点评:Myself & my wife had 3 nights with Thomas in late October 2024, it was a personal trip, just for the two of us. We chose a 5-day period and if the weather had been decent every night we would have gone out all 5 nights. As we'd only paid upfront for the 3 nights, in the end it was ideal.
What can I say about Thomas? Well, what he doesn't know about the Aurora isn't really worth knowing! He interprets the available data to find the best spots to attempt to view the Aurora each night and if the weather is too poor then he won't take you out, because it's pointless. He is fantastic company, polite and his sense of humour is cracking. I simply can't recommend his services enough, he was brilliant with us!
As for the Aurora, our first night out with Thomas proved to be something spectacular, which I get the impression he knew was potentially coming our way that night but to see someone who does this for a living as excited as we were when the display started made me feel like we'd picked the right guy to take us out Aurora hunting. We spent 6 hours in sub-zero temperatures that evening, constantly photographing the show, until the fog rolled in and literally stopped play, just as a Corona appeared overhead!!!!
Despite the next two outings not being a spectacular as the first night, we still had a fantastic time with Thomas and during the lulls in activity it gives you time to really appreciate the vastness of space and even being able to just gaze at the stars was amazing. There's always the Milky Way to try and photograph and Thomas is at hand to help with camera settings for those that aren't too familiar with their equipment. Again, what he doesn't seem to know about cameras isn't worth knowing as well and he's always on hand to make sure you're getting the best photos from whatever you're using; which is reassuring that he makes sure his guests take away the best photos they can during their nights out.
If you want a "proper" Aurora hunt with a guide who is professional, polite, very, very knowledgeable about all things Aurora and is just an all round nice guy, then Thomas is your man. Next time I visit Finland I will definitely use him!
Happy hunting.....
Jonathan
翻译:2024 年 10 月下旬,我和妻子与托马斯一起度过了 3 个晚上,这是一次私人旅行,只属于我们两个人。我们选择了 5 天的时间,如果每天晚上的天气都不错,我们就会出去度过这 5 个晚上。由于我们只预付了 3 晚的费用,所以最终结果非常理想。
关于托马斯,我能说什么呢?好吧,他不知道的关于极光的事情真的不值得知道!他根据现有数据找到每晚观看极光的最佳地点,如果天气太差,他就不会带你出去,因为这是毫无意义的。他是个很棒的伙伴,彬彬有礼,幽默感十足。我简直不能不推荐他的服务,他对我们很好!
至于极光,我们和托马斯一起出去玩的第一个晚上就非常壮观,我觉得他知道那天晚上可能会看到极光,但看到一个以此为生的人在极光开始的时候和我们一样兴奋,我觉得我们选对人带我们去寻找极光了。那天晚上,我们在零度以下的气温下呆了 6 个小时,不停地拍摄极光,直到雾气滚滚而来,完全停止了表演,就在这时头顶上出现了日冕!
尽管接下来的两次出游没有第一晚那么壮观,但我们仍然和托马斯一起度过了一段美好的时光,在活动的间歇,它让你有时间真正欣赏宇宙的浩瀚,甚至能够凝视星星也是一件令人惊奇的事情。我们总是可以尝试拍摄银河系,托马斯随时可以帮助那些不太熟悉设备的人设置相机。再说一遍,他似乎不知道相机的事情也不值得知道,而且他总是随时待命,确保你从你使用的任何相机上拍出最好的照片;这让人放心,因为他确保他的客人在晚上外出时拍出了他们能拍到的最好的照片。
如果你想要一次“正宗”的极光狩猎,有一个专业、礼貌、对极光的所有事情都非常了解并且是个好人的导游,那么托马斯就是你的不二之选。下次我去芬兰时一定会找他!
狩猎愉快.....
乔纳森