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On an incredible night in Iceland, the Northern Lights appeared like a crown above the queen of waterfalls, the impressive Skógafoss.
In an attempt to capture as much of the sky as possible in the shot, I equipped my camera with a 12mm fisheye lens. However, with this type of lens, it's necessary to get very close to the main subject—in this case, the waterfall—so that it doesn’t appear too small in the frame. The challenge, though, was that being up close and directly in front of the waterfall, the spray drenched both me and the equipment, making the task of capturing the image quite difficult.
After overcoming the technical difficulties, I was able to capture this beautiful shot of the Northern Lights over the most incredible waterfall in Iceland.
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02/04/2025 23:56h
Canon R6 / Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens
5sec / f:2.8 / ISO 4000
I had no luck trying to get a glimpse of the Aurora over the weekend, so I revisited my Iceland shots to get over it!
Thanks for looking :)
The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, are beautiful dancing ribbons of light that have captivated people for millennia. But for all its beauty, this spectacular light show is a rather violent event.
The northern lights are created when energized particles from the sun slam into Earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph (72 million kph), but our planet's magnetic field protects us from the onslaught.
As Earth's magnetic field redirects the particles toward the poles — there are southern lights, too, which you can read about below — the dramatic process transforms into a cinematic atmospheric phenomenon that dazzles and fascinates scientists and skywatchers alike. At any given moment, the sun is ejecting charged particles from its corona, or upper atmosphere, creating the solar wind. When that wind slams into Earth's ionosphere, or upper atmosphere, the aurora is born. In the Northern Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called the northern lights (aurora borealis), while in the Southern Hemisphere, it's called the southern lights (aurora australis).
"These particles are deflected towards the poles of Earth by our planet's magnetic field and interact with our atmosphere, depositing energy and causing the atmosphere to fluoresce," Billy Teets, the director of Dyer Observatory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee told Space.com.
The bright colors of the northern lights are dictated by the chemical composition of Earth's atmosphere.
I just happened to step out onto the deck, to see if the snow predicted in our Winter Weather Advisory was happening yet, and I saw surprising corona northern lights, before it was truly dark.
I had to darken this photo, purely for aesthetic reasons, so the curtain of corona overhead would be better seen.
Ich habe gelesen, dass 2025 das Polarlichter-Jahr werden soll. Dann starten wir doch gleich heute an Neujahr damit :-))
Dezentes Polarlicht zuhause über Greiling
On the night of May 10th, a powerful solar storm created a stunning and rare aurora display over Epsom, UK. The vibrant colors of green, pink, and purple danced across the night sky, visible even amidst the town's light pollution. This extraordinary natural phenomenon was visible all across the UK, delighting many around the world and offering a mesmerizing spectacle rarely seen at such southern latitudes.
Evening started with 8/8 cloud cover again. Not one to give up easily, I was on the road again,using infrared cloud maps hoping to catch the short break in the cloud cover.
Found it, and even in a street with the street lights on, the northern lights were visible with the naked eye, although obviously brighter on camera.
The only thing I did in the Raw editor was increase the exposure. Did not change any other settings.
A phenomenal Geomagnetic Storm last night. This is the best storm I have seen in the States to date (after 23 years of watching).
Aurora Borealis dancing over Illgen Falls a few weeks back. After getting them in the early hours of the night, I drove roughly 4 hours north to this spot, in hope the aurora would come out and got lucky, I was hoping for more of a big show, but I can't complain at all.
Living at 40 degrees north latitude means I don't often get a chance to see an aurora display. We got a tip from my wife's meteorologist nephew that there might be some going on. I wasn't able to see these with my naked eye but a long exposure got what was available.