Well, it is winter break here in UK and I decided to go and chase for the Northern Lights, or some called it Aurora Borealis. There are few places that are popular for the chase, and Tromso is one of them. Tromso is the second largest city in Arctic Circle after Murmansk, Russia.

It was a 6d5n trip and this is definitely trip of a life time. During our entire stay, I actually prepared my own meal that I brought all the way from UK as Norway is known for the most expensive city to visit. During my visit, there was no actual day time. The sun remains below horizon and is not visible from 21 November to 21 January. This makes the 2-3 hours during the mid day having a bluish light is often known as the Arctic Blue.

I am fortunate enough getting to observe the NL during my second chase and got a really good show of NL that lasted for couple of hours. I even dined under the Northern Lights, and also listening to sound made by whales when photographing Northern Lights as the coast.

It was such such an amazing experience. I just crossed out one of my dreams.

And here are some photos that I managed to capture during the trip.

1.

Northern Lights, Tromso by Victor_Ng, on Flickr

2. This was captured at around 2.30pm.

Mount Storsteinen, Tromso by Victor_Ng, on Flickr

3. The sun was slightly just above the horizon on this day. It was 1pm.

Tromso by Victor_Ng, on Flickr

4. View from my room

Northern Lights by Victor_Ng, on Flickr

5.

Northern Lights by Victor_Ng, on Flickr

6. The NL was dancing

Northern Lights by Victor_Ng, on Flickr

lastly, Happy New Year to all!

This post has been edited by Grajindo: Dec 28 2013, 03:59 AM

Beautiful!

Stunning pics! would love to go there one day

Amazing series! the 3rd pic is my favourite! The contrast between the snow and trees is so captivating. The orange lit houses on the bottom really adds a lot to the image.