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wo1f-cola t1_jbfxruc wrote

I visited Iceland with my wife in March of 2016, and we had planned to drives early in the morning to see the sunrise here. I had planned on proposing that morning.

The day before were walking around one of the many gorgeous waterfalls in Iceland, and we decided to follow a path leading away from where all the other tourists were. We found a secret waterfall that was hidden within a very short tunnel/cave. I said to hell with the plan and decided this was the spot. I told my wife I was setting ip the camera to get a picture of us, then proposed. She said yes, we’re happily married, yada yada yada. All this to say, Iceland is great.

Funny story though. The next day our car got stuck for 8 hours on the road because I tried to plow through a pile of snow drift on our way to Jokulsarlon. We never made it there, so good thing I asked the day before.

https://i.imgur.com/SQBp7sw.jpg

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oviforconnsmythe t1_jbftcwo wrote

Thanks! So you focus on the mountain/infinity then take the shot?

I'm using a nikon d5300 with a sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 lens. Though up till recently I've mostly shot on a nikon kit 18-55 lens I've noticed the body doesn't handle noise well on higher ISOs. I've gotten some decent aurora shots but it's hit or miss as to whether I get the whole aurora in focus (as opposed to a "blob"). How important is iso when shooting auroras? Also I'm guessing you were able to get good illumination bc of both high iso and a fast lens right?

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