Night Dance

Very surreal.

Quite the combination. Northern lights and geysers. Not sure if anything can be done to remove what appears to be a line of power poles. All in all though this is a very unique photo. The exposure is spot on too.

wow...this is cool

This looks like something out of this world!
Nicely done!

Well thought out and executed image. I like the combination of different elements and it really holds my attention.

Great shot! I love the light and the composition.

D&L

Amazing location for aurora photography Well Done!

Great shot Abdulmajeed. I really like the beautiful color range in this one but I would personally prefer to see it with the fence removed.

Abdulmajeed,

Wonderful image. A great and unique combo of the northern lights and what I thought might have been Yellowstone. Oh, and the "smell" is almost coming through the monitor...

I wanted to mention the foreground too. Gives me the impression that this is on Mars.

Lon

What a landscape. Feels like an alien world. Neat to look at.

Totally mystical and surreal. Very impressive image. Congratulations!

amazing bro

I bet you are glad I made you stay out longer? You guys were ready to quite before you got this. Great shot!!

A terrific combination of elements. Well done.

Very otherworldly and magical Abdulmajeed.

Love it! Fantastic display of color, night sky, and motion in the geysers.

Abdulmajeed, since you asked for C&C, i'm gonna be a bit tough on you, hopefully you won't take offense. Aurora shots are a dime-a-dozen this year so even minor details make some shots rise above the others. I know it's unfair to compare photos, but Tonly L's shot (posted after yours above) gives me a good reference to make a couple points. Using the geysers here as a foreground subject was a terrific idea, but the problem i have is that the aurora just doesn't stand out as a separate subject. If you look at the aurora Tony shot, it pops right out of the screen--the greens stand out crisply against the dark sky. Here, it just looks like a green smudge against a blue background (less separation) At f/4 im not sure you could have shot it any faster, so Im not sure what the solution was/is, maybe the aurora just needed to be a better one! Anyhow, it's a cool shot, I'm just offering you an explanation of how it could have been better.

EDIT: Oh, i just discovered you were out with Tony, lol! Well, i wonder what he thihks of my comments...

I agree with your comments Stan. The aurora is a bit flat in the sky, but in fairness it would be really challenging to bring it out with so much steam hanging in the air. A challenging shot to take and process, I think this is a fair compromise.

I really thank you all for your comments and critiques.

Tony, I'm really glad, I didn't expect Aurora will come again!. it was the best night in Iceland.

Stan, I really like critiques and be tough as much as you can . I totally agree with your comments.
canon 17-40 doesn't go beyond F4 and the Aurora wasn't strong as Tony picture. I was really lucky to have such Aurora at that time.

Great scene al well done.

Like something out of science fiction—creepy yet compelling.


lucy

Amazing
Beautiful color