The Earth Story

FISHING FOR SOUTHERN LIGHTS During a fishing trip in the South of Tasmania – the southernmost State of Australia – Paul Anderson decided to take a walk down to the Tessellated Pavement (a natural formation of stone seen in the bottom of the image). The forecast for auroral activity was good, so he set up his camera after dinner and caught this amazing display. We covered the geology of tessellated pavement before at http://tinyurl.com/kgsmjj8 -CB courtesy of our sister page The Universe Paul is a writer for www.iheartthefly.com here's one of his articles on aurora in Iceland:http://iheartthefly.com/2013/11/20/fire-and-ice/ Image Credit and Copyright: Paul Anderson (taken May 18-19 2014) Canon 60D Lens Tokina 11-16mm Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 11mm Exposure 20 seconds, white balance was set at 4200

October Aurora in Maine

Mike from @Taylor Photography caught the dance of the aurora borealis on a recent shoot in Maine (US). The display was dramatic, but was over relatively quickly. He said that the strong vertical spikes and visible oval shape of the aurora were quite a sight. Shown here is one frame from a 40 minute time lapse that he took next to a small pond. The reflection on the water makes this image all the more memorable.

If you want a quick tutorial on aurora, Phil Plait offers a concise explanation here: http://slate.me/1634838

Equipment and settings: Nikon D600 Nikon 14-24mm @ 14mm f/2.8 ISO 1250 30 second exposure Processing: Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS5

-JF

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