We are lucky here in Alberta, because some nights are full of light show. We had a couple of gorgeous Aurora showing last fall and I have managed to capture some shots without leaving the city.
A Night at Elk Island
Flirting With Aurora - Part 2
When we go out at night we never know if we come back with something usable. Our weather here in Alberta, changes very quickly and even if we leave the city with clear skies above, by the time we reach a specific location it all might change (mind you, we need to travel quite a distance away from the city in many cases - sometimes more than 100km, which can make quite a difference as well). Landscape photography does require certain amount of sacrifice and hard work..
Flirting With Aurora - Part 1
She can be very elusive. She can show up where you don't expect her to be and don't show up, when you count on her. Sometimes, it's only a pale green hue of the night sky, sometimes - a line across. Some nights, you can only spot her out in the country, where city lights don't obscure the views, but some nights, you can clearly see her from my own back yard, covering most of the sky and showing off for everybody to see.
Fuji and Aurora Borealis or Marriage Advice
It is a dangerous territory I wade in. As my wonderful wife, Kasia, blogs here, and reads my posts. She's also a photographer. This arrangement has a lot of pluses, like being able to bounce ideas off each other, or being able to just go shoot northern lights, at the spur of the moment at 2 am in the morning.
Waiting for Aurora
It was Sunday night when we got a red alert about northern lights... Regardless of a working week ahead of us we've decided to take a trip to Elk Island National Park and see if we'll be lucky enough to witness this spectacular event. Because of the almost full moon blasting it's light on the sky, there was a chance we won't see much, but we were lucky yet again. Though the beginning was slow and we were waiting for a while before we would see any activity on the sky, we were awarded at the end with a wonderful display! The way I see it, we are very lucky to be able to experience these fairly often. Such wonders!! Enjoy! Kasia
