More photos by: John S. Sandy

This was taken October 7, 2002, from Deer Park, WA. All I could see when this was taken was a faint glow of a ray in the East. Photo details: Fuji Superia 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.

This was taken October 7, 2002, from Deer Park, WA. There was just a faint greenish white glow in the North but I thought I would to see what I could get on film. Photo details: Fuji Superia 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 20 seconds.

Still another photo taken October 2, 2003, from Hutch Lake, Alberta. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 8 seconds.  John Sandy - Deer Park, Washington

This was taken October 3, 2003, from the shore of Great Slave Lake, Hay River, Northwest Territories. The lake was so calm the surface was as smooth as glass. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 15 seconds.  John Sandy

This was taken October 2, 2003, from the shore of Hutch Lake near High Level, Alberta. The northern lights display above the lake was one of the best shows I have ever seen. From time to time even reds were seen. Photo details: Kodak High Definition 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.  John Sandy

Another photo taken October 2, 2003, from Hutch Lake, Alberta. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 10 seconds. John Sandy - Deer Park, Washington

This was taken October 2, 2003, near High Level, Alberta. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 10 seconds.  John Sandy - Deer Park, Washington

Another photo taken very early on October 4, 2003, from the Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 20 seconds.  John Sandy - Deer Park, Washington

This was taken very early on October 4, 2003, beside Alexandra Falls on the Hay River in the Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park, Northwest Territories. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.   John Sandy

This was taken October 5, 2003, from Alexandra Falls, Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park, Northwest Territories. The three quarter moon has illuminated one side of the Hay River gorge. Photo details: Fuji Superia 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.  John Sandy - Deer Park, Washington

Taken after midnight on October 29, 2003, near Deer Park, WA. I don't think the people in the farmhouse were aware of the light show that night. Nobody came outside. Photo details: Kodak High Definition 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.

This was taken after midnight on October 29, 2003, near Deer Park, WA. Photo details: Kodak High Definition 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.

This was taken around 3 am on October 29, 2003, near Deer Park, WA. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.

"This was taken October 23, 2002, from Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 8 seconds."

This straight up photo of a corona was taken 9/30/02 near High Level, Alberta. Photo details: Fuji Superia 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 15 seconds  This photo was taken 9/30/02 near Peace River, Alberta. Photo details: Fuji Superia 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 20 seconds.

This photo was taken 9/30/02 near Peace River, Alberta. Photo details: Fuji Superia 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 20 seconds.

During a northern lights photography trip to northern Canada in late September 2002 I was rewarded with several nights of beautiful displays. This photo was taken September 25, 2002, near Enterprise, Northwest Territories several nights past the full moon. It had been almost six months since I had seen the northern lights so I was quite excited. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 15 seconds. .

This photo was taken September 27, 2002, near the Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park along the Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. The Big Dipper is visible left center in the photo. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 10 seconds.

This photo was taken September 27, 2002, overlooking the Hay River just downstream from Alexandra Falls at the Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park, Northwest Territories, Canada. Photo details: Fuji Superia X-tra 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 8 seconds.

This photo was taken September 29, 2002, near High Level, Alberta. The reds were barely visible. Photo details: Fuji Superia X-tra 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 20 seconds.

This photo was taken September 30, 2002, near Peace River, Alberta. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.

This photo was taken September 30, 2002, near Peace River, Alberta. After about an hour of clear skies the clouds rolled in, but that's not always a bad thing. Photo details: Photo details: Fuji Superia X-tra 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 15 seconds.

This was taken April 18, 2002, near High Level, Alberta. Photo details: Kodak Max 400, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 40 seconds.

This was taken April 18, 2002, near High Level, Alberta. Photo details: Kodak Max 400, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 40 seconds.

This sunrise photo was taken from Hutchinson Island, on the East coast of Florida during July 2001. Photo details: Fuji Super HQ 200, 28 mm, P mode +1exposure.  John S. Sandy - Deer Park Washington

This was taken April 16, 2001, south of Delta Junction, AK. The glow on the horizon is from the setting sun. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 50 seconds.

This was taken November 24, 2001, from Deer Park, WA, during partly cloudy skies. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 400, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 45 seconds.

This was taken at Deer Park, WA, early on November 24, 2001. Due to the cloud cover I wasn't sure if I would see the light show. Fortunately there were enough breaks in the clouds to see quite a display.  Kodak Royal Gold 400, zoom lens at 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 40 seconds.

This was taken November 24, 2001, from Deer Park, WA. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 400, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 45 seconds.

This was taken November 24, 2001, from Deer Park, WA, during partly cloudy skies. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 400, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 45 seconds.

This sunrise photo was taken from Hutchinson Island, on the East coast of Florida during June 2001. Photo details: Fuji Super HQ 200, 28 mm, P mode +1 exposure.

This sunrise photo was taken from Hutchinson Island, on the East coast of Florida during August 2000. Photo details: Kodak Gold 200, 28 mm, P mode +1 exposure.

Summers in Florida produce some really neat thunderstorms to photograph. This was taken from Hutchinson Island, on the East coast of Florida during July 2001. Photo details: Fuji Super HQ 200, 20 mm, P mode +1 exposure.

This was taken April 17, 2001, south of Delta Junction, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 400, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 35 seconds.

This photo was taken during September 1999, near Delta Junction, AK. It was my first time photographing the Northern Lights, and only the third time seeing them. Photo details: Kodak Gold 200, 28 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 60 seconds.

This photo was taken April 5, 2001, at Cleary summit, north of Fairbanks, AK. Even though the sun had set several hours prior to this photo, there was still a glow from it to the Northwest. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 40 seconds.

. This was taken April 5, 2001, from the Alaska Pipeline viewing area north of Fairbanks, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 40 seconds.

This photo was taken April 5, 2001, at Cleary summit, north of Fairbanks, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 40 seconds.

This was taken April 8, 2001, near Eklutna, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 45 seconds.

This was taken April 5, 2001, from Cleary Summit, north of Fairbanks, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 40 seconds.

I took this photo from the balcony of my home in Florida, during August 2001. This waterspout, with the hapless boaters near it, lasted about 10 minutes. Photo details: Kodak Gold 200, zoom lens at 180 mm, aperture priority mode at f/4.

I went on a photographic trip to Alaska in April 2001 to see the Northern Lights. I was not disappointed. This photo of a corona was taken April 17, 2001, south of Delta Junction, AK, during an outstanding light show that lasted from about 11pm to 4am. That night there were several corona displays, one of which was so bright I could see my shadow.  Kodak Royal Gold 200, zoom lens at 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 50 seconds.

This is a photo of a corona taken April 17, 2001, near Delta Junction, AK. It was one of about five coronas that I saw that night. The foggy appearance is due to frost on the camera lens. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 45 seconds.

This is a sequence of four photos taken of a corona on April 17, 2001, near Delta Junction, AK. Elapsed time was about five minutes. The Big Dipper is located in the center of each photo. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, each photo exposed for 45 seconds

This is a sequence of three photos of a corona on April 17, 2001, taken near Delta Junction, AK. Elapsed time was about 3 minutes. This corona was bright enough for me to see my shadow. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, each photo exposed for about 45 seconds.

This is a photo of a corona taken November 24, 2001, in Deer Park, WA. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 400, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 40 seconds.

This photo was taken April 5, 2001, at Cleary summit, north of Fairbanks, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 40 seconds.

This was taken at Deer Park, WA, November 5, 2001, in the early evening. Never before had I seen reds as bright as that night. At one point it seemed the whole northern skies were red with fire. Kodak Royal Gold 100, zoom lens at 28 mm, f/3.5, exposed for about 90 seconds.

This was taken April 16, 2001, south of Delta Junction, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 50 seconds.

This was taken April 16, 2001, south of Delta Junction, AK. Photo details: Kodak Royal Gold 200, 20 mm, f/3.5, exposed for 60 seconds

This was taken October 23, 2002, from Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo details: Fuji Superia 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 10 seconds." John S. Sandy  - Deer Park Washington

This was taken from the frozen and snow covered shore of the Great Slave Lake, Hay River, Northwest Territories on 3/13/04 during a night I had to drive around trying to find clear sky due to ice fog, plus the temperature was bitterly cold. It was about 5 below zero F. Photo details: Kodak HD 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds

This was taken overlooking the Hay River at the Alexandra Falls overlook, Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park, Northwest Territories on 3/12/04. Photo details: Kodak HD 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 45 seconds.

This was taken from the frozen and snow covered shore of the Great Slave Lake, Hay River, Northwest Territories on 3/12/04. Photo details: Kodak HD 400, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.

This was taken at Hutch Lake near High Level, Alberta on 3/9/04. Photo details: Fuji 800, 24 mm, f 1.8, exposed for 30 seconds.  John Sandy - Deer Park, Washington

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