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The Sunset tonight right from my backyard
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52 Weeks: 2024 Edition: Week 29: Low Key
It was a decent chase day. A non-tornadic supercell stormed the city in the afternoon, some lightning later on during the evening/twilight over the east coast (the lightning in this photo is from there) and red sprites at night.
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Happy New Year to all! A stormy beginning for this year, after a very long and abnormally warm period. One can observe the "channel transfer" due to the strong wind (the small spikes on the main channel). This is how "ribbon lightning" occurs (observe the small branch on the upper end of the photo). Taken on 07.01.2024, 0140 EET, from E. Attica, Greece, looking east.
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Wisp of clouds tickle the blue sky. A mild breeze blows through trees of green. The smell of sizzling burgers on the grill. The distant sound of a playful dog. A time of summer relaxation occurs on the patio.
Even though it is at the right edge of the frame, I like the way streamers come out from the main channel, esp. at its lower end. Saronic gulf, south of Athens, Greece, night of 26.09.2023.
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The two galahs and the other small bird - possibly a starling - soon took flight as this whistling kite came swooping in to claim its rightful place on top of the old stump.
The background bokeh to this silhouette is largely some early morning clouds with a hint of sunrise colour.
One from the archives of a wild night. Taken in our driveway in Stawell, Victoria. This shot did make me jump!
Still looking for a decent rainfall in our corner of the state. I went trawling through the old shots to remind me what a good storm looked like!
Happy Nice Wonderful Cloud Tuesday!
An early morning shot taken on the eastern side of Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges after a particularly wet winter which left the landscape looking wonderfully lush in what is normally a hot and dry part of the country.
Original colour slide was taken around 2010 with a 3D World medium format stereo film camera using Fuji Provia 100F colour slide film. Scanned with a Canon R10 with RF24-240mm lens and Nisi close up attachment.
*** Apologies for the slight lack of sharpness. I accidentally uploaded this at a slightly lower resolution from the original scan, and once I had uploaded it, did not want to go through the whole process again ***
These beautiful Ocatilla cactus are about 10 to 12 feet tall, and they can grow even higher.
Thank you all so very much for your comments and faves, but most of all I thank you for just taking the time to look. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.
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From the Big Trip 3D slide archives - 2004.
This was actually on the final day of our huge trip around Australia, and was taken on the foreshore of the caravan park where we stayed in Portland, Victoria. When I woke up in our cabin, I noticed an intense red glow around the edge of the bedroom window. Well, I think I was up, dressed, and down on the beach in less than a minute to catch the amazing colours in the sky.
(Slide scanned using Canon RP with 24-240 and Nisi close up lens. Original taken using Fuji Sensia 100 slide film)
Happy Nice Wonderful Clouds Tuesday!
During the early morning on the 21st of Dec. 2024, several dozens of TLEs* were observed over thunderstorms at the Aegean Sea (northern as well as southeastern). This is a halo event (the faint red disk on top) with red sprites under it. One of the last events I managed to capture as the imminent sunrise was shedding light. The lights on the bottom left come from the islands of Andros, Tinos and Mykonos.
*TLEs (like red sprites) are upper atmospheric electrical discharges (cold plasma to be precise) and they appear, under specific circumstances, above thunderstorms (e.g. red sprites appear at altitudes of 40-90 km).
For this one, 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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And this one is perfect. Seen at a regular Saturday morning gathering of a wide variety of cars in the parking lot of a donut shop in Huntington Beach, CA.
Thank you all so very much for your comments and faves, but most of all I thank you for just taking the time to look. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.
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This was the night of crawlers and upward lightning. Here is an example of the latter, stemming from a wind turbine (the tiny white light on the mountain). This was an MCS lasting more than 7 hours throughout the night. Lightning frequency up to more than 1 flash per second at times and lots of hail. Athens, Greece, night of 26.09.2023.
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A beautiful place in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, the Gilman Tunnels were part of the former Santa Fe Northwestern Railway (SFNW) through the canyon which was used to haul lumber from the Jemez Mountains. The railway opened in 1924 but never recovered financially from the Wall Street crash of 1929. Operations ceased in 1941.
The 2007 film, 3:10 from Yuma, was partially filmed in these tunnels.
Thank you all so very much for your comments and faves, but most of all I thank you for just taking the time to look. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.
All images are ©Tom Harrington and may not be used in any way without my permission. Thank you.
Thank you all so very much for your comments and faves, but most of all I thank you for just taking the time to look. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.
All images are ©Tom Harrington and may not be used in any way without my permission. Thank you.
I just happened upon this scene on a photoshoot at the old Albuquerque Railyards. Right place, right time I guess.
Thank you all so very much for your visits, comments, and faves. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.
All photos are ©Tom Harrington and may not be used in any way without my permission. Thank you.
A beautiful sunrise greeted me after a 2:30 am departure from home and several hours on the road.
4/25/2025
Near Andover, IL
Taken a year ago on the Murray river at Mannum in South Australia. Every morning held a surprise and was worth an early start to see what treats the sunrise had in store.
This peaceful Riverland sunrise started with a lively display looking for all the world (to my eye) like a volcanic eruption as the lava burst forth from seams in the rock. From this, the sunrise went through many other mesmerising stages that lasted almost an hour. An amazing start to the day!
While I did "avoid deer while driving" while going to and from Milwaukee. I could not avoid a short chase of a South Shore freight under the wires. Thanks to friends new and old, this was a major score on my list of Chicagoland things to do. I believe this to be a Burns Harbor to BRC Clearing Yard turn job.
They are operating on a portion of the CSSS&SB "East Chicago bypass." Opened in fall of 1956, this 5-mile relocation of track was a mostly elevated right of way that eliminated 15 separate railroad grade crossings with a total of 27 diamond tracks. In addition, 22 street crossings were also eliminated. Ten minutes of running time and an improvement of on time performance were realized with the project. Also, at the same time the construction of the parallel Indiana Toll Road, seen in the background, was undertaken.
Close to the same location:
www.flickr.com/photos/john_leopard/52174698440/in/album-7...
I started out taking sunrise shots, but a sudden flurry of starlings erupted from the reeds and made for some added interest!
A slight re-edit of an old fave from the archives.
Large fiels of mostly Cholla Cactus in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Quite a variety of flora grows in Joshua Tree.
Thank you all so very much for your comments and faves, but most of all I thank you for just taking the time to look. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.
All photos are ©Tom Harrington and may not be used in any way without my permission. Thank you.
Crawlers then random cg 500 yards away over exposed.
Nikon D3200
18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
ƒ/7.1
20.0 mm
5sec.
iso 200
Looking East towards Sonora Pass and the crest of the Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne County, California. There is still some snow on the hills in the background after last week's big storm. Another storm will hit in a few hours.
Taken in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico on a bright early morning.
Thank you all so very much for your visits, comments, and faves. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.
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A weak pulse storm over East Saint Louis, IL puts on a brief show late in the afternoon on 7/27/2025.
Maryland Heights, MO
Dunes after late-afternoon storm.
St. Augustine Beach (Crescent Beach), Florida, USA.
1 September 2024 (18:39 EDT).
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Last night's sunset was a long lasting one and the colour on the horizon hung on for a long time until well after the street-lamps had taken over and the stars were visible overhead.
Happy Nice Wonderful Clouds Tuesday!
Taken on the far side of Garry Beach (Huawei P30 Pro) on a day of sudden mists, drizzle, and blazing sunshine.
Tornadic supercell enters the city. 1 tornado confirmed at W. Attica from this storm. Much hail towards the NW parts of the city. Canon 70D, Sigma Art 35 mm. Athens, Greece, Nov. 26, 2021.
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