Aurora reflected in the very calm waters of Frame Lake this evening and arching over the Prince of Wales Museum in Yellowknife, NWT, on Sept 5, 2019. The Museum exterior is lit by rippling coloured LED lights that mimic the aurora. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are above the aurora. The arc of the Lights was brighter earlier on this evening but had faded by the time I got set, but came back somewhat, as I shot here. I shot this from Somba K’e Park. This is a blend of a 10-second exposure for most of the scene, with a 0.5-second exposure for the buildings and flag avenue at right, to reduce the glare from the lights and retain details. All at ISO 800 with the Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 and Sony a7III.
The Northern Lights in clouds over the waters and houseboats of Yellowknife Bay, in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada, on September 3, 2019. Despite the clouds the aurora shone through, with a Kp index this night of 3. This is a 4-segment panorama with the 15mm Laowa lens at f/2 and Sony a7III at ISO 800 for 30 seconds each with LENR applied in camera. Stitched with ACR.
The Northern Lights over downtown Yellowknife. NWT, from the Somba K’e Civic Plaza on Frame Lake on September 14, 2018. This is a stack of 5 images for the ground to smooth noise, plus one short exposure for the areas with the brightest lights and reflections, and one image for the sky and aurora, with the ground exposures 5 seconds, the bright lights 0.6 seconds, and the sky exposure 8 seconds, all at f/2 with the 15mm Laoawa lens and Sony a7III at ISO 400.
