Tromholt in his work just published, ``Under the Rays of the Aurora Borealis,'' that it is almost impossible to photograph the aurora borealis on account of the small strength of light and its limited chemical action, may be said still to hold good in the main....
Last winter, I traveled from March 12 to March 23 with my friend Regis Vincent to Alaska to seek the Aurora Borealis, also called Northern Lights. Since this was my first attempt, I sought to maximize chances of seeing the Aurora: Auroral activity is strongest slightly above the Polar Circle...
During all this, our guide told us to put our cameras away unless we wanted to crack our lens, but I had a good filter on my lens and I was willing to test the versatility of my OM-D E-M5. The results are some of the photos you see here, painfully taken while hiking to the c...
Iceland is located in the northern hemisphere near the Arctic Circle, making it one of the prime spots for viewing the northern lights. Despite this, though, the lights are not always guaranteed. There are a number of conditions that have to be just right in order for the aurora borealis t...
A place of snowy dominions and extreme cold, the north is resonant of big, icy tundra, wolves, and the magical aurora borealis. And given the stark beauty of the backdrop to activities like alpine skiing or wildlife watching, it’s hard for photographers not to become mesmerized by the not...