Picture of the Day

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[mtcham]

More Aurora Borealis action last night. An active solar storm brought the Aurora very far south between Helena and Great Falls. Kp-5.33, Proton Density-5, IMF-6, Solar Wind-600. This far south your naked eye does not pick up the color like a camera sensor does. You will see the glow and the streaks and curtains but not the color. 4/15/2015. Someday I'd love to see this in AK or in the far north.


Aorora Borealis3-1429205180004 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

[supermodel159]

This was the second time in 30 years I have seen the Northern Lights here in Bozeman.

Northern Lights1-2451 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

Solar flare?

Epic shot!

[Fuzz]

mtcham, your aurora shots are outstanding!
And Lonnie, ditto on your eclipse composite -- fantastic work.

It figures that all year I waited for aurora in NZ but got skunked by weather almost every time; and then the evening that I leave, they get three consecutive nights (and running) of fantastic aurora displays.

At least I got to shoot the Chicago skyline. Experimented with doing a stitched panorama for a cityscape. 11-shot panorama, each one at 200mm:

Chicago twilight by FuzzSummit, on Flickr

[mtcham]

Thanks Fuzz! Great job on the Pano. Too bad you missed them at home. I'm trying to figure out if I really got lucky or if these are present more often and I just haven't been tuned in.

Supermodel-google aurora borealis, there is a ton of good reading on them.

Been out the last 3 nights and am a bit sleep deprived so this may be the last one..... unless that kp# hits 6 or 7.

Aorora Borealis1-2686 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

[bad dancer]

What do they do with all of those flowers?

From last night:

Sugar House At Night Selective by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

HOTSTuff by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Sugar House on the Hill by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Dude... Those shots are crazy. No cap on the chimney ?

[BaNosser]

[Lonnie]

Not my normal subject matter....



Focal Length 70mm
Shutter Speed 1/640 s
Aperture f/2.8
ISO/Film 200

[splitter]

Still working out how to get them hudge...

[Fuzz]

Lonnie, yours shows as protected by owner.

Went to San Francisco for a few days to visit friends and managed to get to Marin Headlands for sunset -- what great views!

7-frame pano (at 70mm each):

Blue by the Bay by FuzzSummit, on Flickr

Closer crop of a slightly later 5-frame pano:

Blue by the Bay by FuzzSummit, on Flickr

[east or bust]

Those photos are spectacular!

[Lonnie]

Lonnie, yours shows as protected by owner.

Dang, wrong settings. Try again? Better?

[From_the_NEK]

Dang, wrong settings. Try again? Better?

Better. Cool shot

[mtcham]

Some random stuff

Moon 1-1062 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

Loooong whiskered kitty
Cat 3-3204 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

4182015-3 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

Kestrel-been trying to photograph one of these for a long time
4182015-0871 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

[Lonnie]

^^^ Nice. Love the last one.

What's the FL on the Moon Shot?

[The AD]

Yeah, beautiful kestrel!

[mtcham]

Thanks AD!
Lonnie- the moon was shot at 500mm and a significant crop.

[BaNosser]

Lonnie- the moon was shot at 500mm and a significant crop.

One shot?

[uglymoney]

Mayday

[splitter]

[Tuckerman]

Few from Key West last week. The sun sets over a island this time of year so its harder to get good snaps.



The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory.

[BaNosser]

cool

[BaNosser]

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[BaNosser]

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