This is a photograph I had in mind a long time ago since one of my friend captured it with great symmetry. I always thought I wanted to have a different approach to break that symmetry of the fjord but enhance the one perceived in the water. I had this night the most amazing luck as I was racing against the powerful light to try and reach that view point before they vanish in the starry sky. I just had time to get out of the car, put my tripod down, lock the camera, turn it on, and click as my settings were already locked in for fast motion auroras. The results offered amazing depth thought the scene and soft but strong aurora movement. Senja Island - Northern Norway The Conditions Needed: Orientation - WEST - NORTH WEST Aurora Intensity - LOW-MODERATE Moon - NEW
At the end of March, the window of the dark sky is getting shorter. I caught this incredible show around 11.30PM, after 2 hours of waiting in the cold. I witnessed the lights kicking behind me toward South, in the wrong direction. With patience, they eventually came above my head and shifted toward North behind the mountain top. I was thinking of going there early and find a great composition, but this area is a tiny arm linked to the fjord water. The tides come up and down, and it was really hard to stick to one composition because everything was changing shape as the water level was slowly changing. Laksvatn - Northern Norway The Conditions Needed: Orientation - NORTH NORTH EAST Aurora Intensity - LOW - MODERATE Moon - FULL
Many wonder how to capture this kind of photo in such an environment. I can say there is quite some work behind it. These are really long days of waiting for the right weather window, hours of scouting, studying the terrain, the light orientation, loads of knowledge about the auroras, and long hours to wait in the cold. On this shot, the sky and its reflection are absolutely untouched of editing and completely genuine, with no adjustment. The aurora is powerful, there is no moon to help to light the foreground, and these green lights bring the natural kick needed to show the beautiful bumpy snowy foreground. Tromsø - Northern Norway The Conditions Needed: Orientation - NORTH Aurora Intensity - LOW Moon - NEW
