Re: [APML] New Images - The Aurora Borealis of 9/7/02

["Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Thanks to Jim, Jeff, Bruce, Ray and Stan for the nice comments!

Jeff -  I debated about using the neighbor's home in some of the shots but
decided it would add a sense of scale.  I'm looking forward to seeing those
21mm shots.

Ray - You're right and now that I think of it, an aurora can vary so much it
is hard to have the perfect film.  I know some of the guys in Alaska use 100
speed film for the bright displays.  Those must be something else if you can
use such a slow film and still record a properly exposed image.

Stan - I think I'm going to buy some of the Fuji 800 you mention.  And I
always have Provia 400F around... :-)

Chris


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Chris Cook
Astronomical Photography
www.abmedia.com/astro


-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Richard <stanrichard@hotmail.com>
To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] New Images - The Aurora Borealis of 9/7/02


>Chris, your shots look good!  Fuji Provia 400 is supposedly the *new*
aurora
>film although I've seen good results with lots of different films.  I like
>that one and for color neg film the Fuji NPZ 800 Pro is good, it's what I
>used for Sat.nite's display (link below).  I've had good luck with Kodak
>E200 also, pushed a stop or 2 depending on the brightness of the aurora.
>Alot of folks use the Superia 800, check out Dom Cantin's shots at the
>spaceweather.com gallery.  Basically, you experiment til you like what you
>see I guess.
>
>http://nightskyevents.com
>
>Stan
>
>
>>From: "Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>
>>Reply-To: astro-photo@seds.org
>>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>>Subject: [APML] New Images - The Aurora Borealis of 9/7/02
>>Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:38:51 -0400
>>
>>Hi all -
>>
>>I got my film back from the weekend and scanned four of the best shots
from
>>the aurora display on Saturday night.  After seeing such a great show, it
>>makes me want to book one of those tours to Iceland or Alaska to capture
>>the
>>big boys up north.
>>
>>Hope you enjoy them.  Just like any event, it's hard to capture what you
>>actually see and experience by just being there.
>>
>>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-24-090702.html
>>
>>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-14-090702.html
>>
>>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-15-090702.html
>>
>>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/aurora-18-090702.html
>>
>>If there is anyone on the list that has photographed the aurora a great
>>deal, what is the preferred film?  Or is there even such a thing?
>>
>>Comments welcome.
>>
>>Chris
>>
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>>Chris Cook
>>Astronomical Photography
>>www.abmedia.com/astro
>>
>>
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>Stan Richard
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