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A nicely formed shelf cloud passes over the house.
We've had a few good storms of late. Even tornados in nearby towns. It's been an active summer.
Moran Point, Grand Canyon, Arizona
An agave that has finished blossoming punctuates this shaded limestone shelf. In the distance is the canyon’s north rim.
Crazy Thuesday 7.1.2025 "Childhood memories"
I made this in the age of around 12, 60 years ago, as a christmas present for my parents. It's now in use be me.
SUNSET ~ Shelf-Cloud ~ Florida Everglades
Palm Beach County, Florida U.S.A. - 6/23/20
Well, that's it for my long series on the great shelf-cloud that
we witnessed in June of this year, during a worldwide pandemic.
Was hard to believe that after 'this-shot' above, my first photo,
it would turn into the most amazing extreme-weather shoot
of my life. Incredible to see. Thanks for looking - End Series
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Macro Mondays-Best With Holiday Is....Decorations!
My little Shelf Elf is one of my favourite Christmas decorations!
I ended up getting soaked after this capture. Crazy shelf cloud over the city of Toronto from the Leslie Street Spit today.
Eine Böenwalze (Shelf Cloud) unweit des Ratzeburger Sees.
Schaut euch auch das Making Of dazu an: youtu.be/c9VIZcHZrtc
I decided to get rid of the giant Ikea shelf in the living room and build my own. Thanks to Matt for the clever design for the sliding doors.
SUNSET ~ Shelf-Cloud ~ Florida Everglades
Palm Beach County, Florida U.S.A. - 6/23/20
I'm going to stay on this 'great-night' for a while, if you don't
mind. I got far too many 'great-keepers' to let them pass and
get buried in the archives. It was the best night of the year
(so far) with its amazing sunset/weather-phenomena and the
shelf-cloud. Only the second shelf-cloud I've ever seen in South
Florida. So bear with me for a little while, and thanks for looking.
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Higher shelf stones, above Glossop in the peak district. This is taken looking due south towards Kinder scout. The gloden colours of autumn/fall are just starting to show
An intense, 50mph moving storm complete with a shelf cloud and huge haboob rolls into the eastern portions of Phoenix on August 11th, 2015.
A dying shelf cloud making the surrounding wind farm look miniscule. This was taken back on Saturday. There were a few more great photogenic moments that I'll add in the near future.
This "Empire" shelf clock with 8 day brass movement was made by The Forestville Manufacturing Co. of Bristol, Connecticut. circa 1845 This huge, weight driven clock is 41 inches tall.
Really appreciated the structure of the shelf cloud as lowlight illuminated the field in the foreground. Best kind of contrast.
Same view everyday.
Wish they'd point me somewhere interesting. I mean... how hard would it be to leave my frame pointed at some wonder of the world? But no.. I have to spend my life looking at the kitchen.
I rarely bother to look out now. Hardly seems worth the effort.
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Thanks all for the most excellent comments. It was a laugh making the photo and took very little PP effort even if it looks like a lot. I took over 100 torturous photos of myself trying to get the angle right for the frame, whilst being in focus and pulling an expression that was vaguely appropriate. Check the photo next in my photo stream for a small montage of face gurning.
If anyone is mad enough to follow suit, it's a simple enough approach....
It took me a while to realise that it would be far easier to make sure my fingers didn't go over the edge of the frame. That meant that I could cut the frame out perferctly without any crazy selection wizzardry - fancy stuff still befuddles me.
I copied the contents of this selection and pasted it into a picture of the frame and shelf that I had taken previously. Then I needed to drag the corners a little to make sure it fully lined up. The 100 or so photos were needed because if I was a little bit off with the frame geometry, I'd end up with a stretched looking face.
Getting the lighting right was simply a case of thrusting my head into almost exactly the same position that the frame was in on the shelf. I was careful to make sure the original picture of the frame wasn't in shadow and was far enough forward. That way, I'd be able to get my head somewhat close to the required position when I was jamming it through the picture frame.
Another tip: Bend the little bits of the frame that secure the glass in, back into the frame. I have a lovely little cut on my forehead from a rather exuberant frame frollick.
The only real tweak was to use the burn tool to darken the edge between my face and the frame. There was a bit of light coming through and it didn't exactly make it look convincing.
Anyway, Matron has just called me.. she has some new pills. These ones (she promises me) taste of wishes.
*simper*
I know you'd love to:
Macro Mondays theme: Father
This is a section of the leatherette cover of one of the four volumes of Audel's Carpenters and Builders Guide that my father gave me before he died. It is packed with useful information that he used for many things, including designing and building the two story extension to my family home. Each time I look at these books on my shelf I think of my father who was born 100 years ago. Sadly he died at the age of 91. I don't use it for anything practical (the internet is much easier) but it is a treasured memorial to the old man.
This is a quote from the frontispiece:
When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for; and let us think, as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, "See! This our father did for us!"
~John Ruskin
HMM
An old book shelf of gardening books & pamphlets. An old photo revisited taken at West Dean Gardens. West Sussex
I love books and I have lots of them! I keep an account of my books (in detail) and sort them by author...
There's one problem: I have to resort my books every 2 to 3 months because i'm buying new ones continously =) I know this is kind of weird because it's lots of work but it makes me happy to spend time with them....
Some details:
Number of books: 220
Not finished: 32 (i don't finish books that are really bad...)
Not german: 25
Mangas: 53
Just for school: 8
My favourites: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte, "Alaizabel Cray" by Chris Woodings, "Stierhunger" by Linda Stift and all books from Sujata Massey!
47/365
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Not ever thunderstorm creates a shelf cloud. Usually of the 100 or so individual storms that move through Cheyenne, Wyoming a year, less than a hand full ever border on supercell strengthen to generate one.
It was a pleasure to welcome this beast, a magnificent shelf that finally walked through Zadar, Croatia!
Saw this very strange, scary looking sky formation while on my way home from a short day trip last Wednesday. I have a number of shots of it and it got stranger looking by the minure as I drove farther northwest on Route 480. At first the dark area looked a little bit like the funnel cloud of a tornado. :-) It didn't start to dissipate until I turned right off 480 and headed east. Earlier in the day, the sky had been perfectly blue with only the occasional fluffy white cloud. But by the time I saw this, the sky was completely white.
The closest thing I can find like this to compare it to are shelf clouds. But that's debatable.