Northern Lights | Anacortes, WA

Last fall I attempted to photograph these elusive lights. Unfortunately the storm weakened the night they predicted we would see it and we left the wee hours of the mornings empty. After a few missed calls we finally got information that another large storm was happening. So with two other photographer buddies, we made last minute plans and headed out towards Anacortes in hopes of seeing the lights. We made a deal that if we didn’t see anything by 1am we would head home. Well that time came and we agreed mutually that we would wait 10 more minutes since all the information we were reading was saying we should see them. Thankfully we made that choice because within those 10 minutes our cameras started picking up the green of the lights. From there we got a beautiful 20 minute show and an event you can only dream of in your lifetime. The storm got so strong that we could actually watch it with our bare eyes of the grey streaking across the sky. And what was showing up on the back of our cameras was a dream. I won’t say more than that, I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. But now that we have a taste, we will be watching for more storms in the future! I hope you enjoy these photos.

Taken at Washington Park, Anacortes. Between 1:22am and 1:34am