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Fall Auroras

© ronald lafleur

Fall Auroras

Uploaded: October 05, 2011 13:55:12

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Midnight, at the river lit by aurora and full moon. Canon 5dmk2, 24mm L1.4 lens. It was a beautiful night.

Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 30/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Comments

Michelle Alton December 29, 2011

Whoa...sorry I missed this when it was first posted! I always adore your Aurora images, Ronald, but THIS one takes them to an even higher plane. A thousand WOWs, and congratulations on its well-deserved POTD selection! #1432990

Joy Rector December 29, 2011

congrats on the POTD #9891124

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe December 29, 2011

Beautiful POTD. Congrats! #9891144

Richard M. Waas December 29, 2011

Congrats on a well deserved POTD!! #9891169

Phyllis H. Burchett December 29, 2011

Congrats on your POTD, stunning! #9891220

Johnnie Ann Gaskill December 29, 2011

Awesome!! I'd love to know what your camera settings were and your processing workflow. I'm sure others would benefit, too, from your sharing that info. #9891243

Eileen M. Joyce December 29, 2011

Incredibly beautiful. Congratulations. #9891253

JO ANN CLEVELAND December 29, 2011

Ohhhh my! What a fantastic capture of this gorgeous scene, Congrats on your POTD Ronald!

jo ann c. #9891277

Charles A. LaMatto December 29, 2011

What a beautiful, surreal image. It looks like a painting that belongs in an art gallery somewhere. Congrats on your POTD. #9891297

Marilyn Cornwell December 29, 2011

Wow! This is a beautiful landscape with the bonus of the aurora! Congratulations on POTD! #9891311

Karen Celella December 29, 2011

Congratulations on your gorgeous POTD, Ronald! Someday I hope to see the aurora. I'm with Johnnie and would love to hear the details. #9891379

Daniella Puente December 29, 2011

Amazing photo! congrats... #9891491

Graeme yew Chow December 29, 2011

Wonderful aurora that I ever seen! Congratulations Ronald. #9891527

Sara B Coffey level-classic December 29, 2011

Fantabulous! The colors & light patterns have a mystical appeal!
Congatulations Ronald on your POTD.
Sara:) #9891530

Andre Larose December 29, 2011

Really breathtaking. Congratulations on this wonderful POTD.

André #9891571

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic December 29, 2011

CONGRATZ on the wonderful capture and POTD award, Ronald!!!

UB. #9891610

Maria Coulson December 29, 2011

Gorgeous, congratulations!!! #9891638

Steven W. Lepak December 29, 2011

Bravo Ronald! Wonderful - well composed and nicely exposed. Keep them coming. Best Regards, Steven #9891680

Kathryn Wesserling December 29, 2011

Living in an urban areas, we rarely get to view the Auroras. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. #9891735

Debbie Bray December 29, 2011

Stunning, and to add this to a reflection makes it super stunning!! Congrats on your POTD! #9892027

Margie R. Kirby December 29, 2011

Congratulations! Absolutely breathtaking!
#9892057

Sharon L. Doane December 29, 2011

Spectacular! Congratulations! #9892140

Richard D. Love December 30, 2011

Congratulations, Ronald. Wonderful colors and composition!

Rick #9893399

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 30, 2011

Thanks for sharing this amazing view Ronald, huge congrats on your POTD! #9894070

Patricia A. Casey level-classic December 31, 2011

Congratulations on the POTD....this is a stunning image of the Aurora....don't see them in Arizona.....but I hear tell that some folks in Georgia saw one recently....It surely was a beautiful night, Ronald....thanks for submitting this...Happy New Year! #9894854

Deborah Lewinson level-addict January 01, 2012

Stunning and superb image, Ronald! Congrats on your POTD!

Happy New Year!
Debby #9896433

Tammy Espino January 24, 2012

Congrast on your awesome finalist!! :) #9939481

Glenn E. Traver January 24, 2012

Congratulations on this Beautiful Finalist and POD Ronald. ~ GT #9939812

Kathryn Wesserling January 24, 2012

This one should go higher! Congratulations for the Finalist.
#9940275

Lynn M. Whitt January 24, 2012

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist... #9940465

January 24, 2012

Spectacular #9941860

Patrick Rouzes level-classic January 24, 2012

Big Congratulations, Ron! Double award & good luck on the third! #9941951

Phyllis H. Burchett January 24, 2012

Congrats on this amazing finalist! #9942209

Irene Colling level-classic January 24, 2012

A stunning beauty.

Double congratulations Ronald. #9943040

Renee Doyle January 25, 2012

Congratulations on this beautiful First Place Win Ronald!! #9945671

Terry Cervi level-deluxe January 25, 2012

So beautiful, Ronald! Congratulations on your first place win! #9945705

Liz blahh January 25, 2012

Congratulations on your win! #9945719

Jessica Jenney January 25, 2012

Congrats on your stunning First Place Win! #9945907

Marijana Fajgl January 25, 2012

Big congratulations on your outstanding winner, Ronald! Love it! #9945977

Chris Schlosser January 25, 2012

Stunning! Congratulations on your win, Ronald! #9946093

Amy M. Wilson January 25, 2012

Congratulations on your gorgeous First Place winner, Ronald!! #9946108

Lindley Johnson level-classic January 25, 2012

A stunning image! Big congratulations on your fabulous First Place Winner, Ronald. #9946142

Larry L. Redmon level-classic January 25, 2012

Congratulations on your win! #9946187

Patrick Rouzes level-classic January 25, 2012

Congratulations on your First Place Winner, Ronald! #9946322

Phyllis H. Burchett January 25, 2012

This was my pick, big congrats! #9946515

Nancy Marie Ricketts January 25, 2012

Just a spectacular gold winner. I am a great fan of all your "Northern Lights" captures. #9946681

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic January 25, 2012

Your Aurora captures are truly inspiring and this one at midnight is even more so. CONGRATZ on a very deserving First Place winner, Ronald. I guess a night well spent!!!

UB. #9946720

Bojan Bencic level-classic January 26, 2012

Beautiful. Congratulations on your win, Ronald! #9947234

Cathy A. Rose January 26, 2012

Awesome capture!! How wonderful to be so close to the Northern Lights!! Congratulations!!! Well deserved!! #9947610

Janet Fikar January 26, 2012

It doesn't get much better than this. Congratulations on your win!! #9947809

Carla Capra Anderson January 26, 2012

Congratulations, just beautiful. #9947932

Michael G. Marshall January 26, 2012

Beautiful winning image, Ronald! Congratulations! #9948027

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic January 26, 2012

Beautiful......Love the colors!! Congrats on your win!! #9948176

JO ANN CLEVELAND January 26, 2012

Wow! Very well deserved win Ronald, fantastic find and capture!

jo ann c. #9948235

Deborah Lewinson level-addict January 26, 2012

Hardy congrats on your POTD and First Place Win for this stunning image!
#9948658

Denny E. Barnes level-classic January 27, 2012

Congratulations, Ronald on your fabulous First Place Win! #9950428

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 27, 2012

Congratulations Ronald, outstanding win! #9950714

Rolando Rosito January 27, 2012

Fantastic winner Ronald, congratulations!! #9950952

Merna L. Nobile January 27, 2012


You can feel it in the air, the anticipation of waiting for the awards to arrive. The talent that is on display for all to see and share is amazing. Congratulations to all the January, 2012 winners. Merna
#9951524

Katarina Mansson January 29, 2012

Natural beauty at its´ best. Outstanding picture Ronald - congratulations on your winner! #9953406

David M. Montero January 31, 2012

Just the right amount of lighting to make this an amazing capture. Congratulations on your win Ronald! #9957657

Ellen Hodges February 01, 2012

Huge congrats on this fabulous winner, Ron!!! #9959480

Carol Eade level-classic February 06, 2012

Beautiful winning image, congratulations! #9968509

Kim Andelkovic February 07, 2012

Outstanding image Congrats on Winner & POTD :-) #9970698

Maria Coulson February 08, 2012

Ronald, this is so beautiful. I can understand why it has so much gold. Congratulations. #9970939

Lori Carlson February 25, 2012

What a moment! What a capture!!
Congrats on all your recognition, Ronald!! =) #10001657

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