Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wonderful sight to have in the sky locally instead of Iceland. On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 2:53?AM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Friday night's Northern Lights display in Seattle area was more than met > the eye. The ambient light level in the city and suburbs was such that > with the naked eye, we only saw a fraction of what was really there. But > hey, that's why we have fast lenses and slow shutter speeds. And that > comparatively recent wonder, image stabilization. If ya got 'em, use > 'em. In a way, I.S. was better than a tripod, as it freed me to move > about and quickly shoot wherever I saw a hint of green or red. > > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53717828075/in/dateposted-public/ > > > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53717398586/in/dateposted-public/ > > > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53716488292/in/dateposted-public/ > > > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53717607018/in/dateposted-public/ > > > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53716488302/in/dateposted-public/ > > > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53716488287/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > The first five shots were taken in a nearby park, where we could get a > bit away from street lights. The last one was taken from my driveway. I > sent it to my neighbors and told them I'd seen a ghost over their > house. ;-) > > Olympus E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic 20/1.7, wide open, ISO 1600, exposures > of 1 or 2 seconds. Enjoy! > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com