Pay attention to the aurora in Alaska. How to shoot the aurora?

If you want to see the Aurora, you can go to Alaska, but if you want to see the Aurora, you can learn about the shooting strategy of Aurora, clothes and equipment and other related information below. Let's go and have a look.

visa and transportation

visa:

Alaska belongs to the United States, so as long as you don't go to other countries on this trip, you only need to apply for an American visa.

Ticket matching:

There are no direct commercial flights from China (except some specific charter flights). Then it is suggested to fly to Seattle first, and then fly directly to fairbanks or Anchorage on inland flights of Alaska Airlines or other airlines. Seattle-fairbanks takes about 4 hours, and Seattle-Anchorage takes about 3.5 hours.

Dressing and other gadgets

Dressing area

It is said that as long as you wear the right clothes, it won't be cold at all in fairbanks. Although the temperature will be around -2 in winter, dry and windy weather will improve human tolerance. Basically, just prepare:

1. Close-fitting underwear: mainly soft and warm chemical fiber. Although pure cotton close-fitting clothes are soft, they are too easy to absorb sweat, and the warmth retention effect is reduced.

2. socks: thick wool socks. You can prepare two more pairs and decide whether to wear two pairs of socks according to different activities in the day.

3. Warm clothes and pants: fleece hoodies and fleece warm pants. In short, fleece clothing is a very reliable choice!

4. coat: thick down jacket or professional outdoor cotton-padded jacket in winter. Please consider the waterproof effect of the coat to some extent. Snowfall in winter may wet ordinary cotton-padded jackets.

5. shoes: outdoor boots with warm, waterproof and anti-slip functions. Because you may wear two pairs of thick wool socks at the same time, and you want to keep your baby warm under your feet, you can consider buying shoes that are a little bigger or half smaller. Never wear snow boots. Although it is light and warm, it is not waterproof enough.

in addition, hats, scarves and gloves should be prepared. You may not need it when the weather is fine, but if the snow cools down, these gadgets will keep you warm in time. If you like playing with snow, please prepare waterproof ski gloves.

Other small devices

1. Warm baby: Needless to say, the effect of this artifact can be attached to your body or even your shoes if you are afraid of the cold. In addition, the batteries of mobile phones and cameras will also reduce the time spent outdoors in cold weather. You can also stick a warm baby on it to maintain battery life.

2. Snacks: Energy bars and Snickers chocolates can replenish your energy in time, and can be bought at local convenience stores or large supermarkets at any time.

3. Kettle: Since it is winter, it is most practical for China tourists to choose thermos bottles. Before departure from the hotel, you can burn some hot water with you in a coffee pot, and hot water is also provided in ordinary restaurants or aurora observation cabins, which can be replenished at any time.

4. Skin care products: Winter in fairbanks is not normal dry. Girls must bring enough masks and body lotion! Basically, hotels provide a small bottle of emulsion, but it always feels not as moist and easy to use as the one I bought. When going out, bare skin must be coated with more cream or body lotion to prevent frostbite.

5. small humidifier: the hotel room is too warm and dry. When you wake up with the air conditioner on, I believe many people will feel dry and itchy in their throat and nasal cavity. You can bring a small humidifier to the bedside according to your own needs, which will alleviate some dryness.

: photography control tips

1. Take a tripod. When shooting aurora, you need to set the camera to delayed exposure mode. A good photo of the aurora may require a delay of 15-2 seconds. Some photographers even set the delay as long as 45 seconds -1 minute. Long delay exposure needs to keep the camera stable so that the photos will be clear. In this way, tripod is the best choice. If you find it inconvenient to carry, you can buy a new one directly at the local Wal-Mart. The price is around $ 2-5.

2. Bring more camera batteries and charge them. I believe that in this regard, photographers must have made full preparations. I'm filming, but the battery is dead. I'm definitely going to beat my chest.

3. Don't forget to keep the camera warm. Keep the camera warm, too? Yes, not only the camera, but also your mobile phone. Rechargeable lithium battery consumes a lot of power and is fast in low temperature environment, and low temperature will also affect the response sensitivity of electronic equipment. You might as well buy a cotton camera cover for your camera, or even stick a warm baby on it to maintain the normal temperature of the equipment.