Dance of Ancestors

[Karl Johnston]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2880671424_c7bdf33399.jpg

Bit of levels adjustment to expose that foreground again.
Noise ninja

Otherwise specs are 15 seconds, iso 400, 2.8 aperture, 36 mm on canon powershot sx100.

Copyright by Karl Johnston (please don't use in any shape or form, download to your desktop if you want, whatever, but would rather not see it in your local newspaper without credit !) Cheers,

Just shows what a lil camera can do !

Location is Fort smith, NWT, slave river. Currently being researched by university of alberta for why it is one of the most potent aurora-seeker locations in the americas.

[bowtie`]

I mean no offense here and maybe this is a problem with my monitor, but all I see is an out of focus shot with no foreground. The foreground is all black.

[Karl Johnston]

I think it might be your monitor that needs calibrating, try this :
http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/monitor_check_calibration.jpg

Taken from (and more info): http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/30/easy-monitor-calibration/

[R Hardman]

Like Bowtie', I too do not see any foreground in the photo and my setup is calibrated.

[jgrussell]

My monitor is calibrated, and I can barely make out the foreground in this shot. Perhaps if you posted a larger image -- you're allowed 1024 px in the longest dimension.

[troypiggo]

I see foreground. It's dark, but it's there.

[Karl Johnston]

Hm that's odd..I can see the reflections of the northern lights in my monitor in the water of the foregroun...oh well thanks anyway =)

[fireird7o4]

I can see the foregound as well. It looks nice.

[JESSiCAmacdee]

It's not "Blurry",
You can see at the bottom that there's focused land & water.
Northern lights are just sort of soft like that.

Great shots, Kajuah.

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[ArcticShooter]

Otherwise specs are 15 seconds, iso 400, 2.8 aperture, 36 mm on canon powershot sx100.

I am amazed what the Powershot can do.
Now you can go out and try the same with your new 50D and you will be amazed ;)

[Celestron]

Keep it original and it will look fine . Too much PP can loose detail in astronomy images .