The Land of the Midnight Sun (1972)
Taken on: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. (1972)
The original image was shot on Kodachrome ll colour slide film (ASA 25), with Nikon F camera, Nikkor 50mm f2.0 lens. The 50 year old slide had collected a lot of dust and dirt as you can see. The note that I wrote on the slide mount is barely readable: 11.30pm, June 21, 1972. Yes, it was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.
It was during the summer break back in 1972 in my first year of university. I took a train across Canada (Montreal to Vancouver), travelled north to the Northwest Territories, and got a summer labourer job in the capital city.
Yellowknife is situated on the northern shore of the Great Slave Lake, about 400km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle.
The sunset picture was taken from the shore of Frame Lake, just behind the City's Hockey Arena and Community Hall. Even after the sun had set, the sky never got dark, and the sun would come back up three hours later. On this day, the City was like no other. It was a time to come out to celebrate. You could go shopping all day. Imagine going fishing at midnight, and hearing the birds chirp and loons call! The highlight of the day, of course, was the midnight Golf Tournament, which teed off at 11.59 pm! Yes, you read it right: 11.59pm.
This image is a 2nd generation copy. I converted the original slide image to digital image using an old 10 megapixel Nikon D200 DSLR, and a 55mm f2.8 manual focus Micro-Nikkor lens mounted on a Nikon bellows and a slide holder.
All rights reserved. No unauthorized use.
The Land of the Midnight Sun (1972)
Taken on: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. (1972)
The original image was shot on Kodachrome ll colour slide film (ASA 25), with Nikon F camera, Nikkor 50mm f2.0 lens. The 50 year old slide had collected a lot of dust and dirt as you can see. The note that I wrote on the slide mount is barely readable: 11.30pm, June 21, 1972. Yes, it was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.
It was during the summer break back in 1972 in my first year of university. I took a train across Canada (Montreal to Vancouver), travelled north to the Northwest Territories, and got a summer labourer job in the capital city.
Yellowknife is situated on the northern shore of the Great Slave Lake, about 400km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle.
The sunset picture was taken from the shore of Frame Lake, just behind the City's Hockey Arena and Community Hall. Even after the sun had set, the sky never got dark, and the sun would come back up three hours later. On this day, the City was like no other. It was a time to come out to celebrate. You could go shopping all day. Imagine going fishing at midnight, and hearing the birds chirp and loons call! The highlight of the day, of course, was the midnight Golf Tournament, which teed off at 11.59 pm! Yes, you read it right: 11.59pm.
This image is a 2nd generation copy. I converted the original slide image to digital image using an old 10 megapixel Nikon D200 DSLR, and a 55mm f2.8 manual focus Micro-Nikkor lens mounted on a Nikon bellows and a slide holder.
All rights reserved. No unauthorized use.