Wanaka Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Mon, 10 Apr 2017 19:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg Wanaka Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 Shooting stars and Aurora Australis in Wanaka, New Zealand https://www.thewanderinglens.com/photographing-the-aurora-australis-in-wanaka-new-zealand/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/photographing-the-aurora-australis-in-wanaka-new-zealand/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 04:00:04 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=2355 After a day exploring Wanaka with a helicopter ride to Roy’s Peak, panoramic views over the majestic Aspiring National Park and a sunset gathering with some of the world’s best photographers at the infamous ‘That Wanaka Tree’, we heard whispers the Aurora Australis was on its way. Seriously!? Could Wanaka get any more amazing? Apparently so. The Aurora Australis (aka Southern Lights) are best viewed when facing south so Wanaka’s Eely Point Recreational Reserve was our pick for the evening’s vantage point. Aurora’s occur when highly charged particles enter the atmosphere resulting in a natural light show across the sky typically near the North or South Poles. I’ll confess straight up, despite being a professional photographer I had never perfected astrophotography, heck I hadn’t even attempted to do so as I love the sunshine and water so much that I preferred to let the experts capture the stars. This all changed once astro genius’ Brent Purcell and Shaun Jeffers showed me the settings before the Aurora Australis began. Down by Lake Wanaka with no lights and only our phones to shine on the camera, the settings were put in place and I tested my infinity focus to be sure it...

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