Writing with Light
By John Porentas
Photos By Patrick Cullis
The mission of the-Ozone is to bring Buckeye news to OSU fans near and far.
Sometimes we don't really know just how far is until we actually hear from our readers. That was the case last night when we heard from the-Ozone reader Patrick Cullis.
Patrick is a researcher stationed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. He is researching, of all things, the Ozone hole. He is also a big Buckeye fan and fan of the-Ozone.net web site.
Patrick has four months remaining in his one-year tour of duty at the South Pole and is looking forward to OSU football season. Inspired by the prospect of the upcoming season he made a unique photo to express his feeling. Patrick wrote this to us about the image.
"The picture is a three minute exposure, with the text written with my headlamp in front of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The milky way stretches upward behind it, and a small aurora is flaring up to the side."
We were startled by the impact of the image and wrote to him for permission to use it. He responded by not only granting us permission, but also by going outside to make a second photo featuring the-Ozone.net logo.
"Sorry about the sloppy '.net', but it's -93F outside today and a pretty chilly process," Patrick wrote us of his experience making the second photo.
We've placed the photos below in a size that is appropriate for use as a screen background. We think they are both incredible. Thanks to you Patrick, and let us know when you get home.
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