Tromsø at night

Tromsø is known for its increasing tourism for northern lights: any avid northern light addict comes to town to find the elusive green lady, and most of them succeed finding her. We always think that we need to get away from the city lights to enjoy her dance, to see her in all her magnificence.

But here is the truth: when she dances she does it as if nobody is looking! And you can look at her wherever you are, as long as she dances. We cannot always find the perfect location, find a dark place, and you are stranded in midtown...

Of course, you can dance together with her! So I did, while shooting this panorama. The challenge of shooting a panorama is to be quick enough as to get the northern light in frame before it moves too fast, while keeping everything in focus. The star shape in the street lights is due to a smaller aperture (higher f-number), which helps increasing the depth of field in the photo, but requires longer exposure times.
I shot 16 vertical shots at ISO 1000, f=7.1 and 10 seconds exposure time with a Canon EOS 6D and a canon 24mm f1.4 L lens

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16 vertical shots at ISO 1000, f=7.1 and 10 seconds exposure