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I'm off to Iceland next month and want to try and take some shots of the Northern Lights. Has anybody got experience of doing this or any hints and tips? Thanks in advance.
I've just returned from a fantastic eight day photographic workshop in Iceland where we were blessed with some amazing light, wintery conditions and my first experience of the Aurora Borealis, a.k.a. the Northern Lights. Although I knew there was a chance we could see the Aurora, it's not something I'd particularly got my hopes up for. I know
I would also say that the daughter of a friend of mine (not particularly a photographer) saw the amazing site and took auto photos and when she got home the result was blank! How disappointing.
Managed to get a good set of aurora shots while standing on the sea ice some way off the coast from where we set sail (which was the town of Kemi on the Sea of Bothnia, Finland) in a retired Russian ice-breaker. This was over 20 years ago and my trusty Canon EOS-100 film SLR took the task in its stride.
The good thing about digital is that you can test the exposure and re-adjust by reviewing your shots
Not sure where my pictures are but will try to find them and post them here.
Good luck with the aurora - there is no guarantee you will see it and I count myself being extremely lucky. But it's amazing if you do.
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