Competition entry: Aurora over Dyholeay Cliffs
Aurora over Dyholeay Cliffs by Brian Narveson
2025 January Competition - A Prints
36 points - 2nd Place
Judges' comments:
Good detail; light radiates from one point; nice diagonal and vertical lines; could crop on left or darken the lower left bit of ocean; nice stars
Maker's notes:

This image was taken in Iceland on an incredible night of Northern Lights.  Camera Canon 7D MarkII.  Shot with a Sigma Zoom in manual mode.   Aperture f/1.8, ISO 3200, 2.5 second exposure.  Noise reduction and sharpening is Topaz Photo AI.   Editing in Lightroom