If your a hunter of northern lights you will have known that there was a large X2 sunflare on March 11th. Everyone was expecting a large CME to be associated with it but a day later we were all disappointed that there was no CME and therefore there would be no increased geomagnetic activity as a results from the large solar flare.
Before I knew there was no CME, I was already planning on where I wanted to photograph. An hour north of our town lies our provinces oldest building, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church of Stanley mission. At 155 years old, it is relatively young compared to some historic sites but it is a treasured building for our province.
When the news came in about no CME, I was hesitant to even drive north. In the end I decided why not and loaded up my kicksled and took off. No lights along the way but when I arrived, there was a faint glow on the horizon so I set off for the church. This small trek was made easy by a headlamp and my kicksled. There was open water nearby so I had to be careful on the route I took.
I had a great night. The lights showed up just as I arrived. There was no wind and the weather was hovering around the freezing mark. Here are the results despite there being no significant aurora activity forecasted or recorded.
First one is my favorite. I really like how well you managed the colors in these images. The whites look very natural, and the lighting on the church is well captured.
wswartzwel wrote:
First one is my favorite. I really like how well you managed the colors in these images. The whites look very natural, and the lighting on the church is well captured.
Thanks! I have been trying to hone my processing for northern lights so I appreciate the feedback.
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Scott Kroeker wrote:
Great show of aurora there. I haven't had much luck here this year. When it is active it's overcast or I miss it by 20 min .
#1 is my choice as well. Has the best composition IMO.
I like #1 as well the best. The others I had trouble getting a good composition with my wide angle and being lower on the lake.
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Jonathan Huynh wrote:
Rally nice series here.
I also like the first one, all other either too much ground or sky.
I have made some nice shots of the northern lights. Unless of course they are compared to these. WOW! Would you be willing to share how the church was lighted? What is a kick sled? And,in the last one, is that a meteor or an airplane? Great shots! Iwish I could do that.
Sunny Sra wrote:
Corey,
Very nicely done! your hardwork paid off. #1 and 4 for me.
Thanks Sunny!
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prairietom wrote:
I have made some nice shots of the northern lights. Unless of course they are compared to these. WOW! Would you be willing to share how the church was lighted? What is a kick sled? And,in the last one, is that a meteor or an airplane? Great shots! Iwish I could do that.
Thanks!
The church was lit by the lights of the town nearby (stanley mission). There was a color cast that I removed quite easily by adjusting the white balance. A kick sled is kind of like a dog sled. You stand on the back and kick with one foot. It is actually a pretty good way to travel and the wife and I both have one. We stick the kids on the front seat and push them around the trails. They are really popular in Scandinavia. http://www.laglisse.ca/en/
I think that is a meteor. Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't notice it.
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Steve Perry wrote:
That's insanely great! The first one is my favorite.
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