Magic. Enchanted lights crawling through the sky. Nice scenery. Makes for a good object to hunt? Yes. And a lot hunt for aurora. The elusive light in the sky.
So this happened to me one night. I was on my way to my parents. I think it was Christmass. And then the sky lit up. Since I had my camera with me, it was just to stop and fire away.
No, no. Not that easy.
Headlights, stupid! I have seen piles of snow before!
I switch the lights off and aim again, resting the housing on the roof of my car.
Nah! Slightly better. At least not the frikken pile of snow. Too bad the shape of the lights changed drastically and got more blured.
At about that point the 20 degrees minus (that's Celsius minus!) has started shaking so much I can hardly find the buttons on the cannon.
And I do one more attempt, freezing and the steady shake of the engine breathing for more of the freezing air. And I fire one more round. And sure enough, I can't hold the camera still:
And yes. I like it the best out of the three. But as art. It's blurred, it's grainy and all. Heavily manipulated too.
So no, it's not that easy to catch Aurora. It is waiting. It is all about light sesitive optics/sensor.
And patience. Lots and lots of patience. Probably why I have very few attempts to capture her. Aurora.