Last week has been good to those of us who enjoy night
photography; a solar storm flared up the night skies with aurora borealis so
bright it’s seldom seen in these parts of the world. We, the photogs and the stargazers, were also
blessed with pleasant temperatures, clear skies and moonless nights. Other than it being middle of the week, which
sucks if you need to get up for work the next morning, the conditions were
perfect. It is not easy to find a
location for a Northern Lights composition around Thunder Bay;
open-space-low-horizon looking north, interesting foreground, away from light
pollution, accessible, etc.… So when
opportunity presents itself, we shoot and compose (can be tricky in the dark)
and shoot, and compose and shoot all the while hoping that the aurora will not
disappear for an hour just to reappear again at 3AM as we are packing up our
gear and hiking through the dark back to the car.
Here is my personal favorite from last week. Not the most popular Northern Lights photo
I’ve taken but one that I will remember.
Taking this photo was the climax of this trip for me for many reasons;
I’ve just witnessed a large fireball crackle into Lake Superior and illuminate
the entire landscape before it disintegrated into pieces – my first, I
experienced this "special" feeling of almost spiritual connection
with the nature at that moment, and as always felt gratitude that I am able to
be out there and do this.
www.jakubsisak.ca
