Skydance

It is rare in the lower 48 states of the USA  that one gets to shoot the aurora borealis. And even when it appears, it is not as bright as what you get to see near the Arctic (Alaska, Iceland, Norway etc). And long exposures, and timelapses of the long exposures are probably the best way to visualize the dance of the northern lights.
Here is one such from the recent auroras that appeared through March and April. I hope I get to see more of these next year.

Prosser

WA USA

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Skydance Live

Northern lights, I realized, is best appreciated as a video. Because the borealis isn't a static fixture in the sky but a dance of light and colors. Closer to the poles, one can experience this dance in real-time, but in the PNW, only timelapses can capture the incredible beauty of the dance.

Here is one such dance. While I regret not spending more time to capture the lights due to the cold, I was glad I was at least able to capture this.

Quincy
WA USA

Colored Reflections

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Every year, the Pacific Northwest gets blanketed by clouds like clockwork during the winter, leading to an long period of colorless grey skies. These unending gloomy conditions, coupled with the short days, can take a toll on personal happiness. My escape out of this is to reminisce the past by looking at my colorful archives of photography, and enjoying the play of light that I see for my images.

After all, as is often said, “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”

Here, I attempted a cinemagraph from an old clip I had shot in Acadia, during the peak of its fall foliage.

Acadia National Park
ME USA