Awesome and rare capture! As others have stated, odds are low getting the right moon, cloudless night, and aurora activity all at the same time. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Jeff wrote:
Great capture, wish the weather would cooperate around here, I've missed the last two events due to storms.
Just out of curiosity, what did you learn that you'd like to apply to the next time you get the opportunity?
Next time I'd shoot at a higher ISO and faster shutter speed. The 13 second exposure resulted in slightly less definition in the aurora pillars due to movement. I would have also liked to shoot a low ISO super long exposure for shadow detail, whether or not I needed it in the end... I was pretty stoked on what I was capturing and didn't want to fool with changing anything while the aurora was present. All in all I'm perfectly happy with what I came away with but there is room for improvement.
Thanks!
Last week I was fortunate it enough to see and capture an amazing aurora display over Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. This was the strongest aurora display I have personally seen, with vertical pillars of light becoming visible well before astronomical darkness had even set in. The conditions were spectacular and I can't wait to see and shoot something like this again. Having learned from this experience there are a few things I'll do differently in the future. Overall, I'm very pleased with what I went home with. C&C welcome and appreciated!
Thanks -
Fantastic! I love that place and have many pictures but none so unique and spectacular. I was hoping to see the aurora at that time but it was cloudy up here in western WA.
What a spectacular image! I visited this lake a lot when I was a kid as it wasn't too far from home in Eagle Point. This is the best image I have ever seen of it.
learle wrote:
What a spectacular image! I visited this lake a lot when I was a kid as it wasn't too far from home in Eagle Point. This is the best image I have ever seen of it.
Grants Pass and Murphy!
