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Aurora borealis in the White Mountains, Fairbanks
I have long looked for a scene that embodied the mystery of
the aurora in conjunction with the simplicity of wilderness
living. This cabin, under a sky of wheeling and whirling color,
needs little commentary. I accessed this location with a friend,
and we both drove snow machines.
While offloading my machine from the trailer, it failed to
start. My friend and I removed the exhaust system and began
troubleshooting the dilemma in the cold, and an hour later we
were fortunately able to start it up. We scurried down the trail,
reaching the cabin just before dark.
A little bit of light in the western sky contributes the light
blue color in this image. There was no computer color saturation
performed on this photo, but colors revealed on film are often
different than what the eye actually sees.
Temperatures dipped to minus 18 degrees F that night. This
happens to be the first frame I took. While I like many of the
other frames, this one, with the lightness of the sky and the
purple lights, is my favorite.
Subject: Springtime Aurora over wilderness cabin
Location: White Mountains Recreation Area, Fairbanks, Alaska
Camera - film - gear:
- Canon 1Ds digital
- 17-35mm f2.8L
- 2.8 @ 30 seconds
- 320 ISO
- Gitzo Tripod
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| Patrick J. Endres | P.O. Box 81312 | Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
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