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Auroral Display
Auroral Display
indridistefans


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Þingvellir
Date: Dec 14, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 20 sek
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2007

Taken in one of the nicer nights of the year. -10 degrees the lake is actually a river which simply didn't flow it was that cold.

So anyways I and my friend Larus went for a drive specifically to get the Northern lights after a solar storm he shot his sky entry that night, well mine is not nearly as good but let's see how this goes.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 712
Avg (all users): 6.9886
Avg (commenters): 8.1538
Avg (participants): 6.8947
Avg (non-participants): 7.2824
Views since voting: 4575
Views during voting: 649
Votes: 351
Comments: 47
Favorites: 12 (view)


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08/21/2007 05:47:10 AM
Breathtaking scenery (and not just because it was cold (I really can't imagine -10 degrees C, especially when it's above 30C here at the moment. ;-Þ)
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01/28/2007 05:13:42 AM
Looks like a wallpaper in the new Windows Vista. Very nice picture!
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01/27/2007 05:38:13 AM
Great picture Indriði. Til hamingju með flottann árangur í stórri keppni.
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01/26/2007 03:38:03 AM
Thank you to everyone who voted and commented for making this a personal best in every aspect number of comments, score and favorites.

Also to note it was -10° C not F but cold still.

Also to everyone who mistook me for Larus. I accept the compliment, but to your defence we went out there together to take the pictures. And they were taken at the same time.

Message edited by author 2007-01-26 03:42:39.
01/26/2007 02:30:15 AM
Congratulaions with your personal best! Til hamingju Indriði, alveg frábær mynd!
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01/26/2007 12:41:25 AM
Did you say minus 10? I love the cold but that is slow paced. I am thinking about retiring and moving to Iceland soon .I hope these solar storms are not too harmful for you. I love this photo. I love anything that has a Aurora in it. Great job and placing !
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 11:58:38 AM
I love how the aurora is captured in the photograph along with the reflection in the water.
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01/25/2007 08:10:53 AM
Very nice colors. Also, I like the reflection on the water.
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01/25/2007 05:09:03 AM
Damn you Northerners with your aurora photos! This is beautiful. Well captured.
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01/25/2007 03:43:01 AM
A very strong image here,we have but seen it now, so many times, it looses the wow factor somewhat.
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01/25/2007 12:02:38 AM
yeah, visual perfection, but, then again, would we expect anything less from you ;-)
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01/24/2007 01:51:26 PM
This is my pick for the blue ribbon. Amazing detail and colors. It must have been a thrill to be watching that.
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01/24/2007 01:00:33 PM
Beautiful capture. Of all the Aurora shots I have seen, this one certainly stands out. The reflection of the colors and stars it amazing. Great job.
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01/23/2007 08:45:01 PM
Always love the Aurora Borealis shots. What a beautiful picture.
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01/23/2007 07:51:24 PM
And yet again, another beautiful and shocking green aurora..
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01/23/2007 12:55:55 AM
I have to see this in person someday - this is superb!
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01/21/2007 10:08:57 PM
Very impressive
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01/21/2007 10:12:11 AM
I never tire of seeing these displays. I can't say a lot more about this photo, the colours are stunning, the reflections as sharp as the display. Worthy 10
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01/20/2007 09:59:49 AM
Amazing....
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01/19/2007 09:27:59 PM
Absolutely stunning 9
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01/19/2007 06:33:24 PM
Beautiful job, nice reflections in the water.
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01/19/2007 02:52:53 PM
I am so jealous of these kind of shots!! Wish I could see this skyline!! Nice colors
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01/17/2007 06:36:12 PM
Wow, I'd love to see something like this sometime.... It is amazing.
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01/17/2007 04:30:30 PM
Amazing color. Also it looks as though the shoreline is on fire...nice capture (8)
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01/17/2007 07:21:14 AM
not bad, i wonder when will the day come when aurora borealis will be in different color that this green :-)
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01/16/2007 08:14:01 PM
Stunning! Great color and so silky. Back to bump you up to 9.
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01/16/2007 04:17:11 PM
Lovely green colors, a 9 for this incredible photo!
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01/16/2007 09:11:52 AM
Another amazing display of natures beauty. Excellent work. Sure to do extremely well.
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01/16/2007 12:06:53 AM
After a while I seem to bore of the Aurora... Then all of a sudden an image like this one hits. Yes, the Aurora is a beauty, but what really works is the like of the beach, the reflections, and the the lines in general. Not sure if this is one of your works, Larus, but this is one of my favorite Auroral Displays. Nicely done and highly rated.
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01/15/2007 02:28:42 PM
great color
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01/15/2007 07:35:33 AM
Wow... This is excellent... how did you light the shore?
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01/14/2007 06:02:13 PM
Beautiful
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01/13/2007 09:24:48 PM
Very nice picture but I think this has been overdone lately. It must be awesome in person and I'd be proud to have taken a shot like this and I am jealous about your location but I've been seeing it far too much in challenges.
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01/13/2007 08:19:54 PM
these are getting pretty common, yet I've never seen one! really nice
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01/13/2007 01:49:11 PM
There seems to be a lot of these images around
But you cant Knock the Quality that lies within this Photo
Some People will be Green with Envy !
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01/13/2007 12:22:27 PM
I think people who have access to the Northern Lights should automatically be given a -2 handicap :) JUST KIDDING! This is off-the-chart stunning, and I would kill to have a "Best Of" photo that looked this amazing!
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01/13/2007 11:21:33 AM
Gorgeous colour
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01/13/2007 04:43:00 AM
awesome :D 8
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01/13/2007 04:32:41 AM
Very nice.
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01/12/2007 10:21:04 PM
Wow! I wish we had this where I live. Wonderful.
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01/12/2007 07:43:13 PM
wow...unbelievable colour and depth...has to be Iceland I am sure
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01/12/2007 06:28:23 PM
wow! 9!
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01/12/2007 06:03:35 PM
Gorgeous. I love the greens and we still see the stars. Nice!!
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01/12/2007 04:50:07 PM
Okay...which one of you Icelandic pros submitted this one? :-P It's beautiful.
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01/12/2007 09:21:49 AM
awesome again 9
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01/12/2007 09:06:56 AM
Beautiful shot
again!
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01/12/2007 05:33:58 AM
wow - this is one of the brightest i've seen of the n. lights. 7.
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