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Forecast for the rest of Saturday, 2 January 2021
Max 29
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%
Flickr friend johnnycanuck asked me if the cloudless California skies I photograph as backdrop to my architectural subjects are the norm....the answer is yes but, in the interest of fairness and to make those less fortunate than myself feel better, I should say that we do have our stormy days (see above). Yes, that is a cable in the upper right (we have to watch TV when confined to our homes during these storms!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=teXOPAFMOp0
Luckily, the weather forecast for the day before yesterday, 11 June 2021, was good, as I just had to escape from the banging and drilling noise that is created by the workmen still repairing my building. On top of that, there was additional banging and drilling as a different repair company came to my neighbours' homes to start repairs on ceiling damage caused by a leaking dishwasher. Most unfortunate for both families! Walls are thin enough that noise from one home is heard in others. Anyway, I had a great day out, quiet and rewarding. Sunny, but the wind increased as the day went on and the further south I travelled. A total of 254 km driven this day.
All the roads were ones that I had driven before, apart from one short back road. Bird sightings made for a great day, even though they were all familiar species. A Red-winged Blackbird - surprise, surprise! - was the first bird to be seen, followed by three Wilson's Snipe, all perched on fence posts.
A Bobolink was one of the highlights of the day for me. Perched on a fence post, singing its little heart out, it gave me a chance to take a short video. Of course, the bird would have to land on a fence post (seen in the video) that had rather annoying, long blades of grass across its face, ha. I didn't want to restart my car and reverse to get a slightly better view, in case the bird flew. Hearing their song is such a delight. After looking at many Bobolink photos on Google, I think the beak of the bird I photographed must have some kind of deformity on the lower mandible. If that is the case, then I suspect this bird is the same individual that I photographed last year, at exactly the same place.
Before heading further south, I caught sight of a very distant bird of prey, perched on a fence post. I will need help to identify what kind it was. After quite a drive, I almost missed two Swainson's Hawks that were on fence posts, with a couple of bare posts in between them. Unable to stop in time, I cautiously reversed, expecting that both would fly off. Luckily, they both stayed and I was able to get a few photos - such beautiful birds. Came across a pair of Mountain Bluebirds along the same road.
Of course, seeing a few favourite silos and a barn or two makes any day special. By the time, I reached the silos, though, the wind had picked up and it was all I could do to take a few quick shots. A few photos were taken from the road, looking down on the Bar U Ranch. Later in the summer, I will hopefully visit the whole ranch again.
Heading eastwards, I returned to the city via the south-east. Eastern and Western Kingbirds, plus a few 'regulars', added to the enjoyment of the day.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Max 29
Morning showers
.Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%
Forecast was for fog - maybe low cloud over Buttertubs, but the valleys were fine
There are some who think that maybe I shouldn't shoot landscapes at f5.6 (the theoretical diffraction limitation of the 5DsR), but I do anyway
Fickle Forecast!
I took a short walk around the block and snapped this photo of the mailboxes near my driveway. It's hard to believe we are going to hit 52'F on Tuesday!
Posted on April 1st ... (all fools day) ! It is of course a composite of the same tractor as he went up and down. Enjoy.
Topaz Studio Clear used.
It was forecast to be a cloudless sunrise so I took a drive out to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge to photograph the sandhill cranes this morning. Oddly, all the birds remained distant. I visited both the bird blinds but even with the 500mm I couldn’t get anything but “crowd” shots.
Oh well. It’s a wonderful experience, even if I didn’t get the pictures I wanted. There are thousands upon thousands of sandhill cranes there in the winter. (Check the dates before visiting.) There are so many, you almost don’t notice the place is teeming with other wildlife.
As usual, the best pictures come with the best light. This is at the fishing dock, across the highway — on the north side — from the Visitor’s Center. The Sun was just hitting the trees and giving the water the brown glow, but it hadn’t made it to the birds yet. You know me, I’m all about the color.
Nikon D7200 — Nikon 200-500 F5.6 ED VR
500mm
F5.6@1/640th
ISO 1,000
Cropped
ROD_4736.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Max 24
Rain periods.
Chance of any rain: 90%
Brisbane area
Cloudy.
Fire Danger - Low-Moderate
Relieved to have dodged Hurricane Irene here in the Sunshine State! Sincerely hoping for a change in her direction for all of you along the northeast corridor - and the best possible outcome!
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Some interesting hurricane facts:
Hurricane season lasts June 1 through November 30. It is rare, but hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic as early as March or as late as December.
The average life of a hurricane is 9 days.
Florida has had more hurricanes than any other state. Over 60 have touched down there since 1900.
The Perfect Storm of 1991, made famous by the book and movie was created out of the remnants of Hurricane Grace.
Hurricanes circulate counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
Hurricane Katrina killed at least 1,836 people, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the Okeechobee (Florida) Hurricane in 1928.
The first time anyone flew into a hurricane happened in 1943 in the middle of World War II.
A tropical storm is classified as a hurricane once winds goes up to 74 miles per hour or higher.
All hurricanes begin life in a warm moist atmosphere over tropical ocean waters.
A typical hurricane can dump 6 inches to a foot of rain across a region.
The most violent winds and heaviest rains take place in the eye wall, the ring of clouds and thunderstorms closely surrounding the eye.
Every second, a large hurricane releases the energy of 10 atomic bombs.
Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes. They are not as strong as regular tornadoes and last only a few minutes.
Slow moving hurricanes produce more rainfall and can cause more damage from flooding than faster-moving, more powerful hurricanes.
Hurricane Floyd was barely a category I hurricane, but it still managed to mow down 19 million trees and caused over a billion dollars in damage.
Most people who die in hurricanes are killed by the towering walls of sea water that comes inland.
In the Pacific Ocean, Hurricanes are generally known as typhoons. In the Indian Ocean they are called tropical cyclones.
The man who first gave names to hurricanes was an Australian weather forecaster named C. Wragge in the early 1900s.
Hurricanes are the only weather disasters that have been given their own names.
The first hurricane of the year is given a name beginning with the letter “A”. There are actually six lists of names in use for storms in the Atlantic. These lists rotate, one each year; the list of this year's names will not be reused for six years. The names get recycled each time the list comes up, with one exception: storms so devastating that reusing the name is inappropriate. In this case, the name is taken off the list and another name is used to replace it; there will not be another Hurricane Andrew, because Andrew has been replace by Alex on the list.
The planet Jupiter has a hurricane which has been going on for over 300 years. It can be seen as a red spot on the planet. This hurricane on Jupiter is bigger than the Earth itself.
In 1938, a man on Long Island bought a barometer. The instrument signaled a hurricane but the man thought it was defective and went back to the store to complain. When he returned, he found his house has been swept away from a hurricane. It turned out the barometer was correct.
Sources:
www.hurricane-facts.com/Interesting-Hurricane-Facts.php
www.strange-facts.info/interesting-facts-about-hurricanes
miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
Happy Cliche Saturday
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Loved this little frog figure with his umbrella and measuring water tube. He sat on balcony rail at my brother's house in Montreal in the subdivision of Elm Park in Dollard des Ormeaux. QC.
The Mill Pond at Styal,taken in the first real snow of this winter,2011.More forecast for next two days
The Flickr Lounge-The Sound Of Silence
I took this out the front door this morning. It was very quiet. We had such heavy winds last night the silence was nice.
The weather forecast is for RAIN and Flooding due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday. So it is Tuesday evening at the Local Giant. I received many comments that I looked great and the outfit was very pretty on me. I know that I also turned more than a few heads. What do you think? Want to shop with me!
It looks pretty quiet now. The heavy snow is supposed to hit us tomorrow, so we'll be staying home where we're safe!
A forecast of Aurora Borealis visible in the UK resulted in two nights stood on the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. Alas the Aurora was very elusive, but it did give me the chance to try some star trail photography and some new techniques in Photoshop.
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I'm really pleased to say that this image has been shortlisted in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 competition.
The forecast for sunrise this morning was looking pretty uninspiring with not a single cloud to be found over the whole of England and Wales. With that in mind I didn't try anything too adventurous and just nipped down to Pin Mill.
It was pretty calm but these boats just wouldn't keep still so I gave up trying to freeze them in place and emphaized the movement.
Canon 5D MkII
Canon 17-40mm f4L @ 17mm
8 sec @ f/8.0
ISO 200
Lee 0.6 GND filter
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Zonnige perioden met af en toe een fikse bui..............Large...View On Black
Na 2 minuten kwam er een flinke hoosbui.................
Since the weather forecast for the rest of the Easter isn't good, we went out at sea again this morning, to get some more photos of the white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) and common guillemots before the rain set in this afternoon.
In addition, we also got good photos of an unexpected species, when I spotted three red-throated divers in a still bay this morning. I have never seen them on the island I'm from before, and I think I got my best photos of them so far.
Yesterday we had 13 eagles up close, today we had 10. Right before going back to the harbour after the first raindrops, six of the eagles gathered around us in all directions. Pretty fun! We didn't get all of them to catch our fish, but half of them did.
This one is from the same spot last year, since I just got home from today's trip.
It is ringed and called 1116. Here it was 13 years old, but I also photographed it later on, when it was nearly 16. (They can live for more than 20 years in the wild.)
It was ringed in a nest in Finnøy in Ryfylke further south.
(Havørn in Norwegian)
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The forecast was for thick fog so was hoping to catch the bridge disappearing off into the ether. Sadly this was not to be, but a lovely subtle sunrise did delight.
Forecasts were favorable for the new moon this weekend (well, the new moon was Thursday), and I had been toying with the idea of venturing out to see if I could capture the Milky Way somewhere close to home. Unfortunately, there aren't many dark sky areas in southern New England. Moe and I had been chatting about a possible Maine shoot after work last night, but traffic out of Boston after work is murder, and I was feeling pretty beat, so I wasn't optimistic about taking the trip.
I got home from work and decided to lie down for a quick nap. Forty-five minutes later I gave Moe a shout and said screw it, I'd make a drive. Two hours after that and we're exploring the coastline around the Portland Head Light, searching for good south-facing comps. We decided on a nice dry section of rock safely away from the incoming tides and began an awesome 90-minute night shoot. Came away with a bunch of stuff I like, but I think this is my favorite comp of the night.
Hit up a great local sandwich joint called Nosh for some grub and a cup of coffee, and I was on the road back home, finally getting into bed a bit after 3:00am. Worth it.
Side note, hey, look at that. Flickr finally made their maps less awful. Bravo.
Although very chilly winds were forecasted combined with mostly cloudy skies, I was just hoping to catch sight of the Harlequins. I knew that they tend to stay on the eastern side of the jetty where the waves come smashing into the sides, and given the late arrival, might not have such good light, especially to capture the brilliant colors and the dark eyes. But, in spite of the obstacles, it was a wonderful surprise, at the end of the day, when uploading the photos from the flash drive, and finding that this muted tone appealed to me. I have already captured some very beautiful moments in good sunlight before—SEE the ALBUM on Barnegat Lighthouse SP—so to get this look was a nice addition to the inventory.
The Harlequin Ducks are amongst the very favorites of many photographers and birders, for the patterns and colors are truly quite eye-catching. In addition, it is amazing to see how they enjoy the rough waters by the rocky structures, all while pecking away at barnacles and marine vegetation on the jagged walls.
The Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is truly a splendid landscape, famous mostly for its historic lighthouse (over 100 years old) of architecturally clean lines that accentuate its presence, but also the well-designed structure of the long jetty consisting of huge rocks and boulders sandwiched between the nice sandy beach and the ocean, and finally, the wonderful array of fascinating birds throughout the seasons. Throughout the day, one can expect to see a variety of water vessels, from small one-man fishing boats to larger motorized ones, and even enormous tankers in the far distance. The U.S. Coastguard boats are constantly on the lookout for any potential problems in the water.
All of this is even more beautiful during the breathtaking end-of-the-day sunsets or early morning sunrise period, with the accompanying “Magic/Golden Hour” that exudes the special tones in the air. As nature enthusiasts and photographers, it doesn’t get much better than this.
Clouds are in the forecast for exoplanet WASP-96 b!
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze & evidence for clouds (once thought not to exist there). This is the most detailed exoplanet spectrum to date! More: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages/
A spectrum is created when light is split into a rainbow of colors. When Webb observes the light of a star, filtered through the atmosphere of its planet, its spectrographs split up the light into an infrared rainbow. By analyzing that light, scientists can look for the characteristic signatures of specific elements or molecules in the spectrum.
Located in the southern-sky constellation Phoenix, WASP-96 b is 1,150 light-years away. It’s a large, hot planet with a “puffy” atmosphere, orbiting very close to its Sun-like star. In fact, its temperature is greater than 1000 degrees F (537 degrees C) — significantly hotter than any planet in our own solar system!
Please note that the illustration in the background of the image is based on what we know of WASP-96b. Webb hasn't directly imaged the planet or its atmosphere. (Fun fact: space is big and planets are small — though Webb CAN image exoplanets directly, the images would just show a dot of light. Consider that though Pluto is in our own solar system, it is still so far that we didn’t know what it really looked like until New Horizons visited it.)
Image Description:
Graphic titled “Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-96 b Atmosphere Composition, NIRISS Single-Object Slitless Spectroscopy.” The graphic shows the transmission spectrum of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b captured using Webb's NIRISS Single-Object Slitless Spectroscopy with an illustration of the planet and its star in the background. The data points are plotted on a graph of amount of light blocked in parts per million versus wavelength of light in microns. A curvy blue line represents a best-fit model. Four prominent peaks visible in the data and model are labeled “water, H2O.”
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI