Not the greatest shot of the Northern Lights in the world, but then it wasn’t the greatest display either. However it does at least prove that we saw them.
Interestingly, to the naked eye, the Aurora came across as a much paler green than this, more like a grey-green mist just above the horizon. It’s the camera that’s really picked up the luminous, glowing quality…..and I promise that I haven’t enhanced this too much in post-processing.
© Mark Simms Photography (2020)
© Mark Simms Photography (2020)
© Mark Simms Photography (2020)
© Mark Simms Photography (2020)
© Mark Simms Photography (2020)
A tantalising glimpse of the Northern Lights……complete with phone lines:
© Mark Simms Photography (2020)
The images below are from a night-time camp “expedition” on an island in frozen Lake Inari in northern Finland.
The light trail in the second image is from someone wearing a head-torch walking across the frame……one of those totally unintended pieces of good fortune that just happens to add a little something to the shot.
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After our Husky sled-ride, we got to visit the farm where they were kept:
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One of the highlights of our trip to Finland was the Husky Sled Ride that we experienced. This was great fun and the dogs were brilliant:
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I’ve experimented a bit in post-processing with the three images below. The idea was to create a set of arty digital photographs that hopefully depict some of the key elements of the beautiful winter landscapes around frozen Lake Inari – the gloomy blue half-light, the icy-cold stillness and the promise of a warm welcome visible in the distance:
2. “Frozen Tracks”
3. “Homeward Bound”
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