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Aurora shoots away from town lights, the midnight sun from 6 June to 7 July, and the autumn colours of ruska across the fells in September.

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Photographing the northern lights with a DSLR or mirrorless camera
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Photographing the northern lights with a DSLR or mirrorless camera

A tripod, manual focus and a remote release: the DSLR technique for shooting the northern lights, plus why Arctic cold kills batteries fast.

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