【大紀元2024年01月04日訊】(大紀元記者張雨霏編譯報導)拍攝極光是一種超凡脫俗的體驗,沒有什麼能比看到美妙的極光在空中用絢麗的舞步和鮮豔的色彩照亮整個夜空更動人的了。而每年年終時,知名旅遊攝影博客「Capture The Atlas」都會展出25張年度最佳北極光照片,2023年也不例外。
極光(Aurora)是出現於地球南北兩極高磁緯地區上空的一種絢麗多彩的發光現象,它沒有固定的型態,顏色也不盡相同,但以綠、白、黃、藍居多,偶爾也會呈現豔麗的紅紫色,曼妙多姿又神祕難測。
幾個世紀以來,這種大自然的奇妙景觀在許多文化中激發了各種各樣的神話傳說,也是Capture the Atlas年度北極光攝影師(Northern Lights Photographer of the Year )大賽舉辦的動力。該賽事邀請世界各地優秀的攝影師提交他們捕捉到的各種奇幻的場景。
極光在冰凍的森林、平靜的湖泊、美麗的海灘、神祕的山頂和動盪的火山等自然景觀的襯托下,顯得更加美麗、神祕,但拍攝極光也是一種巨大的挑戰。因為極光盛行的季節是冬季,地點必須靠近地球寒冷、人煙稀少的兩極,氣溫通常在零下30多度,而且極光的效果在漆黑的夜間最為壯觀。但正如這些照片所證明的那樣,這一切付出都是值得的。
Capture the Atlas年度北極光攝影師大賽已進入第六個年頭,來自13個國家的25名攝影師獲得本屆殊榮,他們分別在美國、挪威、冰島、新西蘭、澳大利亞、英國、德國和意大利等地拍下了這些佳作。
據了解,北半球觀賞極光的最佳時間是9月至4月,南半球則是3月至9月,而最佳拍照時間是秋分和春分這兩個特殊的日子。◇
請欣賞此次大賽全部獲獎作品:
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(英文大紀元記者Michael Wing對本文有貢獻。)
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