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Also known as the Northern Lights

It's 4:15 am here right now. I just took this pictures 45 minutes ago. It was an incredible sight. I've only seen it a few times in my life. Some pictures may seem a little fuzzy, it was quite windy tonight.

All were taken with kit lens F3.5 @ 30 sec.

Beautiful Neeper!

I have seen the Aurora Australas (southern lights) quite by accident about about 14 years ago. Truely a magical experience! Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me. What I saw was almost the same, although mine were slightly red as well.

Nice work of Mother nature!

The last one is fabulous Neeper - well worth getting up so early

sirhc55 wrote:The last one is fabulous Neeper - well worth getting up so early

Get up early?? I haven't even gone to bed yet. I was on my way home from my sister's house out in the country and spotted it. I got home, and went back out in the country to snap these pics. I should go to bed now..

The last one....

Wheres Scully and Mulder.....Im sure there is a flying saucer on the horizon.....

ok it's starting to freak me now

good pixs, never seen that before, I was going to ask if you were on your way home, but you answered that.......

cheers
bp

Thanks for sharing Neeper... I've never seen that in real life, but your pics give me a good idea what to look out for when I'm next in the North...

The lights can never be spotted when you're in the city. I just happened to be on a dark country road and there it was. It was actually surrounding me 360 degrees. But the strongest lights were exactly due north. The last time I saw the Northern Light I was in a city 300km north of here. And, boy it was crazier than what I saw last night.

Awesome mate, absoloootley awesome.

I really love the one taken from the middle of the road. Reminds me of the posters for Close Encounters of the 3rd kind.

Fantastic opportuntity well shot. Well done.

I am envious of you now

As always Neeper - fabulous images!! Keep posting, love your work!

Thanks for the comments guys. I was wondering if anyone can see if improvements can be made. I shot them all in RAW. I did saturate them slightly in PS. I know it's a night shot, but are they too dark? Any tips? Or are they really good as is?

Love the last one, really spooky and I like the pole being in the shot too... Makes it creapy...

Must be amazing to see it "in the flesh"...

Nice work Neeper!.
I spent a very cold night in Fairbanks AK a couple of winters ago trying to get a shot as good as those without any luck.

It is a shame that you can't capture the movement in a still.