Northern lights in St. Laurent, Manitoba

[invisible]

So this past Thursday, after more than seven years living in Canada, I finally had the chance to get my first glimpse of the aurora borealis. It took a long drive north and quite a bit of patience (and also some dogs barking in the night), but it all paid off. Hope you like...

 

[Josh66]

Very nice. :thumbup:

 

[Derrel]

Indeed, that is nice! How did this post go this far without somebody opening it up? Good spottin' there o|||||||o!

 

[DirtyDFeckers]

Great shot! I've wanted to see this in person my whole life, but never got around to doing it. Thanks for sharing!

Just out of curiosity, what were your exposure settings here?

 

[LaFoto]

Whoa, cool. "Like it" is too weak a word to describe how much I like this one! Must be so thrilling to see!!! Thank you for letting us see "your" aurora borealis, too!

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

Beautiful colors! I'd love to be able to see these too!

 

[OlyNikonLearner]

The colors, the colors! What can I say: Bravo!

 

[Wozza]

Great colours, fantastic sky. Maybe a little too little going on in t6he left hand side of the frame. It does need some negative space there so I wouldn't do a large crop, but maybe just a little? Or a little less shroud there?

Brilliant capture though.

 

[LarryD]

Looks great...

Nice capture of a very difficult subject :thumbup:...........

 

[invisible]

How did this post go this far without somebody opening it up?

Less than two hours... That's actually fast for the current state of TPF

Just out of curiosity, what were your exposure settings here?

The settings were: f/2.8, 56s, ISO 800.

Maybe a little too little going on in t6he left hand side of the frame. It does need some negative space there so I wouldn't do a large crop, but maybe just a little? Or a little less shroud there?

I agree with this... A slight crop on the left-hand side would likely improve the image.

Thanks everybody for the kind feedback. This was quite the experience and I'm already looking forward to next time!

 

[Stephen.C]

56 seconds?! WOW! This is absolutely awesome btw!

 

[rjackjames]

Thats awesome, I wish i can see them sometime, since I am living in Alaska now

 

[invisible]

Thats awesome, I wish i can see them sometime, since I am living in Alaska now

Oh, Alaska is a prime spot to see auroras! You'll have a blast!

Thanks for your comments, guys!

 

[erichards]

That is a beautiful picture!
I've only seen them in person once.

 

[Stormchase]

great shot! Look at that sky!
Cant wait to see it myself.