Aurora - Mt. Gambier
After news reports and some emailed official Aurora alerts, I could not resist going out in hope of catching some colour. Usually, in the past, I have had to head for some serious dark sky sites, but this one was taken tonight in suburban Mount Gambier just 500 metres from home. I was amazed that I could even see a dim glow with the naked eye and equally amazed to see the colour overpower all of the light pollution from the whole of Mount Gambier directly in front of me. I am sure flickr will be full of amazing aurora shots from this recent storm, so this is my contribution!
I would have liked a wider angle lens, but this 24mm on the R10 is actually the equivalent of 38mm. As soon as I realised there was colour in the sky, I was in a hurry and did not want to spend time to swap the camera / lens combo for something wider.
Aurora - Mt. Gambier
After news reports and some emailed official Aurora alerts, I could not resist going out in hope of catching some colour. Usually, in the past, I have had to head for some serious dark sky sites, but this one was taken tonight in suburban Mount Gambier just 500 metres from home. I was amazed that I could even see a dim glow with the naked eye and equally amazed to see the colour overpower all of the light pollution from the whole of Mount Gambier directly in front of me. I am sure flickr will be full of amazing aurora shots from this recent storm, so this is my contribution!
I would have liked a wider angle lens, but this 24mm on the R10 is actually the equivalent of 38mm. As soon as I realised there was colour in the sky, I was in a hurry and did not want to spend time to swap the camera / lens combo for something wider.