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The forecast was good, so yesterday I slipped over to Calke, hoping to see a few winter visitors up close.
This lovely little chap was a welcome sight, but played a bit hard to get, rarely venturing into the open, between skulking in the twiggery and dropping on to the feeders. He did pop up in the open late on, when the light was fading and I managed a few tolerable shots. This, despite the lens VR having accidentally and unknowingly switched off; after my lens hood fell off, rolled down the slope in front of the hide and had to be retrieved, to the accompaniment of much swearing...
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A year ago today, I woke to snow on trees still dressed in autumn color. There is no snow in today's forecast, only wind and rain on a day when most of our autumn color has already fallen to the ground.
I had checked the weather forecast in Moab about a week before we were to leave on our summer trip and it was to be around 100 degrees F and mainly clear to partly cloudy nights. So that was looking good for spending time out in the cooler nights and taking Milky Way captures.
Well, mother nature has changed her mind and since arriving here it has been 15 to 20 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year and lots of clouds and storms. So it looks like fresh MW captures here may be on the nil.
But ... this has allowed for more daytime hikes and excursions at Cayonlands. Yesterday there it was in the low 70's for temperatures, with storms and partly cloudy skies. Hiked the White Rim outlook trail yesterday afternoon with storms very close and took some amazing storm takes with rain falling in the canyon, some with sunlight sneaking in ... was so very cool to see. Other then some light sprinkles, I at least stayed out of the heavier rains.
It was around 7 PM when I realized I needed to hike back and try to get over to the other side of the park for sunset with the mostly cloudy skies but with the look that light was in the western horizon. So I stopped taking those storm picks and made that just over a mile hike back to the car in 20 minutes so that we could get to the other side facing the west.
The sunset there was amazing ... it was pretty in all directions. Needed a bunch of my Flickr contacts there to be there too so we could all be focused in each direction at the same time.
Between the storm picks and then sunset ... my hands were aching from taking so many photos ... :)
But is was worth it. Here is one the many ... many snaps taken last evening.
The weather forecasters are predicting that we might get some winter weather in the next few days, so far we have got off relatively lightly . I doubt however it will be as cold as Arctic Norway this was taken around lunchtime in December and whilst there was no sunlight, the snow does make it appear brighter then I was anticipating . The light has an unusual blueish tone through the short Arctic day .
The image is looking down toward the Malangen fiord about thirty miles south of Tromso
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I had seen in the weather forecast on Saturday that the morning might be foggy. I got up early and started searching the area for subjects. There was a lot of fog - but it wasn't easy to find a suitable subject.
Camera: Mamiya RB67 SD
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Scanner: Epson V850 Pro
Scannersoftware: SilverFast
We have only had two snowfalls this winter in the Halifax area which is so unusual. We had about 6 inches night before last and today it was 13 C and sunny. So crazy. Hope the weather is good where you are! Freezing rain forecast for tomorrow. I am mostly on facebook these days but I really miss the great photos on flickr. www.facebook.com/nancy.rose.1042
Back to Trout Lake and an early morning frost on the Sunshine Coast. The weather called for a touch of snow on this day, which led to plenty of interesting candy coated trees. My thought on this shot was to use the red frost covered trees, to imitate a shadow, to the white frost covered trees. In turn, that would help give the illusion of dimension.
When I saw the ducks land and begin to swim, they turned and angled straight for my shot, as if it were planned. Perhaps it is true when they say, "luck favours the prepared".
The weather forecasters were right - we were plagued with rain, drizzle and fog all day long. You can see that miserable cold wet stuff beaded up on this stoic Wilson's snipe's back. At least I didn't have to stand belly-deep in mud.
This ruby-crowned kinglet is reacting as he hears the weather forecast that is saying we can expect up to four inches of snow overnight. I hope Mother Nature plays a nicer April Fool's Day joke next year. This little guy just arrived in the area today after leaving Mexico a few weeks ago. Too bad he's getting such a rude welcome.
The forecast of a sunny day tempted me to plan a visit to Stourhead in early November, although many of the trees had already shed their Autumn colours in the rainy, windy days which had preceded, there were still some red and golden leaves to brighten up the views across the lake.
I've never been one to shy away from a little harmless yet extravagant over-engineering and I was in perfect form the day before I took this photo with a completely excessive amount of work anchoring my tent into the snow with oversized snow pegs and buried blocks of ice which, had given the comedians camping with me plenty to work with.
A few hours after I'd finished work on my aptly labelled 'Fort Knox' we noticed some dark clouds beginning to appear on the horizon. I was so excited but they were quickly dismissed by the others in favour of the forecast which, was still calling for a calm night...
The next morning came and I woke to an aftermath of ripped and wrangled tents from a surprise storm that had kept everyone up frantically trying to save their gear and make it through.
As it would turn out, that was the best nights sleep I'd had in a while and now I was the only one up to enjoy the beautiful sunrise ❄️💨
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Some of the last photos were the B sides, they were not good enough or not the main one, so I left them in a folder. Always wanted to go back and check if there was some good material and I been running on those fumes the last months since... well, Budget and Forecast season.
The weather forecast over the past week was good so we decided to head back to the New Forest for a few days.
Don't be alarmed by the fire, it's actually a practice of controlled burning which takes place in the New Forest between November and March. The burning encourages new growth which is beneficial to a variety of flora and fauna and also helps reduce the risk of wildfires in the summer months. I had a longish lens on (technical term 😉) so wasn't too close to the ponies or the fire but another group of people decided to walk closer. The ponies who generally ignore people came up to them and were trying to nudge them away from the fire. I can't say that was 100% what happened but it definitely seemed to be the case!
Many thanks for all the kind comments and faves on my images. Have a great weekend everyone.
At a recent campsite, morning light started around the corner and we had to wait our turn for any warmth of the sun to reach us. Until then, everything was wet with dew, which usually means a good forecast for the day to come: "When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass; When grass is dry at morning light, look for rain before the night."
I was itching to go out and shoot as I was off from work - all my weather apps and local weather said zero clouds at sunset. Two hours prior, I spotted some light clouds and headed out.
Weather apps & reports are great as an aid, but nothing replaces direct observation.
The Great Salt Lake - GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.
No comments today – just enjoy :-)
The weather forecast said there would be some over night snow then a crisp clear morning...it was wrong! I still managed to take some shots. I liked the way these rocks almost mirror the shape of the hills in the background.
It was forecasted to be cold with 25 mph winds with gusts up to 40 mph. Nailed it. Although it doesn't look like it, the temp was -10 and the wind was blowing near 30 mph from the NW as these guys came around the corner through Biwabik on Christmas Eve morning. The clouds were moving at a pretty good clip as well because as they rounded the curve the train was in full sun, mid-way down the scene was full on cloudy and by this frame-full sun again.
It was somewhat worse late the night before. I put in a path last year as in the last year it's got much worse. I know why but can't comment here.
Usually, I have the lawn like a bowling green by May and I wanted some planting done but it's just still too wet. It's far better today as I post this, yet still too wet to mow and more rain in the forecast.
forecast said it was going to rain but I find I am quite pleased to see the snow is still here! Won't last long though...
Ok it is still not may in germany. But I was crawling in my file archive from last year and found one of my usual "single-tree-images".
Just a symbol against the cold eastern weather :-)
With the weather forecast promising blue skies and warm temperatures, it seemed the perfect day for a walk. In my mind, that means it is time to start collecting bits of flora and fauna. By the time I returned home, my hands were full of tiny wildflowers and brightly colored weeds. What a treat to discover a whole world of little tendrils mixed in with the soft yellow petals.
Gazania in my garden - felt like living in Africa today. For tomorrow, CNN forecasts 36 degrees for both Berlin and Delhi...
Thunderstorms were forecast for the afternoon. There was a little thunder but no discernible lightning. I watched several columns soar and the approaching front shed some rain. The real story is shown in this image, collapsing columns, thunderheads sheared off and clouds that went nowhere. Still, lightning chasing is exciting but cloud watching is peaceful and relaxing. Hinterland of the Queensland Gold Coast.
Hopefully the impending storm will supply a tiny bit of relief to the drought that has plagued our area for the last few years. In the meantime I'll take the diamond that it has supplied a great early morning scene for me to capture!
Another Winter in New England that, while mild over all, just won't let go. Snow in the forecast for tomorrow and sub-zero temps and "significant snow" in the forecast for the next week, as well. The gardens are happy for snow but the humans are ready for Spring.
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in the warm, sunset light.
Another cool start to the day, both in weather and trains. A trio of EMDs lead southbound loads at Zim with morning puffies overhead that added some great texture to the sky.
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The forecast predicted clouds, so arising early I brought coffee and cameras to the roof.
It was very pleasant, about 40ºF and almost windless. I found that I miss the old swamp cooler, the top of which made a nice table for my gear.