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Erie Canal Trail, Pittsford, NY by melike erkan

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Mountains lake and landscape!(Kashmir) I look up in Awe by SHANTANU DUTTA

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Nestled in the heart of Kashmir, the landscape unfolds like a masterpiece painted by nature itself. The majestic mountains rise sharply, their snow-capped peaks piercing the endless sky, a blend of soft blues and the first blush of dawn. The lake, a mirror to this breathtaking canvas, shimmers with the reflection of clouds The water, clear and still, captures every nuance of the surroundings, making it seem as though the mountains are suspended in time.

The air is crisp, carrying with it the faint scent of pine, the distant hum of life, and the profound silence of untouched beauty. As the sun climbs down the light dances on the surface of the lake, turning it into a pool of liquid gold. Every angle of this panoramic view speaks of serenity, of peace that stretches as far as the eye can see. It is a place where time stands still, where the spirit finds rest, and nature whispers its timeless secrets.

In this ethereal landscape, Kashmir reveals its soul, not just as a place, but as an experience—a dream woven into the very fabric of the earth. Every glance is a moment of awe, every breath a gift of purity.

Trekking in Kashmir valley is a completely different experience. You are exposed to scenic valleys, unique alpine meadows and magnificent turquoise (bluish-green colour) lakes. Tarsar Marsar trek is so beautiful, that it beats all treks in its beauty. From day one when you enter Aru, you feel as if in heaven. You are amidst, lush green pine forest, gushing Lidder River glittering in its milky colour and beautiful huts of the village. Throughout the trek, you are enthralled with such beauty. Not only this, in the later days of the trek the beauty climbs its peak when you are at the charming lakes. View of Tarsar Lake from the shores to far end leaves you awestruck. The lake looks so beautiful that you feel the world of sheer beauty. Even the view of Marsar lake from distance makes you feel as if looking at one of the wonders of this earth. Another lake which takes your heart on this trek is the Sundarsar lake. Viewing the lake from Marsar ridge with rugged mountains in the background and sunlight piercing through clouds is a magical experience.

I want to go again and again.......

sunset & storm - Tel-Aviv beach by Lior. L

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A Pale Moon (Explore #461, May 22, 2016) . by Irene Kane

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I took this shot of the full moon yesterday in early evening as it appealed to me in the very pale and somewhat hazy sky and did show the moon landscape also. Later shots were not as clear.

sunset & storm - Tel-Aviv beach by Lior. L

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Kamille by Janny.K

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Vintage optik Porst 55 mm 2/8 with reversing ring !

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070423 - SuperCell-ah-Bration 025 by NebraskaSC

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July 4, 2023 - South Central Nebraska US

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An Epic Chase Day was upon us. Though the rest of the Nation was celebrating the Holiday. National Weather Service had us pegged for a moderate risk that afternoon & evening. Due to my injures to my back the past few months. Chasing Storms has been on the back burner... Until Now!!!

First cells of the day were in North Central Kansas. The boundary line was from North Central Kansas up to Norfolk Nebraska & a bit further north. All the action that day was going to be the east of Hastings Nebraska & South. Planned it out correctly for time & distance.

We encountered this incredible updraft structure on the back side of this storm as we were passing though Hastings Nebraska. Were were trying to catch up to it Via Hwy 6 & we eventually we did just to the east to Sutton Nebraska.

This storm was producing 2" hail so we held off a few mins to the the west of Sutton. We had perfect view of the wall cloud due southwest of the hail core. Had a nice tail but never formed.

Proceeded south to get south of revved up supercell. We got along side of it via Hwy 81 south of Geneva Nebraska. Few miles south of Strang Nebraska we got ahead of the rain core & got in sight (paralleled to this storm) of this incredible developing wall cloud under the base of this storm. It did not produce a tornado but the views from this supercell were down right spectacular.

We had to reposition ourselves a few miles south of Bruning Nebraska as this Supercell move south southeast.

The video & images I caught that afternoon were worth the trip. Phenomenal Storm Captures out on the plains of South Central Nebraska on the 4th of July.

Made it home to light of some fireworks & delicious bbq. Nice end to this day with family & friends after this Epic Storm Chasing Day!

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sailboat, sunset & storm - Tel-Aviv beach by Lior. L

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Awesome nature by Sanjiv Misra

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071717 - Passion for Shelf Clouds 015 by NebraskaSC

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July 17, 2017 - North of Elm Creek Nebraska US

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Every year on/in the Non Storm Season... I go back & re-edit the masters. This year I wanted to get this set done since I was way over everything... To much color, to much contrast, there were flaws in the panoramas... The orginal set can be found here on Flickr

I have Remastered this Series

Fixed Everything. Normal Color, no added saturation or contrast. No Extra's. You're seeing the Raw images. Slight adjustment with light but that was about it.. Also Fixed the flaws in the panoramas!...

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I have this uncanny knack to get to the right place at the right time when it comes to storms... This one was another spot on encounter. I decided to eyeball this storm and put away the radar and other electronics and just chase use the old way.

It had been a few weeks since any good photographic storms. We had Severe Thunderstorm warnings counties south of Phelps county (Located in South Central Nebraska) that afternoon.

Raced this cell and I was now in position to capture this beauty. Just a few miles north of Elm Creek on Hwy 183. This place has the best view over the valley. Worst cell phone reception ever.. even with a 4g booster I couldn't push out a signal.

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Reaching by Scot Hacker

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Green lagoon - Ramon crater - Negev Desert - Israel by Lior. L

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~~~ Humpbacks.. With Bird Escort ~~~ by Jeff Wiles

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Humpback whale parent & calf cruising along in Monterey Bay, CA - accompanied by a common murre. Imaged in Oct. of 2022.

Visitors: Invited to check out my photostream & albums for various seasonal pix of wildlife/scenics/florals.

053022 - Chasing Mammatus 06 by NebraskaSC

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May 30, 2022 - North of Riverdale Nebraska US

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Counting on some photographic opportunities on this day since I've missed out on the past few. I was lucky enough to have one nice storm cell just west of our location.

Caught up with the end of the storm where I knew there would be something good to get... A nice mammatus cluster on the back end of this storm as it exited to the northeast.

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Day spend amongst nature☺☺.[_DSC3973] by SHANTANU DUTTA

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sunflower fields!

sailing at the golden hour - Hertzelia beach by Lior. L

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041417 - First Storms of the Season 020 by NebraskaSC

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April 14, 2017 - Kearney Nebraska US

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Early season storms here in Nebraska are simply surreal. The epic beauty that surpasses the sunset's ability to crest its light against the ominous position of this storm that evening.

Sunset cresting into twilight with a huge anvil (Cumulonimbus Incus) approaching from the northwest into South Central Nebraska.

I had way over colorized saturated other things to this original set of images. So I went back & took the raw images back to their original color templates & remastered them back to the original color specs of the origin image.

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060522 - Epic Severe Weather 029 by NebraskaSC

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June 5, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US

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Southwest of of Overton Nebraska...

This set of images is what I live for... Those epic moments when you finally hunted/found what your looking for. It does take a lot of patience to storm chase. The waiting, the planning, the doing. But the rewards at the end are priceless. My antlers on the wall.

Now for some storm chasers... the Holy Grail of Storm chasing is a Tornado. But not for me. It is events like this that give the full definition of Storm Chasing. It really what storm chasing Eye Candy is all about! It is the "Why" or the understanding of why I do this!

One the edge of this Nebraska Supercell I felt the AWE of Mother Nature!

Surreal!

Epic

Awesome!

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050412 - A Dark Presence Approaches by NebraskaSC

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May 4th, 2012 - Northern Buffalo County Nebraska US

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I Seriously, wasn't going to go out this night... Had a weeks worth of hell, and I really just wanted to do was get off work and go home. I was tired, I was cranky, it was the first weekend I've had off in a Month...

As soon as I pulled into the driveway @home, I could hear the weather radio going off and my storm capturing sensation came over me. Listening to the bullitins coming over the radio and I Freaked!. The storms were closer than I had thought. NWS just put warnings for Northern Buffalo County for super fast development of strong to potentially super severe, with large hail, and possible Tornadoes.

Photography Chance of a lifetime... Even though someone could cast me as a member of the Walking Dead....I was a trooper and I didn't wimp out! Luckily I had the my camera on the charger... Grabbed all my equipment & I hauled A** North... 20 mins later I found myself in the perfect spot, under the perfect conditions!

Cresting over northern Buffalo County, ready to cross between Pleasanton & Ravenna Nebraska, this cell was rapidly building and already had tornado warning on it. Incredible CG lightning in front of the storm cell was just to good to capture, with lighting firing off every few seconds.

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050523 - Storm Chasing Supercells in Nebraska 031 by NebraskaSC

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May 5, 2023 - East of Wilcox Nebraska US

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36 Years ago, with a peaked curiosity, I dove feverishly into the world of storm chasing and well, the rest is history. Fast forward a few years and my current journey in storm photography & videography has unlocked a completely new life that I never imagined would exist. Oh how my adventures continue...

Mother Nature definitely orchestrated her magic on this first storm chase of the season. Warm front had positioned itself right over the state of Nebraska. Pulling in all that warm moist air from the south created the perfect conditions for severe thunderstorm development. I was on the hunt & wouldn't be denied this day.

I got to witness 3 very sculptured Supercells that afternoon.... This was Supercell #2!!!

Was just east of Wilcox & the dirt roads hadn't been rained on yet. (I usually don't travel them anymore if they are) to watch this 2nd Supercell develop.

This is where most say I'm just simply down right nuts.... I had to get closer.

I've done this so many times I don't get nervous at all. Simply stating. I know what is safe & what is not. If you want the good pics / video. You gotta get into the action... but do is safely. Again Storm chasing isn't for everyone. But for me its what I do best!

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053011 - Late May Severe Thunderstorms by NebraskaSC

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May 30 2011 - Sumner, Miller, Amherst, Riverdale Nebraska US

Moderate Risk, and there were already severe weather warnings and tornado warnings for this storm as it approached from the northwest.

Sumner Nebraska... right on the outskirts of this rural town when we finally could see some good definition on the shelf and outflow of this storm.

This is when things were starting to get serious... Several lowering indicated a sizable rotating wall cloud just off to our northwest. It definitely got our attention.

Then... BOOM Tornado just to due north about 500 to 700 Yards out. Nice derbies field to confirm this tornado just north of Sumner Nebraska!

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kayaking - Soca-river - Slovenia by Lior. L

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The Soča (pronounced [ˈsoːtʃa] in Slovene) or Isonzo (pronounced [iˈzontso] in Italian) (other names Friulian: Lusinç, archaic German: Sontig, Latin: Aesontius or Isontius[2]) is a 138-kilometre (86 mi) long river that flows through western Slovenia (96 kilometres or 60 miles) and northeastern Italy (43 kilometres or 27 miles).[3]

An Alpine river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, at an elevation of 876 metres (2,874 ft).[3] The river runs past the towns of Bovec, Kobarid, Tolmin, Kanal ob Soči, Nova Gorica (where it is crossed by the Solkan Bridge), and Gorizia, entering the Adriatic Sea close to the town of Monfalcone. It has a nival-pluvial regime in its upper course and pluvial-nival in its lower course.[4]

Prior to the First World War the river formed part of the border between Kingdom of Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and during that conflict was the scene of bitter fighting between the two countries, culminating in the Battle of Caporetto in 1917.

Due to its emerald-green water, the river is marketed as "The Emerald Beauty." It is said to be one of the rare rivers in the world that retain such a colour throughout their length.[8] Giuseppe Ungaretti, one of the greatest Italian poets, describes the Isonzo in the poem "The Rivers."

The Soča inspired the poet Simon Gregorčič to write his best-known poem Soči (To the Soča), one of the masterpieces of Slovene poetry. This region served as a location for the 2008 Disney film Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.[9]

The Soča is also well known for its unique trout species Salmo marmoratus (known as the marble trout), which lives in the upper course of the crystal-clear river. This species is endangered due to the introduction of other non-indigenous trout species sometime between World War I and World War II.

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050716 - Wray Colorado Tornado by NebraskaSC

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May 7, 2016 - Hwy 365 North / North of Wray Colorado

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It has been an excellent start to the 2016 chase Season. Bonus was, that I had the day off and no commitments except for storm chasing. I was set for an Epic Day!

I ended up with well over 700 pic from this storm chasing event, but I've skimmed it down to about 100+. Truly this will become some of my best severe weather photography to date...

I was seriously late the game on this storm. But I was never out of the game. I had now positioned myself just to the North of Wray Colorado.

Strategically, you want to be to the south east, southwest for the best light... It's all about timing, and I thought it wouldn't produce till it was well west of my location. Giving me that perfect view of the backside rotation of the storm.

In my opinion, I found a perfect view, looking due south southeast. I ended up on the northwest side of the rotation. Dangerous yes...but this will eventually give me one excellent view of this tornado and all her glory.

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052823 - When The Darkness Comes 012 by NebraskaSC

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May 29, 2023 - Odessa Nebraska US

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Lost the last light of the day... Slide back into the city limits to have the city lights paint the sky. Best way to get the low level light to work for me!

Sporadic cloud to ground lightning. More so the cloud to cloud lightning was illuminating this shelf cloud & underbelly of this storm. It was a fast mover so not many but a few gems to close out this night.

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Nature's Energy by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Glowing in the night sky by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Tree of Life Lighting by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Sparks of Electricity by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Clouds after Sunset by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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A New Day is Coming by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Cold Sunrise by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Drone Video Capture, DJI Mavic 3 by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Right behind you by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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Freudenberg Germany Sunset by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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041417 - First Storms of the Season 015 by NebraskaSC

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April 14, 2017 - Kearney Nebraska US

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Early season storms here in Nebraska are simply surreal. The epic beauty that surpasses the sunset's ability to crest its light against the ominous position of this storm that evening.

Sunset cresting into twilight with a huge anvil (Cumulonimbus Incus) approaching from the northwest into South Central Nebraska.

I had way over colorized saturated other things to this original set of images. So I went back & took the raw images back to their original color templates & remastered them back to the original color specs of the origin image.

I only had a few of these published when I posted them back in 2017. Here is the entire set reworked!

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Storm Clouds by Klaus Ficker --Landscape and Nature Photographer--

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