Northern Lights: How to photograph the Aurora Borealis

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ShutterBug

Interview with photographer Heather Jones from Carcross Yukon on the topic of photographing the northern lights. http://www.imagemaven.com Heather’s Facebook…
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18 Responses to Northern Lights: How to photograph the Aurora Borealis

  1. Randall Douglas says:
    April 27, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    Hope to try my first NL pics at 4am here in Southern Minnesota. Should be a
    great night. Thanks for posting.

  2. Rose Howe says:
    April 27, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    got some nice pics last night, not nearly as nice as the ones show but
    still very happy ,got them thanks to some tip you showed,when cold here
    for out door shot i use those hand warmers and a hand crochet cover for my
    camera :)

  3. richard jones says:
    April 27, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    many thanks for the uk alert link shall have to try using om 650D or T4I as
    its known in some parts

  4. richard jones says:
    April 27, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    amazing the last shot seems to have a slight hdr look to it beautiful work

  5. Marlene Hielema says:
    April 27, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    Tromso Finland is also very popular for Aurora watching. And it happens
    once in awhile in New Zealand as well so that’s a bit closer to home, but
    less easy to predict.

  6. richard jones says:
    April 27, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    sorry for the late reply weather wasnt amazing when it happened here so
    disaster btw would it be ok if i sent you a fb friend request serious
    admirer of your work

  7. Mister Blister says:
    April 27, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Richard, F4 will work too, just compensate with a bit slower shutter speed

  8. richard jones says:
    April 27, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    sadly none of the lenses i have open wide enough best i have is an f4-5.6

  9. isitebuild says:
    April 27, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    Congrats on your interview..great pics. Would like to visit where Heather
    lives since I love exploring natures wonders.

  10. MrFinnghal says:
    April 27, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    Tromsø is in Northern Norway not in Finland and there are actually better
    place s to watch and photograph Aurora Borealis such as Lofoten and
    Vesterålen Islands (about 5 hours drive south from Tromsø) where I work as
    a Aurora photographer and guide. We have northern lights almost every night.

  11. Steven Goh says:
    April 27, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    Thank you Marlene. Think I will stick to my plan to either Alaska or
    Iceland, but will add in Finland to my consideration. 🙂

  12. kookiemoose says:
    April 27, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    Very interesting. It’s great that Heather included some of the details
    about her shots. Great photo’s too. I’ve been dabbling with the night sky
    for a bit and it is tricky to pull off.

  13. Marlene Hielema says:
    April 27, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    Yes, Heather is really good at capturing the Aurora.

  14. Marlene Hielema says:
    April 27, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    You’re welcome. Let me know how it goes!

  15. Steven Goh says:
    April 27, 2014 at 11:21 pm

    Hi Marlene, thank you for this great video and info. I am from a tropical
    country sunny island, Singapore, and am a vivid photographer, I would
    definitely love to have an opportunity to capture these aurora borealis, at
    least once in my life time.. I would like to know when is really the best
    time to go and beside Alaska and Iceland, where else can I go?

  16. Marlene Hielema says:
    April 28, 2014 at 12:20 am

    My mistake! An Australian friend of mine went to Tromsø and told me it was
    in Finland. I didn’t check my sources! Thanks for clarifying and the extra
    information. My subscribers will appreciate it too!

  17. Marlene Hielema says:
    April 28, 2014 at 12:46 am

    You can thank Heather Jones for that! I’ll pass on your message to her.
    Thanks for your comment. 🙂

  18. Isaac Leo says:
    April 28, 2014 at 1:42 am

    thank you so much for this. great questions, and great answers. immensely
    useful!

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