Phoenix rising

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 6, 2015247 views15 comments

One of the many photos I took that night while camping in the Norwegian mountains. I am used to see the aurora to the north where I live, but this was at the arctic circle, so the aurora was more or less everywhere! I was twisting my neck the whole time to make sure I wasn't missing anything, haha.

ISO 3200, f/3,5, 15 s, 14 mm.

C&C welcome, large version is included!

Roel

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15 comments

Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on March 6, 2015 at 1:03 PM

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 6, 2015 at 3:22 PM

Spectacular and very impressive. Wow!

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on March 6, 2015 at 4:28 PM

This is TRULY excellent, Roel - no suggestions, just enjoying it!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 6, 2015 at 5:41 PM

Roel, this is so cool. I don't think there is another natural phenomina that can match the Aurora. I hope I get to witness this someday. Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on March 6, 2015 at 5:45 PM

Amazing pattern and colors! Yeah, this is also something I hope to see someday!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM

This is beautiful, Roel! Love the sweep of the aurora and how it looks like a bird taking off.

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Comment posted by Tom Falley on March 6, 2015 at 6:26 PM

Quite nice, one almost needs a lawn chair to lay back and see such a scene. We had one last week like this, right overhead. You did a good job of catching the feel!

Cheers. Tom

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 6, 2015 at 9:52 PM

Excellent use of the negative space for balance and anchoring the shot. Spectacular display.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on March 7, 2015 at 1:04 AM

That aurora sure looks like an eye! Incredible formation Roel

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 7, 2015 at 7:05 AM

Beautiful sky. The comp also works fine for me.

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on March 7, 2015 at 7:10 AM

Beautifully framed Aurora Roel. The thin line through the middle is great!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 8, 2015 at 7:56 PM

Good capture of a wonderful display.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on March 8, 2015 at 9:53 PM

Really nice capture- I love the shape/comp here. It's like some kind of arctic phoenix or angel.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 9, 2015 at 9:14 PM

Way cool, Roel. I love the simplicity of nature's design in this. Have seen the aurora a couple of times in the Boundary Waters in N Minnesota - this is a real inspiration and good example.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 11, 2015 at 8:09 PM

Something most of will never see and well done.

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