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Courtyard gate in an adobe wall in Mountainair, New Mexico.
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It was a pretty wild evening, with lots of thunder and interesting clouds as sunset approached. It had been close to 100F during the day, but with a lot of wind and some rain, there was a dramatic drop in the temperature. It went from over 90 to 69 in a few minutes.
The most photogenic lightning bolts on this day, occured towards the southern parts of the city, near mt. Imittos (on the left). Moments with 3 or 4 bolts simultaneously. I selected two captures from that day. Taken on 31.08.2024, in Athens, Greece, looking southwards. Canon 5Dmk4, Sigma Art 14 mm, f/4, 1/25'', iso 100, NiSi ND64 nano IR filter.
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The Canadian wildfire season began early and continues to burn. It has become the worst season on record. As a result poor air quality and muddy/murky light have claimed the skies over Canada, northern United States and has even reached Europe.
Down in Port Fairy, they don't bother with solar panels to collect the sun's energy. They just tap straight into the sun! ; )
This big cat is just waiting to pounce as the sun rises.
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A pseudo forced perspective of my AUTOart 1/18th scale model E-Type Jaguar Series 1 roadster with the backdrop of a silhouetted sunrise in the Riverland near Mannum in South Australia.
Another lovely colourful sunrise was in progress until a sudden rain shower tried its best to blot it out. This was a lovely moment where the two were in balance. One thing I did notice while watching the rain landing on the previously mirrored surface of the Murray River was the noise the rain made - it was exactly like the sound of sizzling bacon! Maybe I was just hungry! : )
Rais de lumière aux travers de la forêt,
sur les pentes du Mont Aiguille en Isère.
Rayos de luz a través del bosque
en las laderas del Monte Aiguille en Isère.
Raggi di luce attraverso la foresta,
alle pendici del Mont Aiguille nell'Isère.
Rays of light through the forest,
on the slopes of Mont Aiguille in Isère.
This was a bright "mock sun" about 22 degrees off to one side of the sun, often called a sundog - formally called a parhelion.
Happy Nice Wonderful Clouds Tuesday!
It was a decent chase day (and night). As the storm moves away, there is a sharp boundary between that and the clear starry night sky. A distant bolt completes the frame.
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Dunes after late-afternoon storm.
St. Augustine Beach (Crescent Beach), Florida, USA.
1 September 2024 (18:39 EDT).
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On 19 August 2025, the administrator for the Flickr group "CSSS: Earth - Landscape Dominate" rejected this photo. (The acronym 'CSSS' stands for 'cloud, storm, sunset, or sunrise.) So, let's examine things. The image displays dissipating storm clouds; sunset will arrive within the hour; the beach landscape comprises half the image. So what's the problem? Unexplained nonsense.
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Panoramique du lac au fond du cratère du Quilotoa en Equateur, à 3800m.
Lago en el fondo del crater del Quilotoa en Ecuador
After news reports and some emailed official Aurora alerts, I could not resist going out in hope of catching some colour. Usually, in the past, I have had to head for some serious dark sky sites, but this one was taken tonight in suburban Mount Gambier just 500 metres from home. I was amazed that I could even see a dim glow with the naked eye and equally amazed to see the colour overpower all of the light pollution from the whole of Mount Gambier directly in front of me. I am sure flickr will be full of amazing aurora shots from this recent storm, so this is my contribution!
I would have liked a wider angle lens, but this 24mm on the R10 is actually the equivalent of 38mm. As soon as I realised there was colour in the sky, I was in a hurry and did not want to spend time to swap the camera / lens combo for something wider.
Witnessing a completely unique sunset each evening like this "one and only" example shown above and confident that the next day will present another unique scene.
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52 Weeks: 2025 Edition: Week 42 : The Meaning of Life
Our neighbour over our back fence has this wonderful Wollemi pine growing in his garden. This tree species was only known in fossil records until a small number (less than 100) were found growing in the Wollemi National Park in New South Wales in Australia in 1994. It is a very old species dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. Some interesting information is available on Wikipedia.
This particular specimen is about 10 feet tall. Last year, it was looking quite sick and slightly burnt looking, but it has recovered well this year.
Between storms, rain, and lockdown, I am on the hunt for interesting local photographic subjects. There is always something around!
Happy Gorgeous Green Thursday!
This was a very prolific session, concerning TLEs. More than 120 events were observed during the evening of Nov. 11, 2023 over #thunderstorms at E. Aegean Sea and W. Turkey. This is a so called "Jellyfish" red sprite event (a term used by sprite-chasers). That is, a group of "carrot" sprites stacked together, creating a red "dome" on top and a "forest" of tendrils at the bottom. The mountains of Evia isl. can also be seen with wind turbines on top of them. The light behind them comes from the parent lightning.
TLEs (like red sprites) are upper atmospheric electrical discharges and they appear, under specific circumstances, above thunderstorms (e.g. red sprites appear at altitudes of 40-90 km).
I've used a #Sigma 85 mm lens at f/1.4, for 1/25'' with 40 k iso.
Check our recent #paper about TLEs from Greek-based observers, here: doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026009.
What is a red sprite? Info here: antisimvatikos.blogspot.com/2017/04/red-sprite.html
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Le volcan Guagua Pichincha en Equateur.
Au fond à droite on voit les cratères
et le dôme de lave en croissance très lente.
Cliquer sur le lien suivant pour voir de plus près les cratères
et le dôme de lave en croissance très lente :
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Pour une autre vue de l'ensemble du volcan voir
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El volcan Guagua Pichincha en Ecuador.
Al fondo a la derecha se ven los crateres y el domo de lava que crecen muy lentamente.
Teclear en el lazo siguiente para ver de cerca los crateres y el domo de lava que crecen muy lentamente:
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Para autre vista del conjunto del volcan ver
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Volcan Guagua Pinchicha in Ecuador, close to Quito.
At the bottom, on the right, one can see the craters
and the slowly growing lava dome.
See the following photography for a clos-up view
of the craters and the lava dome:
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For another view of the entire volcano see
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La cascade Siri de 120m sur l'île de Gaua au Vanuatu.
Pour une vidéo, aller Ã
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The 120-meter-high Siri waterfall on the island of Gaua in Vanuatu.
For a video, go to
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These clouds have made it a bit difficult to spot the comet, but the combo with twilight colors was totally worth it. Taken on 12.10.2024, in Athens, Greece.
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Le massif du Mont Blanc avec de la gauche vers la droite,
(La cordillera del Mont Blanc con, de izquierda a derecha,
Il massiccio del Monte Bianco con da sinistra a destra)
L'Aiguille du Midi,
le Mont Blanc du Tacul,
le Mont Maudit,
le Dôme du Goûter,
l'Aiguille du Goûter et ses deux refuges,
l'ancien le plus à gauche fermé,
et le magnifique nouveau à droite.
Voir aussi
(Guardare anche,
See also):
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A fairly large specimen of Eucalypts viminalis. Tree is one of of a pair isolated in the corner of an irrigation paddock on the Macquarie Road south of Cressy in the north of the state and appears to be water stressed.
The mountains in the background form the Great Western Tiers or should they be 'tears' as the landscape saw numerous atrocities committed by white settlers upon the First Nations Peoples of the island.
Fuji XT-1, Contax G Carl Zeiss Biogon 28mm f/2.8 "Frankenzeiss". 1/140th sec at f/8, ISO 200.
The Frankenzeiss comprises the optical block of the Contax Zeiss G lens transplanted into the body of a Minolta PF55 that has been modded to Leica M-mount. It works very well with the gen-1 X-Trans sensor.