The auroral activity was very low and I was actually setting up a time-lapse for the Milky Way when, all of a sudden, an unexpected high-latitude substorm kicked in without warning and completely blew up the highlights on my Milky Way time-lapse! After a one-hour drive to the northern part of the island, I ended up in Mefjordvær, on top of a famous viewpoint overlooking the end of the fjord. I decided to take a last-minute trip to the fjord. Right around 5 pm, however, Senja started to work its magic and it completely cleared up above the island. On November 10 th, 2018, the Aurora forecast wasn’t predicting very active auroral activity, and on top of it, there was an overcast weather forecast for Senja Island in Norway. If the images happen, they’re a rewarding by-product, but nothing more. We’re all just happy to be out there, surrounded by snowy peaks and stars. That way, none of us ever come home disappointed, even if we don’t have any images we’re thrilled with. I think everyone involved has learned to put the outdoor experience above all else, to prioritize the process over the results. If they were too easy to create, that would take away from the process for me. That’s how it goes with these types of images. Many times, we go out there, put in the work, and come home tired with nothing to show for it.

On occasion, the Northern Lights even wandered towards the south, which is very rare at our latitude. We ran around like little kids, buzzing from the unique experience.įor hours, the camera revealed an incredible array of colours. The forecast came true as soon as we reached the ice: it wasn’t even dark yet, but the lights were already dancing overhead. When the conditions were finally right, I hoped for star-filled skies, but as we rolled out of Banff, the Aurora forecast called for a small chance of an Aurora display. Other times, we were all ready to go, but the clouds rolled in. Sometimes the road closed due to avalanche concerns. A nighttime ice climbing shot at the toe of the Athabasca Glacier is something two friends and very skilled climbers (Mike Stuart and Takeshi Tani) and I had planned for some time, but we were forced to postpone it several times.

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