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Gil Aegerter

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Aurora over Priest Lake
« on: November 15, 2025, 20:49:14 »
This isn't really a landscape so maybe it goes under "Universe"?

I spent a few days with friends at their "cabin" at the north end of Priest Lake, and we were lucky enough to get a cloud break and see the aurora borealis. Nikkor 20mm f3.5 AIS, Nikon D850, Hakuba tripod, Manfrotto ballhead. ISO 3200, f3.5, 6 seconds.
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Øivind Tøien

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Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2025, 22:57:45 »

Very nice - impressed that you managed to have the dog stay still for that long.
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Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2025, 01:06:50 »
Beautiful!

It would also be amusing under "How about photographers in action."  :)

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Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2025, 02:52:41 »
Very nice - impressed that you managed to have the dog stay still for that long.

If you look closely there are a few dogs there! Floki stayed for a few seconds, then moved around a bit.
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Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2025, 14:31:48 »
very nice... great capture.
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Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2025, 19:20:55 »
You got a great view, and a wonderful photograph, of Aurora borealis. The man and the dog definitely add to your photograph: the man, intent on the view while the dog has his back to it.

Me?
I am afraid that I chickened out after making too many trips in the middle of the night to an unlit area on high ground with a northern view in order to see a celestial event, only to see either a dim snowball, but with no fiery tail, in the sky or … nothing at all!