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Having to go out this afternoon, I called in on way back @ our local Marsh Harrier spot. Very windy straight into the hide so did not stay long. The female MH tried to perch in the tree but soon gave up with the windy conditions. just time for a few shots in quite dull conditions
Conditions came together for me as a Utah Railway local from Provo, passed through Salt Lake City at 8:45 p.m. on July 14, 2019. The sun's rays appeared at the last second, ducking beneath an opaque cloud bank. The sleepy moon in the sky was an unexpected bonus.
Kuilei Cliffs Beach Park lies at the foothills of Diamond Head, between the Diamond Head Lighthouse and the residential community of Ka'alawai.The 11-acre beach park has a narrow beach backed by sea cliffs. The beach sand has a greenish hue and glitters in the sun. The sand along this stretch of coastline has already made an impression to early sailors. In 1825, British sailors noticed small sparkling calcite crystals in the beach sand along the crater's foothills and sea cliffs. They named the crater Diamond Hill. This name was later changed to Diamond Head. This is how the crater got its English name.
There are three popular drive-in lookouts along Diamond Head Road that offer sweeping views of this stretch of coastline (like the photograph above). To get to the beach, walk down the paved trail, located between two of the lookouts. The swimming conditions aren't good here because the nearshore ocean bottom is shallow and has a reef. However, this beach is a surfers' paradise as the reef generates waves almost every day and it is a lot less crowded here than in Waikiki. When the tradewinds are strong, this area is also popular among windsurfers.
www.to-hawaii.com/oahu/beaches/kuileicliffs.php
Can you spot all the surfers?
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." --Jeremiah 29:11
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This is the "Büsing-Palais", a neo-Baroque building in Offenbach.
I worked on this shot for many times, this is the first version I am satisfied enough to post it here.
Edited with LIghtroom, Nik´s Viveza and Color Efects Pro and some Anisotropic Smoothing from G´Mic for Gimp in the end.
Sometimes the conditions we deal with no matter how tough or easy doesn't matter much in the end. What really matters it seems is "Did You Get" what you wanted or did you get what you needed.
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Listen to the Rolling Stones tell it: youtu.be/oqBjjBkHnh0
Seen in the Castilian city of Segovia, Spain. I thought it was very innovative to be able to set up tables outside after all, even if the "ground conditions" don't really allow it :-).
- befindet sich am Rand der Cevennen in der Nähe von Anduze im Süden Frankreichs. Es ist der größte Bambusgarten außerhalb Asiens in Europa.1856 wurde der Garten von Eugene Mazel angelegt. Bewässerungskanäle und ein optimales Klima sorgen für ideale Voraussetzungen.
- is located on the edge of the Cévennes near Anduze in the south of France. It is the largest bamboo garden in Europe outside of Asia. The garden was created by Eugene Mazel in 1856. Irrigation channels and an optimal climate ensure ideal conditions.
The South Branch Valley's Chessie-painted GP9, no. 6240, leads a short train northward along the railroad's namesake river shortly after departing Petersburg, West Virginia. The water level is low due to drought conditions that persisted from mid-August to mid-October.
As a light rain begins falling, a pair of 700-series Warbonnet Dash 9's bracket a Heritage III GEVO on BNSF train H-LINTUL1-02A easing down BN 2, the Coal Route, on the KCT at 23rd St. In the background, BNSF train Y-KCM1911-02I can be seen at the former Frisco 19th St. Yard blocking it's inbound from BNSF's Murray Yard.
I usually try to avoid shooting in such dreary, dismal weather conditions, but I had some to time to kill before going to work and there was something halfway interesting to shoot. 5/2/22.
May 10, 2022
Tonight we were blessed with two hours of very good seeing conditions during my "prime time", so I was able to set up the larger telescope for some imaging of lunar details.
This is a close-up of Promontorium Laplace, the northern of the two "capes" that define the entrance to Sinus Iridum (the "Bay of Rainbows" from Mare Imbrium (the "Sea of Rains"). Here the tall cliffs of the Jura Mountains rise high above the lava plains to catch morning light. Notice the long sharp shadows cast by the 2600 meter high peak of the promontorium.
The main mass of the Jura Mountains extend across the frame just above center. These mountains are part of several mountain ranges that form the outer ring ridges that encircle the Moon's huge Imbrium Basin. The interior of the basin is filled with vast lava plains; a relatively small part of these plains fills the lower half of the photo. The plains appear smooth from our Earthly vantage, but this close-up shows the plains to be dotted by craters of all sizes. The pair of larger craters near the bottom center are Helicon (left - 25 km wide) and Le Verrier (right - 20 km wide). Le Verrier is surrounded by rougher-appearing terrain, probably ejecta from the crater itself. The smooth plains are also marked with long wavelike features, known as dorsae or wrinkle ridges. These low ridges show most impressively when illuminated by grazing sunlight.
Some isolated peaks rise above the lava plains of Mare Imbrium just interior to the ridges of the Jura Mountains. There are the long linear ridge of the Montes Recti and a cluster of isolated peaks known as the Montes Teneriffe. These mountains, together with others outside the frame of this photo are the remnants of an inner ring around the Imbrium Basin. Lower peaks of this ring were buried under the rising lava of Mare Imbrium.
Above the Jura Mountains another elongated stretch of lava plains spans the photo. This is Mare Frigoris (the "Sea of Cold"), the northernmost of the Moons great maria. It has many features similar to those of Mare Imbrium: a peppering of small craters, isolated peaks, and wrinkle ridges. Unlike most of the Moon's great maria, which were created by colossal asteroid impacts and subsequent upwelling lava, Mare Frigoris seems to have been created by a gigantic fissuring event that split the Moon's crust and allowed enormous curtain-like lava fountains to erupt across the moon's surface for thousands of kilometers. Similar eruptions on Earth are building Iceland, the volcano chains of Africa's Great Rift, and the mid-ocean ridges.
Above Mare Frigoris are the Moon's northern highlands, a jumble of craters of all ages, piled one on top of another.
The best 25% of 5,738 video frames were used to create this photo.
Stacking was done with Auto Stakkert!3. Wavelets and histogram adjustments with Registax 6. Final toning with Camera RAW and Photoshop CC 2022.
Celestron Edge HD8 telescope
ZWO ASI 290MM camera
Celestron Advanced VX Mount
The conditions have really closed in on us now, with cold winds blowing rain at us at over 40mph (65kph), but still, one has to get a selfie at the summit, and here I am at the first one of the day, Mayar, with the our 2nd in the distant gloom, Driesh.
After a trip back up to Aberdeen for meetings at the office, I stayed a little longer to climb Mayar and Driesh. Mayar stands at 928 meters (3044 feet) and is my 29th Munro, and gives me the 10% of Munro's bagged I have always wanted. Driesh, at 947 meters (3106 feet), is my 30th Munro and the 2nd of the two I climbed this day.
Sunset vs Sunrise colors Google AI Overview
Sunset colors are a vibrant mix of reds, oranges, yellows, pinks, and purples, created as sunlight travels through more of Earth's atmosphere, scattering blue light and allowing longer wavelengths to reach our eyes, with atmospheric conditions like dust and humidity enhancing these warm hues. The specific shades depend on the time after sunset, with yellows appearing before, reds and oranges dominant at sunset, and deep reds and purples lingering afterward, often enhanced by particles like pollution or volcanic ash.
Common Sunset Colors
Warm Tones: Yellow, orange, fiery red, and gold are primary colors due to light scattering.
Cool Tones: Pinks and purples often appear as light mixes with the remaining blues and violets.
Variations: Deep crimson, coral, lavender, and even hints of green can appear.
The Science Behind the Colors
Rayleigh Scattering:
Shorter wavelengths (blue, violet) are scattered away by air molecules.
Longer Path:
At sunset, sunlight travels through more atmosphere, scattering more blue and green light.
Visible Colors:
This leaves the longer wavelengths (yellow, orange, red) to dominate the sky.
Atmospheric Influence:
Dust, aerosols, and pollution particles can scatter light further, intensifying reds and oranges or even creating rare violet hues.
Timing Matters
Before Sunset: Yellows are often visible.
At Sunset: Oranges and reds become prominent.
After Sunset (Twilight): Deep reds, purples, and blues can be most vibrant, about 15-20 minutes after the sun disappears.
Sunrise and sunset colors are both caused by light scattering, but sunsets often appear redder and warmer (more oranges/reds) because the atmosphere contains more dust, pollution, and moisture from the day, scattering shorter blue light more effectively. Sunrises tend to be softer, with more pinks and yellows, as the air is generally cleaner and cooler in the morning, though humidity and clouds heavily influence both.
The Science Behind the Colors (Rayleigh Scattering)
Longer Path: At sunrise and sunset, sunlight travels through more of Earth's atmosphere to reach your eyes compared to midday.
Blue Light Scattered: Molecules in the atmosphere (like nitrogen and oxygen) scatter shorter-wavelength colors (blue and violet) more efficiently.
Reds & Oranges Remain: This scattering removes most blue light, allowing longer-wavelength reds, oranges, and yellows to dominate the sky.
Key Differences: Sunrise vs. Sunset
Atmospheric Conditions: The main differentiator is what's in the air.
Sunrise: Air is often cooler, clearer, and has less dust/pollution, leading to softer, more defined colors, sometimes with more blues/greens near the horizon before the golden hour.
Sunset: A full day's activities stir up dust, haze, and pollutants, which scatter light more broadly, creating more intense reds, oranges, and sometimes purples, often appearing more "chaotic" or layered.
Moisture: More humidity at sunset can mute colors, while low humidity at sunrise can make them vibrant, though high humidity can create dramatic hues at either time.
In a Nutshell
Sunrise: Often cleaner air, cooler tones, more defined light, sometimes blue/green pre-dawn, then soft pinks/yellows.
Sunset: Dustier, warmer air, more intense reds/oranges/pinks due to particulates, a broader color palette.
Absolutely wonderful conditions in the New Forest yesterday which I very nearly missed! I had set the alarm for 04.15, however a quick glance out of the window suggested that the dawn might not be that special so I rolled over and tried to go back to sleep.
Fortunately I woke again at 05.00 and by then the Moon could be seen through some thin cloud with a hint of mist forming. I hurriedly got ready and headed into the ‘Forest deciding to see what conditions were like at Mogshade.
I’m so pleased I made the effort as mornings like this don’t come around that often. A classic case of; ‘if you don’t go, you don’t know’!
A rather severe 8:5 crop from a ~427,9MP 360° IR panorama, yet still 62,4MP, with the classic 720nm development, white foliage and blue sky.
I just realized that a lot of my photos depict some kind of fence.. 📷
If you like, you can find a monochrome version of a wider crop of the same panorama here:
www.flickr.com/photos/197010762@N05/52839468330/in/dateta...
Or a picture of the same line of tree, but on the visible spectrum and under rather different conditions here:
www.flickr.com/photos/197010762@N05/52710548648/in/dateta...
Nikon D90 (APS-C, fullspectrum mod)
Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di ll VC HLD
Hoya R72 (720nm infrared pass-filter)
ISO200, 24mm, f/6.3, 0,6sec
tripod, panorama head, remote (ML-L3)
Some of my favourite conditions from the year just passed.........,amazing rays of light on Crosby beach so I thought I'd air this pano shot.
Thanks for looking,
Chris.
As always best on black,press L :)
We have good opportunities to photograph this uncommon and beautiful Sparrow this season due to drier conditions in the local wetlands. These conditions favor the LeConte's and Nelson's Sparrows. They both nest in the Sedges which are now closer to the trail. I posted three shots of this LeConte's in different attitudes to help with identification. One of these shots shows it singing.
The sound it makes does not seem consistent with the effort it makes to produce it.
Click on the link below to hear the song.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Le_Contes_Sparrow/sounds
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. Parkland County. Alberta.
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After a day of shooting the in mainly overcast conditions we were on our way back to the lodge for some food. I noticed that the horizon was a lovely colour and that the clouds were breaking just enough to see the setting sun.
My stomach was pleading with me to find a nice pub but we decided we had to head in the direction of a beach and see what the light was like. As we drove towards our destination all we could see was a faint red glow above the hills, but as we got closer the mountains opened up and showed us the most amazing sunset.
Unfortunately, it's a 15 minute walk from where we could park the car and even after running we only just managed to catch the sun just as it was falling behind the hills of the Uist. Even though the sun had already set it was still lighting up the clouds nicely, so I set up for a long exposure.
Excerpt from monetpaintings.org:
The Cliffs at Étretat:
The work is one of many undertaken by Claude Monet of this stretch of the Normandy coastline and depicts the well-known white chalkstone cliffs, one of three natural arches and the tall rock pillar known as L’aiguille or the needle.
The rock formations carved by the power of the sea through the ages meant the area was famed for its spectacular natural beauty and as such was very popular with tourists, writers and artists.
As with many of his subjects, Monet painted a series of works depicting the same scene, sometimes from the same viewing point, sometimes from a different angle or perspective. His aim was to capture the essence of the subject in differing atmospheric conditions, times of day and throughout the changing seasons.
He would often work on several canvases at once, changing between paintings according to the conditions at the time, usually painting quickly to capture the scene before the conditions altered. Some works capture the passage of time so well that it is possible to determine the time of day by the quality and position of the sunlight.
The version of The Cliffs at Etretat painted here appears to show the landscape as the sun is beginning to set, the golden light falling on the upper half of the rock tower and just picking out the outer edge of the top of the cliff.
The evening sunlight is also picked out in the sea and his use of quickly applied brushstrokes and swabs of paint creates dynamic movement in the waves. Monet’s use of colour highlights the glittering sparkle of the sun on the water and gives a sense of depth to the undulating sea.
The composition of this piece incorporates the strong vertical lines of the rock formations which emphasises the dramatic strength and solidity of the landscape. These rock formations were huge and overpowering and their presence dominated the coastline. The Cliffs at Etretat is an excellent example of Monet’s exceptional skill in capturing the essence of the landscape in all its natural glory.
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A young buck strolls though the park as the sun breaks though the Pacific fog deep in the redwood forest. My wife and while out driving without knowing where we were going had accidentally discovered a nearby redwood park that was often laden with fog from San Francisco Bay. At the time, all I had was a simple point and shoot Olympus camera and we didn't have all the filters you would have with an SLR camera and I had not yet learned to use the manual modes. The walk through the park remarkable but unfortunately the camera just wasn't up to the task of taking the pictures under these conditions.
I never throw away an image and I was glad I held on to this one. As I was digging though my old photographs and realized that this shot had some potential especially given that I've learned a lot about Camera RAW And Photoshop. One of the things I had recently learned was that you could load the old JPEG images in Camera RAW. With a bit of work in Camera RAW and then Photoshop, I had a photograph that reminded me of that day and made hanging on to the image worth it all.
Olympus C5050Z
f / 1.8
s 1/30s
ISO 78
A cheap tripod
Processed in:
Adobe Camera RAW 5.5
Photoshop CS4
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
We have very windy conditions today, unfriendly weather for butterflies. This little fellow was battered around and seemed to gladly find safe harbor on my outstretched hand. I was able to get a good look at him, they don't seem to be made of anything more than fairy dust.
Since my one hand was occupied and I was using a manual focus lens, i focused by moving the camera back and forth. Learned that from a one armed sailor.
Some sublime early morning light whilst up high on Axe Edge Moor. I was blinded by mist on the ascent to the summit and the eerie silence was only broken by the call of Grouse nesting in the blossoming heather nearby. As the mist cleared the landscape revealed itself, slowly but surely.
Axe edge Moor is the 8th highest hill in the Peak District at 1818 feet. The moor is shared between the counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Gray and dreary conditions were totally suitable for the last daily departure of the Empire Builder from Saint Paul. This last edition departed Seattle-Portland on Sunday, October 18, 2020 and arrived into Minneapolis-Saint Paul on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 during the week when the Empire Builder's schedule shifted to three days per week meaning no more Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, or Friday departures from its origins out on the west coast.
Superb conditions up in the north Lakes yesterday - snow was over knee-deep in places.
The hill in the middle is Birks / St Sunday Crag, and the valley is Patterdale. Ullswater is just on view on the right. If you look closely you can see a very faint rainbow - see if you can spot it.
Conditions at my location were not ideal. Nonetheless the Super Flower Blood Moon did manage to make an appearance, albeit after totality and behind a veil of clouds.
Zeiss 5.6/350 Tele-Superachromat
P05_15_2022b_1902_IIQ L 16bit_-sq-FrameShop
The very same tree that I have already photographed in conditions of dense fog, with the only difference that this was taken on another day and, due to a different intensity of the fog, the tree's structure is more delineated... it almost looks as a pencil drawing, or, at least, that's what I've thought on the spot :-)
One year is about to "leave" a new year is "coming", the truth is that none of this is actually happening, these are our earthly illusions. There is only one continuum that goes beyond our understanding, lost in the incomprehensible mists of time and space.
Basically we are like this tree, unaware of what really surrounds us out of the "big white" (which can be read metaphorically in many ways)... Only one thing is clear: as human beings, from the depths of our non-knowledge, we are constantly looking for pretexts of hope. A useful attitude, no doubt.
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Here's some color from this morning's sunrise at Merewether, NSW; Australia.
A closer look and you should see a surfer standing on the rocks about to join a large group of fellow surfers enjoying the conditions at sunrise.
There's quite a gathering of surfers in the area at the moment as it coincides with Surfest events.
Hope you like this image!!
Have a fantastic day and weekend ahead!!!
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I had a stroll over Mam Tor and onto the Great Ridge for a nice winter walk. It was full on winter conditions and not much visibility to be fair. I wasn’t expecting much in respect of nice light or great photography opportunities.
But as I always carry my camera I took a few shots anyway.
I took this photo several years ago in Soho (London - 2017) It seems kind of pertinent at the moment.
Breezy conditions at Shildon as 156481 approaches the 1887 built signal box with the 2D19 1059 Saltburn to Bishop Auckland.
The roof of preserved Pacer pioneer 142001 can be glimpsed behind the fence - now part of the NRM collection.
6th November 2021.
Found these rare beauties at a Travelling Stock Reserve south of Rydal in NSW. They are endangered and only found in very specific areas, in specific conditions, on specific plants for 2 weeks of the year! I was fortunate enough to see them thanks to the help of a passionate scientist and conservationist at the Saving Our Species program (Dept. of Planning, Industry and Environment NSW).
Here's some information in the PCB:
"The Purple Copper Butterfly (Paralucia spinifera) is one of Australia's rarest butterfly species. It is also known as the Bathurst copper butterfly. It is only found in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Its habitat is restricted to elevations above 900 metres. The Purple Copper is a small butterfly with a thick body, and a wingspan of only 20-30 millimetres. Adult males fly rapidly at about 1 metre from the ground and rest in the sun with their wings parted. It feeds exclusively on a form of blackthorn (Bursaria spinosa subspecies lasiophylla).
The butterfly's life cycle relies on a 'mutualistic' relationship with the ant Anonychomyrma itinerans, and on the presence of blackthorn.
[Read more here: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/nati... ]"
This morning I was very lucky to get a red sky mixed with some lovely mist. The way the light gleamed off the lingering mist really looked lovely, whirling around that particular row of trees. It was a very tough choice about whether to snooze the alarm or not but I persevered and was rewarded for once.
Crazy conditions as a storm passed though back in the winter. I was sheltering behind some rocks as a nasty rain shower passed through. Not great but made for lovely conditions to capture this. 👍
Conditions were just about perfect for low-flying photography last week. A break in the weather after a sudden downpour resulted in hilltop cloud & the all important humidity in the air. As a 2-ship of USAF F-15E operating from RAF Lakenheath called into the 'Roundabout', all I had to do was gaze down the valley in anticipation of the signature quarter-mile long wingtip ‘ribbons'.
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After some denoising and editing. RF200-800 tracking was very good despite the poor lighting conditions. Late afternoon and sun behind hazy clouds.
They say the weather in Colorado can change within five minutes, and that is absolutely true. While chasing the "Demos" up the hill, gaining almost 3,500 - 4,000ft in elevation, it was a mixture of low hanging clouds to sunny skies. At Tolland, it was sunny with blue sky. However, at East Portal, less than a mile away, the weather changed...
Seen here, the test train slowly rolls into "blizzard" conditions as they roll along through the siding at East Portal, Colorado where they'll let the Moffat Tunnel vent out and meet Amtrak 6 on March 07, 2016.