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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Rajan Parrikar on November 23, 2012, 10:12:08 pm

Title: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on November 23, 2012, 10:12:08 pm
In Sólheimasandur, Iceland.

Phantom of the Aurora (http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2012/11/23/phantom-of-the-aurora/)

(http://www.parrikar.org/images/LL/solheimasandur-iceland-aurora.jpg)

Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: Tony Jay on November 24, 2012, 04:21:55 am
Sumptuous Rajan.
One of the very best images that I have seen from you.

Congratulations

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: francois on November 24, 2012, 06:36:51 am
Quote from: Tony Jay on November 24, 2012, 04:21:55 am
…One of the very best images that I have seen from you.
…

Yes, I fully agree!
Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: Chris Calohan on November 24, 2012, 08:27:32 am
+10...you know, I've always found it interesting that Iceland is far more green than the snowy white of Greenland. do you suppose somewhere back in yore time, a cartographer got a bit lazy in his translating?
Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on November 24, 2012, 09:41:02 am
Quote from: chrisc on November 24, 2012, 08:27:32 am
+10...you know, I've always found it interesting that Iceland is far more green than the snowy white of Greenland. do you suppose somewhere back in yore time, a cartographer got a bit lazy in his translating?

Thanks, Tony, Francois, & Chris.

Chris,

Iceland turns green every summer. It is not English green or tropical green, it is Iceland green - the farms and mountains receive a lovely coat of green.

The story of how Iceland was named by Flóki is recounted here -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrafna-Flóki_Vilgerðarson


Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: Jaffy on November 24, 2012, 09:56:26 am
Nice composition and lighting on the plane. We rarely get aurora in southern UK.

Chrisc check out; http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1965/shouldnt-greenland-be-known-as-iceland-and-vice-versa for the naming.
Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: Seoonmie on November 24, 2012, 12:26:28 pm
Wow Rajan, that is truly a fantastic sight. Very unearthly and surreal, even terrifying.
Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 26, 2012, 04:14:58 am
It just looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. Stunning.
Title: Re: Phantom of the Aurora
Post by: graeme on November 27, 2012, 07:26:49 pm
Brilliant Rajan as are the other aurora / plane images on your blog.

Graeme