Northern Lights photography – When and where? Location, location, location. This basic rule of photography remains just as relevant as ever.
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The coast of Troms County offers everything you could wish for a wonderful landscape photo: fjords, mountains, valley, frozen lakes and snow-covered
trees. The possibilities are only limited by your own imagination. Spend time before you come to find good locations and mark them on your map. You can photograph the Northern Lights here from September to March. Each of the periods has their own charm. Some people prefer full winter and snow, while others prefer the autumn darkness and silhouettes. Sometimes the Northern Lights are stronger round the autumn and spring equinoxes, but the entire season provides good opportunities to take good
photos of the Northern Lights. It’s a good idea to plan by using websites with long-range Northern Lights forecasts. This is achieved by monitoring so-called coronal holes on the surface of the sun. Such holes cause strong Northern Lights and often follow the sun’s 27-day rotation. Don’t be afraid to use the moon when planning to photograph the Northern Lights. Some moonlight helps to illuminate the foreground, which is often be too dark.