Northern Lights, Lesser Slave River, Alberta

Description

My wife and I had driven out to the darkest place we could find (considering the moon was full it is hard to find what we would consider dark). I set up the tripod hoping for some magic, but the lights started to fade. I turned to my wife and shrugged my shoulders as if to say "I give up", then suddenly this burst of color radiated through the sky for about a minute, then tapered off and almost disappeared. This was one of the shots I got in that short span of time.

Taken By

Michael Leonard

Taken On

September 13, 2011

Tagged

northern lights aurora borealis lesser slave lake river alberta canada night stars reflection nature outdoors sky water scenery