From your typical local beady-eyed (and perpetually drunk) farmer mistaking a balloon stuck to a lamp post as an alien invasion force to genuinely bizarre objects caught on film that no one seems to be able to identify, Edinburgh has had its fair share of UFO sightings, and has been said to be a UFO sighting hotspot. I am sceptical of this claim as I have never seen any such thing myself though I don't doubt the existence of intelligent life elsewhere in our galaxy.
Last year I had an experience in the city that resulted in photos that you could be forgiven for thinking was a UFO. It was an unusually clear night that night and I wanted to try and catch some photos of stars. I had read an article about 'exposing to the right' in order to capture milkyway shots from light polluted areas where normally such a shot would be impossible. So I headed down to our local park (holyrood park) to give it a try.
Well my intended shoot didn't happen. Mainly because there was an object flying in the sky pointing very bright lights all over the place.
Holy crap its a UFO .. I mean helicopter! there are 4 lights!
As you can imagine this created too much light pollution to do what I wanted, but that was ok, because this was not a UFO, it was an opportunity! Also, it was a helicopter, and they were clearly looking for someone. My first thought was they must be looking for someone who escaped from prison. Prison escapees sometimes try to hide in this park, in fact once a friend got car-jacked in that park.. a prisoner escaped, ran into the park, broke his leg.. kept running, stopped my friend's car, pulled her out.. and drove off GTA style. Leg still broken.
So I had to decide.. what is more important? Getting some long exposure shots, or common sense and personal safety. Long exposure shots of course!
I don't think he's over there guys
I was rather pleased with the results, to me it looks like a UFO encounter. The running lights from the helicopter and their search light created this fantastic effect, like they're about to abduct someone or leave a weird geometric shape pressed into the ground.
I can't imagine he climbed up there!
I was really lucky that the sky was so clear and the stars relatively protected from the city's sky pollution. Getting the starfield into the shot as well as the helicopter kinda gives it that ufo/scifi feel form me.
The truth is out there!
I do believe though that we are not alone in the Universe. There is life out there, and eventually I think we will encounter intelligence. I wonder what that will be like.
Thanks for looking
Follow me @fiftysixnorth
This post received a 3.8% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @fiftysixnorth! For more information, click here!
Yay! Long exposure shots are always better than personal safety XD
Awesome photos!
Lol! They sure are! :) thanks!
You were very lucky i should say. Never in many years in photography i have seen anything like it :) and i have see a lot! Those are truly magic shots and a compelling story. BRAVO!
Thanks man I appreciate it :) I do feel very lucky that I happen to be in just the right place at the right time, and had the wit to take some photos :)
I am happy to. And action always pays. If you did not act you would not have been there. And now look, outstanding images. Very unusual.
perfect example of why you should always have your camera with you :)
I always do :)
Long exposures are some of my favorite. Good story!
Thanks! I love long exposure too. So many possibilities :)
Omg, insane.. one of my favourite article on steemit! :) keep up!
Thanks so much! :)
great post
This is truly amazing. I wish I was there too! Lucky guy! And the photos are impeccable!
Thanks so much :)
:) :)
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by fiftysixnorth from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
This post has received a 2.67 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @fiftysixnorth.
Funny, in the second picture the lights look a bit like the steemit-logo... 😂
Oh yeah, it almost does! total coincidence I assure you :) I'd never heard of steemit when these photos were taken :D
or maybe I'm/we are just to obsessed 😄
Anyway, great pictures!
Maybe we are :) thanks!
@fiftysixnorth got you a $1.86 @minnowbooster upgoat, nice! (Image: pixabay.com)
Want a boost? Click here to read more!