Spirits Ascending with Eos

After five years of chasing aurora around Interior Alaska on 35mm, I

finally transitioned to 645. This is one of the first results in

the new format. Scanned with Epson Perfection 3200 from Provia 400F.

This is a wonderful shot.

This is a unique photo. I like the greenish

rays.. Thanks for sharing..

Very good indeed. Great capture of the auora temselves, further enhanced by the foreground trees and the wonderfull stars. Congrats.

This looks very good...

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Thanks for the nice comments, y'all. In the coming weeks I'll have some more scanned in. The auroral displays absolutely fascinate me. (They must, since I have to bundle up and venture out at 20 or 30 below.)

 

Perhaps just as interesting are the Native legends and beliefs about the lights. For a quick overview, here is a good link:

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF1/197.html

 

The site, operated by the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, also has a lot of other background articles. Here's the index:

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/aurora.html

 

I would also like to acknowledge the inspiration and technical insight provided by photographer and former Fairbanksan Jan Curtis.

Ya nailed this one...

Lovely shot. Film is definitely superior to digital for these long exposures. I've gone one effort posted here, but it's very noisy.

 

Here's a site with the most awesome aurora shots I've ever seen: http://www.northern-lights.no/