Home sweet home for a night in the White Mountains. I took this photo on March 17th in Alaska’s interior during an amazing aurora display. The cozy feel of this cabin situated in the mountains with the aurora dancing overhead renders the most classic iconic Alaska scene.
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The colors revealed in aurora borealis photography are often not what the human eye observes. The camera sensor’s sensitivity in conjunction with the data collected over a mulit-second exposure result in some stunning and colorful aurora displays should the solar output be strong enough. In my recently published eBook on How to Photograph the Northern…
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If you follow aurora borealis activity at all, you have likely seen many pictures already posted on the web from the explosive northern lights display on March 17th. I was in Alaska’s backcountry on a ski trip, and spent a long night watching and photographing that amazing and colorful display. While I’m a little blurry…
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Why the Zeiss 21mm Distagon T* lens Rocks for aurora photography I’ve always liked Don McLean’s song “Starry, starry night”, about Vincent van Gogh. This scene made me think of it, with the profusion of stars broadcast across the sky. I love the night sky and am so glad I live in a place that offers a…
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After writing and talking a lot about the aurora recently, I finally vacated the office and spent a few nights trying out some new lenses on the northern lights. I’ll be testing these lenses more thoroughly over the next few weeks, but at first glance I was happy with the results. More specifically, when my…
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I took this picture just 30 seconds before midnight in the summer January light of Antarctica. The beautiful soft pastel tones are very reminiscent of Alaska under similar low-angle light conditions. As our icebreaker cruised through this beautiful scene along the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, I resisted sleep long enough to enjoy such…
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2013 is reported to be a great year for aurora borealis photography because the sun is at a peak in the 11 year solar cycle. This has inspired many to make quests to destinations that offer high aurora viewing probabilities. In Alaska, Fairbanks becomes a landing point for many because of its northern latitude and…
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Both the patterns in the clouds above and the ice below create an interesting presentation of a penguins habitat – life on icebergs. Photographing with wider angle lenses help show the environment. Tunnel vision is a common propensity when photographing wildlife and it is a learning process to back off a bit and show the viewer what…
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In keeping with the theme of penguins, per my post a few days ago, here is another photo from a favorite encounter I had a few years ago. Adelie penguins seem to be the most curious of all the penguins I encountered in Antarctica. When photographing, it is both a challenge and a concern of…
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Penguins are funny to watch. There is something intrinsic about their movement on land that seems awkward and humorous, yet at the same time, they are remarkably mobile. In the water, they are nothing less than amazing as they seem to move with effortlessness, efficiency and grace. This Gentoo penguin was one of many that…
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