Posts Tagged ‘Northern Lights’

Angel of the Night Angel of the Night Posted in Aurora Borealis, Northwest Territories, on April 6, 2010 Photographed the first week of April, 2010 – one of the better "light shows" I’ve seen. For this shot I got in tight to the bottom of a cliff and shot skyward with my 15MM F/2.8 fisheye lens, trying t ... 1 Whisper of the Wind Whisper of the Wind Posted in Landscape and Places, on April 4, 2010 I’ve viewed hundreds of displays of Aurora Borealis and although the technical process of photographing this spectacle isn’t overly difficult or challenging, I never fail to be inspired when I’m out there, in the ... 3 The Canvas The Canvas Posted in Landscape and Places, on April 4, 2010 Northwest Territories’ tourism department markets Aurora Borealis adventures under the banner of "Spectacular NWT". Every night I go out and witness this spectacle, I’m reminded of that slogan, and whole-he ... 2 The Dragon The Dragon Posted in Aurora Borealis, on March 1, 2010 …the Dragon rises out of the northern night, blowing mystical fire across the quiet land. Aurora Borealis, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 2009. 2 Heaven On Earth Heaven On Earth Posted in Aurora Borealis, Northwest Territories, on January 26, 2010 In the winter of 2004-2005 I probably took close to 300 images of Aurora Borealis; this was probably my personal favourite. Some nights the lights are too dull, some they’re actually too bright for effective moon/aurora comb ... 0 The Emerald Tornado The Emerald Tornado Posted in Aurora Borealis, Northwest Territories, on January 26, 2010 One of my personal favourites, this image was shot on Prelude Lake, along the Ingraham Trail outside of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.  Photographed on the best aurora show I’ve ever experienced, February 25, 2006. 0 Northern Calm Northern Calm Posted in Aurora Borealis, Northwest Territories, on January 26, 2010 I was drawn to this image because it doesn’t look real.  The water’s too calm; the aurora too random; the light of the horizon too, well, perfect. We think of the Aurora Borealis as being guardians of the night, and b ... 0 Mars Station Mars Station Posted in Aurora Borealis, Northwest Territories, on January 26, 2010 Taken out on the famed “ice road” between Yellowknife and Dettah, Northwest Territories on the Great Slave Lake, this is not actually of any sort of Mars Station, but that’s the thought that struck me as the ligh ... 0 The Aurora Comet The Aurora Comet Posted in Aurora Borealis, Northwest Territories, on January 26, 2010 Of course, there was no comet invovled, but the perfect angle and width of this band of Aurora looked like the perfect comet tail.  Photographed on the road to Dettah outside of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.  Photographed ... 0 Amazing Grace Amazing Grace Posted in Aurora Borealis, Northwest Territories, on January 26, 2010 This scene struck, quite simply, as spiritual.  I’ve normally taken my Northern Lights image with either a fisheye or a wide angle lens – to capture as much of the sky as I can – but am grateful I chose my cheap ... 0