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Calgary Aurora
A fortunate few nights of amazing lights
Feb 19th, Cosmic ski jump
On Feb 19th at midnight, I checked my multiple apps and sources for Aurora indicators, and everything was pointing to a great show. I got dressed quickly and headed out of the house. Since they were visible out my back door I knew I wasn’t going to have to go far. I went up to a favorite spot to attempt some shots over the downtown core, but the clouds were starting to settle in above my eastern view. A quick scan to the west revealed an incredible formation of structure and light. Since my foreground was a but ‘industrial’ facing west, I hopped back in the car and headed in that direction. I had every intention of leaving the city, but for some reason I was drawn to the 88 Olympic ski jump site at Winsport. Wow was I ever surprised to see this incredible aurora show!
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Feb 20, West of Calgary
Everyone was buzzing about the photos from the night before. They had gone viral, picked up by tourism and news organizations across Canada. I had completed a photoshoot the next morning on a couple hours sleep, so the prospects of going our for another night seemed slim. All that changes with a major CME impact! I didn’t waste any time (I never do) and was heading west again. I passed by the site from the night previous and followed the lights out onto Springbank Road. I made a couple short stops before finally settling in next to this swather. I was monkeying around with some off camera lighting of the machine when I noticed some incredible towers of light. I settled down and captured some of my favorite all time aurora photos.
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The swather
Incredible what we see when we are really looking…
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Trans Canada Highway
I’ve always had a vision in my head about what the Trans Canada Highway west of the city could look like in a good Aurora storm. I finally had the chance to realize this vision.
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