Northern Lights over Vienna
Föhn winds were chasing clouds and birds,
under a sheaf of clouds scintillating in translucent pastels
View from the Upper Belvedere
The southwestern sky was displaying
a light show I had never observed before
Eastward, all looked calm,
only a sort of afterglow hinted
at the atmospheric drama in the southwestern sky
Photographed in the afternoon
of 10 January 2015
Images and Words © by Merisi
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Wow, look at those colors!! Lucky you, to see such a sky show!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dina!
DeleteI am grateful I was up there at the Belvedere when this atmospheric phenomenon happened. It was mesmerising, the pictures don't do justice to what my eyes observed.
That second photo down is really fabulous
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gerald! Almost as if Pegasus was reclaiming his wings. ;-)
DeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMille grazie, Simona!
DeleteBreathtaking colors and what a light show.
ReplyDeleteI think the Northern lights would be #1 on my bucket list.
Too bad there are no ephemerides that would show with certainty dates and locations of such events. Those lights are often elusive, even if one travels to parts of the world where they are supposed to be appear regularly.
DeleteThese are awesome, Merisi!! They really took my breath away!! Thank you for sharing the beauty!! Have a beautiful weekend!!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Sylvia!
DeleteThank you and a wonderful weekend to you, too,
Merisi
Fantastic shot , amazing colours, thanks for sharing x
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne, my pleasure! :)
DeleteAchingly beautiful, Merisi!
ReplyDeleteI agree, William!
DeleteBeautiful! I see photos of those lights, and wonder if it's just made up... Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI dare say the colors were even stronger, more brilliant, a photograph really cannot do it justice. i was an eerie atmosphere all around, as if the earth stood still.
DeleteSo dramatic! I did not realize you had this aurora borealis in Vienna. Very exciting and rare sort of beauty, and you caught it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteSkies and birds, I often look up and observe them, but a sky like this was a first for me.
DeleteI tried to find any mention of this online, alas, was not successful.
Merisi, this cloud formation is dramatic to the max! How extraordinary to have been there to see it...and to have your camera along as well.
ReplyDelete(Do check on that September 10, 2015 date, though. Perhaps I have skipped some months while I was tending to my knitting?)
xo
Thank you, Frances,
Deletethank you twice! It took me some time to figure out what I'd done! ;-)
Marvelous! Glad you were able to record this great show!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Deletei felt really privileged to observe and capture it.
Really beautiful skies!! Great photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful !
ReplyDeleteI like the silhouette and the clouds.
Gorgeous and dramatic! How unusual to see them so far south!
ReplyDeleteA rare event, indeed, to see an atmospheric phenomenom like this so far south.
DeleteThank you!
Lovely pictures from a lovely Vienna in the winter! Just beautiful...
ReplyDeleteHave a happy weekend, take care!
Titti
Thank you, Titti,
Deleteand a wonderful weekend to you, too!
In the second photo, you've given Pegasus his wings of light! :-)
ReplyDeleteJinsky,
Deletemy thoughts, too! Thank heavens, there was no sea foam or blood on the steps where I kneeled and bent down to capture the "wings" ;.)
Thank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Felicia! :-)
ReplyDeleteSuper show by nature and super capture by you! Northern lights is in my bucket list :)
ReplyDeleteSimply amazing!
ReplyDeleteAmazing Merisi, I did not think you could see the Northern Lights that far south.
ReplyDeleteMarvellous silhouette and shot! Right place, right timing and a great photographer to see the potential and capture it!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful
ReplyDeletewowza .. gorgeous
ReplyDeleteskies can be so beautiful These are just so lovely!
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