Challenge of Challenges 2009

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Welcome to the 2009 'Challenge of Challenges.' This challenge has been compiled from all the year's challenge-winning entries to help select the dpreview.com Picture of the Year. If you've been as impressed as we have by the quality of submissions and the imagination of the challenge hosts, make sure you show it by voting and helping to choose 2009's best challenge-winning image.

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by Odd Erik Garcia

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Aurora borealis extending over the nigth sky in Northern Norway.

This entry was originally submitted to the Stars and night sky challenge.

Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8
Submitted:	Tuesday, 12th May, 2009 12:59 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 27th February, 2009
Focal length:	14 mm
Shutter speed:	10 sec
Aperture:	F2.8
ISO:	1600
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Thank you very much for your feedback and generous comments. This picture was taken on the southern part of the island Senja, a place with many beautiful mountains. The ones in this picture rise up to approximately 800 meters above sea level.

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Excellent, extraordinary picture.

Congratulations for the achievement.

The real event is *magical*
Capturing it on still, helps to share the magic with other people who wasn't there.

*Love this picture, really great.*

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Congrats on a stunning capture. Where was this shot? I ask since I shoot Auroras in the northern part of Norway myself. Watching the northern lights is a stunning experience when it play up like in your picture.
Well done!

Regards
Trond N

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Far better than the winning image IMO, so full of atmosphere and mystery... and not same'ish like a million other images. well done!! thanks for sharing with us.

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A truly stunning photograph. This is what photography should be all about - being there to expertly record something unusual for all to see and marvel at.

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