Infrared aurora

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 16, 2014387 views6 comments

I'm still having a lot of fun with my converted IR camera, and this one is another experiment. I was out camping and taking some night shots, when all of a sudden a huge amount of northern light appeared. Of course I took a lot of photos with my normal camera, but I also wanted to see if the IR camera would detect anything. Well, it did, and I quite like how this panorama turned out.

6 shots combined, ISO 1600, f/4, 20 seconds.

C&C welcome, a larger version is included.

Roel

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on April 16, 2014 at 11:46 AM

Pretty cool, Roel. Not something you see everyday. Just enough detail in the large view to hold my attention for quite a while.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 16, 2014 at 1:10 PM

I really like the toning the IR created for this. A very unique and beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Paul DeCesare on April 17, 2014 at 12:46 AM

I wouldn't change a thing Roel, you nailed it here: the surreal bluish tone from the IR, the AWESOME northern lights that showed up and the pano orientation all comes together IMO. Great work! You can post the "regular" shots if you like!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 17, 2014 at 3:05 AM

Like the take on this. Becomes much more abstract. Love the detail in the larger version, especially the trees. Makes them appear snow covered. This is often a dark mess in aurora photos.

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on April 18, 2014 at 8:01 PM

Love this different take on the northern lights!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 20, 2014 at 3:23 PM

Phenomenal image!

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