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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: Gil Aegerter on November 15, 2025, 20:49:14

Title: Aurora over Priest Lake
Post by: Gil Aegerter 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.
Title: Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
Post by: Øivind Tøien on November 15, 2025, 22:57:45: Very nice - impressed that you managed to have the dog stay still for that long.
Title: Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
Post by: Ian Watson on November 16, 2025, 01:06:50: Beautiful!

It would also be amusing under "How about photographers in action." :)
Title: Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
Post by: Gil Aegerter on November 16, 2025, 02:52:41: Quote from: Øivind Tøien on November 15, 2025, 22:57:45
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.
Title: Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
Post by: bobfriedman on November 16, 2025, 14:31:48: very nice... great capture.
Title: Re: Aurora over Priest Lake
Post by: Ann 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!