"Candles by the Beach" An Aurora from Balnarring

[apaulo (Paul)]

Hi Astrobunnies.

Yet another Solar storm hit us today so I drove to Balnarring beach and snapped away to my heart's content. I did play around with the white balance settings and I was happy with the result, I hope are too.
Pentax K-x, Samyang 14mm lens
30 second Sub @ 3200 iso F/2.8

http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/ap...27863608946608

http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/ap...08317256506951

Regards Paul.

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

Awesome. You lucky person

[h0ughy (David)]

very nice - could you see it visually easily

[apaulo (Paul)]

Yes David you could, actually you could see the curtains as well. The intensity was rather strong you could see the curtains dancing across the southern sky.
Paul

[h0ughy (David)]

that makes me want to cry - very special moment, we dont get to see those things nowdays - only rain

[matt34 (Matt)]

Great work Paul. Disappointed I don't make the trip to the coast now (1.5hrs) wasn't sure if it was going to be strong enough to reach us in Vic

[gregbradley]

Great shots. What an event.

Greg.

[Forgey (Paula)]

Lovely images Paul. Nice work.

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Great work Paul A bluer WB does bring out the greens in an aurora a lot more. I generally don't like to go that blue for my night scapes but for aurora shots I do.

[iceman (Mike)]

Awesome!

[apaulo (Paul)]

Thank you everyone for your comments.
So good to see so many images on this forum too.
Greg yes the white balance I used was flurescent warm.
I was surprised how well it enhanced the green. I tried many combinations but was happiest with this. As a result I couldn't make a time lapse.
Regards Paul

[Ross G]

Great photos Paul.

Ross.