aurora borealis in Oregon

[Tree Killer]

My first attempt at capturing the aurora borealis. Have never seen them before, but this sure whets my appetite for more! Couldn't see much more than a faint glow to the north, but the long exposures brought out the shapes and colors.  East of Dufur, Oregon on Tygh Ridge at 2:32am 3-18-2015

[pianoman9701]

Really cool image.

[Sumpnneedskillin]

Very nice. Wish I had checked, but getting up at 0200 to check is problematic when you have to get up at 0430 for work. 

Spokane weather service facebook page posted some pics taken by a couple of reporters from KHQ.  They were out at Reardon taking pics.  KOMO had some nice pics taken by several different photographers around the Puget Sound region.

[Brute]

Nice. 
Did you get any shots with the old School house in them?

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Cool pic.

[Tree Killer]

Nice. 
Did you get any shots with the old School house in them?

I did, but I had to watch where I set up or all the red lights from the damn windmills were blasting the foreground.   

[Tbob]

Wow man!! That last shot is awesome!

[Bean Counter]

Sweet! 

[257 Wby Mag]

Not bad for a ol cutter... Very cool pics Ron, I've enjoyed your pics for years, keep it up!!! Later

[2labs]

Nice. 
Did you get any shots with the old School house in them?

I did, but I had to watch where I set up or all the red lights from the damn windmills were blasting the foreground.   

Wow,nice photo!   Frame worthy.

[Jason]

Not bad for a ol cutter... Very cool pics Ron, I've enjoyed your pics for years, keep it up!!! Later

What Jud said!!

[M_ray]

Very Nice! 

[Brute]

Outstanding. Thanks for sharing. 

[Tree Killer]

Thanks guys!  I've seen so many awesome pics from the northern latitudes this week...bout ready to book a flight to Finland!   

Not bad for a ol cutter... Very cool pics Ron, I've enjoyed your pics for years, keep it up!!! Later

Thanks Jud!  Trade in a Stihl for a Nikon...guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!    

[blindpig]

Fantastic shot!!!!

[boneaddict]

Those are fantastic.  i think I need a better tripod.  I tried some images oh, probably a couple months ago (time flies) of the comet, and everything was too shaky.   NICE

[Taco280AI]

Nice shots Ron. What settings did you use?

[Curly]

  COOL PICS.

[Becky]

Love the pics! Traveling to Alaska to see this up close is on my bucket list.

[Tree Killer]

Thanks folks!

Those are fantastic.  i think I need a better tripod.  I tried some images oh, probably a couple months ago (time flies) of the comet, and everything was too shaky.   NICE

I have a BIG Gitzo tripod I bought years ago for holding my heavy 400mm f3.5 manual lens.  Has a heavy duty FOBA ballhead on it.  Big and cumbersome, but IT IS sturdy!   

[Tree Killer]

Love the pics! Traveling to Alaska to see this up close is on my bucket list.

I've seen so many great aurora pics lately, a trip up north is something I NEED to do at least once in this lifetime!   

[boneaddict]

My daughter had soccer training over in Seattle this weekend.  We stopped by glazers.  There were some awesome tripods there.  Next trip it's on my list.  I've been blessed by seeing some incredible aurora, but have yet to document any of them very well.