Amazing lights... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Pyykösjärvi, Oulu, Finland

This is a picture taken today around midnight ;-)
When it's freezing cold and some very tiny snowflakes are falling from the sky, the light emmited by different sources on ground is being scattered and reflected by it... then you see such a nice spectacles presented by Nature itself.
Today it's not so cold (only -16 deg. centigrade) but it's enough ;-)
I hope you like it!

paura, JPlumb, maglex, kri54, Adrique, IgorDeleze, Bandit has marked this note useful

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paura (38456) 2008-03-05 16:57

Jakub,
Lighting is really interesting here. The composition is beautiful on the 30 seconds exp.

Well done.

Paulo

JPlumb (3153) 2008-03-05 18:56

Very cool phenomenon Jakub. The only time I've seen anything at all like this is with "Sun Dogs" which are like rainbows on either side of the sun on a very cold day. This is something I will definitely need to watch for in future. You've done a very good job in putting this together, with not only the lights, but with good light and texture seen on the snow, the lights patterns themselves and with capture of those stars. Excellent work.

Thanks, John

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grantlp (2104) 2008-03-05 19:42

Hello Jakub,
Amazing interest with the lights reflecting off the falling snow particules, and the night sky creates an excellent backdrop to the effect. You've managed the shutter speed well....30 secs has worked for you. Well done.
Cheers Grant

maglex (1582) 2008-03-05 22:40

Hi Jakub, this is really one amazing phenomenon you are showing us, at first I thought its some kind of aurora borealis?...Very nice, and interesting place...Thanks for sharing...Alex

Stepan (27175) 2008-03-05 22:42

All is in the title, you're right. That's simply amazing.
Excellent realization to appreciate that.
Stéphane

kri54 (1515) 2008-03-05 23:36

superbe vue, très joli ces lumières qui tombent

Priam1966 (892) 2008-03-08 7:04

Hello Kuba

I 'll never heard something about this phenomenon it's so beautiful, you have chance to get there. I hope once a day have a trip in finland.
Good POV.

Adrique (579) 2008-03-09 14:19

Hi Jakub,
this is something I have never seen and never heard of either! And you have captured it perfectly. Thanks a lot for description of this phenomenon!
This is truly what´s TE about.

Congratulations.
Adrian

IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-03-16 9:31

Hello Jakub,
Incredible light!
Very strange but very nice.
Greetings.
Igor

Bandit (2098) 2008-04-21 11:17

C'est un effet impressionnant que je n'avais jamais vu !! On se croirait vraiment dans une ville enchantée !! Merci de nous faire partager se phénomène magnifique !!
Bravo !!!