Northern lights last night from Sleeping Bear Point ... looking out over Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands . . . video clip in the making : ) *note, they were not this bright to the naked eye ... I did a lot of light gathering to make them stand out better. D300 iso:1600 f4 sigma 10-20 @ 10mm 30 seconds

Only got a couple shots off before clouds moved in. Could tell that lights were intensifying a bit to maybe some curtains and pillars, but for the most part, activity was low on the horizon, persistent arc, bright enough to get some reflection off Lake Superior. Was nice to see such brightness after a few years of missing opportunities. 5d2 14mm 2.8 30-60 sec

The northern light in Abisko, Swedish Lapland has been just amazing during the last few days. A couple of the picture were taken from my roof of the house. Please see www.rosenmedia.se/english for more northern light images. Best wishes, Peter

At about 1:20am PSt, the aurora really beagn to dance. Coincidentally, the wolves also began howling about this time. All shots made with 5D Mark2 camera, 1600 ASA, various exposure times.

Aurora activity began early that night. At one point, it wavered for a moment, and then it happened. Like someone flicked a switch, the reds came out bright and moving very fast, working it's way across the sky for about 15 seconds. I kid you not, it was so intense and fast that I literally ducked. My finger stayed on the shutter button though. These shots were taken with a 5D Mk II, 24L II @f/1.6, ISO 1000 for 0.6 secs. (yes, ~half-sec exposure produced those long, bright streaks)