{"id":7795,"date":"2017-11-15T23:27:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T06:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=7795"},"modified":"2017-11-15T23:27:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T06:27:18","slug":"moon-rise-and-northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/15\/moon-rise-and-northern-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Rise And Northern Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the day trip to Djupavik and back was under overcast skies. Skies started clearing on the return trip to Saeberg. As the sun dropped in the evening sky, I knew that we would have a spectacular evening. Looking south along the fjord, the moon was lit by the setting sun. Spectacular!<\/p>\n

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Moonrise Over Fjord, Saeberg<\/p><\/div>\n

At the hostel, just as the sun was setting, we were talking about northern lights. I then looked out of the window, and there were the lights. That was the signal for all of us to head outside! I made this image looking out from the east side of the hostel, where the lights filled the frame.<\/p>\n

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Northern Lights, Saeberg, No 1<\/p><\/div>\n

I grabbed my Fuji, that had a 12mm lens attached and headed out to the west side of the hostel, looking out over the fjord. The lights swept up vertically above in this image.<\/p>\n

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Northern Lights, Just After Sunset, Saeberg<\/p><\/div>\n

There was still plenty of light remaining from the sunset, just above the horizon. It was most unusual to see the northern lights with such a bright sky!<\/p>\n

For exposure settings, the first image was made at 640 ISO, 20 seconds, f\/5.6 with a 24mm lens on full-frame sensor. The second image was made at 800 ISO, 30 seconds, f\/5.6 with a 12mm lens on APC sensor. During previous visits to Iceland, I made images at 400 ISO, 20 seconds, f\/5.0 with 24mm on full-frame sensor. The key to making these images is to use an exposure of no longer than 20 seconds. A wider lens would allow longer exposures without star trails.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These images really made for another great day in Iceland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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