Midnight Tranquility

[Artur Stanisz]

When a quiet, wind-free night suddenly fills in with the Aurora light, my internal state of calmness rapidly changes. The inflow of excitement kicks in bringing a nervous and chaotic search for composition. Only after the first shot of adrenaline fades away, I can calm down and move into my internal Zen space. Then, I can internalize the experience to put together all the moving parts and frame the shot.
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Shot with Nikon D810 and Nikon at 35mm f 2.0 ISO 800 10 sec plus additional shot for sharpness in the foreground. Minimal raw adjustments.

 

[AlanLichty]

That's one of the best aurora images I have ever seen Artur. Amazing light for the mountains.

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Daily Featured Post Artur!

@Artur Stanisz

 

[Kyle Jones]

The fact that this would be an excellent image in the daylight makes it extra special with the Aurora.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

That is just beautiful Artur, something I will probably never get to see personally . I agree with both Kyle & Alan

 

[Carlo Didier]

Wow! Can't wait to see northern lights for real someday ...
I like the subdued colors.

 

[Artur Stanisz]

Thanks a lot! It was an amazing Aurora night. I have so many different shots of this composition with different displays of Aurora that I could provide custom and unique photo for at least 20 people. Last time such Aurora displays over Mt. Asgard I had in 2015. Every year is different there and Aurora is either near Mt. Thor or over the Mt. Asgard. I have one location in that trek that we do there that I am still waiting for Aurora. I have all the details worked out and have been unlucky with Aurora. It has never appeared over that mountain (in 5 years). I have a photo from that location with a similar but not the same composition during daylight. I took it in 2016.

Posting it here for reference.
The glacier that you see is called Turner Glacier. It is scary to watch how quickly it melts. Both photos are minimally adjusted. I added technical pedigree to Aurora shot above.

 

[Jeffrey]

Your narrative is the experience I seek and love. So is your image!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Very beautiful, and congrats on featured post.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Both shots are beautiful, but the aurora is over the top breath taking, one of the best astro shots I've seen. Thanks for the backstory too.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Great images, very fun to see them both to juxtapose the two, either is a truly winning shot. But of course, the aurora shot is truly magnificent!

ML