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Yesterday I experienced the earthquake in Italy. Though I'm not right above the epicenter, actually I live near Milano, but I still felt it. Last night, I was told that there would be another earthquake late night. So I put an empty bottle up side down to forecast the unhappened disaster.
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The day was forecasted to be cloudy and in the mid 40s but we decided to brave the elements and go to Cape May for the day and were rewarded with a sunny day in the 50s. We had the town and all the beaches pretty much to ourselves. Cape May in the winter is a whole different place than it is in the summer. I was reminded of Judecat www.flickr.com/photos/43749513@N08/ when we saw signs for Wildwood and as we walked along the beaches and watched for birds down by the lighthouse.
And, as forecasted, this morning the spring was gone and the outside world was more or less hidden in fog again.
But fog has its charm too.
The forecast called for sunshine all day, so I was off before sunrise. The sun was rising when I captured this red wing blackbird singing away. The sun was to my right and almost directly behind the red-wing who was quite low, unfortunately with the low light the ISO is 3200 - normally wouldn't post an image with this much noise, but I thought it looked cool with his breath. Wish I hadn't of set my camera to auto ISO - darn!! It clouded over about 9:30 a.m. -so much for a full day of sunshine. Shutter Speed 1/640, Aperture 6.3, Exposure +3/4, ISO 3200, Focal Length 500 mm.
I headed out to Penmon Lighthouse on Saturday which necessitated a 3 AM start as the weather forecast gave the possibility of heavy showers and hail ! This was probably the best shot of the day which was not realy what I was after but I love the colour of the water..
Weather forecasters are making a meal out of the bit of snow. It is winter what the heck do they expect?
Home Stafford UK 8th December 2017
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Just read the surf forecast for the weekend.. 8-10 ft east swell!! Not sure that the winds will behave themselves as it is from a pretty local system so it could just be a mess...But i have been itching for a decent shoot or surf for what feels like weeks.. It will be nothing like the picture here from early autumn which was glassy 2-3 ft with clear skies.. Woo hoo, a good storm swell!!
When visiting Mono Lake in the Spring, layered clothing is the only way to go. I was having lunch at a local diner where patrons were dressed in everything from flip flops and shorts to parkas and boots, depending on what the weather was when they left their hotels that morning... and whether or not they came prepared. I soon discovered weather forecasts were near useless. A predicted snowfall could dump its load 10 miles away leaving you comfortable in a tank top, or it could catch you shivering in your sandals.
FYI - map insists on saying this photo was taken from Lee Vining Airport. It wasn't. It was taken from a gravel road close to the shores of Mono Lake looking east.
Despite the weather forecast of full sun, GBRf 66791 rumbles through the mist with 6P41 0957 Harwich Refinery Crls Slvs to North Walsham Gbrf on the approach to Trowse.
The Class 66 was imported from Sweden, arriving in the UK in July 2019; it previously carried the number T66404. Initially wearing Beacon Rail blue, it has since been repainted into Heidelberg Materials-branded green and named Settle & Carlisle 150.
On Saturday Stephanie, Jeff and I went for a panning workshop at Somerset House, we arrived to a beautiful clear sky and no rain forecast...
With rain forecast, and low cloud brushing the tops of the Pennines in the background, the 8.47am Redcar Bulk Terminal - Fiddlers Ferry PS coals (6M17) makes its way past Newton Heath Traction Maintenance Depot as it comes off the Calder Valley line and approaches Thorpe Bridge Junction.
The railways have a long association with this part of Manchester which hosted Newton Heath Steam Shed (26A) on the same site until that traction's demise in the late 1960s. In fact some 236 steam locomotives were withdrawn from service here between Nationalisation in 1948 and the end of steam, including the iconic 70000 "Britannia" in May 1966. Unlike "Britannia" however, which got subsequently preserved, most of the withdrawals met their fate under the cutter's torch possibly to become car-panels, washing machines, razor blades, etc.
Today the depot, owned by Northern, is responsible for keeping a variety of Pacer and Sprinter units in running order, a few of which can be seen in the yard. The Oldham Loop, now tram operated, can be seen passing to the right of the depot.
The freight loco is GBRf Shed 66741 "Swanage Railway".
21st November 2017
"I AM NOT A LIBERAL SNOWFLAKE.
MY FEELINGS AREN'T
FRAGILE, MY HEART ISN'T BLEEDING.
I AM A BADASS BELIEVER IN HUMAN RIGHTS.
MY TOUGHNESS IS IN TENDERNESS.
MY STRENGTH IS IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS.
THERE IS NOTHING MORE FIERCE THAN FORMIDABLE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
THERE IS NOT A THING MORE COURAGEOUS THAN COMPASSION.
BUT IF MY BELIEF IN EQUITY, EMPATHY, GOODNESS, AND LOVE INDEED MAKES ME OR PEOPLE LIKE ME SNOWFLAKES, THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW . . .
WINTER IS COMING."
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The weather forecast on the Japanese television on 2019-10-12.
""Typhoon Hagibis developed from a tropical disturbance located a couple hundred miles north of the Marshall Islands on October 2, 2019. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued a red tropical cyclone formation alert - noting that the disturbance could undergo rapid intensification upon being identified as a tropical depression.
On the next day, October 3, both the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center began issuing advisories on Tropical Depression 20W.
The depression stayed at the same intensity as it travelled west toward the Mariana Islands on October 4, but on October 5, 20W began undergoing rapid intensification and early that day, the system was issued with the name "Hagibis" by the JMA, which means speed in Filipino.
Sea surface temperatures and wind shear became extremely favourable for tropical cyclogenesis and Hagibis started extremely rapid intensification on October 6, and became a Category 5 super typhoon in under 12 hours - the second of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season.
Edging closer to the uninhabited areas of the Mariana Islands, Hagibis displayed excellent convection as well as a well defined circulation. The system developed a pinhole eye and made landfall on the Northern Mariana Islands, at peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph) and a central pressure of 915 hPa (27.02 inHg).
Land interaction did not affect Hagibis too much, but as the system continued to mature, it underwent an eyewall replacement cycle, which is usual for all tropical cyclones of a similar intensity.
The inner eyewall was robbed of its needed moisture and Hagibis began to weaken, but it formed a large and cloud-filled eye, which then became clear and it reached its second peak. Travelling toward Japan, Hagibis encountered high vertical wind shear and its inner eyewall began to degrade, and the outer eyewalls rapidly eroded as its center began to be exposed.
On October 12, Hagibis made landfall on Japan at 19:00 p.m JST (10:00 UTC) on the Izu Peninsula near Shizuoka. Then, an hour later at 20:00 p.m. JST, (11:00 UTC), Hagibis made its second landfall on Japan in the Greater Tokyo Area. Wind shear was now at 60 knots (69 mph; 111 km/h), and Hagibis' structure became torn apart as it sped at 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) north-northeast toward more hostile conditions.
On October 13, Hagibis became an extratropical low and the JMA and JTWC issued their final advisories on the system. Hagibis caused catastrophic destruction across much of eastern Japan. A large tornado, which struck the Ichihara area of Chiba Prefecture during the onset of Hagibis, along with a 5.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast, has caused additional damage to these affected areas.""
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GBRf 60026 'Helvellyn' descends Vulcan Bank passing what was Vulcan Foundry (now housing and a supermarket) with 6E09 loaded Biomass bound for Drax Power Station in Yorkshire.
Weather was much better than last nights forecast and I had hopes to get this and the Hams Hall liner in sun further south but a quilt of cloud was taking the edge off the sun. So I elected for this shot taken from the pole, an angle I have never attempted before.
Yesterday, 4 June 2015, was a dry day, though a thunderstorm was forecast. After grey skies and rain the previous couple of days, I felt like going for a drive. Started at a wetland in SW Calgary, where I saw the usual Lesser Scaup and Redheads. The male Redhead did not like any of the other ducks around him and would chase away each one in turn. Quite the bully! Also managed to get a few more shots of a Common Grackle, though they move fast and seemingly constantly.
From there, I drove some of my usual backroads SW of the city. The clouds were building up quite dramatically, and I stopped at one wetland where they were reflected quite beautifully. I didn't see all that many birds, but was content to get a few chances to photograph a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, an Eastern Kingbird, and a Savannah Sparrow. No Wilson's Snipe this time, though I thought I had one on a distant fence post. Turned out to be a Mourning Dove - only the second time I've ever seen one on a fence post. Also saw a Swainson's Hawk which flew and landed on a high power pole near where the Bluebirds and Tree Swallows were nesting. The Tree Swallows, in true fashion, were causing the Bluebirds enough stress by flying and landing just a foot or two away from the Bluebirds' nesting box. The male did such a great job of chasing away its rather beautiful, iridescent neighbours - which I also enjoy photographing. So, a short trip, but one that I always enjoy, especially each spring.
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
The weather forecast was for clear skies today, so we thought we would try to see if we could spot some of the Snowy Owls which migrate from the Arctic to this area for the winter. Alas, no owls were seen, but I was able to capture some interesting scenes regardless...
The one and only......Jimi
Only 100 degrees? Forecast is 101. Just left my sons house and got back home, needed to top off my tank before gas went up again. Thanks, Joe? Got 14.4 gallons for ONLY $64.01. Gee, when I was a teenager, I could fill the tank of my Chevy Impala convertible for $5.
BLAZING hot outside. As I used the window washer while gas was pumping, the water drops would dry before hitting the ground.........
The weather forecast actually wasn't that good. I got out anyway on that morning in March 2010 to look around Yosemite Valley, when at some point, the sun broke through for a short time, without the mist fully vanishing. I like this picture because of the layers, adding mist in definite steps, rather than a gradual vanishing of a continuous line of objects, with finally El Capitan breaking through while bathed in that wonderful morning light.
EN: For February 24th it was forecasted that the class 371 was once again pulling EuroCity-trains between Děčín and Praha because of track works on the german side. The class last regularly pulled the EuroCity-trains back in 2018 having been replaced by class 193 Vectron locomotives. The first train of the day was EC 459 (normaly coming over night all the way from Zurich) from Děčín to Praha, which sadly wasn't formed of the typical EuroCity-rolling stock. The train has just passed through Lovosice without stopping and will soon pass Nové Kopisty station. Pulling the train was ČD's 371 005 "Pepin", which is the last class 371-loco in the old colour scheme, being sort of a retro-loco.
DE: Für den 24. Februar wurden noch einmal Einsätze der Baureihe 371 vor EuroCity-Zügen angekündigt. Auf Grund von Bauarbeiten in Dresden verkehrten die Züge auf tschechischer Seite nur zwischen Děčín (Tetschen) und Praha (Prag) und wurden teilweise von 371 005 gezogen. Die letzten regulären Einsätze der Baureihe 371 vor den EuroCitys endeten 2018 und sie wurden durch Loks der Baureihe 193 ersetzt. Erster Zug des Tages war EC 459 (der normalerweise über Nacht von Zürich kommt) zwischen Tetschen und Prag. Leider wurde dieser nicht aus den typischen Eurocity-Wagen gebildet. Der Zug hat gerade Lovosice (Lobositz) durchfahren und wird sogleich den Haltepunkt Nové Kopisty passieren. Zuglok war die letzte altlackierte 371, 371 005 "Pepin".
This is one of those shots that I woke up painfully early for and wasn't quite sure it would be worth it. After getting about 3 hours of sleep at a Motel 6 in Fresno, I woke up at 4 AM and headed up into the valley hoping for some new snow and a clearing storm. After getting snowed out in 2011, I wasn't taking any chances on highway 41, and ended up taking 140 up instead. The forecast had snow falling down to the 2500 foot level, so I was expecting to put on chains in Mariposa. But there was no snow in Mariposa let alone anywhere on the 140. As I entered the lower border of the park, my heart sank. There was no snow to be seen and it looked like the forecast was completely wrong. I was just about to give up when I finally spotted some snow as I approached the deserted Ranger check in point. After a few more turns, the snow was 2-3 inches and even though it wasn't too deep, it had settled on every branch in the valley.
I pulled up to the tunnel view by around 5:30 AM and for quite some time, I was literally the only one standing on that side of the park. No people, no cars....just me and an incredibly gorgeous view of the park as daylight crept into the sky. After shooting for a short while up there, I made a quick loop around the park as the Three Brothers and the Chapel were way at the top of my list of things to shoot on a snowy morning. But I didn't stay too long as I knew I wanted to get back to the Gates of the Valley to grab a few brackets before the snow as gone from the branches. About an hour after I had taken this shot, most of the snow was gone on the North side of the valley.
I was very grateful to have just enough snow to work with that morning....and for the moments where I had the entire valley with new snow all to myself at the tunnel. Those 30 minutes or so were well worth the three hour night in Motel 6.
The weather forecast for the last few days has been suggesting wall to wall sunshine for today, but I woke up to grey skies which persisted until 2pm or more. Godalming has nice old bare trees so I thought they may make a good subject for today.
However, this shot was taken in the opposite direction where the sun appeared through nature's veil.
Not everyone will know of Beth Nielsen Chapman, but I was fortunate enough to see her in Birmingham in 2014. This is probably my favourite song of hers and I have been on the lookout for an image to go with this song for many years.
Godalming, Surrey
31st December 2025
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With a forecast for thick fog I knew I had to head to Snelsmore Common again to try and capture some images for the project in a different weather condition. This silver birch in the woodland near the car park caught my eye due to the unusual shape.
Sony a7R III | Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
Warning!: Nil
Weather : Fairly widespread rain. Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to occur in some places.
Winds: West / northwesterly 8 – 18 miles per hour. Winds may gust to 35 miles per hour during showers.
Visibility : 10 - 8 km, becoming 6 - 4 km during showers.
State of the sea :Moderate and rough during showers.
Wave Height: (open sea) 3 – 5 feet.
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Do i need to keep my camera in the bag ?
Dont float
thru life
make some waves.
This is taken @ the National park Þingvellir :) a very very popular spot for aurora on a good forecast night there might be around 10 -12 big busses that come here with tourist´s plus all the locals that come to get a good shot of the green angles dancing .
have a wonderful weekend <3
The forecasters promised gold medallions. They were mistaken.
As thin cloud advances rapidly in from the south west 60087 INGLEBOROUGH approaches Cracoe village with 6D63, 08.00 Doncaster Down Decoy to Rylstone Quarry.
Abandoning the idea of 60085 on 6M31 at Hellifield with tea and cake, an hour's drive to the Wensleydale Railway would see the same cloud chase me across North Yorkshire.
The weather forecast did not disappoint and the walk to the top in the dark to catch the winters sunrise hitting Pen Y Fan and Corn Du was fantastic and a morning I shall not forget
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Storm front aproaching usually give a beautiful sky and even more than usual hungry seagulls... Today was no exception and I took this out of the wheel house window with seagulls literally only a meter away. Btw..., it took 2 hours before the wind increased to stormy heigts, now I hope the weather forecast will be true that it will be calm within a few hours again!