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Who Left the Lights On?

You need clear skies, an active Aurora and most importantly, something more than a lonely pine tree or log cabin to photograph in front of the display.

Iceland has plenty of wilderness but sadly weather that rivals Manchester for greyness! However, throw in the incredible Jokulsarlon glacier complex and some long shutter speeds and the show gets off the ground. Then a clear night and a series of icy waterfalls throws up a colour show that would outstrip any Dulux paint chart.

Word & pictures by Paul Goldstein, Exodus leader & photographer

 

Gang on photo graphers in Iceland

 Daylight – No Light

Only a few hours of daylight in the late autumn, but still plenty to photograph at Jokulsarlon glacier complex.


 

Green northern lights

  Feeling Green

 15mm Fish Eye lens, ISO 3200  9 second exposure, F2.8 Facing due North


Pink northern lights

 Red Light District

First evidence of Borealis reflected below – 15mm, 30 second exposure ISO1000 F2.8

Northern lights

Trails Worth Taking

 The lights were not visible to the naked eye, at a ten minute exposure they certainly were – 15mm F2.8 (tripod, obviously), ISO 800

 

 
Adelie penguin and chick

 Stars in the Making

Slightly shorter exposure (seven minutes) with more distortion on the fish-eye lens.

 

 

Keep your eyes to the sky!

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