Northern Lights in Tromso

Billo78 · 27th of December 2008 (Sat)

Just returned from 4 days in Tromso in the North of Norway. On our first night we were treated to a spectacular display of the northern lights, absolutely stunning, brought tears to my eyes it was so beautiful. We weren't in the best spot for photography (some power lines in the way, trees blocking some views, no lake or clean horizon for the image) but we weren't in the worst spot either (out of town, some tents for some foreground interest).

Anyway, here's some of my faves, what do you think?

These were all taken with a 30 second exposure on f/4.0 with ISO 400.

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2. Need to clone out the power cables in this one

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5.

Celestron · 27th of December 2008 (Sat)

Very nice pictures and thanks for sharing ! Aurora images are always my favorite but have never seen one in real life . Maybe someday !

Karl Johnston · 28th of December 2008 (Sun)

Beautiful photos, look perfect to me

ArcticShooter · 28th of December 2008 (Sun)

Hey, That is my hometown

Nice images. There is always nice Aurora when I'm at work

Billo78 · 28th of December 2008 (Sun)

You live in a beautiful town ArcticShooter! These pics were taken at the Tromso Wilderness Centre about 30 mins out of town, do you know it?

Celestron · 28th of December 2008 (Sun)

BTW i checked out your galleries and i must say you have a very unique set of catagories and images . Well Done !!

ArcticShooter · 29th of December 2008 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by Billo78

You live in a beautiful town ArcticShooter! These pics were taken at the Tromso Wilderness Centre about 30 mins out of town, do you know it?

Thank you. I know where the center is but have never visited it. I live 8 min. away from it.
I mostly drive to get away from the city lights. So I mostly ends up in some of the fjords or at Sommarøya.
I also checked out your pictures and you really have a great collection.

Next time you should consider to visit Spitsbergen/Longyearbyen, preferably in the summertime. I have been there at work so I didn't bring my camera nor did I have time for a sightseeing.

Adrena1in · 29th of December 2008 (Mon)

Excellent images, I'd really love to see the Northern Lights one day.

LindaB · 31st of December 2008 (Wed)

Wonderful images all of them but love the second one.

I cant imagine how fabulous this must be to see but I can imagine that its an emotional experience.

I would also love to see this one day, so thanks for posting your fabulous pics

Linda

Billo78 · 31st of December 2008 (Wed)

Thanks for all the comments guys. I've written a bit more about the day in my latest blog entry at www.simonbills.com if you're interested.

futura · 31st of December 2008 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billo78

Thanks for all the comments guys. I've written a bit more about the day in my latest blog entry at www.simonbills.com if you're interested.

Hi Simon, great set of shots - I remember when I saw them in Iceland even with all the aurora forecasts that I had been observing weeks in advance it really is pot luck as to whether you see them or not. Could you give me some more details about where you stayed and where you would recommend as a good backdrop (I had a read on your blog and was just looking for more details). I think I may plan something for this time 09. Thanks.

Billo78 · 1st of January 2009 (Thu)

Hey Futura,

I stayed at the Raddisson in Tromso, really nice hotel in a great central location at a reasonable price. You obviously want to get as far away from town as possible to shoot the lights, however as we went over Christmas a lot of the tours and guys who take you out were closed so we were pretty much at the mercy of what tours were operating. There's a guy we wanted to book who's a photographer and "chases" the lights and gets you in the best place to shoot them, but he was closed for our trip. I think he charged around £100 for 6 or 7 hours, the tour we took to the Tromso Wilderness Centre was about £45 for 4 hours and was the cheapest available.

Here's the website of the tour we didn't do http://www.kskogli.no/aurora/

Canon-Junkie · 5th of January 2009 (Mon)

Awesome shots! I love the fourth one.

Ragingblues · 5th of January 2009 (Mon)

The aliens have indeed returned... or are they leaving? Nice shots!

Nighthound · 5th of January 2009 (Mon)

I am in awe. Love the foregrounds you worked in.

#2 deserves a very large frame, beautiful image.

27th of December 2008 (Sat)	#1
Billo78 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Adelaide - South Australia Posts: 351 IMAGE EDITING OK	Northern Lights in Tromso Just returned from 4 days in Tromso in the North of Norway. On our first night we were treated to a spectacular display of the northern lights, absolutely stunning, brought tears to my eyes it was so beautiful. We weren't in the best spot for photography (some power lines in the way, trees blocking some views, no lake or clean horizon for the image) but we weren't in the worst spot either (out of town, some tents for some foreground interest). Anyway, here's some of my faves, what do you think? These were all taken with a 30 second exposure on f/4.0 with ISO 400. 1. 2. Need to clone out the power cables in this one 3. 4. 5. __________________ Photography Blog Adelaide Based Wedding Photographer Gear: 5D2, 40D, 580 EX II, 430 EX II, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, Sigma 50 f/1.4, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200 OS

28th of December 2008 (Sun)	#3
Karl Johnston Rare exception that I didn't say anything stupid" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canadian Arctic Posts: 9,020	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Beautiful photos, look perfect to me __________________ Adventure The Canadian Arctic With Me Canadian Features Editor of Let's Be Wild Adventure Magazine

28th of December 2008 (Sun)	#4
ArcticShooter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arctic Norway (Tromsø) Posts: 1,823 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Hey, That is my hometown Nice images. There is always nice Aurora when I'm at work __________________ Helge The Aurora season is here. Yeah My gear My Flickr G+ Last edited by ArcticShooter : 28th of December 2008 (Sun) at 10:06.

28th of December 2008 (Sun)	#5
Billo78 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Adelaide - South Australia Posts: 351 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso You live in a beautiful town ArcticShooter! These pics were taken at the Tromso Wilderness Centre about 30 mins out of town, do you know it? __________________ Photography Blog Adelaide Based Wedding Photographer Gear: 5D2, 40D, 580 EX II, 430 EX II, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, Sigma 50 f/1.4, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200 OS

28th of December 2008 (Sun)	#6
Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,311	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso BTW i checked out your galleries and i must say you have a very unique set of catagories and images . Well Done !! __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

27th of December 2008 (Sat)	#2
Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,311	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Very nice pictures and thanks for sharing ! Aurora images are always my favorite but have never seen one in real life . Maybe someday ! __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

29th of December 2008 (Mon)	#8
Adrena1in Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,703 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Excellent images, I'd really love to see the Northern Lights one day. __________________ Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 18-200mm, Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro, 2x TC, Revelation 12" f/5 Dobsonian, Mintron PD2285-EX webcam.

31st of December 2008 (Wed)	#9
LindaB Cream of the Crop Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Surrey (UK) Posts: 8,145 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Wonderful images all of them but love the second one. I cant imagine how fabulous this must be to see but I can imagine that its an emotional experience. I would also love to see this one day, so thanks for posting your fabulous pics Linda __________________ http://lindabuckell.zenfolio.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonwings55/ Canon 7D \|40D \|G12 \| 350d (300D long gone) 400 F5.6L\|70-200 F4L IS\|24-105 F4L IS\|18-55 Macro: 100mm F2.8L IS\|100mm\| F2.8 \|60mm F2.8.

31st of December 2008 (Wed)	#10
Billo78 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Adelaide - South Australia Posts: 351 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Thanks for all the comments guys. I've written a bit more about the day in my latest blog entry at www.simonbills.com if you're interested. __________________ Photography Blog Adelaide Based Wedding Photographer Gear: 5D2, 40D, 580 EX II, 430 EX II, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, Sigma 50 f/1.4, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200 OS

1st of January 2009 (Thu)	#12
Billo78 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Adelaide - South Australia Posts: 351 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Hey Futura, I stayed at the Raddisson in Tromso, really nice hotel in a great central location at a reasonable price. You obviously want to get as far away from town as possible to shoot the lights, however as we went over Christmas a lot of the tours and guys who take you out were closed so we were pretty much at the mercy of what tours were operating. There's a guy we wanted to book who's a photographer and "chases" the lights and gets you in the best place to shoot them, but he was closed for our trip. I think he charged around £100 for 6 or 7 hours, the tour we took to the Tromso Wilderness Centre was about £45 for 4 hours and was the cheapest available. Here's the website of the tour we didn't do http://www.kskogli.no/aurora/ __________________ Photography Blog Adelaide Based Wedding Photographer Gear: 5D2, 40D, 580 EX II, 430 EX II, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, Sigma 50 f/1.4, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200 OS

5th of January 2009 (Mon)	#13
Canon-Junkie Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Harrison Twp. Michigan Posts: 128 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso Awesome shots! I love the fourth one. __________________ Can't get my fix! Too many Canon bodies to list! My favorite? My complete F1 (first version) system

5th of January 2009 (Mon)	#14
Ragingblues Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 43	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso The aliens have indeed returned... or are they leaving? Nice shots!

5th of January 2009 (Mon)	#15
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,477	Re: Northern Lights in Tromso I am in awe. Love the foregrounds you worked in. #2 deserves a very large frame, beautiful image. __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

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