Eshaness Aurora

In contrast to the previous photo I posted, taken on a calm moonless night, this photo was taken on 8 March 2012 under a full moon. I was perched on the top of the cliffs of Eshaness in Shetland, the wind was blowing up to gale force in from the Atlantic. The aurora display appeared as if by magic between violent hail showers and lasted for about 25 minutes before the weather closed in. I had do hold onto the tripod so it didn't blow over the cliffs. The glow on top of the cliffs and foreground is lit up from the passing beam of the Eshaness lighthouse. The full moon was bright enough to give shadows on the sea from the cliffs. The loud roar and rumbled of the Atlantic continually crashed in through caves and geos in the cliffs. I stuck it out here for a couple more hours, cold to the bone with that Atlantic wind, hoping for another good view of the aurora between hail showers but the north sky never cleared again that night. A memorable trip, quite exhilarating. The cliffs are about 100 feet high and in a real storm the sea crashes pretty near right over them. The full moon allowed for just a 6 second exposure at ISO 400, f2.8

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS 20D
Lens:	11.0-16.0 mm
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:	8 Mar 2012 - 5:40 AM
Focal Length:	11mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Shutter Speed:	6sec
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	400
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	Off, Did not fire

Title:	Eshaness Aurora
Username:	MHenderson
Uploaded:	17 May 2012 - 1:10 AM
Tags:	Aurora borealis, Landscape / travel
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