Saturday, April 24, 2010

Lighting up the Night

The aurora borealis, the northern lights, was definitely high on my list of things to see up north.  I had seen a few great shows in Ontario, and I was really looking forward to seeing them up close.  And I was not disappointed!  We got a spectacular show the night I arrived and have been treated to some amazing shows since -- dancing waves across the sky, shooting spikes, reds and greens.  Unfortunately, I didn't learn how to capture them on camera until it was almost getting too light to see them.  My best shots are from late April, Rob's BD celebration at Hay Camp, a Parks' warden cabin about an hour from Smith.  I'm looking forward to trying to get some better/more shots next winter!