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10/30/2003 11:14:31 PM · #26 |
One night a few years ago I went outside for some reason and looked up. Right above me was this round white halo with pink and red streaming from it...yes the aurora borealis was VERY active and I could see it in the middle of town. I grabbed the wife and kid and drove about 10 miles out of town to get a better look. It was unbelievable how the colors and light danced so effortlessly. Unfortunately I wasn't into photography like I am now, so I never got any shots of it, but the next time it happens, I'll be there!
Thanks everyone for posting your images, it helps those that can't see it.
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10/31/2003 12:02:18 AM · #27 |
Amazing Ref'! Great work!
I went out to see, and didn't see anything.. Now that I know it dies down and comes back, I should look again!
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10/31/2003 07:02:41 AM · #28 |
Thanks everyone
for those who were curious (but now it's too late..) i took these at F2, 26mm (had my wide angle lense on) at varies the exposure time from 10 to 20 seconds depending on the brightness of the sky at that time.
i edited one of them a bit to get a more dramatic effect (actually, it's the first one i posted in this thread) .. levels, and some editing on the houses just for fun :) (the original post's pic was completely untouched)
//www.3dluvr.com/refracted/temp/aurora9.jpg
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10/31/2003 07:21:43 AM · #29 |
| Wow! this is amazing!! We only get green ones here, Ive never seen so much! Great pictures! |
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10/31/2003 11:29:18 AM · #30 |
thanks heida, hehe, you only get green ones, and my friend in boston has only ever seen red ones.. i seem to be right in the middle, enough to capture both in picture :)
i'm starting to wonder if this effect will last even tonight..i will have to check out the news reports.. they had said it would last "a few days"..
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10/31/2003 11:34:22 AM · #31 |
| Thanks for sharing these - they are so cool... |
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10/31/2003 11:34:55 AM · #32 |
| What great shots. I been looking here in So. Colorado, but it rarely makes it here. In the late 70s we had them once, and I saw them in rays of yellow, reds, and greens with Pike's Peak in the background. I'll be looking, but clouds have been with us several days now. Van |
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10/31/2003 01:24:16 PM · #33 |
| Awesome shots! I've never seen pics of the aurora borealis before and had no idea it could look this amazing. Thanks for posting them! |
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10/31/2003 01:32:58 PM · #34 |
| Anyone seen them on the west coast here? We're between 48 and 49 here in Victori but it was cloudy last night. Clear today, so I figure I might try to get out and see something this evening. |
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11/01/2003 12:49:40 AM · #35 |
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11/01/2003 12:51:24 AM · #36 |
Refracted, this is an awesome shot. Thanks for sharing something I hope to see one day.
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11/01/2003 03:28:54 AM · #37 |
These shots are incredible. I've never seen it in real life. Thanks for the shots. I guess I live too far south. However, we've had our own "special" lights here in San Diego the last week. This shot is some color in the sky for a different reason: Fire. This house is at the top of our hill, but with the raging fire in the distance behind it, it looks almost haunted.
Haunted House
Perhaps I could have used it for the Halloween Challenge, were I a member.
Message edited by author 2003-11-01 03:30:26.
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