Re: [APML] Aurora Colors

[Glenn Shaw <gshaw@alaska.net>]

I don't think the below is completely accurate as my friend Jan Curtis has had
things published in national geographic. He had no connections with the magazine
whatsoever.

glenn shaw

Sean Walker wrote:

> National Geographic will most likely never publish any of our pictures, because
> they have some policy of having thier photographers as employees, and NG owns
> the negatives and images right from the getgo. Also, they do this to "guarantee"
> no doctored (or in our case) Digitally enhanced images get printed- somewhat
> anal retentive, and they really loose out IMO. Specifically, they will NEVER
> print un-solicited material.
>
> Sean Walker
>
> Jon Kolb wrote:
>
> > Tony,
> >
> > > The latest National Geographic has an in depth and excellent article all
> > about auroras... > perfect timing!
> >
> > It's a great article, but it's too bad some of the really great aurora
> > phototgraphers like Arne and Stan didn't get in it (not that NG has any idea
> > who they are, but it would be nice if they did).  I think some of the "real
> > world" beauty of this phenomena is missed when most of the images come from
> > a small set of far north locations or from high-dollar government gizmos.  I
> > think there would have been an equal or greater appeal to NG's advertised
> > audience if more of the images were from ground-based photographers in more
> > diverse, pedestrian locations.  Nevertheless, it's a pretty darn cool
> > feature.
> >
> > Some of the diagrams seemed to explain why Glenn in Fairbanks doesn't see
> > squat when us mere lowlats are getting the big show.
> >
> > The hippo article was pretty cool, too.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Jon Kolb
> > Adventures in Astrophotography
> > http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
> > jkolb@mindport.com
> >
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