Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Mitch wrote: >> The low-altitude stuff is something else entirely: wild spinning flashes of >> every imaginable (and more) vibrant color. The shutter speeds required to >> record an image are way too long to catch anything other than an indistinct >> blur. The low altitude lights are very rare; in my 6 summers in Denali > >Even with a Noctilux wide open? (A serious question, as I've never shot them >and when I do, I may never have a second chance. I'd like to be prepared.) You'd stand a chance with the Noct and a fast film except you'd only get a piece of the action - it's all over the sky. > >> National Park I saw them only once, for about a half-hour of utterly >> painful ecstasy. Their beauty is too painful to watch, too amazing to not >> watch. If you happen to see the low-altitude lights forget the camera, >> live in the moment for it is one that will change your perspective on life >> forever. >> Doug Herr >> Sacramento > >With such a description, I cannot imagine being stuck in Sacramento (no insult >intended; your statement just seems at odds with such a cosmopolitan area). >My wife and I are always scheming to get out into the wilds and enjoy nature. >Thank you for the exquisite observation. No offense taken. I often wonder why I'm here too; if not for my kids' insatiable desire for food and shelter I'd be in the north country. The Sierra Nevada (2 hours away) are wonderful mountains but having seen Alaska, nothing else is good enough. I left Alaska because the engineer in me was atrophying. I've had a few close encounters with engineering work in Anchorage (which is close enough to the real Alaska for all practical purposes) but for now I'll not starve the kids. Doug Herr Sacramento