May 03
by Alex Conu in Astrophotography, Northern Lights 0 comments

Descoperă Aurora Boreală în România, pe televizoarele LG OLED

Eu n-am televizor acasă. Și nu am televizor dintr-un motiv simplu: nu-mi place cum arată lumea în dreptunghiul ăla de pe perete. Culorile mi se par greșite, trebuie să stau fix în fața lui sau totul se duce pe câmpii, negrul e un fel de gri închis ș.a.m.d. Știți cum mi s-a schimbat părerea asta la 180 de grade? Mi-am văzut fotografiile cu Aurora Boreală și cu cerul înstelat pe un televizor LG OLED 4K. Și-am tăcut câteva zeci de secunde. Și-apoi am zis: “Eu vreau un televizor de-ăsta.” Nu mi-a venit să cred că am zis eu asta, dar am zis. Nu știu dacă sunteți familiari cu modul în care un televizor obișnuit produce imaginea. Orice televizor care funcționează pe baza tehnologiilor deja clasice (LCD, LED) folosește un panou luminos a cărui lumină trece prin diverse, să le spunem simplu, filtre pentru a forma imaginea vizibilă. Panoul luminos nu poate fi controlat la nivel de pixel, iar asta face ca negrul din imaginea finală să nu arate excepțional. Însă, tehnologia OLED schimbă multe atunci când vine vorba de negru. Televizoarele OLED nu au un panou luminos în fundal și, de aceea, pot controla fiecare pixel, iar dacă e nevoie […]
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Jun 13
by Alex Conu in Astrophotography, Northern Lights 2 comments tags: astrophotography, aurora borealis, contest, lofoten, northern lights, twan, winner

Winner of The 2016 International Earth & Sky Photo Contest

I am so very stoked to be chosen as the winner of The 2016 International Earth & Sky Photo Contest. My image of the Northern Lights shot last October from the top of Mount Reinebringen, in Lofoten, was selected as the winner in the Against the Lights category and overall contest winner. The image was shot on October the 7th 2015, during one of the most beautiful Aurora displays I have ever witnessed. A big thank you goes to my wife Anca, who joined me for this camping trip up the mountain and who understands all my nocturnal escapades for shooting the night sky. That day, I looked at some satellite data and decided we should go up as something was going to happen. Being an astrophysicist helps a lot when shooting the Northern Lights as it gives you a deeper understanding of the phenomenon and lets you better plan your photo sessions. Went up around 7PM and, as soon as the Sun set, the sky went on fire. Green, purple, pink fire. What an amazing night we had. I started astrophotography a long time ago, when I was 13 years old. Now, I am 32. I’m not doing it for the […]
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Dec 11
by Alex Conu in Astrophotography, HowTo, Northern Lights 0 comments tags: astrophotography, aurora, aurora australis, aurora borealis, how to, lofoten, northern lights, photograph, photography, southern lights

How to Photograph the Aurora Borealis or Australis (Northern or Southern Lights)

I get this question very frequently, whenever I post a photo depicting the Aurora Borealis. The answer is simple, but complicated: It depends. :) There is no universal recipe for photographing the Northern Lights, but there are some general aspects that have to be taken care of.
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Apr 21
by Alex Conu in Adventure, Behind the Shot, Northern Lights 0 comments tags: aurora borealis, bouldering, cold, northern lights, outdoor photography, winter

Bouldering under the Northern Lights

A bit of location scouting and some help from Lady Aurora made this photo a lot more interesting than my other try. But, all in all, the experience is fantastic. Battling the cold is a lot more enjoyable under the undulating curtains of the Aurora Borealis.
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