“Remove your lens cap.” Love it!

For anyone who is serious about Aurora photography, this is an incredibly accurate introductory guide. I'm writing this during a KP 7.33 night. Everything he's saying is very accurate

My favorite tip on manual focusing technique at night: “If you still can’t see any lights after zooming in, remove your lens cap.” 😂 WOW! This is an EPIC, super informative video! The music toward the end was effectively climatic. THANK YOU so much, Mads! Happy to be a new subscriber to your channel here. I’m planning to be in Iceland in October. Hope to experience the Aurora then. Have to rewatch this video a few more times to unpack all the content into quick tip notes.

"remove your lens cap"... classic. :-)

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly! :D

@robertfrase3846

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you were going to say that, but I was thinking it.. I almost had some Coke-Cola come out my nose I laughed so hard.

@mclark87nz

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good one. I'm going to Whitehorse march next year to see the Northern Lights. I've got a Nikon D3500, I was testing some night photography from my balcony and was trying to understand why I couldn't get any shots. Helps if the lens cap is removed :)

Hey Mads, thank you so much for this tutorial and posting this. It helped me SO much; I had the opportunity to be in Iceland last month and did my first night and first aurora shots and they actually turned out sharp and resembling real life. Thank you!!

And the Oscar goes to ......Mads! Folks, take this video as your bibel for (landscape) photography. All you need to know in 30 Min. - what an awesome work! Skip all vblogs you have seen or you want to watch -> take this vblog only!!! Yes, it is an awful lot of information but all is perfectly described. The order of topic like weather, how to focus, all the practical examples like baterie life and clothing, etc, etc.. Don't get frustrated about the amount of info. Watch this vlog again and again and you'll soon understand what Mads want to tell you, if you don't know already......and most important "Remove your lense cap"! :-)

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'd like to thank my mom, my dad, my girlfriend and all of you guys! :D No, really thanks a lot, Stephan! :)

That was the most comprehensive guide I’ve seen regarding the auroras. Thank you for all your effort and work you are putting in these guides. This is truly useful information.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Marieta! :)

Your ability to compress knowledge is simply unsurpassed. Can't begin to fathom the amount of time and effort you've taken to produce this material. Thank you.

@MadsPeterIversen

4 жыл бұрын

This specific one was hard!

This was one of the best aurora videos I've seen. Very detailed and easy to understand. Thanks! I'm interested in your aurora editing techniques.

Awsome northern lights

ASTOUNDING MADS A MASTERCLASS AND COMPLETE RESOURCE FOR EVERY PHOTOGRAPHER !! BRAVO !!!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very, very much, Darren! :)

Thank you for sharing your experience

Now there’s a mouthful of information. I get up at 4:30 am and spend an hour enjoying my coffee and your videos. After this video I’m definitely awake. Great job at such detail.

What an amazing lesson you gave to those who plan to photograph Aurora! It’s far the best tutorial I’ve seen arround! I got amazed with your sensibility, determination and desire to comprehend all the aspects related to experiencing and shooting the Northern Lights. More than guiding us through this art, you clearly show your respect to this spectacular nature phenomenon. Great job and thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience!

Mads you’re amazing! Thank you for all these videos on your channel. I’ve been following you for a while, but I’m going through all of your recent videos and it’s a heap of a help!

@MadsPeterIversen

5 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that! :)

Absolutely fantastic video. Been researching this stuff as I’m traveling to Iceland from the states in March, specifically to photograph the northern lights. Thank you for putting out such an informative and well thought out video!

Thank you for making this. This is so good. Educational, clear, and very inspiring. I live in Alaska and recently acquired a new camera and lens to seriously attempt to capture the aurora. Just last night I got some amazing shots, and this guide will certainly help me improve and even taught me new ideas such as the composite shots. Again, thank you for sharing your knowledge and best of luck to you in future aurora hunting! Cheers!

Awsome northern lights from terminal

Excellent Adrien. I felt "I'm glad it's not just me then'. I was totally underwhelmed when I saw them in Iceland: grey looking bands. Until I looked at my Nikon screen! I had to help someone who was struggling trying to use auto exposure and focussing. I had a red light headtorch. I was excited I was also getting red beams until I realised I was picking up the grass stalks in my shot! 🙂Thanks again Adrien.

Wow...unreal beauty. Thanks for sharing.

If you struggle with composing your northern lights photos, be sure to get my ebook on exactly that topic: madspeteriversen.gumroad.com/l/LCmpi

Very comprehensive video. Thank you very much, Mads!

So I've been watching many of your videos this year Mads, and now I've found this gem! What an incredible video you've put together. Thanks alot for this info. I managed to take a photo a couple of weeks ago of it. Tho there was much information here I hadn't thought about. So although I was happy with the photo. I believe the next will be even better. Thanks.

Thank you Mads for sharing your knowledge of Aurora’s and how to photograph them.

Amazing video, so much detail. Thank you!

Two words: ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks a lot Victor! :)

What an amazing video and tutorial. Simply spectacular. Thank you for sharing and keep up the great work!!

Mads, the quality of your work and the attention to detail you put in is amazing! I love your channel and your photography; please release as much as possible ;)

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I'd love to release more, but I know people would just be tired of it and I can't do more than one video a week when it's on this level :)

Mads your Videos are amazing, thank you for sharing these. 👌🏼

Wow❤️❤️❤️

Hello Mads, I am back in Reine/Lofoten and I cant wait for night to come. I watch this Video over an over again. I also had a wonderful Aurora at Eystrahorn last year. Thank you so much for your pictures. 💝

This MUST be the best Aurora "how to" video found anywhere on the web. Fantastic job !!!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome and thank you very much!

Wow, what a fantastic video and tutorial. You are a real professional Mads in every regard and understand your subject in depth. Thanks for sharing this information and giving us a visual treat. Wonderful, cheers, Robert.

Extremely useful Mads. Thank you

Removing the lens cap was a great tip. It's now much easier to focus and get a properly exposed image.

Superb video Mads. We are traveling to Iceland in March 2019 for the first time. Can’t wait. I have seen all your 42 videos and will review them again and again. I thought I knew my stuff, but boy your really have helped me make some notes ready for this trip. Many many thanks

What an epic video and tutorial, Mads. Your work never ceases to amaze me. I found the ‘Physics’ section most interesting and the two images near the end (panorama and the township) are out of this world. Thank you.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much, Tony! :)

Some very useful tips, thank you very much. I can't wait to try on my own now!!

Thank you!!

Absolutely stunning, thank you so much.

This shows a lot of hard work and research. Well done!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome and yes, that was hard work :)

I love the passion you have and your willingness to share with others....... Thank you!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Leigh-Ann! And thanks :)

Absolutely bloody fantastic!!!! Thanks for putting this together!!!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! :)

Thank you for sharing, very much appreciated. An amazing video!

What an awesome video, I can see you put all your heart in it, thank you so much for making such a great work and share it, I’m headed to Iceland tomorrow and I feel more prepared for the challenge of capturing these wonders, I also got your Iceland map for places to visit… and getting your tutorial too…thank you again You’re awesome!!!

Great tutorial Mads! I was very impressed with your smooth explanation of capturing our beloved Auroras! I too am learning to hone in my own Aurora captures. Doing this so much fun!

Most comprehensive tutorial of aurora photography and more...

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! :D

I have to be honest, since I’m only a hobby photographer for roughly 1,5 years and never looked at any of the details of Aurora photography before, I didn’t fully understand all of the information. And there was a lot of information in this video. But I will definitely come back and watch it again after digging a bit deeper into Aurora and the physics. But what I can say about the resulting images is just wow, absolutely stunning pictures 👍🙂

Outstanding - thank you

wow... can't get any better!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Alexander :)

Thanks Mads! Very informative and sharp. Thanks for all of the playlist sharing. Can't wait for my trip to Iceland next month!

Absolutely stunning photos!

Thank you for sharing !!!!! You inspire me !!!!

Thank you so much for producing and publishing the video.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, Tony :)

Brilliant guide again, Mads ... Thanks very much for all the info. Been binge watching your guides again and getting ready for another trip to Iceland (Snaefellsnes this time) in October..and I suspect you've had a big part to play in this! 😁 Cheers Rob

For someone like me, who hasn't seen this spectacular yet, I found it great that at least someone takes time to share some information and tips & tricks around the Aurora's. It was quiet a big theoretical part, but once you get it, it's just the explanation I was searching for. Thanks Mads !

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Frederic! I hope you did learn something. It's a video I really poured a lot energy into since I wanted to make something different from all the other people on KZread :)

Stunning, one of the best photography KZread channels there is, great content, well done Mads keep them coming!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I'm very happy to hear that :)

Loved the scientific/technical details but the photos and time-lapse starting around 23:06 render me speechless! Thank you

Amazing video and breathtaking photographs!! Thank you for your dedication to this craft and for allowing others to learn from you. Keep up the great work. Cheers!

Fantastic video Mads - a lot of work has gone into this and it's much appreciated. Gorgeous photos too - I hope i get to see the Northern Lights one day.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

A lot of work yes but thanks a lot Andrew :)

I've seen this video 3 times now. And every time I enjoy it as much as the first. You just go so deep into the material and has so much knowledge that it takes time to take it all in. (Or I'm slow, haha). Fianlly, this time I also understood the KP index.

OMG, this made me more anxious! Assuming I'm there at thre right time and place I have about 15 minutes to set my tripod, adjust focus, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, remote shutter release, find a good composition, take a couple test shots, readjust ... I'll probably faint

super cool tutorial! avid Aurora watcher from Canada!

Well done, thank you very much.

Excellent. Excellent. Very in-depth information. Thanks.

fantastic video Mads - love your work; thank you

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, David! :)

Excellent video ! Thanks a lot, i learned a lot.

A great source of information. We are taking a tour of Iceland in December 2019 and we will have several opportunities to see and photograph the Aurora. We are looking forward to it!

Magnificent work, Mads! Nice job putting all the research into it as well. It was very illuminating! 😉 I can’t wait to use this as a guide when I return to Iceland in a couple years! It’s going to be EPIC! 👏🏼

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Seth! I hope you'll get something from watching it :)

Wonderful Mads, thank you very much for sharing!

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Daniel! :)

Just 2 more weeks to go and we will leave for Tromsö. Having no experience in photographing northern lights this was the best tutorial I found so far, thanks a lot. Got some inspiring ideas out of it, hope they will work out.

@MadsPeterIversen

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Carlo, good luck :)

Thanks for that brilliant and educational vlog mads. Breathtaking images and great narration

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Jim! :)

Gorgeous images and time lapse videos, well done!

Awesome job capturing a UFO @ 26:14. Really lovely Aurora Borealis pics too ;)

Outstanding production. You did an excellent job of explaining what the auroras are and how to document them. Thank you for this video.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, John! Very happy to hear that :)

Thank you for your comprehensive, thoroughly explained, and entertaining videos. I'm am about to go to Iceland in 3 days, and am looking forward to using your shared knowledge to take some amazing photos. I may not catch many Auroras in this particular season, but that's only the inspiration to go back. Beautiful photos, sir! Thanks!

This is GREAT Mads Peter! I am so glad I found it today as we are planning a trip to Fairbanks AK for this fall for Aurora photography.

This is very informative 👏 👌 thank you so much.

Fantastic video Mads, love your work mate.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Darren! :)

Very nice Mads. Whilst we have beautiful aurorae in Tasmania (southern hemisphere), I am insanely jealous of the thought of being underneath one. And, as I have recently learned, the colours here are different hues. Cheers.

Very Useful video :) Thank u for sharing ur knowledge with us

What an encouraging video! I love the stories that your photos tell, and I hope that I can be as good as you one day. I’m going to Canada to a low light preserve this fall, but I’ve never photographed the Auroras, and I am not super good with my camera yet; honestly, all of the technical stuff such as aperture and iso are still really foreign to me, so this whole thing is a hurdle. I will will definitely watch your other tutorials, thanks for the help!

Thank you once again Mads, for just an awesome vid. The work you have put into this is just amazing, I hope one day that I can put all I learnt from the vid to good use. Once again thank you. Oh yeah great images.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Paul! I hope so too :)

I have just one Word in mind WOW, in crédible. Thanks for sharing

Amazing !

This is amazing work. I'm off to Iceland in a week hunting for Aurora for a full 7 days. Going to binge your Iceland playlist this weekend!

Absolutely brilliant Mads!!! Thanks so much to share all your skills. Your videos totally blew off my mind I'm thrilled

@MadsPeterIversen

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for such kind words :)

Phenomenal. So interesting.

Perfect!!Thank you so much for taking your time showing details. You are scientifically gifted. keep sharing.

@MadsPeterIversen

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

I love this video so~~~~~~~~ much...thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done, greetings from Iceland

Hello Mads. That was the best aurora video I have ever seen, thank you so much for sharing all that information. Your images are brilliant along with the B-Roll.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so very much, Wendy!

Mads, That was mind blowing. Thank you for posting such a wonderful video.

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, George! :)

Thank you so much for The Enlightenment👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊👋🏻

By far the most helpful video I have seen on photographing the auroras. We are heading to Alaska in October and hope to catch some good shots. Thanks for such a thorough video! I feel much more prepared now.

So excellent! Thank you! Going to Bettles, AK tomorrow to see what I can to with what I have.

Wow thank you for making this video! Most informative source I've come across for the photographs that I want to do. Incredible photos man, you are very talented!

@MadsPeterIversen

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Tom! :)

Another great video on the amazing phenomenon: The aurora on the northern hemisphere. Very interesting and fine explanation on what happens up there - thank you Mads! :)

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

Mange tak igen far! :D

Astonishing in its detail and overall content! I thought I had a good grasp on the physics of the auroras -- only to learn my understanding was that of a kindergartener. I SOOO appreciate all the effort you poured into this excellent tutorial. I hope I have absorbed enough new material that my photos on my trip next month will improve greatly. What a find you are!

Fabulous and very informative vlog! and stunning photos to match. thank you very much Mads! 👍 Cheers Craig

@MadsPeterIversen

6 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome, Craig and thanks a lot :)