Another stunning video, thanks for sharing. Since your Part III we have booked and in early to mid Feb next year we will have 3 days in Abisko and then 9 on Lofoten. Just cannot wait.
Thank you for sharing, your videos have been amazing. Pure wonderous escapism. I cannot wait to experience this place for myself in late October. Thank you for the tips and suggestions too.
Thanks Aadidev! For the weather, I use Windy and Ventusky. They use slightly different models so if I can get them to agree on where the clouds are going to be, the chances for accuracy are higher. For light, I use The Photographers Ephemeris, and within that app, I use Skyfire. I'd say the success rate of Skyfire is about 60%, but if I can see a potential gap in the clouds in the two weather apps and it lines up with what Skyfire is predicting, my chances of a decent sunrise or sunset increase. The radar and satellite options for the weather apps give more accurate information than the models, so it is best to rely on those to see if you can get a sense of where the weather is trending. While I was in Lofoten, it was not unusual to have gaps in the clouds that didn't show up in either Ventusky or Windy. About 20% of the time, it's worth it to head out anyway because the models won't show enough detail. That happened several times over the past couple of years while I was shooting up there. :)
Hi beautiful video, we will be visiting on Nov 24th and staying in Reine, just a query- for northern lights will this be a good village to see them or rely more on northern lights tours(will be doing one anyways)….also would the reinebriengen hike be open?
Thank you so much for watching! For the Northen Lights around Reine, I would head up toward Sakrisoy or Lille Topoy which are close by and you can usually get the lights over the water facing North/Northwest. I've also seen shots from Sund which is also not too far away from Reine. I think the aurora would be tough from Reine as the mountains are pretty tall and can take up quite a bit of the sky, but I think you could still get a shot from there. The Reinebringen will probably be open but that hike is super sketchy in the Winter. If you wanted to go up and it is covered in ice or snow, I would definitely wear a helmet and have crampons for the ice. If those stairs are covered in snow, I definitely wouldn't hike up there, but people have done it...usually with ice axes and crampons. I hope you have a great time! :)
Holy smokes Man!!!! I guess I’m going to have to get off of my old butt and go before long! Did you have any trouble getting around in that car in all that ice and snow?
Hi Dave - I hope you get a chance to go! Other than some pretty long traffic jams, I took it easy and didn't run into any problems other than not noticing the ice building up in my wheel wells. I took off one morning and several warning lights went off in my dash as all of those sensors were covered in ice. The car ran fine after I cleaned off the ice. The studded snow tires that come with all rentals in the winter were surprisingly effective on the ice. I had an all wheel drive and I had no issues with sliding on the roads. But I did notice several other vehicles that had slid off the road. Some of those folks were driving WAY too fast and I ended up letting most of those people pass me rather than drive faster on the snow and ice while I was there.
@@WJMPhotography that sounds great. We’ve got a Jeep Wrangler and have gotten stuck in the ice and snow in Colorado a few times, the winch is a lifesaver for sure. It’s good to know that the car was sent out with snow tires on it. Ok, let the planning begin! Thanks for your reply.
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Thank you! :)
Another stunning video, thanks for sharing. Since your Part III we have booked and in early to mid Feb next year we will have 3 days in Abisko and then 9 on Lofoten. Just cannot wait.
Thanks Nils! That sounds amazing! February turned out to be a great month to go for me and I hope it will be for you as well!
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Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for sharing, your videos have been amazing. Pure wonderous escapism. I cannot wait to experience this place for myself in late October.
Thank you for the tips and suggestions too.
Thanks STJ! :)
Amazing nature and video 😊😊😊
Thank you so much for watching! :)
Love this! What weather apps did you use? Also do you use any app for light?
Thanks Aadidev! For the weather, I use Windy and Ventusky. They use slightly different models so if I can get them to agree on where the clouds are going to be, the chances for accuracy are higher. For light, I use The Photographers Ephemeris, and within that app, I use Skyfire. I'd say the success rate of Skyfire is about 60%, but if I can see a potential gap in the clouds in the two weather apps and it lines up with what Skyfire is predicting, my chances of a decent sunrise or sunset increase. The radar and satellite options for the weather apps give more accurate information than the models, so it is best to rely on those to see if you can get a sense of where the weather is trending. While I was in Lofoten, it was not unusual to have gaps in the clouds that didn't show up in either Ventusky or Windy. About 20% of the time, it's worth it to head out anyway because the models won't show enough detail. That happened several times over the past couple of years while I was shooting up there. :)
@@WJMPhotography This is more detail that I could've ever asked for, thanks a million!
Hi beautiful video, we will be visiting on Nov 24th and staying in Reine, just a query- for northern lights will this be a good village to see them or rely more on northern lights tours(will be doing one anyways)….also would the reinebriengen hike be open?
Thank you so much for watching! For the Northen Lights around Reine, I would head up toward Sakrisoy or Lille Topoy which are close by and you can usually get the lights over the water facing North/Northwest. I've also seen shots from Sund which is also not too far away from Reine. I think the aurora would be tough from Reine as the mountains are pretty tall and can take up quite a bit of the sky, but I think you could still get a shot from there. The Reinebringen will probably be open but that hike is super sketchy in the Winter. If you wanted to go up and it is covered in ice or snow, I would definitely wear a helmet and have crampons for the ice. If those stairs are covered in snow, I definitely wouldn't hike up there, but people have done it...usually with ice axes and crampons. I hope you have a great time! :)
@@WJMPhotography thank you so much for the suggestions …really helpful!
Holy smokes Man!!!! I guess I’m going to have to get off of my old butt and go before long!
Did you have any trouble getting around in that car in all that ice and snow?
Hi Dave - I hope you get a chance to go! Other than some pretty long traffic jams, I took it easy and didn't run into any problems other than not noticing the ice building up in my wheel wells. I took off one morning and several warning lights went off in my dash as all of those sensors were covered in ice. The car ran fine after I cleaned off the ice. The studded snow tires that come with all rentals in the winter were surprisingly effective on the ice. I had an all wheel drive and I had no issues with sliding on the roads. But I did notice several other vehicles that had slid off the road. Some of those folks were driving WAY too fast and I ended up letting most of those people pass me rather than drive faster on the snow and ice while I was there.
@@WJMPhotography that sounds great. We’ve got a Jeep Wrangler and have gotten stuck in the ice and snow in Colorado a few times, the winch is a lifesaver for sure. It’s good to know that the car was sent out with snow tires on it. Ok, let the planning begin! Thanks for your reply.