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Under the Lights

An immensely difficult image for me to capture and process here from a two-week backpacking trip in Canada's Far North. The image required the visualization to blend about 15 images for proper depth of field and exposure. It also required camping out for four nights at this spot, waiting for the Aurora to be where I was hoping it would. Luckily the icicles didn't melt :-)

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Darryn Kemper 2 weeks ago

You and your Work are an inspiration to me! Amazing Image!

Sattva 2 weeks ago

Truly spectacular...compliments and respect for what you have gone through to make and share this image! Best wishes!

Raymó 2 weeks ago

... Great work Marc! bless Ray ;-)

Fernando Pinho 2 weeks ago

great image

hosam Al-latif 2 weeks ago

nice .. great shot

J�r�me Duranton 3 weeks ago

wonderful !!!

Corinna Leonbacher 3 weeks ago

Congrats for both, the picture and your patience.

Manuel Cafini 3 weeks ago

nice..but it's not photography... it's a creative edit...

SenecaCreek 3 weeks ago

Well worth the effort and time! This image caught my eye immediately. Beautifully composed.. I just LOVE this.

stefano genuardi 3 weeks ago

++++++++++ G R E A T+++++++++++

Sven Fennema 3 weeks ago

Incredible, really breathtaking photography

philnormanphoto 3 weeks ago

Commitment, vision, skill, execution. Fantastic.

Srdjan Vasiljevic 3 weeks ago

Great shot!

newzealand1 3 weeks ago

These icicles takes this photo to another sphere Marc!
Absolutely breath taking and inspirational mastery of landscape
(-:
Shy

Johan Meintjes 3 weeks ago

Just superb - thank you for four nights and hours of editing - this is so worth your effort!

Jeannette Oerlemans 3 weeks ago

Wow! Amazing!

jimmy hoffman 3 weeks ago

Fantastic

keller 3 weeks ago

Can see what you're saying with that is a little noise but nothing that matters
very admirably with the working that lies behind the image
and with a very impressive result

Cristian Rusu 3 weeks ago

amazing

Daniel Rericha 3 weeks ago

Krása!!!

Lev Tsimring 3 weeks ago

what a terrific shot, Marc! freezing your a$$ off did pay off handsomely! :)

Harry Muhammad 3 weeks ago

Superb..........

Miles Morgan 3 weeks ago

I arrived at a gathering of photo buddies with my iPad to show them your aurora ice bubbles shot, and when searching for it discovered this one. I'm pretty sure the collective comment was "ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???" This is just so overwhelmingly incredible. I'm going to Norway this month and have already told Arild that if I don't get any aurora shots I'm going to plant him in a snow drift.

Iker Aizkorbe 3 weeks ago

What can I say about???
It´s fantastic Marc!!!!!

Thomas Vuillaume 3 weeks ago

As always, an amazing shot here...
Thank you and congrats Marc

Justin Bowen 3 weeks ago

Unbelievable. You've inspired me to go experience the lights!

Fabien BRAVIN 3 weeks ago

Absolutely terrifying shot Marc. I'm speechless
Great work as usual for our tremendous pleasure

Roland Cuypers 3 weeks ago

Superb !
congrats

Monki Ho 3 weeks ago

lovely color and photo:)

Erich Barth 3 weeks ago

Your efforts paid off...........Excellent image

hardibudi 3 weeks ago

Fantastic works!

meysam shiyasi 3 weeks ago

REALLY great

ayman gamal 3 weeks ago

Excellent, great photo

Alberto Di Donato 3 weeks ago

Stunning Landscape, compliments Marc!!!

Jan Geerk 3 weeks ago

Just Wow Marc. Just WOW!

Richard Spurdens 3 weeks ago

Well worth all the effort Marc

muhur-samet guler 3 weeks ago

Excellent, great photo...

Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz 3 weeks ago

WooW...Beautiful colors and amazing composition

Daniel Montero 3 weeks ago

stunning! I have just been at north norway "capturing" auroras but have not this amazing scenary. Cheers from Canary Islands

Frédéric Verhelst (Papafrezzo) 3 weeks ago

Wonderful, Marc... We've had overcast here in Bergen, so regretfully no aurora for us, this time. :-( I hope it will return soon on a clear day.

Stéphane Pagani 3 weeks ago

Stunning capture! Excellent work both technical and physical! the compo is perfect! It was worth camping 4 nights in these tough conditions. Congratulations!

Marc Adamus Thanks, Stephane. I actually camped 14 nights out here. The 4 was just at this particular mountain, before backpacking elsewhere. The conditions are just what I love though. You really feel the mountains!

Javier de la Torre 3 weeks ago

Very good and hard work to get an impressive shot. Congrats!!! :-)

Massimo Della Latta 3 weeks ago

Splendida

Martin Perina 3 weeks ago

Amazing shot!

Allan Wallberg 3 weeks ago

Wow !!! Excellent, great photo.

Wolfgang 3 weeks ago

Breathtaking

George Doupas 3 weeks ago

Breathtaking photo! Kudos to you!!

Daniel Portal 3 weeks ago

Simply out of this world, Marc....very impressive like the rest of your work!

Alfred Forns 3 weeks ago

You hard work paid off in a big way LIke the framing and overall look plus the perfect technical aspect !!! Great work and much appreciated !!!

Marc Adamus 3 weeks ago

Thanks for the comments folks. Looking back on this one I think the sky got a bit overhsharpened when reducing for web size and introduced a bit of noise. Hopefully not too much of a distraction. This was absolutely one of the most challenging shots I have put together.

Yan Zhang 3 weeks ago

Nicely captured such wilderness of beauty, love it!

Zoran Stanko 3 weeks ago

unbelievable!

Itay Gal 3 weeks ago

OOOOHHH YE!!! ***king amazing!!!! i wish i was there to see that beautifull sight

Joe Musselwhite 3 weeks ago

UNBELIEVABLE! This could be my "All Time" Favorite of yours Marc!

You're so darn good I change my mind usually with your next image.

Thanks for sharing my friend! Hope to meet up in March!

Marc Adamus Yes, definitely Joe. Thanks.

Krristoff 3 weeks ago

Magnificent work one of the best aurora shots i've ever seen !!!

Dave Berryman 3 weeks ago

Very, very nice! Well worth the effort.

Philip Stewart 3 weeks ago

You've done it again, awe inspiring work and hats off to all the work that went into getting this shot.

Jovelino 3 weeks ago

outstanding !!!!

KZH @ 35studio 3 weeks ago

what a beauty pic

Cedric Leblond 3 weeks ago

another outstanding beauty Marc, much more than excellent!!!

Ansel Siegenthaler 3 weeks ago

The adventure of getting there and waiting for the aurora seems just as exciting as the image itselc Mark. I'm glad you were able to blend the images to into a satisfactory product. Cheer!

Marc Adamus After taking the image, I went and just watched the Aurora for a while. The sky was unbelievable, in ways I could never capture, especially in a 24mm shot like this. A wide angle would have done better, but the ice formations framing the peak were just too special to give up.

Ansel Siegenthaler A well deserved time just for observation :) ..sometimes the best photos come from long treks I find. Whether by chance previously or planned well in advance, finding and getting back to this location was a great idea. Again, nice work Marc.