Aurora over the Ring of Brodgar ~ Orkney

[Specman]

Hi all,

Here are my humble offerings of the Aurora last night over the Ring of Brodgar, Orkney. Fantastic views as I was driving out and the shame is I think I missed the best of the display, but I wanted to get to a really dark location.

I got half a dozen reasonable shots considering I didn't have a tripod the camera would fit! Didn't really have a clue as to what I was doing as I'm a complete newbie! Obtaining focus was a steep learning curve and it was absolutely FREEZING blowing a gale!

So, here is my humble offerings. I was chuffed that I can see a few constelations in my image such as the Pleiades and Cassiopeia.

Thanks for looking

Mark

[twotter]

Wow! Very atmospheric - thanks for sharing!

[Worzsel]

Lovely pictures!

I bet they don't do it justice though, it must be magical to actually see it with your own eyes

[Specman]

Thanks guys,

You are so right Sarah. I just couldn't capture the beauty. I'm determined to get the hang of my camera so I can get the best shots I can, but right now when it all goes wrong I just bin the kit, lay back and enyoy the heavens.

Last night would have moved any one to tears it was truly beautiful and well worth getting cold.

Clear skies!

Mark

[AndyH]

Nice pics !

I really need to go back to Orkney one summer.

Brilliant wildlife, history/archaeology, whiskies and real ale. Folk are pretty damn nice too.

Truly stunning islands.

Andy.

[Nexus 6]

Hi Mark, well done for braving the wind and cold to get a few shots of the aurora!

thanks for sharing

[bcsman]

Absolutely stunning

[Porl]

i love how you've got those rocks in the shot, stunning photos mate:D

[mikeyscope]

Stunning location & composition ...love the middle one.

Mike

[narrowbandpaul]

those are slightly more than rocks....

Brodgar is a neolithic henge and stone circle dating back to around 2500BC. It is a UNESCO world heritage site...according to wikipedia

paul

[geordieskies]

brilliant!

[Psychobilly]

Brilliant shots... the rocks really add to it

[msinclairinork]

Great images Mark, hats off to you!

Well done!

Michael

[saturn5]

Superb shots,if i was back living in Orkney then thats the first place i would go to photograph aurora,a stunning location.

[Naz]

A perfect location to capture the Aurora, I should have gone there at night instead of the usual tourist shots in the day. Lovely atmospheric photo, in spite of the usual Brodgar blowing a gale and freezing at this time of year! I have included a daytime shot to show others so they can see the wonderful location of the ring, much better than Stonehenge IMHO

Archie

[RobH]

Fabulous shots....real atmosphere

those are slightly more than rocks....

Brodgar is a neolithic henge and stone circle dating back to around 2500BC. It is a UNESCO world heritage site...according to wikipedia

paul

Made of rock

[SkyJamie]

Brilliant pictures Mark

All the best

Jamie

[Jaffa007]

Those are some great images mate! Well done :-) and thanks for shareing.

[antimorris]

Great shots! Thanks for posting them. I really need to get up there sometime soon.

[mikeknowle]

Beautiful.

[Specman]

Thanks for all your kind comment guys, much appreciated!

Clear skies all!

Mark

[Tim]

Excellent pics