Northern Lights Over Hella Iceland
by Rebecca Herranen
Title
Northern Lights Over Hella Iceland
Artist
Rebecca Herranen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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I was awakened in the middle of the night to someone running across the wood deck of our tiny, rustic little cabin in Hella, Iceland. I almost rolled over and went back to sleep, but thought that was strange, why would someone run across our deck. I sat up and looked out the window and saw nothing.
We had an app on our phones which told us what our chances of seeing the Northern Lights at this time of year were, and being just late September, the odds weren't really in our favor. Never the less I decided I should peak out the front door. In my bare feet I stepped out onto the deck and hanging just above my head, was this ghostly shifting, green curtain in the the dark sky.
I can't even tell you, it took my breathe away. It was unbelievable. I woke Timo up, and then ran outside in about 40 degrees to my daughters cabin a few doors down in my pjs and bare feet. People were starting to gather outside as they heard the commotion. Mind you, I don't see very well without my glasses and I had left them by the bed. In the dark I wasn't at all sure which was her cabin. Feet are beginning to go numb and I can really only see dark shapes. Then I saw it, a flashlight in a cabin. I started frantically waving my arms to hurry up. Then took of running to get my camera.
Yup, you guessed it......the person standing in the cabin with the flashlight, it wasn't my daughter. I just kept telling myself that who ever it was couldn't really see the crazy lady standing outside in front of their cabin waving her arms arms.
Anyways, I grabbed my equipment, set up as fast as I could not knowing how long this was going to last since I had never seen it before. Thankfully it stayed for about 1 hour and we had a second opportunity the next night. It is my dream to go back to Iceland. Seeing the Northern Lights or Arora Borealis was one of the most stunningly beautiful sights I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing.
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June 13th, 2021
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