Yesterday the sky just exploded over my hometown Molde in Norway 🙂
I have never seen the Northern Lights so powerful and wild!
The Northern lights dances over Molde, Norway
The northern lights dances over Molde, Norway
The Auroras corona was at one point straight above me 🙂
The northern lights over Nesje, Norway
Here is a timelapse compilation i made from the area i live in 🙂
Enjoy 🙂
Storm at Hustadvika
The Atlantic Ocean Road
The Atlantic Ocean Road
Video above: Timelapse i took when my car was stuck
So, the other night I was Aurora Hunting close to my home, and IÂ had to drive down this steep hill to get to my location.
I figured it was okay to take the risk, since there was ice to be seen on the road.
After almost driving down the entire hill, i turned the corner and guess what, solid ice covered the road..
My car started slipping slowly on top of the ice, and i had no way of turning around.
So I said to myself – Okay, lets just drive down there, do the shoot, and deal with eventual problems getting back up the hill afterwards.
I made it down the hill, did my shoot,ended up with boring aurora shots, saw that it was getting late and decided that I had to go back home.
I packed up my stuff, got in the car and started driving. And got stuck, really bad.
After spinning my wheels for a bit, I got out of the car and called my girlfriend to tell her I was going to be late.
As I hung up, IÂ noticed the sky had exploded into a green aurora storm.
I grabbed my camera, and walked back down to the spot i was earlier on the evening.
I put my camera in time-lapse mode, and went on figuring out how to get my car back up the hill.
Since i was lucky, I found a shovel in a nearby building and borrowed it so that I could throw sand from a nearby river onto the icy road.
It took me nearly two hours of digging and trying, but I did eventually get the car loose and drove up the hill.
Now I just had to walk back down the steep hill to get my camera, which had recorded a beautiful time-lapse as I was working.
I guess sometimes stuff happens for a reason 🙂
Here are also some pictures i took 🙂
Aurora Borealis over Molde, Norway, 30.01.2015
Aurora Borealis over Molde, Norway, 30.01.2015
The Northern Lights over Molde, Norway 19.01.15
The Northern Lights over Molde, Norway 19.01.15
Oh the thrill of spinning a modified christmas-light on slippery rocks in the dark 🙂
As the aurora notifications kept ticking in, I figured it was not quite time for bed yet, so I got dressed and walked outside the house. Magical. My best aurora images this year and a great Christmas-gift for a patient aurora hunter from mid-Norway!
Merry Christmas guys, thanks for following this blog 🙂
Aurora Borealis over Molde 15.12.14
Aurora Borealis over Molde 15.12.14
Rocks at Hamnevika, Skåla in Norway
Fog covers Molde. View from Varden.
Christmas decoration at Varden, Molde
Clear blue skies at sunset. Everything was looking great for night photography.
When I grabbed my photo-gear and got in my car I got truly disappointed. Thick fog and nearly no visibility, even keeping the car on the road was sometimes difficult. So I told myself. Ok, this will be a challenge. Maybe nightshots in fog could work as a mystical effect if i found some lights? Or would I be able to somehow drive to a place where there was no more fog?
Then the idea struck me. What if I somehow was able to get higher up than the fog? Knowing the fog was humidity from the fjords, I drove up to Varden above Molde (Norway). When I got to the top I found this amazing view 🙂
Enjoy!
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