Aurora by James Mason

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24-JAN-2003	James Mason

Aurora

Kotzebue, Alaska

The aurora can be spectacular. This is my second attempt at photographing it, the first being a total disaster. The snow in the foreground is reddish-yellow from the city streetlights.

Canon EOS D30 ,Canon 15mm 2.8 fisheye
30s f/4.0 at 15.0mm iso 100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	24-Jan-2003 23:49:16
Make	Canon
Model	EOS D30
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	15 mm
Exposure Time	30.00 sec
Aperture	f/4
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(3)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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James Mason		11-Apr-2004 00:25
I kind of looked up at this particular aurora and decided to shoot it with the 15mm fisheye. The snow is colored by the sodium vapor lights along the street. The exposure was 30 seconds at f4. I bracket a lot on this sort of thing. James Mason Alaska

Ken Hovland		04-Apr-2004 00:42
James - any tips for how to capture these? This is a wonderful composition.

Alvin Newlin		23-Dec-2003 11:53
James, One of the most impressive shots of our beautiful light shows that I have ever seen. Excellent work. Alvin

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