My first aurora - 1st June

[carl37]

Hi all.

Inspired by some of the other Aurora Australis photos posted recently, I thought I'd post my own.

I watched the indicators all day on June 1st and they were very promising. I couldn't get out the door until about 7pm, so it was 8:30ish by the time I set up in Flinders. I missed the best of it, but was still happy that I managed to snag my first one.

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I'm the first to admit it's not a great photo, with nothing in the foreground, but I do like the colours. I was so excited that I didn't concentrate too hard on the photography. :)

I'll work on composition next time!

Canon 50D, 18mm, f2.8, ISO 3200, 25sec


Carl

[ourkind]

Well done Carl how exciting! Congrats! :thumbsup:

[iceman]

Very nice! I'd love to capture one one day.

[carl37]

Thanks ourkind and iceman!

[colinmlegg]

Nice one Carl. They sure are elusive. Took me 2 years to finally snag one.

[carl37]

Thanks Colin!

I reckon it was about a year for me.

[Ross G]

Great capture Carl.

Ross.

[Forgey]

Nice one Carl!