Borealis

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 28, 2009344 views15 comments

Hi all

Browsing the file I've remember that september night when we were looking at one of the most awesome moments of nature, the northern lights. It was 60 miles north of fairbanks and we could photograph three hours of aurora displays

I hope you "taste it" slowly.

f/4
ISO 800
25 sec
EOS 5D
Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
Tripod

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 28, 2009 at 1:39 PM

Pretty amazing sight!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on December 28, 2009 at 1:49 PM

The Hulk is coming

great job

Hamed

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Comment posted by Sally King on December 28, 2009 at 2:42 PM

that is really gorgeous. I don't comment in this forum very often but your image made me take a look. I love it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 28, 2009 at 5:05 PM

This is glorious Roberto. Someday I hope to see the northern lights in person.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on December 28, 2009 at 7:19 PM

Superb aurora capture!
The stars and silhouetted forest complement this perfectly. What a great color, too!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 28, 2009 at 7:19 PM

I'm sure every photographer has this on thier to do list. But I bet it's one of the rarest things photographed in terms of the number of different people that actually get to see it. Good for you, it's spectacular!!!

Chris

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Comment posted by Tom Kennon on December 28, 2009 at 7:39 PM

Great capture, I can not quit starring at your photo, there is so much to look at!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 28, 2009 at 8:06 PM

I was waiting for some Northern light shots. Love this and what a view to behold.
Very sweet Roberto

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 28, 2009 at 8:14 PM

Amazing great sweep of light! How awesome to see it- and with stars and a forest. It really looks heaven-sent.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 28, 2009 at 9:40 PM

That is a great display you captured. It must have been a great experience for you. My only nit and it is tiny, is that the stars were points and not dashes.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 28, 2009 at 10:28 PM

I have never seen these. The one week I spent in Alaska it was cloudy every day. This is GORGEOUS!

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Comment posted by Mike Ryan on December 29, 2009 at 4:11 PM

Love it. Definitely want to get up here someday. Very nice capture and deep vibrant color. Great work!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 29, 2009 at 8:41 PM

Very cool! I like inclusion of the stars.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Lee Sacrey on December 30, 2009 at 12:51 AM

Hey Roberto, great to see a Northern Lights shot. We see them quite often here in Canada's NWT. You traveled a long distance to get that shot and I am glad to see it. I am reminded of how blessed I am to be able to see the Aurora regularly. I have been using a lower ISO as of late in my shots (ISO100 or 200) with long shutter speeds. You should try that as well, it always fun to photograph the Aurora. Great job with the shot.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 30, 2009 at 1:18 AM

Wow

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