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Death Valley, California
Predicting the color of a sand dune is pretty much like predicting what you’re going pick out of a box of mixed chocolates. There’s a range of possibilities and some definite patterns, but you will get surprises.
If you have an obsessively fixed idea of the color of sand, such variable outcomes could drive you to sticking with black and white conversions.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Recently the sun unleashed an X-class flare. With the sunspot directly facing Earth, there was no way the solar storm could miss us. Except it did. Or the impact was so weak that it was barely detectable. With experts predicting the strongest northern lights show of the year, I drove to northern Montana to find clear skies. Like many other sky watchers I was disappointed with the lack of activity. So it goes with aurora hunting. But the nice thing about this northerly latitude is that the aurora often shows itself even without a geomagnetic storm. It wasn’t the bright, sky-filling display that was predicted. To the eye it was just a colorless glow low on the northern horizon. But the reds and greens were really there. A long exposure on a camera has a way of making the invisible visible. Sometimes it’s better to keep expectations low with events like these and just enjoy the beautiful nights as they are. By 2AM the winds had died down. The stars and a flashing meteor were reflected over Nelson Reservoir as fog drifted through the crisp, icy air.
A little color for a very drab Dog Day Monday. We actually got predicted rain. Unfortunately, it was about 1/100 of an inch.
Echinocactus is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. Members of the genus usually have heavy spination and relatively small flowers. The fruits are copiously woolly, and this is one major distinction between Echinocactus and Ferocactus. Propagation is by seed. (I'm the one who named this "The Orange Blossum Special.")
Perhaps the best known species is the golden barrel (Echinocactus grusonii) from Mexico, an easy-to-grow and widely cultivated plant. They are now rare in habitat, but can be purchased from any nursery in the southwest and into northern California.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
The sunset burn w/low fog was predicted by Yiupai sunrise/sunset forecast service.
Snow in our corner of Alabama, on the Elk River! Every time they predict snow, it turns out wrong, but this time- we got the white stuff! Fun to see because it will be gone quickly. The temps dropped about 30 degrees from this morning to nightfall when the snow started here!
And yes, it seems I DID take these shots after 3 AM- because that's when it was not blowing quite as badly. :) What else does a photographer do at 3 AM when it's snowing?! Stand in the door and take photos! LOL!
We don’t typically do anything for Valentines Day so I was pleasantly surprised when my husband brought me and my two daughters roses for the occasion 🌹 of course it was a reason to get my camera out ☺️ What a crazy few days it’s been here in Texas. As a transplant from Colorado I am used to cold weather and negative temperatures... however I never thought it would be happening here. As a state we are so unprepared for this type of weather. (And I certainly don’t blame Texas, who could have predicted?!) many people without electricity or any way to keep warm. It’s the beginning of another strange year lol. I am definitely learning I need to be more prepared for the unexpected! Hope you all are keeping safe and warm ❤️
As a lot of the UK is either hit with snow or flooding - so far the south west has been relatively unaffected - but today's forecast is for light snow.
Quite where the snow will fall is difficult to predict so we might still miss the disruption it always causes in the UK.
Wellington, Somerset, UK. January 2025.
Scilly Isles pelagic boat trip. Only 1 seen during my sessions, coming in to the wake on the last day. Species predicted to be extinct in 60 years unless action taken by mediterranean governments to protect breeding sites & reduce fishing bycatch.
Funny idea:
"A stone that predicts the weather
Wet - it's raining
Dry - it is not raining
It casts a shadow - the sun is shining
White - it's snowing
Cold - it's cold
You can not see - there is fog
He is not there - there was a tornado."
Walking through the city I saw this stone. A fun idea.
Weatherman predicted marine fog moving into San Francisco Bay gated by the Golden Gate. That forecast prompted me to cut my sleep, drive 1 hour to arrive at Golden Gate before sunset. The trip was with excitement but I only found myself surrounded in heavy fog and have zero visibility at this epic landmark site. The fog got cleared up after sunrise, and turned me, a night shooter, into a morning one to capture this amazing landscape of the epic Golden Gate Bridge.
January in Melbourne, Australia means summer sunshine. Searing heat, warm nights, beaches filling up with swimmers and families. Also the bay has plenty of white sails as the flotillas of yachts race by. Plus last week I saw the hot-air balloons enjoying the still air.
Fortunately, we haven't had a really bad bushfire season though our lovely Grampian National Park was not that lucky. Today is being declared as an extreme fire danger day with a 42 degree C day, high winds and dry thunderstorms predicted..
Schools are starting Term 1 from tomorrow.
For Montage Mosaic Monday theme of January.
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter Drucker.
The surroundings of Taipei 101, which was the world's tallest building in the past, are one of the busiest areas of the capital city of Taiwan. I had always wanted to create an image that showed the daily chaotic invasion of the streets by motorcycles, cars and other vehicles at the end of the workday.
Taipei, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is a city in constant transformation. In this area new skyscrapers are being built every day. The walkway from which I took the photographs was going to be demolished soon, a real shame because the view from there is truly impressive.
To obtain this result I mixed a total of 20 photographs taken at the same point: 3 exposures for the city buildings, 1 for the sky and the other 16 for composing traffic trails.
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"La mejor forma de predecir el futuro es creándolo." Peter Drucker.
Los alrededores del Taipei 101, el que fuera edificio más alto del mundo en su momento, son una de las zonas con más tráfico de la capital de Taiwan. Siempre había querido realizar una fotografía que reflejara la caótica invasión diaria de las calles por parte de motos, coches y demás vehículos al acabar la jornada de trabajo.
Taipei, una de las urbes más densamente pobladas del mundo, es una ciudad en continua transformación. En esta zona la construcción de nuevos rascacielos es constante. La propia pasarela desde la que realicé las fotografías iba a ser demolida próximamente, una verdadera pena porque la vista desde allí es verdaderamente impresionante.
Para obtener este resultado he mezclado un total de 20 fotografías tomadas en el mismo punto: 3 exposiciones para los edificios de la ciudad, 1 para el cielo y las otras 16 para componer las luces del tráfico.
Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60 X30 softbox camera left. Reflector camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
*Explored #8*
I seem to have this knack, much like the Met Office of predicting the wrong weather!
Just the other day I posted a hopeful spring pic of snowdrops! It had been a glorious day, 10c, sunshine, the smells of the earth warming......
This morning while walking the dogs round the field I was followed by a snow storm (literally!) I just about out walked it, came inside and took a pic from my sons room! Hence the Dragon & the Dinosaur on the window!
Taken at 'The Pool', Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
This is 15 minutes from us and we go here when the forecast predicts morning sun. when afternoon sun is forecast we would go to Swithland Reservoir in Leicestershire, which is 8 minutes from us.
The problem with this strategy is you get the same birds, but we can't go any further due to COVID.
we have sun predicted for a couple of days so I'm racing time and trying to get things done outside. it's beautiful out and the garden thrives.
a time of beauty and, for me, a time of sadness, because so much of my garden reminds me of my dear friend april.
I think her flickr site has been closed down by her husband or I've been blocked. I wish you all could see her wonderful work.
so....good times and sad times.
schubert the standard poodle is our oldest doggy now. he is partly deaf and has cataracts. he follows me loyally when I garden until time for treats and rest, but when I come in and upstairs, he comes with me.
both of us old and slightly decrepit, keeping each other company as we rest together after work.
I will be off flickr again while the sun shines.
and this photo is best viewed large.
Not predicted, i noticed the high waves from the other side of the harbour and nipped across to bag a shot or two. More to come.
Much like people, wildlife normally have predictive behavior and once you begin to understand it you are able to anticipate moves they will make.
Most herons in our area are pretty timid and the personal range of area they will not allow you to penetrate is fairly large. They often will leave where they are standing a lot sooner than smaller birds.
Northeast of our town there is a small channel from a fairly large wetland pond that goes through a culvert under the road and out the other side to a nearly mile long swampy area lined on both side by trees. The heron normally perches either in the pond close to the road or on the other side in the swamp.
When he sees us slowly approaching, he always flies up the swamp valley out of sight or lands closer on this branch about 50 or more yards away. Yesterday he chose the branch route and provided a nice contrast to the spring brown in the trees behind him.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
"I was at the MTV Live Studios today, great legs Nicole!
We are in the midst of a heavy snow storm and it's groundhoundday,
the groundhog predicted an early spring but I think the little critter may be off his game." ~Tomitheos
Taken Today 02/02/2011
Copyright © 2011 Tomitheos Photography - All Rights Reserved
Back in February, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter for the United States. For my part of the world, it felt more like only six days. Unseasonably warm weather began to infiltrate throughout March and continuing on thus far into April. The result has been the early emergence of tree buds that has progressed into full blown leafing. My beloved bare tree limbs have vanished nearly a month ahead of schedule. I count on early to mid spring to wring out the last of the dreary photos before summer foliage fills in, creating a more cheerful look to the landscape. Not going to happen this year. I've nothing against summer. I love the warmth, long sunny days, and all that goes with that such as gardening. I just have difficulty moving from one season to the next. I reveled in the dreariness of winter (once it arrived) even though I hated seeing last summer die. Honestly I know as complaints go, this one sounds petty. I would be apoplectic if winter arrived a month early; now that would be the basis for a solid complaint. So I'll just leave this as more of an observation about uncanny weather.
Along the way I thought there no better way to illustrate the effective use of bare limbs than a photo such as this. Nothing drives home the visual metaphor of abandonment than the neglected landscaping that comes with it. I'm always looking for visual reinforcements such as this to create photos that tell a story. This is the house I've been documenting lately, the local abandonment that is being razed. The is like some off-world Fisher-Price product: "My First Abandonment" due to its accessibility and prominent location. No sneaking around or furtive attempts at hiding your car. Just walk right up and start snapping away, all from the safety of a public sidewalk. For me it was a way to hone my skill at this sort of photography and I came to understand how to capture the essence of old houses. And the close proximity, just like the cemetery, allowed me to jump right over there the moment conducive sky or weather conditions appeared. Unlike a toddler with a toy, I never really outgrew this one. In a way I feel like a mean parent is simply taking it away from me. I suppose some new toy will soon come to replace the old one. Until then I'm waiting it out.
27th August 2020:
The weather forecast was dreadful for today. But, in fact it turned out slightly better than predicted. Although it's been pretty windy all day.
As I'd got some more pears yesterday, which are delicious I took them out into the garden when the sun came out and grabbed a photo. Liked the dappled light and shadows, so here it is.
The Silly News for today is, that it's : National Pots De Creme Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pots-de-creme-day-august...
Or : National Just Because Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/national-just-because-day-august-27/
Rather like the idea of today. 😀
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.
Environment Canada predicts a colder winter with more snow than average. This past week has been wintry with 15 cm snow, freezing rain and fog. If this trend continues, the river may freeze up before the Christmas holidays limiting our paddle opportunities. Not a good thing for my 100 paddles project!
Shot for Active Assignment weekly, theme "Deep Focus".
WIT
The weather forecast predicts a nice morning and showers later today so I ran out early to a nearby street, one of the most picturesque in the city.
I first tried Focus Stacking but the results were awful, I put it in my photo stream should you be interested. Biggest problem is that the wind is rather strong so that the clouds are not cooperating with a focus stack.
Then I used a very small diaphragm and noticed on manual focus and focus assist that actually at F18 the whole picture is in focus. I did use a tripod to get a nice stable shot.
In post I upped the sky a bit although it was already very pretty. Very Dutch too....
the predicted kp level of the auroras was only an unimpressive 3 (out of 9 possible). But the long exposure exagerates the auroras quite a bit but also increases the "comma" effect on the stars. - 9°C tonight but no wind ;)
Pibb the Sandhill Crane Chick was testing out his wings today, and I predict he will fly in a couple of weeks, and be able to really fly away with Classic and Cherry in about 3 weeks. They will return to the property and their nesting area each evening for some weeks after that, and then, they will go elsewhere, hopefully even the empty lot next to our house to forage, but I will see less of them.
I was photographing the family today, and getting some shots of the parents for a change, when I saw Pibb fluffing his wings out of the corner of my eye. The first shot, I clipped his right wing a little, but I still think it’s pretty darn cute. My favorite is the one I titled, “I Believe I Can Fly!”. It will be a four photo series. I’m posting them one at a time, and once I have done so, I’ll put them at the beginning of my Sandhill Crane set as a slideshow in case you want to see these four shots in order.
I am a Craniac! So this is a special time of year when my photostream gets very Sandhill Crane-ee! I hope my fellow craniacs and flickr friends enjoy them. I definitely can’t help myself. I have been photographing this family for four seasons now. It never gets old, and I am so blessed to watch their lives and be able to share that joy with others. I also hope people will find it educational.
For more information on these and other cranes, go to www.savingcranes.org. Also check out www.operationmigration.org. Many crane species still need our help, and the whooping crane migration project is fascinating and inspiring!
Hugs and thanks for viewing! =o)
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Well the rain arrived as predicted to make it a soggy start to the Jubilee, but i'm continuing with my own personal sunny spell and photos from my sunny wildflower photo-shoot from earlier in the week. These next two were taken with the new 50mm, I primarily got it to work as a portrait lens (low light at weddings) but its nice to give it a workout on the landscape, the tight composition (it's about 80mm on a crop sensor body) and shallow dof making for some interesting choices.
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It was predicted in the forecast....we chose not to believe it....we got it.
She always wanted a white wedding...but chose to have it in October for fear that guests would not show...9.7 inches of the white stuff later...she was right....some guests did not show, but it was the most beautiful day ever!
And now they are going from snow to sand...for their honeymoon.
I am super excited to get started on this one! But right now I am off to cook some chili on this snowy day.
Well this winter's predicted Waxwing invasion doesn't seem to have materialised with just relatively small numbers being reported. So here's one of the three that I saw locally about a month ago. Nearly all Waxwing photos show them gorging on berries but the three birds that I saw never fed on berries and remained high in trees, making occasional sallies to catch flying insects. They weren't easy to locate and this photo gives an idea of how they could blend in.
Waxwings have never bred in Britain, and they aren't even what you would call regular migrants in winter as they usually remain in Scandinavia throughout the year. But when the berry crop fails or becomes exhausted, they will move further afield in search of berries, which is when we get them in Britain. They are also typically found in urban areas where there are lots of ornamental berry bushes like Pyracantha.
I predict the Dip would have been super brief this year .... but it has been cancelled due to all the ice on the lake unfortunately. They plan on rescheduling for a later date - we'll keep you posted!
As predicted, the snow enforced a walk to work today although I did manage to hop on a bus about half way there. I didn't mind though as I got the opportunity to take a few photos en route.
*I've swapped the photo I originally submitted to the pool as it was a bit blurry!
Not a new bird to me but the first one I have seen in the yard. The brown creeper is tiny and well camouflaged as he scurries around trunks of large trees. In the walnut tree, he disappears into large crevices in the bark as he hunts for spiders and other small insects. According to the folks at Cornell he will eat from feeders if times get hard, so I'm hoping to get clearer images of him later.
Two to four inches of snow predicted this weekend after a 70 degree day today. Oh well... we could be directly in the snow belt instead of just on the fringes.
I know it hurts to say goodbye,
but it's time for me to fly!
"Time For Me To Fly" - REO Speedwagon
I am missing them for sure, but I do think the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, ergo, I am confident I will see them again. If not the chicks, Classic and Cherry when they come back next year to start the circle of life again. Of course my heart twingles a bit, wondering if they weathered the storm okay Wednesday night.
I know, I shouldn't worry about things I can't control, but I can have hope that they are thriving! Hugs and thanks for your views and comments on my shots of this family, and for following this season's soap opera with Mama Cherry going to Wildlife Rehab. I feel a strong connection to them, and I continue to have hope for our good sense as people to stop throwing trash, waste and chemicals into their environment and OURS for Pity Sake!!! Oops, rant alert... lol
Oh, and re: REO!! I love REO Speedwagon, I can't help myself. Anthems of my youth, I'm from the midwest, they rose to stardom when I was in high school, and they were from my home state. You must admit, they had some great hits and lyrics. I love "Roll With the Changes" and I always try to do so. I know, it may be cliche, but I think the album "You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish" ranks among some of the best of all time, and I think Supertramp's - Breakfast in America is up there too! Maybe you had to be me, from where I'm from, etc. RUSH, Journey, Cheap Trick, Springsteen, Queen, YES, The Moody Blues, and on and on Classic Rock. You have to remember, we got everything LAST in the midwest as far as music and fashion back then. With all the consumption and waste caused by people trying to keep up with what's hot and what's not, maybe that wasn't such a bad thing!!
***All rights to my images are STRICTLY reserved. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing my images or if you are an educator or non-profit interested in use. copyright KathleenJacksonPhotography 2009***
I saw a group of pigeons in the middle of street, So I tried to compose as quickly as possible as I saw people walking towards it and predicted the movement of the birds.
On a fabulous spring day like today, Torontonians come out of the woodwork to bask in the sunshine. They are even more eager to bask today since the weather forecast predicts snow flurries for tomorrow.
This is one of my very close friends. his name I Dan.
Here he is predicting a Vancouver Canucks win while we were watching the game last night.
I tried to be a bit creative with the pop up flash. It made the ball look cool.
This was taken in March 2013. Might be worth nipping up to this spot after work tomorrow, so glad I finish at 3pm :-)
While predicting where the birds will overnight on this refuge is an iffy proposition, this shallow lake just off the tour-route road is a regular hangout. The trick is to check it out early to see if any pathfinder birds have already selected it. If so, they will continually vocalize to the overflying birds trying to entice them to drop down and join them (increasing safety in numbers). There are several blinds here that you can select for different vantage positions. It's still early, and this lake was eventually completely filled with overnighting birds.
IMG_4274; Sandhill Cranes
fog play in moon light
san francisco, golden gate bridge
to answer curt's question on fog predicting here in the bay area~
there is no easy hard rule i think to predict the fog here in san francisco but from what i have learned through experience, high temps inland and cool temps oceanside will produce fog when the two meets. the problem is that not all fog is created equally during this temperature inversion. some days the fog is just too strong to work certain areas in our city, other times too little.
although once things mellow out and a certain balance is obtained the fog plays through the city in a wonderful picturesque way. when this happens and the fog is "in the zone" we may even have many days of repeated fog play.
happy shooting!
john