Amazing northern lights video from Lapland, Finland. Aurora borealis action in Churchill is off to a great start with some phenomenal northern lights sightings over the first couple of nights of the season. Stay posted for more to come as the season moves along. To view nightly northern lights video check out the Churchill northern lights cam at explore.org. Enjoy!
The highly anticipated northern lights season in Churchill is underway and off to a roaring start. Last night Natural Habitat Adventures guide Drew Hamilton and his group of travelers spent the evening out at Wapusk Adventures sled -dog yard with owner and musher Dave Daley. The area is set up nicely for an evening of aurora watching and photography.
Dave is an excellent educator on the history and care of the northern husky sled dogs. An evening with him conveying this and his love for his 40 plus dogs melded with the spectacular aurora borealis above is “enlightening”.to say the least.
These beautiful northern lights shots by Drew are just the start to what will hopefully eclipse the incredible season we had last year. Enjoy!
Tee pee and northern lights at Wapusk Adventures. Drew Hamilton photo.
Northern lights over the boreal forest at Wapusk Adventures in Churchill. Drew Hamilton photo.
Aurora borealis shining brightly over the Wapusk Adventures dog yard. Drew Hamilton photo.
Waves of northern lights paint the sky above Wapusk and the snowy boreal forest in Churchill. Drew Hamilton photo.
Profile of tee pee with the aurora shining brightly above the boreal forest. Drew Hamilton photo.
Another tremendous northern lights image from the Canadian north. This is a view over Lake Winnipeg north of the city by Brent Nixon. With the prime northern lights season commencing in about a week in Churchill, the preview pics are starting to roll in. We can’t wait to bring you all the news and aurora borealis sights from Churchill starting soon! Enjoy!
Auyrora borealis over Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. Brent Nixon photo.
Todd Salat is a self-described aurora borealis hunter from Alaska. A former geologist, Salat has traveled all over the world tracking the aurora borealis and then capturing them in photographs for the rest of the world to see. He describes his life work schedule as a nine to fiver…however it’s nine pm to five am when the lights are at their peak. This short video gives us a look into his life as a real life northern lights tracker. Enjoy!
Foreground features in incredible images of northern lights can give the photo more depth and make the shot much more interesting to the eye. Scale is also brought into play when including such features as an inukshuk, trees, buildings or any other feature that makes it easier to believe these captivating aurora borealis are truly real and not photo – shopped. Below are two images of each, two with earthly features and two of solely northern lights in the sky. You decide which are more interesting to the eye and mind!
Northern lights over the Churchill Northern Studies Center in Churchill. CSNC photo.
Ribbons of aurora in Greenland. Melissa Scott photo.
Tee pee at Wapusk Adventures in Churchill. Alex De Vries – Magnifico photo.
Intense northern lights in Churchill. Drew Hamilton photo.
