A magnetic storm this weekend promised a good chance of an Aurora Borealis sighting. On Friday and Saturday the forecast was fairly steady but quite low, and being relatively far south in Vancouver, BC, the chances of a good show seemed unlikely.
Last night, the forecast showed the possibility of some spikes of activity in the early hours of the morning, so I figured what better way to break in the 5D Mark III Mark II! As I've not yet got a shot I'm totally happy with from this location, I again headed to Porteau Cove Provincial Park, about 30 minutes drive north of Vancouver.
For most of the evening, the Aurora was steady and visible, but very low on the horizon, not making for the best photography opportunity. However, there were two occasions where we saw a significant spike in activity, which caused the sky to light up! The peak of activity in both cases lasted for only about 60 seconds, and had died back down to low level activity after 5 minutes.
Apologies for the dots in the normal-size view, but view this large (using the magnifying glass button above the photo) and watch the Aurora quite literally come to life!
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Wow, how did you do that? That is truly amazing. I was so taken aback when it started moving, I had to keep going back and doing it again. That is one of the most amazing things I have seen on here. The sky is stunning and I love the car lights on the road too. FAV
Oh WOW !! This HAS to be viewed large, I've just been watching mesmerised....wow, Alexis, this is spectacular. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Fav of course !
soooooooo sorry to hear about your baby, Alexis. now we HAVE to get together to commiserate. your Mark III went to a good place in heaven, be sure of that... it was well loved.
you went all old school on this animated gif, huh? man, you're making me feel old.
best of luck in the Panoramic competition, I know you're good for some awards for sure.
on my bucket list for sure.....and i am super impressed with the timelapse trick....and for some reason i love that you can see the cars driving past - - not JUST the sky show.......a fav!
you went all old school on this animated gif, huh? man, you're making me feel old.
best of luck in the Panoramic competition, I know you're good for some awards for sure.
FAV! soooooo gorgeous!