The Aurora Pulls up to the Dock

[JimFox]

I was on the Little Island of the Myres Big Island State Park in Minnesota for the awesome Oct 10th Northern Light display. I had 4 cameras going, this was a Nikon Z6II with the Sigma 14mm f1.4 and Sony to Nikon Z adapater. I was running around with this camera taking images for pano's. This is a 2 shot pano. I had my D850 set up right out of view on the Dock to image the Northern Lights from this spot.

Nikon Z6II
Sigma 14mm f1.4 with adapter to Nikon Z
ISO 3200
1.6 sec shutter
f1.8

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat looking scene with the aurora colors reflecting off the lake.

 

[Michael13]

The reflections in the water are way cool, but I think I'd prefer a tighter image without the peripheral tree branches.

 

[Kyle Jones]

I'm with Michael. I'd like either more trees or less.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Quite a color show. Another nod to Michael and Kyle's point about tree branches.

 

[JimFox]

Neat looking scene with the aurora colors reflecting off the lake.

Thanks Alan, it was cool to see the reflection.

 

[JimFox]

The reflections in the water are way cool, but I think I'd prefer a tighter image without the peripheral tree branches.

Thanks Michael. I will have to see if I can get a tighter image out of this.

There was also the fishing pier that I shot from, it won't have trees. This small dock was surround to the lake edge with trees so they were impossible to really avoid from that spot.

 

[JimFox]

I'm with Michael. I'd like either more trees or less.

I was pretty happy with the amount of leaves on the sides. I think if there was more it would minimize the Northern Lights too much.

But I will see what other images I shot, I don't recall if I have any from that spot with less or more trees in them. I will have to look.

 

[JimFox]

Quite a color show. Another nod to Michael and Kyle's point about tree branches.

Thanks Jameel, I will look later.