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RE: My first time seeing the Northern Lights was incredible!
That is awesome! I'm happy you got to see them. I saw them for the first time earlier this year in Iceland. I'll never forget it. I wish I got photos as good as your though! I don't really know much about photography, especially at night time. :-/
Hei @customnature, thanks so much for the comment. A truly unforgettable experience indeed! As I mentioned, I am a complete photography novice as well, but I did some quick research online and experimented while I was out there until I found something that worked as far as exposure time, ISO, etc. I plan to write a post about it actually to help encourage others to get out there and try it, so stay tuned for that. And for my film that I will post on Tuesday, it is going to be EPIC!!
Any tips? I head to Ireland tomorrow and there is a chance we may be able to see some aurora.
What kind of camera do you have? The photo with me in it was taken with a Sony A5000 compact with just the stock lens, so nothing super fancy at all. I just put it in manual mode and played with the settings. What I ended up with there was f/3.5, 2.5 sec exposure, ISO-3200, 16mm focal length. It was also important to manually set the focus to the approximate distance I was standing. To take pictures of just the sky, set the focus to the infinity setting or else they will come out blurry. I used a headlamp to cast a bit of light on me so that I would show up. If I had the light too close, I would come out washed out. You must also stand VERY still while the picture is being taken (in my case 2.5 seconds).
I wish you luck and can't wait to see your posts from Ireland! An incredibly beautiful country!