How to Photograph The Northern Lights

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • These are my tips to photographing the northern lights. Here in Norway, we had a great chance to photograph the northern lights. It went really well!
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    In Tromso, Norway the Aurora Borealis come out quite often. And when they do, photographers head out chasing them. However, I've gotten pretty good at predicting the northern lights and knowing where to photograph them.
    In this photography video I share my tips on how to photograph the northern lights.
    The apps I used to prepare for this Northern lights photo shoot in Norway were Aurora Pro, MeteoEarth, and Light Pollution Map.
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Комментарии • 57

  • @BrendanvanSon
    @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад +11

    Share if you've seen the Northern Lights, hit that like button if you've seen them before!

    • @ankitchaudhary356
      @ankitchaudhary356 5 лет назад

      Plz make video for wb & were to focus

    • @101blog
      @101blog 5 лет назад

      Pitty I missed that day of the trip ...Better Luck next time!!!

    • @TheNonsenseAdventures
      @TheNonsenseAdventures 5 лет назад

      Shot them twice, both this year. Neither very visible to the eye and Yup I did the 30second mistake and made a big snot blob. But photography is all about learning, right?

    • @honeyfriedchicken6153
      @honeyfriedchicken6153 5 лет назад

      @@ankitchaudhary356 manually focus on a star, use wb between ~3400-4400K and see what you like best.

  • @richardbrown5459
    @richardbrown5459 5 лет назад +4

    Was in Tromso last year, The biggest solar storm in years, got amazing pictures. The lights are almost spiritual, sat in the mountains on the snow in total darkness for hours in -15C.

  • @BenKapurPhotography
    @BenKapurPhotography 5 лет назад +7

    Dream of mine... one day!
    Saw them it scotland a few weeks ago, but nothing spectacular.

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад +1

      It's a good bit of luck to catch them in Scotland as it's usually so cloudy! Hopefully you get to see a big show at some point!

    • @BenKapurPhotography
      @BenKapurPhotography 5 лет назад +2

      Brendan van Son one day!
      Thanks for Subbing by the way! Means a lot! 👍

  • @GARY1951A
    @GARY1951A 5 лет назад

    I actually saw them in Northern Minnesota when I was about 9 years old (1960) - went camping on "The Lake of the Woods" and the Northern Lights were amazing - a memory I will have the rest of my life!

  • @Melissa_939
    @Melissa_939 5 лет назад +2

    Was struggling with editing my northern light photos (also taken near Tromso), so that was really helpful Brandan, thanks!

  • @PaulHowcroft
    @PaulHowcroft 5 лет назад +1

    When in Iceland I found the northern lights very difficult to photograph as I was not prepared for how fast they move. Great video Brendan has helped me a lot.

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад

      Yeah, it gets people all the time. They are so so fast!

  • @chadsmith5630
    @chadsmith5630 5 лет назад +1

    Definitely on my photography bucket list !! Cheers for the video Brendan!

  • @hadesao4952
    @hadesao4952 2 года назад

    gotta say this video is Informative and straight to the point. although I think you only mentioned two apps.

  • @bearoutthere
    @bearoutthere 5 лет назад +1

    Fortunate to have witnessed northern lights several times. The most spectacular was near Ungava Bay (Kuujjuaq) in northern Quebec. Literally above my head, I thought I was in another universe! Always enjoy your videos, Thanks!

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад +1

      It's crazy when they really go off, isn't it?

  • @bikecommuter24
    @bikecommuter24 5 лет назад

    Never get tired of seeing the Northern Lights. I mentioned I lived in Iceland for 18 months back in the 80's and got to see them a few times while I was there. I'm sitting here watch you edit in Lightroom and here I just switched over to Affinity Photo . 😆 (cutting back on monthly fees)

  • @MF.Productions
    @MF.Productions 5 лет назад +1

    'Ninja turtle green' wooot?
    That clears it all up haha. Thumbs up.

  • @RGMGFitness
    @RGMGFitness 5 лет назад

    Great information! Thanks for all the tips/tricks. Now, I just need to get myself somewhere that I can see the Northern Lights. :)

  • @scottman895
    @scottman895 5 лет назад

    I have yet to see the Northern Lights, but it is one of my dreams! Thank you for these tips!

  • @Noealz
    @Noealz 5 лет назад

    I like how you pop up in different parts of the world every other video

  • @dawngore2059
    @dawngore2059 5 лет назад

    What a really helpful vlog. I'm off to the Isle of Skye in just over 2 weeks and am really hopeful that we will get to see the Northern Lights whilst we're there. To be able to catch an image of them would be the icing on the cake. I've only ever seen them once before - whilst on a flight back from Calgary last September! I have downloaded the apps already and thanks for the tips on editing too Brendan.

  • @beegthirsty
    @beegthirsty 5 лет назад +1

    Was just in Tromso a few weeks ago and saw them on back to back nights.. spectacular

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад

      They're incredible, aren't they??

    • @beegthirsty
      @beegthirsty 5 лет назад

      @@BrendanvanSon yeah it was a bucket list item for my wife.. First night we were about 15 miles from Finland and saw them overlooking a valley which made for a great scene. Next night we were on a boat in a fjord and they exploded over us even brighter than the night before. 3rd night.. completely skunked. :-) www.flickr.com/photos/bambakophobia/47395449051

  • @ioanionut6904
    @ioanionut6904 5 лет назад

    I was in Tromso in February 2013 for 2 nights but I was not so lucky but the day shoots was really nice. It is an nice little island.

  • @matthieupasquier9594
    @matthieupasquier9594 5 лет назад

    Went to Tromsø last week, I had to drive 3h up to Finland in a snow storm to find a clear sky. I use the app windy for the weather forecast, I pretty accurate as well.
    Thanks for the tips edit!

  • @sianoshea.2208
    @sianoshea.2208 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the LPM app tip - much more convenient than what I used before... just come back from a month in Lofoten, so had some amazing nights under the green goddess 💚

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад

      Yes, Lpm is great. Simple but really good

  • @Thenorwegianlightchaser
    @Thenorwegianlightchaser 3 года назад

    Great video from my home town Tromso and the best location to chase the northern lights 🇧🇻😍👏 I'm so happy I can see and chase the northern lights every year from september until april. I got 5 different favourite locations in and nearby Tromso city. Where were you located during your stay? 😊 Let's go chase the lights together if you come back after the pandemic is over. I'll take you on a free tour and if you want you can stay at my apartment for free as well 😊

  • @kirstywestaway877
    @kirstywestaway877 5 лет назад

    Amazingly we could see the Northern Lights from Dartmoor, Devon in the UK a few years ago, the first time I had seen them - obviously not as awesome as from Norway - that's next on my list!

  • @wendynewing8834
    @wendynewing8834 5 лет назад

    This is so full of useful information and great images. Thanks very much.

  • @ellyelzinga01
    @ellyelzinga01 5 лет назад

    Would love to see the Northern Lights someday.. Really love to.. I live in Holland, and they are so rare here.. On March 22 and March 23 they should have been visible here.. Should have been, because of course, it was as cloudy as it can possibly get..

  • @behramcooper3691
    @behramcooper3691 5 лет назад +1

    Couldn't find MeteoEarth on Google Play Store.

  • @maverickunleashed600
    @maverickunleashed600 4 года назад

    Hi,
    Great tips :)
    I am planning to buy Canon Eos Rp.
    Did you have problems with Canon EOS RP in Norway?
    Since it is not weather sealed I was wondering if this would be a problem if I would take it for a Northern lights trip.

  • @dawnlb83
    @dawnlb83 5 лет назад

    Were lucky to live in a dark area of Aberdeenshire Scotland and I can see them from my house 😀 I don’t even need to go outside just stick my camera out the upstairs window😂😂😂. The Aurora app is fab great vid be great to get a few tips on how to focus in night photography.

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад +1

      So cool to see them from your house! I remember seeing them as a kid in Canada from my back yard.

    • @dawnlb83
      @dawnlb83 5 лет назад

      This is what we can see flic.kr/p/2ewvnEu not as epic as Norway but still amazing to see 😀

  • @alimorad9635
    @alimorad9635 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you bro

  • @MarkMcNeill22
    @MarkMcNeill22 5 лет назад

    excellent vlog brendan

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks buddy!

    • @MarkMcNeill22
      @MarkMcNeill22 5 лет назад

      @@BrendanvanSon maybe get chance to meet up next time your in the uk if you up in the lakes

  • @MF.Productions
    @MF.Productions 5 лет назад

    Btw MeteoEarth is nowhere to be found in Australian Google Apps.
    MeteoGroup only lists 'WeatherPro' here and their website (MeteoGroup.com) only points to this.
    Maybe a re-badge or is that app discontinued?

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад +1

      The app is still there in Europe. Strange. Maybe a copyright conflict on Australia?

    • @MF.Productions
      @MF.Productions 5 лет назад

      @@BrendanvanSon thanks for checking.

    • @MF.Productions
      @MF.Productions 5 лет назад

      @@BrendanvanSon Please delete this if it conflicts with something and I also won't take any responsibility if something goes wrong as this is not the official download (at your own risk but worked for me) managed to do 3rd party download apk for Android: apkpure.com/meteoearth/com.mg.meteoearth/download?from=details

  • @MaxGlaser
    @MaxGlaser 5 лет назад

    Is the "Future" in Santiago, Chile?

  • @Mrs.M_08
    @Mrs.M_08 5 лет назад

    Nice photo!

  • @jameswills5873
    @jameswills5873 5 лет назад

    Hi bud, just wondering were I can get one of your #bvssquad hats please, and how do you manage to do your time lapse so smoothly thanks

    • @BrendanvanSon
      @BrendanvanSon  5 лет назад

      The hats will come up for sale again in a couple months when I do a new batch.
      The time lapse was all done in camera on the Canon RP in manual.

  • @russmonsanto5359
    @russmonsanto5359 3 года назад

    BAWSE!

  • @nitulgogoi2076
    @nitulgogoi2076 5 лет назад

    😍👍