Aurora borealis

My first Aurora Borealis... Need to try again... :-(

Looks very good to me. The trees help give a sense of proportion.

I have never seen one in person. Why do you say you have to do it over again?

The only thing that needs to be done is remove the white specks. Then it would be perfect.

I think it's not bad at all. But aren't those white specks stars? I would not remove them if they were.

Yes, if those are stars keep them. A good print would probably look much better then looking at a computer monitor. I think the brightest star lower middle just above the tree needs a reduction in brightness. Other then that, it's perfect!

Good, for a first attempt. Solid composition. It's actually a little overexposed, as can be seen in the lower left patch of solid green. More noticeable, however, is your focus: either it was very windy, or in the darkness, your camera misfocused.

Thank you for your comments. I appreciate it.

 

Yes the white spots are stars. And I was using a 24-70mm sigma for the first time. I had problem with the focus, specially at night... I guess i need a special lesson for it !!! ;-)

 

 

If you shot this at the wide end of the focal length, you can set your focus to near infinity, and use an aperture of f/8 or f/11. That should give you a pretty good depth of field.

Beautiful picture. The lit trees are wonderful in contrast with the aurora here.

Very good for the composition but it is true that the trees are rather out of focus.

WOW !!! can you share a bit of detail about the exposure time ?

It's really impressive ! I wish I was there to catch a photo like this

 

Hi Giorgio!

Thank you for your comments. The exposure was around 10 sec to 30 sec. I made a couple of test and I don't remember exactly... I will have to find on my own computer (I am at the office right now...). i will give you the exif when I will be back... arouund november 18... feel free to e-mail me at ny personal e-mail...