*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #1

[M_Six]

Hey remmib, you catching any of the aurora shows I've been reading about?

[MATT0404]

Untitled by mkrepp, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Matt, nice effect with the one pod in focus. Sweet bokeh with that lens.

Dave

[dcstep]

Sunset at Laguna Beach:


Sunset at Laguna Beach by dcstep, on Flickr

Canon 5D MkII, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 28mm, f/18, ISO 400, 1/50-sec (+1/3EV).

[remmib]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Hey remmib, you catching any of the aurora shows I've been reading about?

No, I haven't.
Never seen real nice aurora since I'm actually too south (at 59°North), while the aurora is best viewed north of the Arctic Circle at 66°North.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Sunset at Laguna Beach:


Sunset at Laguna Beach by dcstep, on Flickr

Canon 5D MkII, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 28mm, f/18, ISO 400, 1/50-sec (+1/3EV).

sexx

I'll be in San Diego all next week.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

I'll be in San Diego all next week.

Stiff

See also: Lucky

[Chewy734]

Originally Posted by remmib

No, I haven't.
Never seen real nice aurora since I'm actually too south (at 59°North), while the aurora is best viewed north of the Arctic Circle at 66°North.

7 degrees can't be that far away, right?

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Stiff

See also: Lucky

Also see: Holy shit it was expensive.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

7 degrees can't be that far away, right?

I think they're more common over Alaska/Canada than anywhere else. Northern Norway gets a good view but the rest of the country doesn't have an overhead view like you'd see in Alaska/Canada.

Degrees doesn't matter as much as you think. I saw one (albeit faint) from the outskirts of Madison once. They're commonly seem from Minnesota and South Dakota too on stronger days.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/3
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/4

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

Also see: Holy shit it was expensive.

Yep, always pricey to fly west. Not sure why. Going east is much cheaper. Where are you staying?

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

I think they're more common over Alaska/Canada than anywhere else. Northern Norway gets a good view but the rest of the country doesn't have an overhead view like you'd see in Alaska/Canada.

Degrees doesn't matter as much as you think. I saw one (albeit faint) from the outskirts of Madison once. They're commonly seem from Minnesota and South Dakota too on stronger days.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/3
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/4

I've only see it once and that was out the window of a winter night flight to Germany. If you ever fly to Europe in the winter, try to sit on the left side of the plane so your window faces north.

[gcochard]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Yep, always pricey to fly west. Not sure why. Going east is much cheaper. Where are you staying?

Wind.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Yep, always pricey to fly west. Not sure why. Going east is much cheaper. Where are you staying?

Mission Valley/Hotel Circle

Did Priceline on a 3 star hotel and they gave me the Hilton for $75/night

[oneintheory]

Jamie by jsophoto, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Last time we were there we stayed at the Holiday Inn on the Bay. Nice room with a great view of the bay, but the noise was ridiculous. The cruise ships would come in every night in the wee hours and they would spend the rest of the night unloading/loading them. The forking fork trucks all had backup-beepers that ran non-stop. Beep-beep-beep from midnight to 9AM. My wife went back there for a conference this past year and asked for a room facing out the back of the hotel. Screw the view.

[UdubBadger]

that sucks

yeah no bay views here. needed to be closer to my host photographer's place for easy pickup/drop off

[anthony @ eas]

Shot this with my trusty D90 and 55-200 over the weekend:

[M_Six]

Nice shot, Anthony. Not much feeling of speed there, though.

[UdubBadger]

bau5 shot

[E90Mario]

Jilly and I.. don't know why I liked how this turned out:

(photo credits to my tripod and remote control lol)

[MATT0404]

Originally Posted by MARIO K

Jilly and I.. don't know why I liked how this turned out:

(photo credits to my tripod and remote control lol)

Nice shot, and cute pup!

Here's a shot of mine from tonight:

Oly Zuiko 100mm ƒ/2.8 @ ƒ/2.8

Boring Night by mkrepp, on Flickr