly english and my pov.
This compo works for me, maybe the urban light on right could disturb the picture, but it is not sure, because this aurora is very beautiful.
I don't agree with you about the aurora that could look so common, maybe for you that are swedish and living in Iceland. But for me, a little french, the aurora aren't common, and all the (good) photo i saw are for me very intersting ... and all your pictures (i didn't seen before) are very good (except the last one héhéhé)
Regards, hugues

AnaFrantz (624) 2006-11-07 8:42

WHAT A MAZING THING WE GOT HERE! Thanks for sharing those!

mateosite (604) 2007-01-15 13:50