Koyukuk river sunset, Brooks Range, Alaska. Canon 5D Mark III, 24-105mm f/4L IS, 1/60 sec @ f/11, ISO 400.
While scouting a possible location for aurora photography, I came across this scene in the Brooks Range of Alaska. It has some promise for a future time, but the wispy clouds at the time added a gentle feeling to the scene so I took a moment to make a landscape photo. A very strong landscape photo is really the core of a good aurora photo. And, finding these locations in the daylight is much easier than trying to do in the dark!
