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Mammatus clouds are some of the most unusual and distinctive clouds formations with a series of bulges or pouches emerging from the base of a cloud. The shape of mammatus formations can vary widely; from the classic protruding shape, to a more elongated tube hanging from the cloud above.
Cumulonimbus clouds are also known as thunderstorms, these clouds are huge and often unstable. Mammatus clouds often form on the most unstable cumulonimbus, meaning that there is also a chance of hail, showers and lightning in the vicinity. Sometimes mammatus may form on other cloud types which produce no rain, though this is far less common.
Mammatus comes from the Latin mamma which translates to "udder" or "breast". Their striking appearance is most visible when the sun is low in the sky and their pouches are framed by the sunlight. This supplementary feature is a firm favourite with many meteorologists and cloud enthusiasts.
I was out with a friend for a photowalk for the first time in... well, over a year I guess.
Turned out better than expected I think, and I've got more coming!
I have lifted the whites further in photoshop in this picture which I think has produced a harder and sharper image. So - more swirling and less drifting!!
The last of three. May the light of this new year bring forth warmth, abundance and and clear sight in this time of great change. This beautiful star of ours provides us with all we need. Let it not blind us to the equally powerful Darkness. Please dress in black. Peace.
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Barn in the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, England under sunrays (HDR image from 2 original captures using Photoshop to blend)
Any good? Tips? I was going for a reasonably natural looking effect to capture a scene which I would have struggled to capture any other way. It's ended up a bit darker (to emphasise the sunrays) and a bit more saturated than I remember the real scene.
For breakfast, we followed the clouds to this historic Spokane landmark, Frank's Diner, voted Best Breakfast - Over 11 Years Running.
According to ExperienceSopokane, "All aboard for breakfast! A favorite Spokane breakfast spot is housed in a 1906 railroad car diner. Car #1787 was artfully restored with a center grill cooking 18,000 eggs a month and a long counter where in true diner style, your coffee cup is never empty! "
During the heyday of railroading, Barney-Smith and Pullman vied for supremacy in the elegant railcar business. In 1906, Barney-Smith manufactured this car as an “observation car”.
It remained unsold until 1909, when it was purchased by the Northern Pacific Railroad and remodeled to suit their needs as a private car for the president of the railroad.
Car number 1787 (this car) served as a presidential car until it was replaced in 1931.
Stranded in Seattle at the height of the depression, No. 1787 found a new home. Frank Knight, the brother and sometime partner of Jack Knight of Spokane, bought the presidential car and converted it into a traditional “diner”.
Frank and his heirs operated the Diner on 4th Avenue South in Seattle from 1931 until 1991 when they lost their land lease, sixty years after old No. 1787 served its first meal.
With a 60 year tradition of great breakfasts, lunches, and dinners in Seattle, No. 1787 has been restored locally by Pat Jeppesen. Our owners Larry and Jan Brown and Ken Belisle along with our General Manager Rosa Zerr and her Crew are proud to offer Frank’s Diner in Spokane, where appreciation for tradition and good food is unsurpassed.
Seattle’s loss is Spokane’s gain. Frank’s has been voted Spokane’s Best Breakfast 10 out of the past 11 years. We welcome you to Frank’s and are sure you’ll enjoy the hearty recipes handed down over the past six decades.
580 photos! I went to check on the camera and it seemed to have stopped early (it was set up to take 420 photos) The batteries were around 25% so I started it up again and let it go till they died. Making this video took a long time! So long that it has convinced me to get adobe after fx. One way it will speed up the process is that I can adjust all the photo lengths at the same time. ( in imovie I have to shorten the length of each photo, 1 at a time. So basically I have to double click the photo change the time (I hit 2) and hit enter, 580 times. Not fun! Also instead of setting up photo shop to automate levels and things for each photo, I can just apply them in after fx. I'm also thinking about getting photomatrix for HDR and tonemapping. Fun, fun, fun!
Oh I made the music a long time ago. My friend did the acoustic guitar, I did the rest.
clouds seem to be able to provide me with continuous inspiration....taken during a break in the action at a soccer game....
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