The Great Aurora of 2023 - Part 2

[Bob Israel]

Following from my post earlier, here are a group of my favorites from the night. I photographed all four compass directions as well as straight up!

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Fudge! My favorite is No. 5.

 

[AlanLichty]

OMFG

I love all of them but #2 and #5 are incredible.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I agree 2&5 arei incredible but just slightly ahead of 1

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Just wow.

 

[JimFox]

Wow Bob! Each one is a favorite, I can't even start to pick one over the other. Such an amazing display. It's like you were able to capture every type of aurora display there is!

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Daily Featured Photos Bob!

@Bob Israel

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Following from my post earlier, here are a group of my favorites from the night. I photographed all four compass directions as well as straight up!

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#5
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Incredible, Bob. What were your settings?

 

[Bob Israel]

Wow Bob! Each one is a favorite, I can't even start to pick one over the other. Such an amazing display. It's like you were able to capture every type of aurora display there is!

Thanks Jim. And all these views were taken from the same spot. It was truly a 360 degree show.

 

[Bob Israel]

Incredible, Bob. What were your settings?

Hi Douglas and thank you! Settings were generally f/2.8-4 at 3-6 seconds. ISO was at 800 to 2500 depending on the shot.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Wow just fricken WOW! Amazing. They are all amazingly beautiful but 1, 2 & 5 (especially 5) Double WOW!

 

[Bob Israel]

Thank you Darcy!

 

[Danny]

Oh yeah, spectacular. What a light show and just amazing to see.

Danny.

 

[MonikaC]

Love the corona (#2)!

 

[JimFox]

Hi Douglas and thank you! Settings were generally f/2.8-4 at 3-6 seconds. ISO was at 800 to 2500 depending on the shot.

Your settings are interesting Bob, because all of mine were at my normal night time Milky Way settings, but set for about 1.5 stops brighter. So all 4 of my cameras were at 20 secs, wide open (f1.8 to f2.8 depending on the lens), and then ISO 2000 to 2500 (depending on the camera. Were your images underexposed?

 

[Bob Israel]

I deliberately under exposed by 1 full stop so as not to blow out the highlights. They were dark but recovered quite well.

 

[dan swiger]

Following from my post earlier, here are a group of my favorites from the night. I photographed all four compass directions as well as straight up!

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Wow, these are all great. For some reason, #5 is my fave as it has that "ET call home" look

 

[Beth]

#3 & 5 are my favorite. beautiful series, must have been amazing to watch.