Nightscape Northern Lights in Alaska

[GeffBourke]

Final set from my early March trip above the arctic circle to Bettles, Alaska. Crazy cold, but worth it in the end.

• ILCE-9M2
• SAMYANG AF 18mm F2.8
• 18.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 5 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-9M2
• SAMYANG AF 18mm F2.8
• 18.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 2.5 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-9M2
• SAMYANG AF 18mm F2.8
• 18.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 2.5 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-9M2
• SAMYANG AF 18mm F2.8
• 18.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 5 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-9M2
• SAMYANG AF 18mm F2.8
• 18.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 10 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[alexpler]

Impressive. Shots 1, 2 and 5 are really top stuff.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Wonderful! Must have been an amazing experience.

 

[GeffBourke]

Wonderful! Must have been an amazing experience.

It certainly was a fun experience. Thanks.

 

[evacguy]

Final set from my early March trip above the arctic circle to Bettles, Alaska. Crazy cold, but worth it in the end.

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Awesome shots, was it really that colour?

 

[JimsZ]

Watching them just now here in Hampshire, not as impressive as those

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Watching them just now here in Hampshire

Wow. Amazed to know that they were visible in Southern England. Even more: I saw a news snippet that they were even seen in Europe

 

[JimsZ]

They were quite extensive across the UK, loads of pictures on social media and in the news.

Good for another showing tonight apparently.

I only took a few pictures from my iPhone as didn’t get a heads up so not prepared.

What’s my best chances from these lenses

Zeiss 55/1.8
24-105/f4
70-200/f4

And what settings would be the starting point?

Surely it s gonna do better than my iPhone?

 

[evacguy]

They were quite extensive across the UK, loads of pictures on social media and in the news.

Good for another showing tonight apparently.

I only took a few pictures from my iPhone as didn’t get a heads up so not prepared.

What’s my best chances from these lenses

Zeiss 55/1.8
24-105/f4
70-200/f4

And what settings would be the starting point?

Surely it s gonna do better than my iPhone?

Does anyone remember the movie, 'Day of the Triffids'?

 

[JimsZ]

The novels the film

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Does anyone remember the movie, 'Day of the Triffids'?

Read the book at school. On the basis of that, I don't think I ever saw the movie: I thought it would be far too scary!