Comparateur de voyages http://www.hotels-live.com/ : This was literally one of the first photos I ever took of the amazing Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). I was woken up in the middle of the night (about 3 am) to a banging on my hotel room door in southeastern Iceland that the Aurora were dancing in the night sky. It was late September, and although I had hoped to see them, the odds at this time are not great. But within 2 seconds of the words “northern lights” being said I was already gathering my gear. The night was crisp and clear…perfect for Aurora. I was in such a rush, and was so friggin exciting, that I completely forgot to bring my tripod. Big mistake when shooting at night. I ran outside, climbed a hill, and stared with amazement at the dancing lights above my head. Quickly snapping out of it, it was then I realized I had no tripod. UGH! I firmly believe photography is a study in problem solving…the ability to make something out of nothing is often the difference between missing and getting the shot. I was too nervous to run back to the hotel and possibly miss the show. So I looked around and decided to build a makeshift tripod out of the surrounding rocks. Lying on my back, staring at my camera just two feet or so off the ground perched precariously on a tower of rocks, using the 2-second shutter release delay, this was literally one of the first photos. All told, I’d say a job well done. And an amazing first Aurora experience I will never forget. Have you seen these dancing night lights? // photo by @jonathan_irish Hotels-live.com via instagram.com/p/9OQmz9IMdC/ Comparateur Hotels-live.com www.facebook.com/125048940862168/photos/a.100979375905434… via http://flic.kr/p/zUbxHn

Comparateur de voyages http://www.hotels-live.com/ : This was literally one of the first photos I ever took of the amazing Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). I was woken up in the middle of the night (about 3 am) to a banging on my hotel room door in southeastern Iceland that the Aurora were dancing in the night sky. It was late September, and although I had hoped to see them, the odds at this time are not great. But within 2 seconds of the words “northern lights” being said I was already gathering my gear. The night was crisp and clear…perfect for Aurora. I was in such a rush, and was so friggin exciting, that I completely forgot to bring my tripod. Big mistake when shooting at night. I ran outside, climbed a hill, and stared with amazement at the dancing lights above my head. Quickly snapping out of it, it was then I realized I had no tripod. UGH! I firmly believe photography is a study in problem solving…the ability to make something out of nothing is often the difference between missing and getting the shot. I was too nervous to run back to the hotel and possibly miss the show. So I looked around and decided to build a makeshift tripod out of the surrounding rocks. Lying on my back, staring at my camera just two feet or so off the ground perched precariously on a tower of rocks, using the 2-second shutter release delay, this was literally one of the first photos. All told, I’d say a job well done. And an amazing first Aurora experience I will never forget. Have you seen these dancing night lights? // photo by @jonathan_irish Hotels-live.com via instagram.com/p/9OQmz9IMdC/ Comparateur Hotels-live.com www.facebook.com/125048940862168/photos/a.100979375905434… via http://flic.kr/p/zUbxHn Hotels-live.com via Tumblr http://hotels-live-com.tumblr.com/post/131814797808/comparateur-de-voyages-httpwwwhotels-livecom