Northern Lights (Blachford Lodge, Northwest Territories)
It was so brutally cold (-20f to -33f). Here, 60 miles from Yellowknife, we waited five nights for the Aurora Borealis to appear. Our cabin, away from the lodge, was without plumbing or electricity. We sat in that teepee (with a fire) for hours one night fortified by Baileys and coffee, hoping for a lightshow. You cannot touch the tripod with your bare hands. Batteries? – carry two spares, as close to your skin as possible, but yet quickly accessible. Bag and seal the camera with moisture absorbing packets before going indoors; and the list of things to overcome gets long. But, one night, magic appears and between us we came home with 100+ very long exposure photos to work with. Priceless.

Northern Lights (Blachford Lodge, Northwest Territories)
It was so brutally cold (-20f to -33f). Here, 60 miles from Yellowknife, we waited five nights for the Aurora Borealis to appear. Our cabin, away from the lodge, was without plumbing or electricity. We sat in that teepee (with a fire) for hours one night fortified by Baileys and coffee, hoping for a lightshow. You cannot touch the tripod with your bare hands. Batteries? – carry two spares, as close to your skin as possible, but yet quickly accessible. Bag and seal the camera with moisture absorbing packets before going indoors; and the list of things to overcome gets long. But, one night, magic appears and between us we came home with 100+ very long exposure photos to work with. Priceless.