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Old 07-06-2013, 11:38 PM
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7th June Aurora from Flinders

This is my first attempt at this so be nice lol
Taken at Flinders with the Canon 600D
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60sec exposure.

I know its not fantastic but I gave it a shot.

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Put together a quick time lapse
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Old 08-06-2013, 12:13 AM
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Hey at least you got it Very nice
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Old 08-06-2013, 01:53 AM
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Nice work on the timelapse Paula, I can see some "movement" in the aurora, impressive stuff
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Old 08-06-2013, 03:13 AM
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Well done Paula! Wish I had a chance to capture some aurora. A great start
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Great work Paula!
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Old 08-06-2013, 07:08 AM
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That looks great Paula, an excellent first effort!

I hate being the first one to nit-pick, but, when I got my first photography job, 25 years ago, my mentor was always looking at my night time shots, and daytime too I guess, and the first thing out of his mouth EVERY time, was;

"your horizon is crooked"

I guess that I have had it drummed into me hundreds of times, so that I cant help but notice that your horizon is crooked.

I know that I still get that wrong myself, but it is a good lesson to get burned into you head as early on as possible.

Good work though, I would love to capture some aurora time-lapse.
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Old 08-06-2013, 07:36 AM
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Good one, Paula
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Old 08-06-2013, 09:19 PM
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Cool picture!!
I'm going with some friends tomorrow to flinders, hopefully we might see the aurora too
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Old 09-06-2013, 05:01 PM
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Hey at least you got it Very nice
Thanks David

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Nice work on the timelapse Paula, I can see some "movement" in the aurora, impressive stuff
Thanks matt

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Well done Paula! Wish I had a chance to capture some aurora. A great start
Thanks Carlos

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Great work Paula!
Thanks Mike

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That looks great Paula, an excellent first effort!

I hate being the first one to nit-pick, but, when I got my first photography job, 25 years ago, my mentor was always looking at my night time shots, and daytime too I guess, and the first thing out of his mouth EVERY time, was;

"your horizon is crooked"

I guess that I have had it drummed into me hundreds of times, so that I cant help but notice that your horizon is crooked.

I know that I still get that wrong myself, but it is a good lesson to get burned into you head as early on as possible.

Good work though, I would love to capture some aurora time-lapse.
Thanks Andrew Yes I over process it, probably could have only used 30sec exposure. First time shooting Aurora so didnt know what to expect and using new camera too.

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Good one, Paula
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Cool picture!!
I'm going with some friends tomorrow to flinders, hopefully we might see the aurora too
Thanks! Good luck there might be something tonight but I think the clouds will be your biggest problem.
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Wow, red!!

To use what you have to more effect I would straighten the horizon (even at the cost of some sky in the corners), and in the video I would include a slow-motion reply after a short fade to black after the first run-through. The slow-motion would be jerky of course, but it would give the viewer a second chance.

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Old 11-06-2013, 11:01 PM
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Well done Paula!

I captured my first aurora in Flinders the week before on June 1st.
I'll post it as well.

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Great capture.

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Old 16-06-2013, 09:54 PM
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Wow, red!!

To use what you have to more effect I would straighten the horizon (even at the cost of some sky in the corners), and in the video I would include a slow-motion reply after a short fade to black after the first run-through. The slow-motion would be jerky of course, but it would give the viewer a second chance.

Thanks for the tips Roger. Hopefully I'll have another chance to catch it again and I'll be more prepared next time. It was my first time so I was rushed and quickly set it up and snapped away.

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Well done Paula!

I captured my first aurora in Flinders the week before on June 1st.
I'll post it as well.

Carl
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Great capture.

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