Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland and the Fuji XE-1

Lately I've been playing around with the Fuji XE-1 mirror-less camera (along with the 18-5mm lens) and have fallen in love with it.  I find myself constantly impressed with this camera and how good it fits in my hand, and how it handles light, colour and exposure. 

Last month I photographed our school's Christmas concert and was impressed at how it performed at very high ISO levels (3200 ISO).  There was absolutely no visible noise.  Fabulous camera.

I can't wait to see how it handles the northern lights.... stay tuned!

Enjoy this week's picture of our winter wonderland!!!!

Hope all is well in your corner of the world.

Cheers,

Claus

New Year Lights

Dancing lights over the Yukon River

Last night the mercury read a chilly -40 degrees Celsius - the first real cold snap of the season.  These cold nights usually mean that we will enjoy clear skies for a few days.  Shortly before midnight, and with little warning, the aurora suddenly appeared and began their dance across our northern sky.  Lovely way to warm up the evening and to begin a new year.

This image was photographed with a Nikon D800 camera set on a tripod.  The lens was a Nikor 14-28mm set at f/2.8.  Since the moon was shining brightly I decided to shoot at ISO 800 ISO and kept the camera open for a 6 sec exposure.

The show is expected to continue tonight - stay tuned!

Hope all is well in your corner of the world.

Cheers,

Claus

Happy, Happy 2015!!

Happy New Year from the Yukon!

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!  Here's to a year filled with happiness, love, adventure, good health and plenty of exciting photo opps!
Happy, happy 2015!!

Cheers,

Claus