My husband and I went up to Sky Meadows, one of the rare dark sky areas near our home, in the hope of seeing the aurora. We got there a bit before sunset, and I wandered around playing with my full spectrum camera. I had a plastic Holga lens stuck in my bag with an EF mount--some fiddling with step-rings allowed me to mount the infrared filter in front of the Holga. The result was images that combined the dream-like effects of both the Holga and infrared. I became fascinated with this tree and its shape, and in particular, the play of light in its leaves. It took some positioning to get an angle I liked that didn't include buildings, people, or cattle in the shot.

The aurora was a no show, but the photographs taken as sun went down make the trip worth it.