Comments on: Tiny House in a Landscape

By: gmh

gmh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:10:14 +0000

Benjamin,
I’ve seen the aurora only once, and my memories are as vivid as this photo. But I agree with anonymous- it was much darker at night when I saw them.
Get a glimpse if you can some day- you don’t have to be as far north as Alaska- I saw them one summer night in Bellingham, WA.

By: Pasha

Pasha — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:14:18 +0000

The aurora in the photo is beautiful!

When something was referred to as a live roof I wondered “What’s that?”

Then I saw the roof that looked like it was made of earth with the plants growing out of it and knew what you meant.

I like the live roof myself.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:57:40 +0000

Photos are incapable of capturing the dancing motions, which are what makes me stop and stare for a while.. But I’d say the colours of the sky and such are pretty accurate. Although I’ve never seen the Lights out as early as the lighting on the side of the building would suggest.. I wonder what location this photo is from?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:37:25 +0000

I’ve always wanted to see the Aurora. Can anyone tell me, are photos at all accurate? It seems to me the low light level would require long exposures and I assume that would change the appearance of the photo.

By: misc

misc — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:17:15 +0000

Fantastic clips. Thanks.

By: Mark A

Mark A — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:21:00 +0000

P.S. Another clip of his adventure narrated by the man himself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss&NR=1

By: Mark A

Mark A — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:19:07 +0000

Being from Alaska, I have had the priviledge to see the northern lights in all their glory many times… it’s an experience you won’t forget.

Here’s a glimpse at an Alaskan “tiny home” built by Dick Proenneke that also has a roof made from the tundra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMnG4b-HGY

This guy was a master craftsmen and built the cabin by himself from hand tools.

If you haven’t seen the video of his story or read the book, I recommend it highly. He was truly in touch with the nature that surrounded him.