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As Storm Dennis hit our coastline a few weeks back, everyone and their dog headed for the sea.
This meant that some people didn't read the warning signs. Thankfully no one got hurt.
The summer front comes over Bird Island after a hot, windy day in the 90's. Tornado warnings are out, so of course I am standing in the yard taking pictures.
Storm Bert hit Lulworth Cove, tremendous rain, spray and wind made it a bit wild trying to keep a clear lense.
In an earlier post I had mentioned there was one moment that both Bill and I had caught on camera, and had sent Bill straight to the ground... This is that moment.
I was using 15-20 second shutter speeds trying to capture the lighting strikes, and on this particular shot not much had happened for the first few seconds. Then this burst of cloud to cloud lightning all happened at once and raced towards us from the valley and right over top out heads. I heard Bill yell something then drop straight to the ground with his mouth wide open in awe. We both looked at each other, then we waited what felt like an eternity waiting for the shutters of our cameras to close. As soon as they did we both quickly checked our LCD's and then began to jump around like two kids on Christmas morning. There was a family who had pulled up in a van moments before this and witnessed our celebration, and then joined in with our excitement.
Photographer side note: I love Outdoor/Landscape photography and consider myself as such. When I see great landscape images entered in "Photo of the year" contests in some national publications and on the web, you never see any from Shenandoah National Park (SNP), and I understand why I think. SNP doesn't have the majestic mountains and waterfalls that other western national parks offer for the "Grandscape" type of image. But what SNP lacks in way of "Grandscape" it makes up for in the details. This shot is what SNP offers that a lot of other parks don't... it lets you be right there.
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The eye of the storm - tropical storm Ma-On hits the Philippines and Southeast Asia, as seen by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station for her Minerva Mission.
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Credit: ESA/NASA-S.Cristoforetti
The Southern Cross and the emu of our Milky Way galaxy over an intense storm above Wilsons Promontory.
From Fish Creek, Victoria, Australia.
"Widespread wind gusts in excess of 90 km/h, with some reaching as high as 130 km/h, blasted southern and central Alberta Tuesday afternoon and evening, fanning wildfires and leaving some 10,000 customers without power." To put things into perspective, sustained winds between 119-153 km/h are considered Category 1 hurricane-force by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Part of yesterday' powerful fall storm, seen near the city of Calgary's western limits. A strong Pacific Jetstream caused dramatic weather yesterday, along with rain and very strong winds that brought down trees, powerlines, falling glass from windows of office blocks in downtown, fanned wildfires, and so on. This photo was taken at sunset, at the end of a day out in the mountains. I was almost home, but, when I saw the sky, I suddenly changed my mind and headed west instead to see what I could photograph.
Friend Gayle had asked if I would like to go out for the day and we ended up driving through the Springbank area and then on to Canmore. I had checked the weather forecast and, I have to admit that if I was planning to go out of the city on my own, I would have changed my mind and stayed home instead. However, we decided to at least get out for a while and see how far we would go. As it turned out, we got as far as Canmore in the mountains, where we had lunch - Lasagne for me : )
Feeling re-energized, we decided to start driving up the mountainous road that leads from Canmore to the Spray Lakes area. This rough, narrow road is quite an adventure at any time. It gives a wonderful view looking down over the whole of Canmore and the river. It is also a popular road for Mountain Sheep, and we were lucky to see four of them in a little group, licking the salt from the bottom of the cliff rock face. It is incredible how these wild animals can climb the steep, rocky surface - done very cautiously. This is their road and if they want to stand in the middle of it, then cars wait.
Part way up the mountain, we took the turn-off to Quarry Lake, a place I had heard of and seen photos of, but had never been there myself. We parked and decided to walk round the lake, which turned out to be very unpleasant, with strong winds picking up grit and leaves and whipping our faces. For the first time ever, I believe, I saw a tree come crashing down at the edge of the forest.
Once safely back to the car, we thought we would drive a little further and see what conditions were like. Rain and very strong winds continued and once we reached the north end of Spray Lakes Reservoir, we made the decision to turn around and head back down. The mountains were disappearing from sight, so there wasn't much point in continuing, anyway. Gayle had hoped to go on as far as Banff, but there was no point in doing so in such dreadful weather.
As often happens, the weather seemed to brighten somewhat once we were out of the mountains. It felt so good to actually see some blue sky. Getting closer to Calgary, the car radio was announcing which city roads were blocked by a fallen tree or downed powerlines.
I was not far from home, shortly before sunset, when I noticed some impressive clouds and, on the spur of the moment, drove along one of the gravel back roads just within the edge of the city. It was worth it, though I was quite relieved when I finally reached home.
Many thanks, Gayle, for a great day out, braving the weather! We had fun and it certainly was an interesting experience. I really appreciated the chance to use my camera once more, before snow arrives again and stays on the ground for the next few months.
Rain storms over the Island of Capri and Gulf of Naples. Taken from the harbor in Capri. View in lightbox
It’s actually pretty hard to find something interesting to photograph everyday. Especially when the weather is awful. It feels like it’s been raining for a month. Fed up with it. .
On this shot - I pulled over at the side of the road. I kind of liked the deep black cloud against the white of the wind turbine. The field was lit up by sunlight. Apparently this storm is called Georgina. .