We were lucky enough to see the Aurora Borealis on a number of occasions. Normally we would get woken up at some ungodly hours ( 2 a.m.) to go out on deck and have a look. Really not easy to take these images in pitch black and travelling at a mean speed of 15 knots. This was taken with the Nex-5 and the CV 15 f4.5. Set the aperture to f8 and the focus at just under 2m. Focus should then be ok for everything to be in focus. Problem was, a tripod doesn't help in these situations because of the ship movement. All these images of the Northern Lights were taken hand held.

This is a variation on the previous image. Takes a little later the sun is just about to dip out of view again. I like the starburst effect here that I don't really see all that often in my images. I think I stopped the CV 15 f4.5 lens down quite a bit here as there was no problem with slow shutter speeds. It was also taken in 16:9 format. Something different that 3:2 or 4:3 format. Just like my preference for the square format I do a lot of landscape work now in the 16:9 format. It does open your eyes and you do tend to slow down and look what's in the viewfinder.

I underexposed this shot to ensure I got the ship as a silhouette. Turned out quite nice I thought. Again the combination of the Nex-5N and the CV 15 f4.5 proved to be an awsome combination.

I like the different shades of blue in this image. I also find it a very sensual photograph. If you can't see what's at the bottom, it's a large wind farm. Printed out these are quite visible and the print looks very good. The Nex-5N really does bring out some nice detail, especially if a good lenses are used. I'm slowly finding it easier to manual focus rather than depend on the cameras AF.