editorsteve

Ended up using my 50 a lot. High latitude plants are tiny... spent a week in Svalbard October 2009 to shoot a Life After People episode. Midnight in summer can cast sharp deep shadow in mainland Norway valleys and affords. Clouds help.

ChristianHJensen

yeah - but he is going during the summer and north of the polar circle where it is 24/7 sunlight - he won't see any northern lights

ygelman Loc: new -- North of Poughkeepsie!

What's the translation of Uff Da that is written on many of those T-shirts??

Bluetick Loc: Flowery Branch, GA

My trip was on a Hurtigrutin. Think name of ship was Richard With. Didn’t see the Eagle. I also shot with D300.

ygelman Loc: new -- North of Poughkeepsie!

First, THANK YOU ALL for many of your suggestions and comments on gear, clothing, filters. . . .

Also, I meant to write Canon 5D MII. (senior moment, don't you know. . .)

And yes it's a Hurtigruten ship. And I'll certainly pre-book the snow eagle extra! Thanks again.

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

It appears to be a similar sentiment to WTF?

ChristianHJensen

No direct translation but close to Yikes, Eeeeew, Icky, gross, or even awful and that's a shame

terpfan Loc: central coast, California

Did a Linblad trip to Svalbard a few years ago. Got my best polar bear shots from the ship with a Tamron 150-600 G2 on a monopod with a Canon 7D II. You won't get close to polar bears so a long lens is a necessity. It's a great trip, have a wonderful time. You might think about renting a long lens.

hipoint Loc: The Northshore, Gulf South

I spent some time in Bodo at 67.17 degrees latitude on the coast of Norway in June. I went expecting a moonscape and could not get over the flowers and gardens everywhere in town, it seemed that every plant was in bloom, simply beautiful.

mtcoothaman Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

We did the Hurtigruten up from Bergen a few years ago in May. I had an APSc Pentax plus 18-200mm . A great trip but cold. I had lots of good shots but if doing it now I would use an 17-70 mm for better quality than a superzoom. There are also not a lot of telephoto opportunities.

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

Hes going this SUMMER. They turn the northern lights off from June to August, lol.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

We took the Viking cruise "Into The Midnight Sun" last July from Bergen to Honningsvag and ultimately London where we spent 3 days above the Arctic Circle. I took my Canon 80D on this best vacation we've ever taken. I took over 90% of my photos with my EF-S 18-135, a few with my EF 70-300 and some with my EF-S 10-18. I could have done without all but the 18-135. I thought I would need the 70-300 to get scenery photos from the ship, but we stayed close enough to shore that it wasn't necessary.

We were incredibly lucky with the weather; we only got wet for a few minutes in London one evening; the crew said it was the best weather they had ever seen on the cruise. However, prepare for rain. I wouldn't be concerned about low light. The only time I had to deal with low light was cruising up the Thames at night; I just cranked the ISO up to 8000 and shot away. I brought a "string tripod" and used it a couple of times, but didn't see the need for a tripod or monopod.

Enjoy the trip; the scenery is spectacular.