Northern Lights image puts Yorkshire snapper in line for top award

A FORMER YORKSHIRE Post photographer's image of the spectacular Northern Lights in Iceland has been shortlisted in a top international competition.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jul 2016, 06:00 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 20:47 BST
Giles Rocholl's shot of the Northern LightsGiles Rocholl's shot of the Northern Lights
Giles Rocholl's shot of the Northern Lights

Giles Rocholl, 53, of Tadcaster shot more than 3,500 images during a week-long photography trip to Iceland in February.

He waited for four hours in temperatures of -10C on Valentine’s night before capturing a potentially award-winning image of a green band of light streaking across the night sky over the lagoon at Jokulsarlon..

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The photograph – taken on a Nikon D810 camera with a wide-angle lens supported by a Gitzo tripod – has been shortlisted in the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year award.

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