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After driving Highway 190 from Panamint towards Lone Pine for the weekend the sun broke through some clouds sitting over the Sierra Nevada Mountains late in the afternoon
"Marble, why can't I drive on the street?"
"Because this is your first time driving a car by yourself!"
"No it's not!"
"Phillip, pushing around a tiny toy car with your paw doesn't count."
"Fine....one time on the sidewalk and then I moving to the street with the 'Big Boys'."
"Good, so first you...."
"Blah, blah, blah....we are losing light! I am out of here!"
"Wait, Phillip.....we didn't get to the part on how to brake!"
"You mean there's no ppppaaaarrraaaccchhhuuuttteeee?"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
A drive-by shot of a severe thunderstorm from the side window of my car. The motion blur with these photos adds a sense of immediacy and urgency, even where none exists (and greatly amplifies it when it does exist). What saves these shots is that the blur is confined mostly in the foreground while distant objects retain sharpness. What I love most is the randomness of the composition. It's liberating to give up control of framing and let it fall to sheer happenstance. I usually wind up with photos that I would never have taken under normal circumstances. Photos that are perfect in their imperfection. Of course the storm was the center of my attention. Here it takes on a Wizard of Oz appearance, in particular when the storm is seen on the horizon at Dorothy's farm. At that point, other than wind, the effects are still not being felt. This is my favorite part of any storm, being able to stand off a bit to observe it, close enough to feel and hear it, but just on the edge of the heavy rain. Here you can see the torrential downpour in progress off to the left. The bright sky forms a dramatic boundary line that further defines the menacing clouds.
..... Screw that, I will drive myself!
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Nel parco di Timanfaya, a Lanzarote, l'ombra è sempre in contrasto con il sole, il color cenere con l'azzurro dell'oceano, il rosso della lava ferrosa contrasta il blu del cielo.
Un mondo completamente diverso da quello che siamo abituati a vedere..
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Lungo la strada che sale al Nevegal, le prime montagne si svelano, vestite con l’eleganza dell’autunno.
Un quadro dorato di boschi e scorci con lunghe ombre dorate che raccontano la bellezza di un momento, poco prima del tramonto.
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Engineer Pass is a beautiful drive. The first 7 miles on the Ouray side is really rough. This is where he gets easy. This is highway driving in the mountains. This is unusual for the road to be this wide, but it's a nice relaxing drive.
An easier way to get to the to the top of Engineer Pass is to go to Animas forks and take the North Cutoff road that bypasses the rougher sections of Engineer.
Well, the weather forecast for Kananaskis for yesterday, 24 September 2019, was not exactly accurate - sun, with cloud in the afternoon. They kind of forgot to mention the strong wind, light rain .... and SNOW! For a few minutes, it was one kind of weather, then a few more minutes of a different kind, repeated throughout the afternoon.
Our temperatures are falling - forecast for rain tomorrow, rain and snow the next day, then two days of snow with temps down to 0C and -1C. What a way to celebrate the first few days of fall. The expected snow will probably remove quite a few of the golden leaves, so I wanted anther chance to see and photograph them while I had the chance.
The sky was blue when I set out yesterday morning and I felt quite hopeful. When I go to Kananaskis, I always go south from the city. I had no idea where I would be going, but I knew that it wouldn't be as far as I would have liked. As it turned out, I had a few surprises along the way, so it was a real mixed day of photo opportunities - my favourite kind of day.
After stopping to take a few scenic shots on the way to the main highway through Kananaskis, I eventually reached the area where the American Pikas live. I really lucked out almost straight away, as the only few photos I took were when one Pika showed itself, and that was within maybe ten minutes. By this time, the wind was strong and it was snowing, and it was cold! Time to get out of there, as the scree slope is treacherous enough on a calm, clear day.
Driving further north, I was delighted to see a convoy of maybe a dozen beautiful old cars heading in my direction. Couldn't resist, so I followed them when they turned off into a small picnic area. I asked if I could take a few quick photos and they were happy enough for me to do that. One car owner did comment about blurry photos because of the falling snow, but surprisingly my photos came out sharp enough.
Further on, I made a quick stop at another pull-off and was happy to notice a few mushrooms. When I turned around to head for home, I was even happier. I pulled over to take a photo of one of the mountain peaks. One tiny white speck in the distance, just off the road, caught my eye. When I went to check it out, I found myself staring at a little group of Shaggy Mane/Ink Cap mushrooms. The largest one had already started the process of curling up the rim of its cap and dripping a black ink. So much rain this year has resulted in such an amazing fungi season.
Much closer to home, I decided to take a side road that has such beautiful hill and mountain views. An old wooden barn was a welcome surprise - I don't remember seeing this one before.
So, a lovely day out, driving 320 km, with such a mixture of weather and sightings. So glad I did decide to go - as usual, a very last minute decision, but basically, I just need to grab my cameras and go : )
You may now resume your normal, moronic style of driving. Especially you tourists.
San Francisco. South end of the Golden Gate Bridge.
on the N9 towards Graaff-Reinett. We left Aberdeen behind already in the Eastern Cape, still 1 hour to reach the Camdeebo National Park as we got stuck in Graaff-Reinett at the petrol station because of load shedding the ATM's did not work and we did not have enough cash to refill all our petrol tanks we thought we might need...
Tucking in to a well earned hot chocolate after some hard driving down the range. (Can you tuck into a drink?)
We were driving through a neighborhood in Gainesville Florida, and I was in the passenger seat looking out at the scenery, I saw this huge tree and made the driver stop and I got out and got a quick shot of the tree then jumped back in the car and we went on our way 7/30/15
Succor Creek Canyon...in Jordan Valley, Oregon.
This canyon can be seen after driving on a washboard, gravel and dirt road for 25 miles. Is it worth it after you've had your eye balls rattled for 30 minutes, yes, it's an amazing canyon...
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If there is one thing I have learned since we moved out west is that the only predictable thing about the mountains is how unpredictable they are. Back in March, we drove out to Banff to revisit a location we tried to shoot the sunset the weekend before but failed. During the drive there, the conditions seemed promising, there was just enough clouds and it seemed clear West of where we were going.
Once we got to the parking, we got out of the car and started to get ready for our little hike to get to the spot and just as we were about to about our hike, this massive snowstorm came out from behind the mountains and in a matter of seconds we went from a beautiful clear day to a complete witheout. We decided not to stick around, got back in the car and started driving with the hopes of getting ahead of the storm and finding a spot to shoot before the storm caught on. We ended up stopping at Bow Lake with only about 5 minutes to spare to find a composition before the sun set and the storm arrived. I was running around like a headless chicken trying to find a shot and then came across this little section of exposed ice. I did not waste any more time, setup the tripod and started taking shots and adjusting until I was happy with my composition. Litterally 1 minute after taking this picture, the storm caught on and we could not longer see the mountain across the lake which made it a long and stressful drive home.
This image is a focus stack of 2 pictures with the camera settings below:
20 mm
1/8 second
f11
ISO 64
(1 in a multiple picture album)
I bought a new car in April of 2017 and we decided to try it out by driving up to Mammoth Lakes and look for Spring flower pics. It began to rain as we checked in to the motel and in the morning we woke to a winter wonderland.
Things to look for in this shot are: Crystal Crag in the mountains above the lake, Double Falls bringing water down from Lake Mamie above, and the footbridge crossing the narrow point between the Twin Lakes.