Northern Lights

It is not possible to capture the Aurora Borealis in a photo as it appears when you are watching. They constantly shift and move, change colors and orientation. Often they look like rain falling in sheets. An open shutter speed of about 5 seconds or longer is needed to capture enough light. That blurs the activity but still results in really neat pictures. Here are some of the shots from our best night.

Finally, a video time lapse of what we were seeing. You might want to click on HD and select 4k or one of the really high resolutions. Also, select full screen.


Aurora Time Lapse from Bill Holt on Vimeo.