Comments on: aurora borealis

By: ninds

ninds — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

John at orbit1 has a pretty stunning picture of it:

http://orbit1.com/dailyphotos.aspx?a=next&pid=831

By: bob

bob — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I'll be out trying to capture this one... should be fun... If anyone is interested, PHOTO TECHIQUES magazine - Nov/Dec issue has an article - 'Photographing the Northern Lights' -- not bad.... Basically - shoot WIDE OPEN -- at f/1.4 and 100 speed film -- say Provia -- expose for 20-30 seconds -- and work from there... I'm going to try to use the D70, too -- I'll probably expose for one minute at f/4 - 12mm as a starting point...

Good luck!

By: Clem

Clem — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

100f provia is just perfect for a nothern light.

By: your_waitress

your_waitress — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

wow! lane i thought i was looking at a scene from 'close encounters'. stunning image, and my new fave of yours. thanks for sharing!

By: blinks

blinks — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

one of my goals in life is to see that.

By: james m

james m — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

fantastic photo Lane ...

maybe time for me to head north , way north to catch out the aurora borealis

By: Valette

Valette — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I live in Fairbanks, Alaska, and though the aurora is frequent here through the winters, it is not any less breathtaking. I have not yet been able to successfully capture it on film, but I have been working on my night photography skills and hope to grab something great this winter.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Those photos linked above are the most stunning things I've seen photographed in my life. I think I know where my next trip will be.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I posted one shot of it yesterday:
http://www.joecunningham.com/20041108.html

Another will appear later this week as a guest-posting on Heather Champ's site.

By: lane

lane — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for all the nice comments, everybody. I talked the newspaper into putting the image on the front page of the paper today. It will be the first time in quite a while a photo of me has been in the paper, I'm usually on the other side of the camera!

Vallette, it is pretty easy to shoot, you just need a long exposure. The photo I posted above is something like 30seconds at f/2.8, 400asa, camera set on a tripod. I wish I had a better camera at the time. (2.7 Mpixel Nikon D1H). Film or a newer DSLR would have been good. (comment not meant to be an opening for film/digi debate)

Really, the hardest thing about shooting this photo was standing perfectly still for 30 seconds!