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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
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November Auroraby *Corvidae65

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Weather and Sky

I had the extreme good fortune to be in the right place and the right time and have the time (not really

) to witness and photograph one of the best Aurora Borealis displays I've ever seen on Tuesday night!

The location wasn't the best--12 miles west of Hot Spring, South Dakota (in a weigh station, no less

) It started out as just an intense green glow on the northern horizon--that is how we usually see the Northern Lights here--so I found a place to park my rig to see if they would intensify...

But then found I had forgotten my tripod!

I had to improvise by shutting down my truck (so the engine vibrations wouldn't ruin every shot) and setting my camera on a fender using my gloves as a makeshift beanbag. I also used the 2 second timer function to release the shutter so that wouldn't cause shake in the image.

Sometimes improvised work fairly well!

The Aurora would intensify to stunning pillars of red, green and purple and then subside again to the basic green glow I am familiar with. Every time it would intensify I would be hooting and hollering my approval and thanks to the Universe and its Creator.

I had a great time and this is exactly what I needed in my life right now--a convergeance with the right thing at the right time. I know, comparing this to some other Aurora shots on DA recently, that this one isn't up to that standard but I don't care about that. These shots mean the world to me and that is what counts.

Thanks!

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~blkchrrydesigns 6 days ago Hobbyist Photographer

I think it's beautiful Cuz! Just beautiful!

*Corvidae65 3 days ago

Thank you Cuz

It was much better in person

~BillyRWebb Mar 26, 2013 Photographer

I have been lucky enough to actually have had a camera when In 2004 the aurora lit up the cold november night! It was the first time I had ever seen the aurora! I live in northern Ohio, where it usually takes an X class flare for us to witness this beauty!

*Corvidae65 Mar 31, 2013

It's a rare thing here too--we do see a green glow quite a lot but to get the pillars of light is something rare.

~Manwathiell Mar 2, 2013

I must say I would have been afraid if I saw this being alone, as I'm not familiar at all with skies like this one... Its absolutely impressive... beautiful, I'm speechless, John!

*Corvidae65 Mar 4, 2013

I felt a little fear the very first time I saw the aurora borealis

It's a little intimidating but then I realized that it can't hurt me as it's just light. I'd love for you to see it sometime but if the aurora is rare where *I* am it would be ultra-rare...maybe a once in a million years event where you are

I'm glad you enjoyed the image I got. It's nothing compared to a lot of aurora captures on DA, but I like it because I got to capture it