360 Degree Aurora Borealis Panoramas

Iconic landmarks of Iceland shot with my 4 cameras with fisheyes rig. Creating a 360 degree aurora borealis panorama time-lapse was the mission. It took a lot a waiting for clear skies paired with a little aurora hunting luck. After shooting over 5 weeks I had 9 different scenes to use in the time-lapse video I was happy with. Iceland is a photographers dream as the entire country feels like another planet! All the scenes in this video incorporate water in the shot. I didn't do that on purpose but auroras flowing like water makes for a good theme.

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I Wanted to see as many reflections of auroras as I could so I setup my camera rig in the moving water at the bottom of the mighty waterfall Skogafoss. The auroras flowed across the sky just like the river I was in.

4 cameras with 8mm fisheye lenses for 360 time-lapse! I set the intervelometers on the cameras then run away. The batteries usually last for about 3 hours in these cameras so that's how long I shoot. Typically 350-400 images from each camera to make 350-400 panoramas in each time-lapse scene.

A short hike from the fishing village Arnarstapi leads to eroding lava formation in the sea. As waves crashed against the arch the auroras gained intensity in the sky.

I setup my cameras in the black sand during low tide near the bottom of the walking dinosaur. As the tide gently came in my cameras were capturing the water and the flow of auroras across the sky.

A quiet peaceful night in north Iceland. The stillness of the water was highly photogenic as the stars and lights streaked across the clear sky.

I'm not sure why the waterfall was lit with hot pink lights this night but it made for a nice contrast against the green lights coming in.

One of the best displays I witnessed on the trip was at Iceland's iconic Church Mountain on Sunday morning. It was incredible to watch the lights at times seem violent as the pulsed across the sky. The gentle waterfall came down the mountain and flowed into the bay as the moon was rising.

Similar location on a different night, as auroras were much quieter.