You need to meet these conditions when you want to see Aurora Borealis; It has to be dark, the sky has to be clear and definitely you have to be willing to embrace the cold since Aurora borealis can only be seen during the cold months from October to April. I’ve been dreaming about this northern Country natural wonder for years. Finally decided to chase the Aurora borealis aka northern light in Iceland.

 

So on the dark night of April 15, we drove to Iceland wilderness, far away from the city of Reykjavic. We made a stop at Hafid Blaa off Route 34 and waited for the Aurora Borealis to appear. We arrived at 10 PM but saw nothing. So we waited and waited while drinking hot chocolate and biting Icelandic donut, the convenient we enjoyed as we parked on restaurant parking lot to wait for Aurora Borealis. Until it was around midnight then suddenly the light appeared on the sky and transformed the sky into this amazing scene. Otherworldly scene where you have to see it to believe it. It is so amazing that you definitely want to eternize the scene into the pictures or video for years to come to relive the experience.

If capturing Aurora Borealis is on your photographic bucket list then be prepare and ready to hunt the northern light and bring home the amazing picture of Aurora Borealis for souvenir. To capture the Aurora Borealis, you need to bring a good camera and tripod because your smartphone camera just won’t cut it. I tried it and all photos that I took with my smart phone came out dark. It didn’t even captured a single streak of the light. Luckily we brought along a camera and a tripod. From our experience with Canon EOS 600D, here are tips for getting good Aurora Borealis pictures: first set the focus to infinity, put self- timer on 2 seconds, set ISO to 800, adjust shutter speed to 15 or 20 seconds and put the camera on the surface preferably the tripod instead of carrying it so the picture won’t be blurred. Set and you are ready to shoot.

Now, you are prepared to hunt the Aurora Borealis. Happy hunting!!