----- Original Message ----- From: Wendy Beard Subject: Re: Shooting Auroras > > That's what I thought.(didn't think of compensation though) Then my nerve > failed when the shutter seemed to have been open for an eternity. I > switched it to B and counted to 10, then 20, then 30. > It wasn't a particularly impressive display anyway, mostly white with a > hint of green. If I get to see the lights again then I'll be a bit better > prepared (hopefully)
Auroras and the like are actually pretty dim, so you want to have a fast lens, wide open. My best Hale-Bopp stuff was with the LX on auto and the 50mm f/1.2 wide open. With the comet, I set the exposure comp to minus 2 stops because of the scene type. With northern lights, I would give a plus exposure comp for the same reason. We had the same light show here in Regina. Foolishly, I missed it. Imagine throwing cupric chloride into a camp fire...... I guess it was quite the show farther west, and somewhat north. William Robb
