The sensational shot (Picture: North News & Pictures)
A wedding photographer, who has worked in the business for the past decade, says he took a ‘once in a lifetime’ shot last weekend – while snapping a happy couple in North Yorkshire.
Rich Smith shot Amy and Claire Wilson on their special day in Raven Hall, overlooking Robin Hood’s Bay, in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
But the photographer also captured the Northern Lights in the couple’s wedding photoshoot, which took place two weeks’ ago.
Landscape photography specialist Rich normally checks the weather forecast before a shoot, and says October 22 2022 showed the perfect conditions for capturing the Northern Lights in the UK – and the night certainly lived up to expectations.
The incredible photo shows a clear sky, no moon and no light pollution – making the visual spectacle stand out.
Rich said: ‘I’m pleased with the photo, it’s a one in a million shot.
‘It’s one I have always wished I would shoot and very rare to get it in England.
‘To be honest, it’s the sort of picture that could have been taken in Iceland or Lapland. It’s a once in a lifetime shot.’
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The newlyweds are thrilled with the photo too and stress they had to stay perfectly still to get the snap – while the hall’s restaurant illuminated them.
And the magical event was particularly special for Amy, whose father passed away last year.
She says when she saw the stunning sky, she felt like her dad had ‘sent the Northern Lights’ for them on their special day.
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‘It’s the sort of picture that could have been taken in Iceland or Lapland.’
