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Dramatic sunset,just a few minutes,the cumulus turns into patches of stratocumulus and flattens out as the heat of the sun decreases.Taken in the garden.
This amazing cloud formation occurred with very weak radar returns (light rain failing to reach the ground) and no thunderstorms within 35 miles. Those storms were weak and short lived as well. The nature of these mammatus clouds will probably remain a mystery. Unfortunately clouds blocked the setting sun at the moment of this capture or an even more spectacular display would have resulted. Temperature was in the low 60's with RH at 50% and no winds.
The first storm of the 2014 monsoon was fairly good. I only got a couple of lightning shots, but I hope I get more this monsoon!! :)
I found myself on this largely abandoned dirt road, now used only for field access by local farmers and perhaps occasionally as a "shortcut" to the paved road about a mile ahead.
I first titled this "Lonely" but then decided that wasn't at all the feeling I had. It was very much a feeling of peacefulness as I stood there with nothing or nobody close by. It is wonderful to have family and friends but sometimes it is good to just be alone.
An early morning start at the Monument Valley. A few minutes after this picture, the sun rose behind the totem pole and lit up the juniper tree.
Runswick Bay is known for its picturesque beauty, sandy beach, and stunning cliff views. It is also a popular spot for fishing and water sports
For comparison to the JPEG/Snapseed version some days ago.
The original image (JPEG) was downloaded from the camera via wireless connection and developed on the smartphone using Snapseed.
....clouds in all directions, weather elements at odds, invigorating, great day for walking the Point Elizabeth Walkway, Rapohoe, West Coast, NZ
123 in 2023 Challenge #31 Elements
I have a question for any experts out there. Anyone with knowledge of lightning and atmospherics, and also anyone with working knowledge of camera sensors.
I took these two shots yesterday, more in hope than anything, Being lucky enough to have the Sony RX10 that shoots at 24 frames per second, I pointed at the sky across the street and held the shutter for a second. I got lucky and managed these two shots. Not very exciting looking, being daylight lightning shots, but I am intrigued by the difference in the two shots. They are consecutive frames 1/24th of a second apart. Bolt 1 shows up the brightest, and actually shows the lightning in its ground to air phase and the bolt is only half completed. Lightning bolt 2 shows the completed bolt all the way to the cloud, but is fading in brightness. The bolt itself was very close with barely a second elapsing between flash and the window rattling thunderclap!
My puzzle is the first shot that shows a purple halo around the upward end of the lightning, and a corresponding colour shift across the image in the sky below the top of the lightning.
I'd love to know is this just an issue with the sensor and its response to a sudden intense flash, or is it atmospheric?
My guess is the sensor, but I'd love to hear other opinions or experiences.
These two shots are both cropped heavily from the left half of the wide angle image, hence the slight distortion in the vertical lines of the house.