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Antarctica in Darkness

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Posted by Cynthia Spence on July 25, 2010 at 2:59 AM
Antarctica in Darkness
Hello again...attached are a few photos of night shots from 77 degrees South. Not much else to take here in the winter, so you set your camera on manual focus at infinity, hope your remote cord doesn't freeze up (it does, but hopefully you got the shot before it did), keep hand warmers in your glove liners, have an extra battery and other than that, it's a blast!
Posted by Cynthia Spence on July 25, 2010 at 3:22 AM
An aurora...they hang around for about 30 minutes...can fade and then come back.
Posted by Cynthia Spence on July 25, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Auroras happen all the time, it's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. This is one overlooking Scott Base one morning.
Posted by Cynthia Spence on July 25, 2010 at 3:32 AM
Discovery Hut...or Scott's Hut lit by the station light...a five minute exposure.
Posted by Todd Caudle on July 25, 2010 at 8:40 AM
What cool shots, Cynthia! What brought you to the icy continent in the winter?
Posted by Lance Warley on July 25, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Wonderful series, Cynthia.

The light glow in #1 looks like something from a comet's tail.
Posted by Darren Huski on July 25, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Sounds like a cool "summer vacation". Enjoy wintering over.

Do you get any twilight you can photograph?
Posted by Pam Colander on July 25, 2010 at 4:31 PM
Cool shots Cynthia, literally! 'Fraid this place would not be my cup of tea!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2010 at 10:57 AM
Burrrr....those look cold, but love the Aurora shots! Those colors are fantastic!
Posted by Stan Rose on July 26, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Interesting shots--love the lights! Im feeling cold now....