Swirling Wonder - 2/14
On my second night in Iceland (16th February, 2014), I experienced my first aurora.
First seen as a light grey cloud, almost like a contrail that had spread over the space of a few minutes, it was to reveal its glory once escaping the light-polluted clutches of the city.
On the drive to this location, I was howling with joy as I could see green and purple patches out the window start to appear, dance, fade and make way for another helping of light.
Its true majesty wasn't revealed until about 30 km south of Reykjavík, when I arrived at Kleifarvatn on the Southern Peninsula.
Stepping out of the car and seeing the intense swirling green and purple appear all over the sky for the first time, is something that I will never, ever forget. If this night couldn't get any better, I managed to witness the corona; something that occurs in strong auroral storms. Like some kind of special effect from a movie scene, the figure 8 danced playfully across the zenith as I stood there with my jaw agape, praising all that is holy for allowing me to bear witness to such a remarkable and beautiful event.
This image is less of a work of art, and, more of a snapshot in time; a reminder of where I was when I first saw those splendid colours of swirling wonder in the sky.
Higher resolution available
here.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
8s f/4.0 at 17.0mm iso800
Comments, critique, etc., most welcome.
Thanks for looking.
H
