Originally Posted by Image
The majority of the pics you see on the web have used hugely long exposures .... you can tell as the foreground has detail showing even though the pic will have been taken in virtually pitch darkness .... it's a really engaging sight in real life ... but we have the common problem of doctored social media images giving people an unrealistic expectation of what they'll probably see.

K


I experimented between 5 and 20 second exposure at F3.5 with a 16mm wide angle lens. I found the best compromise for a some detail in the foreground (the ship) and the horizon (the mountains surrounding the fjords) was 5 seconds at ISO 3200. The aurora was of course very blurry, but that is the nature of the beast.

When I came to process them I found the boat was sharp , the background was blurred due to the rocking motion of the ship , but the worst problem was the digital noise. I would definitely use ISO 1600 max if I ever get the chance again.

Andy G
1999 +8 , Indigo Blue.
Ex-John McKecknie/Mike Duncan 1955 +4 racer.