just got a 2nd hand 18-200mm VRI nikorr.... heading off to Japan, Tokyo next month... can't wait... not sure if i will fare well with street photography

Nice shots there of the Aurora Borealis.

A question to ask, may I know how bright does the Northern Light glows?

in person, it isn't that bright nor green as the pictures... take note in photography, the camera somehows captures it's strong greenish tint, whereas in real life it's more whitish, and only if the aurora is strong, then you may see a little of green. If lucky, there may be hints of reddish hues as well. As for brightness, it will be brighter in photos as we tend to use longer shutter speeds in order to 'exaggerate' the brightness.

the plus to see it in real life is it's magnitude as it may span across the sky above you, and of course you will see it 'dancing' around, changing patterns slowly.

Your shots at the Great Ocean Road are amazing! So are the rest in this gallery. Great job, man!

Thanks for the great info, that's make me want to see more, seeing the bright dancing lights I'm thinking to go there end of this year.

Do I need to go right North to Tromso, or perhaps I can see it in the outskirts of Oslo?

You must go up to Tromso... Internal budget flight from Oslo to trmoso is possible... But you must research first if it's a good time as alot of factors t consider in order to see the nrthen lights....not cloudy, aurora activity forecast, etc...

Thank you, message noted.

I have taken picture in the same place as you, even same angle (since it's a viewing point) but nothing close to yours

so coincident same place? i needed a tour guide/driver to drive around like mad to find a place which wasn't cloudy! Finally we found this area which the clouds were letting up (it was raining)

stunning shots

Ok here you go.. some shots from Japan Tokyo... too many photos, not uploading all... too tired hope u enjoy!!! and comments appreciated

let me know which pictures work for you and which don't... thanks!

Tokyo, Japan

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That's it... unless i feel hardworking to upload more still got many more....

no 16 n 17...is she a hooker or cosplayer??very weird though...but nice shot!!!thumbs up!!

cosplayer la.. haha. when i went there, there weren't many cosplayers... only 1 'decent' looking one