The summers always seem to fly by in Alaska, and it is August already. The sun is losing some of juice and soon the stars will be visible once again. And with dark nights comes the opportunity to photograph the aurora. Scientists report this year to be a big one, and the following little video may supply some excitement and inspiration for what lies ahead. It will be interesting indeed to see how the aurora forecasts turn out for the dark season ahead of us.
The northern lights display above silhouetted spruce trees in Denali National Park, Alaska. Taken on August 18, 2:36 A.M.
I took this photo last year at 2:36 a.m. on August 18, in Denali National Park. So if you are in Alaska in the next week or so, and located about the latitude of Denali, you may have a chance at some aurora shots, should that elusive and mysterious blast of light appear in the sky. If you are new to photographing the aurora, you might check out my ebook on how to photograph the northern lights, that covers the topic extensively.
RT @alaskaphoto: Getting ready for the aurora borealis: http://t.co/tiI4oII30b
“Theeeey’re back! RT @alaskaphoto: Getting ready for the aurora borealis: http://t.co/zSsWNuVG7V
Great Shot! This gets my hopes up for my trip next week. I’m going to be in fairbanks 8/31 to 9/7. I wish I could have made your tour in october but schedule conflicts arose. Do you know of any photo groups that may ride out next week. We rented a car but we can’t take it on roads like Steese Highway. So I was hoping to find a group to tag along with. Any ideas? By the way your ebook and tutorial on Aurora Shooting is great.
Thanks so much!
Michael,
There are a few operators that offer trips out to photograph the aurora in the Fairbanks area but I’ve never been on one of their trips so I can’t really comment on them. There are many places accessible with your rental car, so I think you will do fine. You don’t need to travel on any gravel roads (like far out on the Steese).