Photographing the NORTHERN LIGHTS in Lofoten

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We had an amazing time photographing the Northern Lights in The Lofoten Islands of Norway. It was a pretty epic showing.
At the end of the video, I share some of my tips and thoughts on photographing the northern lights.

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@Lilly-ix7bs Жыл бұрын

It was the best screeching group of teenagers I’ve ever been with. I will never forget that night. Thank you, Brendan, for the experience of a lifetime.

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

It was a fun one!!

@yannickjorzik-brzelinski8954 Жыл бұрын

damn those northern light shots are lit!

@mattorrz759 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff BVS 🤙

@thepiratecats801 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful images.

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@LynneLuxonJonesphotography Жыл бұрын

I always find it interesting that images one person loves ,another will be overly taken with ...the joy of photography 😊 I much preferred your 1st image on the beach with the motion in the water & the curve of the rocks 👌 As for the Northern Lights....I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing images of them ,you got some fabulous scenes there Brendan & an awesome display 👌👌

@gordonbrunner9429 Жыл бұрын

..i agree...image at 5:14 one of my favs

@DanuteP Жыл бұрын

Looks like a fun trip! One of these days I'll get to Norway. March and April this year were great for northern lights. We always talk/yell back to the aurora when it's going off, nature's fireworks. About lens choices; If you are just doing 1-2 aurora shoots in a lifetime then a 14-24mm f2.8 would be fine and cost effective. If you are going to get serious about shooting them, skip the cheaper f2.8s and go straight to the 14mm f1.4/f1.8s (or 20mm f1.8) if you can afford them. You never regret buying a great lens but you may regret buying a "good enough" one. :-) Noise also becomes a non-issue with the faster lenses since during a good show you can shoot at ISOs under 1000. If you ever decide to come to Alaska to chase, let us know! We have a very active aurora chasing community between Anchorage and Fairbanks.

@vault-tecrep8565 Жыл бұрын

What an absolute wonderland for photos. I cannot wait to visit Norway soon. Amazing stuff as usual, Brendan!

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@phynx2006 Жыл бұрын

Blackpink lol never imagined you as a K-pop fan, especially considering you named your scooter Anne Murray 🤣🤣🤣 Great northern light images😎👍

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. I'm not. Jodie loves it though. lol

@YouhavebeenGilmored Жыл бұрын

May be a silly question, but I always wondered: where do you put your focus when it's really dark? There likely isn't enough light to use auto focus, so I assume it's done manually? Lovely pictures!

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

Yeah, there are a number of ways. Probably deserves a video. - I focus on something at infinity (a long ways away) in the day time. Then I check on my lens (or my camera if it's mirrorless) to see where the focus reads. Then, I manually go to that spot to get focus on the stars. - If I'm trying to focus stack something into my frame, I'll use a flashlight to get enough light on it to get focus. If the object is too far away, I'll walk out and set my flashlight somewhere to light it, and then go back to my camera to get focus. Those are the ways I find most effective.

@YouhavebeenGilmored Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanvanSon that is really helpful, thank you for your time!

@AlexArmitage Жыл бұрын

What date did you see the lights Brendan?

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

Uhmmm, this was mid-March.

@AlexArmitage Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanvanSon march 14th?

@Ade5 Жыл бұрын

What time of year was this?

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

March

@davidwalker2402 Жыл бұрын

Great job Brendan , I had also great results using the new PS denoise. It was a very special day/night. “The day you stop getting excited about the lights is the day you become officially old.”😂

@BrendanvanSon Жыл бұрын

It's nice the Denoise, isn't it! I was impressed.

@davidwalker2402 Жыл бұрын

@@BrendanvanSon it sure is 👍