10/18/2024
PHL Aurora
It’s been months since I have been on social media or taken any photos as I have been enjoying life as a new dad and trying to take advantage of every minute of parental leave with our baby girl before Liz and I returned to work this week. That being said, there was no way in hell I was going to miss the latest dazzling display of northern lights after not catching the show this past spring. So, with all signs pointing to an amazing light show above last Thursday, I ventured out shortly after sunset and within minutes on my drive to Portland Head Light could see the colors dancing overhead. Upon arriving at the lighthouse, the first of several powerful waves of color was coming to an end, but I spent the next few hours wandering the grounds and hanging out on the rocks watching the greens and reds and pinks come and go in absolute awe. In the dark, I found and out on rocks as well, and we had a great time watching the aurora and probably 50+ people fill in atop the cliffs above where we stood. In fact, in all my visits to PHL at sunrise and sunset, I’ve never seen as many people as there were the night of the northern lights—it was a PHL party and nobody wanted to miss it! Ultimately, I took hundreds of photos of varying intensity of color from multiples angles of the lighthouse, but this long exposure (1.5 seconds) shortly before calling it a night is probably my favorite image of the evening. Such an unbelievably incredible evening, and an experience I’ll definitely remember forever.
I know it’s been a while since I’ve said hi or posted anything, but I hope you’re all doing well and having a great Fall! Thanks for your continued support!
📸 Portland Head Light • 10/10/24
P.S. if anyone wants a print, just shoot me a message and I’ll be fulfilling orders in the coming days! Definitely getting a few for myself too!