Popsugar Culture Instagram The Best Night Sky Photos These Breathtaking Shots Will Make You Appreciate the Night Sky Like Never Before August 5, 2016 by Nicole Yi First Published: July 27, 2016 View On One Page Photo 9 of 11 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow How to shoot northern lights? If aurora is weak I setup 30 s, f/2.8, iso 2500 - 3200 If aurora is dancing I setup 6-15 s, f/2.8, iso 1600-3200 If aurora is dancing and the moon is full I setup 3-10 s, f/2.8 - f/5.6, iso 800-2500 basing on activity How to choose the shutter speed? It's like working with waterfalls: if you want aurora sharp and crisp with details, you should photograph on fast shutter speeds around 5 s. Focusing manually via live view (on star or the bright object, exposure simulation mode) of the scale on the lens on hyper-focal distance. Note that you shouldn't focus on optical infinity. For most of the images I apply the focus stacking technique or the vertical panorama technique (refocusing in different frames). This serves for enlarging the DOF (apertures are really open, that shortens the DOF). For example, this photo is panorama of 4 vertical shots, 30 s, f/2.8 and iso 3200, very weak aurora. Although milky way is still visible. During my photography workshops I teach how to shoot stars, aurora, we make processing tutorials and critique sessions: DanielKordan.com #Lofoten #Norway #northernlights A photo posted by Daniel Kordan (@danielkordan) on Mar 1, 2016 at 5:11am PST Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 9 Lofoten, Norway Previous Next Start Slideshow