Aurora Polaris
Taken by Frank Olsen on February 28, 2016 @ Sortland, Norway
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  Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure Time: 10/1
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ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2016-02-28T02:47:56+01:00
 
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Last night me and a friend went on a trip with his snowmobile. We hoped for some clear sky for some milky way photos. As the moon were under the horizon, we expected to have pretty dark sky. However, it was quite hazy, so the light pollution from the city of Sortland were quite strong, with this terrible yellow/orange street lights that is so popular here in Norway. At -8 degrees C the moist air stuck like glue to our equipment, so we struggled with both fog and ice on the lenses. With a sun without solar activity, and the graphs flatlined, we did't expect any auroras at all. But to our big surprise, the sky started to turn green. And after a short while, a vivid, fast moving northern lights filled the northern sky from east to west. All together, a well spent Saturday evening. The panorama picture is stitched together from 7 vertical photos.
Photographer's website:
http://frank-olsen.pixels.com/
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Agreed. Im in Ersfjordbotn for 3 days and was shocked to discover that the peaks surrounding the head of the fjord, and for quite a few km towards the sea, are bathed in the unnatural glow of street sodium lighting. This ruins any hope of light pollution-free aurora photography! Dont the authorities realise that they are destroying the very conditions that attracts so many people to shoot Norways Arctic nights in the first place? If you really know your stuff, its possible to alter the white balance to something less hideous (thanks to my pro-photographer mate Andy Farrer of www.andyfarrer.co.uk/f or the tip :) ), but the excessive light is still there ... Its all very sad isnt it. Beautiful shots by the way - Im a fan :)
Posted by dennisball 2016-02-28 10:57:51
Agreed. Im in Ersfjordbotn for 3 days and was shocked to discover that the peaks surrounding the head of the fjord, and for quite a few km towards the sea, are bathed in the unnatural glow of street sodium lighting. This ruins any hope of light pollution-free aurora photography! Dont the authorities realise that they are destroying the very conditions that attracts so many people to shoot Norways Arctic nights in the first place? If you really know your stuff, its possible to alter the white balance to something less hideously orange (thanks to my pro-photographer mate Andy Farrer of www.andyfarrer.co.uk for the useful tip :) ), but the excessive light is still there ... Its all very sad isnt it. Beautiful shots by the way - Im a fan :)
Posted by dennisball 2016-02-28 11:17:36
Yes, some of the orange light can be redused in PS.
But still...
Posted by roamer1 2016-02-29 18:35:06
 
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