Winter in Lofoten, Norway, Magic Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis time lapse photography in 4k

Best places to visit in Lofoten, Norway. Highlights of our February 2024 trip to Lofoten. Very lucky to see the most stunning light show on Earth, the Northern Lights over Fredvang, Flakstadøya.
Views of Flakstadøya including Fredvang and Sund as well as Hamnøy and Reine.
Timelapse photography on Fuji X-T1, X-T2 and X-T3, video on Fuji X-T3 and DJI Mavic Pro.
Soundtrack from Planet Earth II.

[@Hausen17]

That timelapse is amazing.

[@scubaachim]

Thank you. The Aurora action that night was very special, fortunately it was a mostly clear night in a week full of snow storms.

[@EBdronemore]

Great footage, amazing scenery, stunning timelapse at the end. Well done! A big like! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

[@scubaachim]

Thank you so much. 😀

[@maryreed4534]

Takes my breath away. Thank you.❤

[@scubaachim]

😊, thank you for enjoying it.

[@mumtahinameghla]

I love Norway ❤❤🤗🤗

[@sophiehickey3348]

Amazing and I was there😊

[@scubaachim]

very visibly so, in pink contrast to the snow... ;-)

[@claudiaobermayer6081]

Amazing timelapse 😊

[@scubaachim]

Thank you 😀

[@adrianburn7178]

Awesome images!

[@scubaachim]

Thank you 😀

[@JoshuaPack]

Amazing shots!!

[@scubaachim]

Thank you, it's such a stunning scenery, it's difficult not to get a good shot....😁

[@Suzie2211]

So wunderbar, wir waren im Dezember dort,

[@scubaachim]

Wie ist das Licht im Dezember? Ist es da nicht fast durchgehend dunkel?

[@Suzie2211]

Es ist polarnacht,aber es ist ein ganz besonderes Licht, nicht stockduster,

This was great! ❤

[@scubaachim]

Thank you, we were very lucky to witness this amazing light show.

[@StoppedForaWhile]

Wonderful my dear friend!!!

[@scubaachim]

Thank you.

[@matthiaslanger5390]

Sehr schönes Video , toll die Orte wieder zu sehen, an denen ich im Januar 2024 war. Die Aurora war bei mir leider nicht so intensiv, aber dafür hat das Licht der tief stehenden Sonne tagsüber entschädigt.

[@scubaachim]

Danke. Das Licht ist in der Tat einzigartig, den ganzen Tag lang "Golden Hour". Wir hatten Anfang Februar hauptsächlich Schnee und noch mehr Schnee und hatten einmal besonderes Glück gehabt mit einer überwiegend klaren Nacht.

[@J-Reflection]

Stunning shots🤘

[@scubaachim]

Thanks, it's a stunning scenery there. Difficult not to make it look good

[@J-Reflection]

@@scubaachim I'm sure Torbay Council would figure out an innovative way to make it look like shit!😃

[@gunterregge899]

Very nice 👍🏼

[@scubaachim]

Thank you.

[@giordanovivant4900]

wonderful places and amazing shots, thk for sharing, like and sub for you ❤

[@scubaachim]

Thank you, appreciate it.

[@soulofspirit2504]

very nice. you should try 60fps

[@scubaachim]

60fps looks great (here's another timelapse I did in 60fps: ua-cam.com/video/wED1S2nEkIc/v-deo.html), but it wasn't an option for this video.
My drone is quite old and only capable of 30fps, the timelapse is made of 000's of stills. Given the amount of stills I've shot, going to 60fps would produce very short clips, if I slow them down in post, then you're back to 30fps. The aurora is moving quite fast so I would have to switch to video rather than timelapse for 60fps, which wouldn't give you the same quality. It's a trade off.

[@andreabuser11]

Great! What lenses did you use for the wide angle aurora shots?

[@scubaachim]

The Samyang 12mm F2, Fuji 14mm F2.8 and the Fuji kit lens 18-55 F2.8, all used wide open.

[@andreabuser11]

@@scubaachim Thank you! I also use the Samyang 12 mm with my fuji camera but I seem to have problems to get really sharp pictures.

[@scubaachim]

@@andreabuser11 Focusing at night time is tricky, particularly because on most lenses the infinity focus marks are rather inaccurate. Best to try during the day and remember where the sweet spot is. There is always a (normally very remote) chance that your particular lens is faulty.