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Don't Grind The Gears“Don’t grind the gears”
My dad always said
change gears smoothly--
always use your head

“Do it how I showed you
don’t use the clutch
sometimes it seems
like you don’t listen much”

“Listen to the engine
it will tell you when its time
to let off on the throttle
at the top of its whine”

“Make the change smoothly
as the revolutions fall
time is of the essence
so the engine won’t stall”

“If you miss the gear
don’t let panic set in
just rev up the engine
until it finally slips in”

“Always be smooth”
my dad always said
“don’t let your

The CaringAnother winter
another day
another walk
under a tunnel of trees
with you or without
I have nothing left to show
and nowhere left to go
and no more lies to tell
and love is not enough
to keep me here

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Submitted: October 20, 2012
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D90
Shutter Speed:20/1 second
Aperture:F/1.8
Focal Length:50 mm
ISO Speed:500
Date Taken:Oct 6, 2012, 5:38:40 PM
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October Auroraby *Corvidae65

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Weather and Sky

Well! Something crossed off my bucket list!

I finally (FINALLY) got to shoot the Aurora Borealis! After all the times I watched the Aurora website and chasing out to a location when the conditions were supposedly 'right' and coming home with nothing the Aurora creeped up on me when I didn't expect it. It's been a week or more since this was shot and I don't remember the exact date--it's listed with the exif info on the right though

but I was READY when I saw a flash of color in my rear view mirror north of Lusk, Wyoming. I pulled over to see a vibrant display of these purple and magenta pillars. I had known the aurora was happening when I left on my trip even though the sky was overcast--through a hole in the gloom I could see a green glow which is all the aurora we usually get this far south when in North Dakota they might be getting a dazzling display. This time we got it!

I only got three frames and of those this is the only one that was bright enough to work up and post. Yes, I have edited this shot some to bring out the contrast and color of the display but have added no extra color like saturation. Mostly I made white balance adjustments and contrast adjustments with some mild tone mapping.

When the pillars were happening you really couldn't see the colors--just a ghostly shimmering in the sky. It wasn't until the shot showed up on the camera LCD that the colors showed up.

Anyhoo--I am a happy boy