Posted by Larry Fischer on October 17, 2013 at 1:29 PM
Spent about 16 days in the Alaskan Wilderness. It was often cloudy but on two nights, during the 'call of nature' I was blessed with both clear skies and aurora. Here is one example taken with my Nikon d700 and wide angle lens. Also, took a turbo prop plane back to Denver to Kansas City. The overhead bins were small and I had to put camera bag in cargo. I saw the bag fall about 5 feet off the cart, reported it to the stewardess, and everything seemed right with the camera upon arrival. Lenses appeared fine until the Nikkor 14-24 was used about a week later. Impact damage to the tune of $612 when submitted to Nikon factory repair; rear seal protruding from back and rear focus ring stiff. United won't belly up; have to report problem within 24 hours. NEVER leave your camera gear in the hands of others...
Posted by Tom Kennon on October 17, 2013 at 3:19 PM
A wonderful shot, Larry, sorry to hear about you lense.
Can you give specifics on exposure time and settings?
Posted by Larry Fischer on October 17, 2013 at 3:39 PM
I'll check the metadata and supply. This photo is pretty heavily processed with CaptureOne and CaptureNX2. I have some other shots at:
flickr.com/photos/syzygyphoto.
Warning for non-hunters--on this site are some photos of a moose taken by a friend. FYI: all the meat was removed including the bone--a requirement of Alaska Fish and Game to eliminate waste.
There are two sets of Aurora photos separated by non-Aurora photos if you go there.
the fisch
Here is the data:
f2.8 Nikkor 14-24
2 sec
28mm
ISO 640
Posted by Darren Huski on October 18, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Great shot. Sounds like a good trip up until the baggage incident. Stay on United to make it right.
When I fly small planes I take my camera out and carry it just to avoid that. I have also heard loading up a camera vest to wear your gear on as an idea.
Posted by Jan Harrison on October 18, 2013 at 10:40 AM
Very cool, Larry. Thanks!
Posted by Ken Bachman on October 18, 2013 at 11:41 PM
That must have been a real treat to see something like that. I remember hearing on the news about the unusually bright Aurora about that time. I'm glad you were able to capture it. Thanks for showing us.
Discussion
5 repliesCan you give specifics on exposure time and settings?
flickr.com/photos/syzygyphoto.
Warning for non-hunters--on this site are some photos of a moose taken by a friend. FYI: all the meat was removed including the bone--a requirement of Alaska Fish and Game to eliminate waste.
There are two sets of Aurora photos separated by non-Aurora photos if you go there.
the fisch
Here is the data:
f2.8 Nikkor 14-24
2 sec
28mm
ISO 640
When I fly small planes I take my camera out and carry it just to avoid that. I have also heard loading up a camera vest to wear your gear on as an idea.