Our Terms & Conditions | Our Privacy Policy
He also captured the dancing lights from Spanish Banks.
Mother Nature drenched Metro Vancouver’s night sky with vibrant hues on several nights over the past week, and a local man photographed two of the spellbinding displays.
Outdoors enthusiast Young Kuah captured two photos of the aurora borealis following several geomagnetic storms that caused colourful manifestations in the Lower Mainland.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center observed a major G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm on May 29 and issued several warnings, including a (G4) severe storm watch on June 1.
Kuah first captured the northern lights with the skyline of Vancouver’s North Shore from Spanish Banks on May 29, at 10:01 p.m. The photo shows lime green, orchid purple, and deep blue hues, as well as some of the city lights reflecting on the water (see slide two).
During his aurora outing, the local used his Nikon D850 on a tripod with different lenses, depending on the shots he was trying to capture. His DSLR settings are about ISO 400, f3.5, 11 to 13 secs.
Northern lights captured above Science World in rare moment
For the second image, he waited until the sky was very dark and then drove to the Olympic Village False Creek walkway.
“Regarding the northern lights pictures in general, because Vancouver is so far south, northern lights tend to be rare and dim, and one has to go out to very dark places like Spanish Banks or Porteau Cove or anywhere super dark with little light pollution,” he tells V.I.A.
“I would not normally go to the city as it is too bright. However, since strong solar activity was predicted, I wanted to capture the northern lights within the city as the opportunity to do so is extremely rare. I took a chance and went to an iconic and recognizable building (Science World) in Vancouver and tried to get an image with both in it.”
While he was setting up his tripod and DSLR camera, he noticed a shimmering in the sky. However, his main camera wasn’t ready to capture an image. Knowing a burst of aurora activity might not last long, he grabbed his iPhone, steadied it on the metal railing, and “took whatever picture I could,” Kuah describes.
The impressive image was captured at 12:20 a.m. on June 1 on an iPhone 14 Pro Max.
“This situation goes to show that the best camera is the one that one has at that moment. Soon, after that, I set up the camera I intended to use, but the peak activity was already fading and the northern lights images were dark and required a darker place with less light pollution,” he explains.
“I am grateful and fortunate to have been there at the right place at the right time.”
Kuah isn’t a professional photographer but loves photography, particularly underwater photography and scuba diving. He lives in Vancouver.
Follow his adventures through his lens at @ytkuahphotography on Instagram.
Stay up-to-date with hyperlocal weather forecasts across 50 neighbourhoods in the Lower Mainland with Weatherhood.
Images are for reference only.Images and contents gathered automatic from google or 3rd party sources.All rights on the images and contents are with their legal original owners.
Aggregated From –
Comments are closed.