My contribution to the #Aurora#Photography from last night! I hadn't planned on venturing too far but as night drew closer and I saw all the amazing photos I packed up the gear and headed into the mountains!
I want Aurora and all of these gorgeous photos and moments of awe to remind us that we live on a delicate planet, hurling through space, and that this planet is our shared home and ours to nurture. I want us to remember how it renewed our connection, curiosity, presence and morale.
“There’s no place like home,” she said. “There’s no place like home.” 🌎
I do appreciate the honesty of the people who, when posting spectacular #aurora pictures, disclosed that these were the output of their mobile’s night mode and didn’t actually look like what they actually saw.
@timbray I could barely see anything at all, just a hint of green. My phone managed to get it with a three-second exposure, and even then it’s still faint.
@timbray My phone definitely made it look more dramatic, but the fascinating thing to me was being able to see the streaks with the naked eye even if the colors were muted. Light pollution here in the city contributed, and I imagine it would have been better a short drive from here in Amishlandia.
Aiming to have a bit of a quiet day today, but failed slightly after absentmindedly ending up in the midst of the sunny-weather day-trippers. Proper rookie mistake. Still, after the world looking spectacular last night it's not looking bad today either.
@eclectech the flowerhog's head was so well camouflaged i didn't even know at first it was a flowerhog and not just some flowers. i didn't have that problem with the lichenhog though.
In San Francisco there wasn't anything my eyes could actually see... but the phone caught a slight pink hue to the north around 11pm last night. An hour later, the fog rolled in and provided a much cooler scene.
Morning Stumps - A couple of old logging remnants on the Brother's Creek Trail this morning. I was lucky enough that my catch-my-breath spot had this view, just as sunlight poured in from the side.
