Last October, I took a client up to Wiseman Alaska (280 miles North of Fairbanks) to photograph the Northern Lights. We were so fortunate to have 7 clear nights, with activity each night. Some of the nights, you could help but just stare mesmerized at the show. By the end of the trip, we couldn’t wait for a cloudy evening to catch up on some sleep, but we had to wait to get home to see clouds and sleep.
Johnwocher wrote:
Matt -
Are these single images? You have the foreground and sky perfectly exposed. Incredible!
John
Thank you !
Most are single images. There is certainly some post processing to balance the Northern Lights and the foregrounds. Normally the Northern Lights are the brightest thing in the scene so I need to lighten up the foreground. I normally shoot a second exposure for the foreground just to make sure I have all the detail and I can decide when I get home, but rarely use it.
I can see how happy you are on the last one! 