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<blockquote data-quote="Trevski" data-source="post: 47256" data-attributes="member: 7204"><p>I Recently photographed the northern lights for the first time in Iceland, I used my D7000 with a tokina 11-16 m lens, shot in bulb mode with cable release and camera mounted on tripod, I got my best results at around f8, ISO 1600 and exposures in the region of 25 seconds, as previously mentioned by others I used manual focus and had previously focused on a point on the horizon during daylight hours.</p><p></p><p>My advice would be to scout around in the daylight for the spot you want to shoot from and find some foreground interest I was in Iceland for 4 days and only saw the lights once, and unfortunately It was the first night and I hadn't really found myself a great spot, consequently while I did get some decent pictures of the lights they are pretty average shots due to the boring foreground.</p><p></p><p>I'm far from an expert but hopefully this might be of some use to you</p><p></p><p>Finally dress up warm, I thought I had plenty of clothes on before i went outside and yet I was still very cold!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trevski, post: 47256, member: 7204"] I Recently photographed the northern lights for the first time in Iceland, I used my D7000 with a tokina 11-16 m lens, shot in bulb mode with cable release and camera mounted on tripod, I got my best results at around f8, ISO 1600 and exposures in the region of 25 seconds, as previously mentioned by others I used manual focus and had previously focused on a point on the horizon during daylight hours. My advice would be to scout around in the daylight for the spot you want to shoot from and find some foreground interest I was in Iceland for 4 days and only saw the lights once, and unfortunately It was the first night and I hadn't really found myself a great spot, consequently while I did get some decent pictures of the lights they are pretty average shots due to the boring foreground. I'm far from an expert but hopefully this might be of some use to you Finally dress up warm, I thought I had plenty of clothes on before i went outside and yet I was still very cold!! [/QUOTE]
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