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
When the show becomes a dance in itself. Crowns above your head are always incredible shapes to witness. I was standing facing North, toward the beautiful fjord, and set my tripod and camera for 20 minutes at least, to be able to wait for the aurora to show up. It did show up, but on the other side facing south above my head. Taken by a panic rush, scared to miss the shot, I had to change my whole position, and quickly switch my camera settings to catch this quick shot. Grotfjord (Tromsø) - Northern Norway - The Conditions Needed: Orientation - SOUTH Aurora Intensity - STRONG Moon - NEW
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
