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This is the most satisfying night shot I've taken in a while. First of all the setup was pretty difficult and not safe by any means. Here I was perched on 2 boulders with the waves crashing between my legs at 2am in the morning, in semi-complete darkness. I had to apply some light painting with my flashlight to bring out the foreground a bit. I took 6 shots, basically 2 photos since I shoot with a TS lens, and then moved to safer ground as it was getting a bit too close for comfort.
The satisfaction came when i got back to the lodge though. You see, one can't really see the Milky Way with the naked eye while the Aurora is up. There's too much light pollution. So it wasn't until I opened this in LR that I realized what I had here. Not to mention that smack above the left-most mountain there's a shooting star. I simply stared at it in disbelief, at some point I wondered if there was a unicorn in the frame as well, by any chance. You know, just to balance things a bit... :-D







Apr 17, 2015 at 10:58 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Many of the aurora shots start to look the same to me...doesn't take away from them...but it makes it hard to stand out...this one stands out...the combo of MW and aurora is great...but where it originates from, the area with the light pollution is just a great natural fit.


I don't see any unicorns...maybe there is a troll or sea monster hiding somewhere...

Great shot, kudos to you for being there and taking the risk to get it, you were certainly rewarded.



Apr 17, 2015 at 11:20 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Thanks Travis!


Apr 17, 2015 at 11:22 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


I'm with Travis. But this one truly stands out. You have achieved some pretty amazing detail in the sky, land, everything. Would love to hear how you shot and processed this image.


Apr 17, 2015 at 02:33 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Hey Bruno,

What a crazy cool shot. You did capture it all here, just totally amazing. And looking at this for a while I saw several unicorns run across the scene!

Where was this taken? Location details are always nice even if it's just general info.

Jim



Apr 17, 2015 at 03:15 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Jim,
I'll have to do a write-up on the processing, I'll let you know when it's done.



Apr 17, 2015 at 03:31 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


The location is Skagsanden Beach in Lofoten, Norway. It's the same spot where I shot Veins of the fjord, you'll recognize the same mountain in the background.


Apr 17, 2015 at 03:31 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


This is out of this world. You got it.
I have been thinking about a trip for a picture like this. This is by far the best aurora borealis I have seen.
Do you have snow owls in that area?
Bob



Apr 17, 2015 at 03:58 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Bob, I'm not quite sure what is the bird situation in that area :-(


Apr 17, 2015 at 04:08 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


beautiful shot and love the water effect !


Apr 17, 2015 at 04:53 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


The waves were pretty violent, but that also meant that very good water action. A few of them broke on the rock to the left so I was able to capture some water in the holes.


Apr 17, 2015 at 04:58 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


A really beautiful shot. Is this a blend of 6 shots or is this one or more of the 6 that you took? I'm not clear from your comment on that.

I did spend some time inspecting it for mermaids but don't see any of those in the shot either...

Rick



Apr 17, 2015 at 04:59 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


It's a stitch of 3 shots. I shot it with SonyA7R with the Canon 17mm TS lens.
I got basically 2 compositions, 3 shots each, therefore 6.

oh... it never occurred to me to look for mermaids! well.. next time :-D



Apr 17, 2015 at 05:01 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Incredible shot. I like how the aurora coming between the two mountains. Well done.
Harsha



Apr 18, 2015 at 08:10 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


I must agree with all the above, This is a most outstanding shot. I'm looking forward to the write up of the shot and processing flow.


Apr 18, 2015 at 09:02 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


I think you have a bit of flare in there. Looks rainbow colored. Cheap filter?

😊



Apr 18, 2015 at 09:28 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


If you're referring to the stuff above the mountain peak no, that's not flare, that's still the Aurora. It ended up covering the entire width of the mountain in about 10 minutes after I took the shots.


Apr 18, 2015 at 09:59 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


I like the shape and colors of the aurora with the foreground.

David



Apr 18, 2015 at 03:49 PM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Killer image. I really like this one.


Apr 18, 2015 at 08:30 PM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Milky way, Aurora, falling star... what.. no unicorn?


Thanks guys!


Apr 18, 2015 at 09:11 PM
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