The Aurora display on Thursday night (23 March 2023) simply blew my mind (as I think it did for anyone who saw it firsthand).
I happened to be at the base of one of the nearby lighthouses when the first real big blast of auroral energy hit. What seemed like the aurora’s core was nearly straight up from where I was standing and I thought it looked like it was radiating from the beacon.
My mind is still processing what I saw that night.
[Side note on photography etiquette (because I know some people will wonder if I was possibly ruining the scene for other photographers when I took this pic –– I was not) –
Please don’t disregard other photographers at a location. The pictures we all want to take are not so valuable or unique to warrant alienating others in the photography community. Please don’t blatantly walk into a scene or start light painting the area.
When I entered the scene of this picture, there were two other photographers at the lighthouse taking pictures. I had previously chatted with them and discussed the potential shots at the location, given the conditions we were seeing. When I decided to go near the lighthouse, I made sure no other photographers had arrived and then I made sure that from everyone else’s perspective, they were not able to see my approach, where I ended up standing, nor the lights created by my camera.
It’s not hard to make sure to make sure the pictures others are taking won’t be affected. If it looks like getting in someone else’s way can’t be avoided, I either change my mind or I politely ask if what I want to do is OK with them.
Please do the same.]