You did miss a great display! We were out at the bobtail rec site on naltesby lake. I agree that a good ol 4 second shutter speed makes them more brilliant, but we saw so many colours too! Last time I saw a show like that was about 20 years ago and I was camping at crystal lake, just by bear lake (you cant camp there now, day use only). Otherwise northern lights ive seen have been green and gray. .
Re: Northern Lights - the same can be said for coral reefs and scuba diving. Because the light doesn't penetrate the water, what you see with the naked eye is dull and washed out and it gets worse the deeper you go. The photos we see of colourful reefs are taken by underwater photographers who have high powered underwater lights that they train on the reef to make the colours pop. It's still a spectacular thing to see underwater life up close, but you have to temper your expectations a bit. I've met many a new diver who is a little disappointed when it's not quite what they imagined.
Thank you for the explanation, Andrew. Like you and many others, I was fortunate to see a beautiful and colourful display a long time ago, way up North in Hudsons Hope, that was unforgettable. But I did not know that camera lenses could capture the colours our night vision could not.
This was the most amazing display I’ve ever seen, I’m a senior Between 10:30 there was a 360 degree display, at times over head. I could see colours with the naked eye including the rare red. Admittedly they were much more vibrant in the photographs I took. We were north of salmon valley on a side road near the community pastures, so less light pollution.
I drove out to Eaglet Lake with a friend to see the Aurora and it was absolutely worth the drive. The red/purple was visible to the eye without using a camera and I could even see the green reflected in the lake. As a hobby photographer I tried really hard for my photos to capture what I was actually seeing instead of being totally overexposed and bright - did I succeed? Mostly! My photos definitely are a bit more exciting than what we saw with our eyes, but they aren't nearly as "bright" as all the other ones I'm seeing online.
Re: northern lights: I *have* seen spectacular displays just like in the photos. Over the prairies. Where they're so bright and colourful and not at all shades of grey, and then I try to take a photo and it turns out all wrong. So ? I dunno. My photography skills are pretty poor, and also my vision is sub-par so maybe I'm just delusional lol. It's apparently a known thing that human brains make up images to fill the gaps in vision.
I missed last week's display but like you, I tried to view them and take photos with a decent little digital camera, and my phone, during another flashy aurora display last winter. I failed. I decided to just wait for others better at the photo thing to post to social media.
We get the chance to see the northern lights pretty often in Mackenzie, and when I first moved here a friend dragged me out of bed and we drove 10 min up one of the service roads to see them. I was underwhelmed. I was gonna give these ones a miss, but I happened to be up. It was visible to me from my front yard, but barely. I am getting the biggest kick out of the pictures like the one you posted.
Thats too bad you didnt get a great view. I laid out on a picnic table for an hour in total awe because of the brilliance. I think light pollution is a key player.
Question: are the RCMP permitted to share the amount of information they did about the people involved in the SUV trespass? Because it seems that Mr Stolz has a lot more information than I would expect the average person to receive in a similar event.
I note that he has provided some answers to questions/comments in the comment section of the PG Citizen article, which seems a bit weird. Is the Citizen a blog now?
Edit to add: I also see that the Court Docket has gotten a lot longer and more detailed on the Citizen page.
Second edit: I was doing forestry training/work in Kamloops over the last week and just got home last night - I missed the aurora display, but have enjoyed the memes coming out of the social media shares.
You did miss a great display! We were out at the bobtail rec site on naltesby lake. I agree that a good ol 4 second shutter speed makes them more brilliant, but we saw so many colours too! Last time I saw a show like that was about 20 years ago and I was camping at crystal lake, just by bear lake (you cant camp there now, day use only). Otherwise northern lights ive seen have been green and gray. .
Re: Northern Lights - the same can be said for coral reefs and scuba diving. Because the light doesn't penetrate the water, what you see with the naked eye is dull and washed out and it gets worse the deeper you go. The photos we see of colourful reefs are taken by underwater photographers who have high powered underwater lights that they train on the reef to make the colours pop. It's still a spectacular thing to see underwater life up close, but you have to temper your expectations a bit. I've met many a new diver who is a little disappointed when it's not quite what they imagined.
Thank you for the explanation, Andrew. Like you and many others, I was fortunate to see a beautiful and colourful display a long time ago, way up North in Hudsons Hope, that was unforgettable. But I did not know that camera lenses could capture the colours our night vision could not.
This was the most amazing display I’ve ever seen, I’m a senior Between 10:30 there was a 360 degree display, at times over head. I could see colours with the naked eye including the rare red. Admittedly they were much more vibrant in the photographs I took. We were north of salmon valley on a side road near the community pastures, so less light pollution.
I drove out to Eaglet Lake with a friend to see the Aurora and it was absolutely worth the drive. The red/purple was visible to the eye without using a camera and I could even see the green reflected in the lake. As a hobby photographer I tried really hard for my photos to capture what I was actually seeing instead of being totally overexposed and bright - did I succeed? Mostly! My photos definitely are a bit more exciting than what we saw with our eyes, but they aren't nearly as "bright" as all the other ones I'm seeing online.
Re: northern lights: I *have* seen spectacular displays just like in the photos. Over the prairies. Where they're so bright and colourful and not at all shades of grey, and then I try to take a photo and it turns out all wrong. So ? I dunno. My photography skills are pretty poor, and also my vision is sub-par so maybe I'm just delusional lol. It's apparently a known thing that human brains make up images to fill the gaps in vision.
I missed last week's display but like you, I tried to view them and take photos with a decent little digital camera, and my phone, during another flashy aurora display last winter. I failed. I decided to just wait for others better at the photo thing to post to social media.
Yu is right on this one. Canfor is an unreliable partner and lacks the innovative drive required to make it work in the current forestry context.
They have become complacent and cannot be trusted.
It's time for another player to take a crack.at this industry.
We get the chance to see the northern lights pretty often in Mackenzie, and when I first moved here a friend dragged me out of bed and we drove 10 min up one of the service roads to see them. I was underwhelmed. I was gonna give these ones a miss, but I happened to be up. It was visible to me from my front yard, but barely. I am getting the biggest kick out of the pictures like the one you posted.
Thats too bad you didnt get a great view. I laid out on a picnic table for an hour in total awe because of the brilliance. I think light pollution is a key player.
I read the Cameron Stolz piece.
Question: are the RCMP permitted to share the amount of information they did about the people involved in the SUV trespass? Because it seems that Mr Stolz has a lot more information than I would expect the average person to receive in a similar event.
I note that he has provided some answers to questions/comments in the comment section of the PG Citizen article, which seems a bit weird. Is the Citizen a blog now?
Edit to add: I also see that the Court Docket has gotten a lot longer and more detailed on the Citizen page.
Second edit: I was doing forestry training/work in Kamloops over the last week and just got home last night - I missed the aurora display, but have enjoyed the memes coming out of the social media shares.
That piece definitely felt like a personal blog.