Wow, amazing photograph. I'm not sure I could imagine doing anything at -41C. Much less setting up the shot and operating a camera. Did you have to use hand warmers on the camera/battery to keep it going?
Hello Gary,
Even though the northern light was not that strong, you captured it beautifully with great composition.
Yes, I feel cold as well.. Wow! it WAS cold there!
jpelt78 wrote:
Wow, amazing photograph. I'm not sure I could imagine doing anything at -41C. Much less setting up the shot and operating a camera. Did you have to use hand warmers on the camera/battery to keep it going?
I really should have taken a pic of my setup. It was pretty funny. I had small elastic cord securing hand warmers all around the body. Not sure if it helped much though.... I was just happy I managed to stay out in that weather for around 3hrs without retreating to the car.
I kept coming back to this image but never commented.
I like everything you've captured here and how you've processed it. All the elements are great and the composition works. But... I keep looking at the image thinking "why is the person looking at the moon when the real show is the aurora?". I didn't want to be "that guy" as this image really is a great image but to be looking at the aurora would break this composition. Do you by chance have any other images looking at the aurora? I am guessing the cold limited your time in the field .
Congrats on the win. This is a technically well executed image, it is unusual and in that sense interesting, I just wish it looked more like night time.
Wow, cool that you got to go to Yellowknife and that the Aurora Borealis were on display. Saw them some in Alberta when I was there. I'm sure the weather was very cool, too
Scott Kroeker wrote:
Congratulations on the FTOTW!
I kept coming back to this image but never commented.
I like everything you've captured here and how you've processed it. All the elements are great and the composition works. But... I keep looking at the image thinking "why is the person looking at the moon when the real show is the aurora?". I didn't want to be "that guy" as this image really is a great image but to be looking at the aurora would break this composition. Do you by chance have any other images looking at the aurora? I am guessing the cold limited your time in the field .
Thanks Scott! Appreciate the comments. The person is not looking at the aurora as he has to keep his concentration and is focused on the climb ahead. IMO, the aurora in this photo is not the primary focus but rather it complements the entire scene. I find that some (but certainly not all) photos with people staring up at the aurora can look a bit gimicky at times. I took a few of those as well but they didn't turn out as well IMO. Thanks again...
GroovyGeek wrote:
Congrats on the win. This is a technically well executed image, it is unusual and in that sense interesting, I just wish it looked more like night time.
Thanks for the comment. It was a full moon and combined with the aurora, it was fairly bright out. I did my best to portray the exact lighting at the time and feel this is fairly accurate. However, it also looks good with the exposure dialed down -1EV.
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