My Finland and Norway trip February 2013

[RickS (Rick)]

Lovely shots, Lester!

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

Enjoying all the views, Lester. You seem to have got something most nights. Are you travelling far to find clear skies? Seems better cloudwise than my winter in Canada. Look forward to more here and on FB.

[skytry (Peter)]

hi Lester,
I am enjoying the photo trip you are taking,
eyecatching,
are you taking with tripod or hand, and what camera are you useing,
well done, enjoy your trip, they don't come too often,

regards,
Peter.

[Lester]

thanks everyone for your comments, all appreciated. Colin here in Norway has been better than Inari Finland for clear skies. And the aurora views have got better each night, now with many displays covering the whole sky. Many times we have seen the aurora in colours of red and fluro green with our eyes.

Peter, all aurora images are taken here with tripod as exposures range from 5-20 seconds. Some on our group have done live video, but comes out grainy.

We go back to Inari in Finland tomorrow and I fly home beginning on Monday. A dream trip, has become a change of life for me, with the founder of Aurora Hunters, Andy Keen from Wales in the UK, offering me a job working for him. Beginning September.

Lester = "pig in mud"

All the best.

[Lester]

Here are some more images from Norway.

1= bridge near Sabbursdalen resort, Sigma 15mmFE lens.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps50622f15.jpg

2= On this night the aurora went from strength to strength, over the Porsanger Fiord near Lakselv Norway. Aurora Borealis to the left, the light from the rising sun, center and the lights of Lakselv to the right. Two other in our small group walked out on the fiord ice and could hear the water and it broke. That would have freaked this south Aussie out with no experience of ice over water, so I stayed on the bank.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps9e41e505.jpg

3= The ghost of Stabbursdalen over the bridge captured at 2:30 am, with fish eye lens.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps694c7ba7.jpg

4= On a few times we have seen this twisted aurora and usually when it is moving fast. It doesn't last for long.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps9870978e.jpg

5= This view taken when leaving Hammerfest (northern most city) 14-2-13 view over the fiord.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps830fd552.jpg

[Rigel003 (Graeme)]

Originally Posted by Lester

A dream trip, has become a change of life for me, with the founder of Aurora Hunters, Andy Keen from Wales in the UK, offering me a job working for him. Beginning September.

Lester = "pig in mud"

All the best.

Wow!! that will be a change of life from farming on Eyre peninsula. That's a great opportunity. The photos are fantastic, Lester.

[skytry (Peter)]

hi Lester,
as before, great photo's, and enjoy your tripping,
safe returns too AU, that is if you are coming this way in the near future, and I shall look forward too the edited versions when completed,
if they shall be available,
good one,
regards,
Peter.

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

Fantastic news, Lester. Huge congrats. I might visit you in December

[Lester]

Thanks Graeme, Peter and Colin for your comments.

That would be great to catch up in person Colin. At this stage the Aurora Hunters go from 15th September till end of October, then from 29th December till mid March.

All the best.