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Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Did you see the northern lights yesterday?

A solar storm made the aurora borealis visible in Vancouver, where I live, and even in places south of that, like Toronto. I photographed the lights on film with my Canon F-1 and a roll of CineStill 800T.

More hi-res photos: https://www.analog.cafe/r/shooting-northern-lights-on-film-dl4d

Not bringing a digital camera was one of the best decisions of the night. Film is the best way to capture this event.

#filmphotography #photography #northernlights #aurora

multicolor aurora over a hill with fog covering the tree tops
multicolor aurora over a lake with distant mountains
multicolor aurora over a hill and a tiny slice of water that reflects it
a large multicolor aurora display over the hill with fog rolling over the hill

Shooting Northern Lights on Film

I moved to Vancouver in 2018. This north-most Canadian metropolis is washed by warm ocean currents, which give it a mild climate — which is a big deal for a white boy who’s been accustomed to the tropical sun of Chiang Mai and Southeast Asia for the …
Dmitri (Analog.Cafe)
#Photography #aurora #northernlights #filmphotography #believeinfilm
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Eugen Rochko
Eugen Rochko
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I don't know if it was visible where I live, but I only learned about it while it was happening, again, so I missed it either way.

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