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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_emoticon-1.jpg)
In California, the sky conditions during the summer rarely provide interesting photos. The other 3 seasons definitely provide more opportunities. For some years how, I've been using my anemometer as the "model" in a series of sunrise photos when the clouds are compelling enough. Those sorts of pictures seem to be coming early this time of year. I managed to snap this photo this morning:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-WM35Ctt/0/L/Mixed%20yellow%20orange%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-WM35Ctt/A)
Since everybody on this board likes weather and lot of us enjoy photography, I thought I would invite everyone to combine the two and attempt to take some dramatic photos of the sky with your weather instruments included in the scene. These photos can be very appealing and can even be practical. I used photos like this to make my WeatherCat avatar and as the background of my weather banner. There is a tutorial on the WeatherCat Wiki on how to do this:
http://wiki.trixology.com/index.php/Photo_to_active_banner_tutorial (http://wiki.trixology.com/index.php/Photo_to_active_banner_tutorial)
Once you've have taken a photographic masterpiece, by all means share it with us on this thread.
So all you WeatherCat shutterbugs out there . . . . ready, aim, snap! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kodak.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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I could not get my weather station in this shot so I hope you will forgive me for flaunting the guidelines on this post. But this thing last night was spectacular. The photo is not.
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Dear Blick and WeatherCat amateur astronomers, . .
I could not get my weather station in this shot so I hope you will forgive me for flaunting the guidelines on this post. But this thing last night was spectacular. The photo is not.
No objections at all and thanks for sharing! It is a very nice photo and lunar eclipses aren't particularly easy to photograph. I have no idea how to do it with a digital camera since all my experience is with film cameras.
I should have made some effort to look at this eclipse but neither of my two telescopes is really operational. It is another one of those things that need to put back together once my trusty wagon is back in service. Before she got the nickname of "dive-mobile," she had the nickname of "astro-mobile."
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Very nice shot - what time as that taken at? (Sadly I was getting some zzz's, but it's nice to see a good photo).
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Very nice shot - what time as that taken at? (Sadly I was getting some zzz's, but it's nice to see a good photo).
ZZZs are good. Take 'em whilst you can. This eclipse was easy to observe in Utah. The sky was fairly clear. The eclipse started about 19:00 and we watched it until around 22:00. This photo was taken during the first hour.
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OK. Here is a legitimate shot (i.e., in accordance with the thread guidelines) which includes my ISS mounted atop the swing set. I am standing just outside our cabin, on the driveway, looking east across Lake Creek Canyon, enjoying the autumn colours here in the mountains of Northern Utah.
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Dear Stu, Blick, and WeatherCat shutterbugs . . .
OK. Here is a legitimate shot (i.e., in accordance with the thread guidelines) which includes my ISS mounted atop the swing set. I am standing just outside our cabin, on the driveway, looking east across Lake Creek Canyon, enjoying the autumn colours here in the mountains of Northern Utah.
Thanks for the photo. You are getting more of an autumn show than it sounded like you would end up with. It is still early here, but the trees are really suffering and some are simply losing their leaves without any color change.
Okay, who has another photo to contribute? Just to wet your appetite here is another photo of my anemometer:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-q7JKqHB/0/L/Orange%20red%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dusk%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-q7JKqHB/A)
Sorry if it seems like I'm hogging this thread, but this was a very unusual situation where clouds were lit by the setting sun. Normally sunsets are rather boring around here because we are behind an eastern facing hill and all the beautiful stuff happens behind that hill.
Okay, who's next? :D
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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That's a great shot of that rare moon, Blick! Thanks for posting it.
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Am enjoying the photos! Have had days of overcast and rainy weather here in Georgia. Missed the lunar eclipse because of it. Such a string of bad weather is rare for this part of the country. Sunny days are the norm around here.
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Here is one more from our place. In case you do not have 20/20 vision (or better, like Herb) I have circled the ISS and the anemometer.
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Dear Blick and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . .
Thanks for another contribution! [tup]
Here is one more from our place. In case you do not have 20/20 vision (or better, like Herb) I have circled the ISS and the anemometer.
[wink] . . . . . Golly, how did you get the sky to make red circles like that? . . . [biggrin]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . .
Sometimes the sky is calm around our weather instruments and the image has only subtle colors:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-V2dxqhQ/0/L/Misty%20clouds%20around%20anemometer%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-V2dxqhQ/A)
I took this photo this morning and there is just a hint of color from the marine layer that was very thin.
So come-on guys, get out your cameras! ;D
Cheers, Edouard
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Here is a smoke filled horizon to go with the heat [sweat2] I think the anemometer is chocking on the smoke.
(https://www.mu-43.com/media/43684/full)
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Dear Jeff and WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Here is a smoke filled horizon to go with the heat [sweat2] I think the anemometer is chocking on the smoke.
Thanks for the great shot! [tup]
Looks like it is definitely too hot and too dry for your comfort as well. We are expecting another 2 day heatwave starting tomorrow with temperatures heading into the mid-90s. [sweat2] The trees are losing their leaves without much in the way of autumn color. The final days before the rains come are always the worst for California and I suppose for most of the western United States.
Keep them photos comin'! . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kodak.gif)
Cheers, Edouard
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Dear WeatherCat fans of colorful cloud formations,
We have a cut-off low spinning to our south in the Pacific and it is spinning some cloudiness toward us. As a result, the sunrise with a bit colorful this morning:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-7rSzWsz/0/L/Low%20colorful%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-7rSzWsz/A)
Here is a second shot taken after the sun had risen but was still being obscured by the cloud-cover and the trees:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-Qr8HsKp/0/L/Low%20colorful%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-Qr8HsKp/A)
Okay, so who is going to contribute next? . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kodak.gif)
Cheers, Edouard
P.S. Both shots were underexposed 1 EV.
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Fire Part 2 (looking north from the house; sorry could not get the weather station in the picture for this one):
(https://www.mu-43.com/media/43693/full)
(https://www.mu-43.com/media/43692/full)
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There's no "Like" or "Recommend" button, but if there was, I'd like or recommend both of those shots, Edouard.
[rockon]
I'd like to contribute, but I've been really busy burying drainage pipes for roof run-off. I'm done now, but my body is still in recovery mode. I also just keep forgetting to at the right time. Plus, there's not much in the way of beauty to capture, but I'll try.
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I have very little "sky" visible from our back yard, at least from an angle that would include the station. There's an over-head view in this post from back in Feb, '15 (http://athena.trixology.com/index.php?topic=1601.msg13635#msg13635). The station ended up at location "B" in that image. There is a Maple preparing to show its fall colors, however. Frankly, our sky has been too similar to Edouard's to suit me... although the farmers certainly appreciate the ability to get their crops in! ;) The only way I could get a sky 'background' would be to lay on the ground directly below the station! [bounce] [rolleyes2]
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Dear Jeff, Herb, X-Air, and WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Fire Part 2 (looking north from the house; sorry could not get the weather station in the picture for this one):
Wow! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/eek-sign.gif) Given the amount of smoke this is way too close for comfort. Does it look like the fire fighters are getting the upper hand on this fire?
There's no "Like" or "Recommend" button, but if there was, I'd like or recommend both of those shots, Edouard.
Awe shucks! . . . :-[
I'd like to contribute, but I've been really busy burying drainage pipes for roof run-off.
[wink] . . . . Awe shucks Herb, what's more important? Taking pretty pictures or making sure the house doesn't get drowned . . . . now really! . . . [lol2]
I'm done now, but my body is still in recovery mode.
[wink] . . . . So once you have recovered will come over to my house to check the drains? . . . [biggrin]
Fortunately, that's not a big job for me, but alas I'm still waiting for any serious sign of rain before starting that work . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/desert-smiley.gif)
I also just keep forgetting to at the right time. Plus, there's not much in the way of beauty to capture, but I'll try.
I'll let you guys in on a little secret that is the key to my success. I take these pictures when the sunrise is around breakfast time. When I get up, I usually have something to do outside. I take a quick peek to see what the sunrise is going to look like and if it looks promising I grab my camera and leave it next to the breakfast table. Then between sips of coffee or whatever I grab some snapshots! . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_small.gif)
The only way I could get a sky 'background' would be to lay on the ground directly below the station! [bounce] [rolleyes2]
[wink] . . . That's no excuse X-Air! I've crawled on my belly in the dirt to take a great photograph!! . . . [goofy]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Wow! Given the amount of smoke this is way too close for comfort. Does it look like the fire fighters are getting the upper hand on this fire?
Good news [tup] Actually both fires early this week and yesterday and today are controlled burns. Only thing I could thank of starting the fires were hunters and campfires or cigarettes. Noticed a sign along the highway saying a controlled burn in process please do not report. Then I checked my cell phone (it is a tract phone and it mostly stays off 99% of the time) and there were several reverse 911 messages in regards to the controlled burns. We dropped our land line phone and went with VOIP last year. Forgot to register my VOIP number with reverse 911. Kinda shocked they are burning with the dry humidity and lack of rain for 7 weeks. Off to register my VOIP phone number with reverse 911.
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Up early this morning and took the opportunity to try to grab some sunrise shots. Sunrise was a dud. Shots were worse. But, I did get two worth keeping and one of them actually has the anemometer in it. I should have used HDR on the iPhone during the sunrise photos. Didn't think of it until later, though. Guess which of these has HDR turned on?
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OK, you've shamed me into laying on the ground! On a moving/packing blanket, anyway, although there was practically no dew this morning. Apparently, a couple of buzzards thought I might be a 'snack'! Fortunately, I moved around enough for them to decide investigating more appealing locations; the trees in my backyard make it a difficult place for large birds to land! The second bird is a bit hard to spot, it is not deguised as a leaf... [rolleyes2]
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/721086/Soaring_Birds_falling_Leaves.jpg)
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Dear Jeff, Herb, X-Air, and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_emoticon-1.jpg)
Good news [tup] Actually both fires early this week and yesterday and today are controlled burns.
Indeed a strange time to have control burns but you hope these guys know what they are doing. Glad nothing more serious than that!
Up early this morning and took the opportunity to try to grab some sunrise shots. Sunrise was a dud. Shots were worse. But, I did get two worth keeping and one of them actually has the anemometer in it. I should have used HDR on the iPhone during the sunrise photos. Didn't think of it until later, though. Guess which of these has HDR turned on?
Hey I like this! Thanks for the neat photos Herb!! [tup]
Even if there isn't anything dramatic in your sunrise shot it is very nice. A calm morning is another kind of mood and I like to try to catch all the moods of the sky.
Indeed HDR is a neat option. That's why I upgraded to a newer Canon DSLR. However, right now for some reason I can turn on HDR and I haven't had time to read the manual to figure out why! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/D'oh.gif)
OK, you've shamed me into laying on the ground! On a moving/packing blanket, anyway, although there was practically no dew this morning. Apparently, a couple of buzzards thought I might be a 'snack'! Fortunately, I moved around enough for them to decide investigating more appealing locations; the trees in my backyard make it a difficult place for large birds to land! The second bird is a bit hard to spot, it is not deguised as a leaf... [rolleyes2]
Very nice X-Air! [tup]
I really like the effect of the mixed blue with the clouds and the fall colors are neat. The bird of prey is the final nice touch. You see, sometimes it is really worth it "lie down on the job!" . . . [rolleyes2]
If course the pun was intended!! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/garrh_!.gif)
Thanks gang for all the cool pics! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kewlpics.gif)
Keep 'em comin'!! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_small.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Ought to send that picture to Davis for their publication. Pretty nice shot.
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Dear Michael and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . .
Just to give you'all a bit more inspiration I snapped two more photos this morning. Here is the sun playing of patchy fog:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-kgj7Sfq/0/L/Misty%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-kgj7Sfq/A)
Inspired by X-Air's shot, I tried one from directly underneath my rain gauge and anemometer:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-S5mxW7K/0/L/high%20clouds%20above%20rain%20gauge%20and%20anemometer%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-S5mxW7K/A)
I'm learning from you guys and will have to try some other angles!
Keep 'em comin'!! . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_small.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Just to give you'all a bit more inspiration I snapped two more photos this morning. Here is the sun playing of patchy fog:
Any rain come with that fog?
I'm learning from you guys and will have to try some other angles!
How about a picture from top of the anemometer mast? And a drone shoot is cheating [bounce]
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Dear Jeff and WeatherCat drought watchers . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/desert-smiley.gif)
Here is the sun playing of patchy fog:
Any rain come with that fog?
Alas no . . . . . Earliest hope in 10 to 14 days out according to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.
How about a picture from top of the anemometer mast? And a drone shoot is cheating [bounce]
In a phrase . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/badwords.gif) . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/nope.gif)
Besides, exactly how am I going to get a photograph of the sky and my weather instruments from a point above all my weather instruments!! . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/scratch_head.gif)
[biggrin] . . . Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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How about zooming in with Google Earth? I can see the shadow my anemometer mast throws when I zoom into my yard on Google Earth.
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Besides, exactly how am I going to get a photograph of the sky and my weather instruments from a point above all my weather instruments!!
I thought that was why "weather" balloons were invented! [banghead] :P
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Still no rain, but we are getting some beautiful sunrises around here. Here is one taken a few day ago:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-f5MS653/0/L/Fiery%20red%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-f5MS653/A)
Here is another photo taken the same day with both the anemometer and the rain gauge:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-Vv8Rxw7/0/L/Yellow-orange%20clouds%20behind%20weather%20instruments%20-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-Vv8Rxw7/A)
Okay, who's next?!? ;D
Cheers, Edouard
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Here is a gorgeous sunrise picture from this morning:
(https://www.mu-43.com/media/43700/full)
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Here is a gorgeous sunrise picture from this morning:
Fabulous photo. Thanks for sharing.
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Dear Jeff, Blick, and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . .
Here is a gorgeous sunrise picture from this morning:
WOW!! That's a great shot! This is definitely the time of year to look for great sunrise and sunset photos.
Keep 'em comin' gang!! . . .
Cheers, Edouard
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I thought I was going to get great sunset picture that evening but it fizzled. It clouded completely over and no color at all.
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Looks like that sun be setting' the clouds on fire!
Great shot! Love it.
[cheers1]
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Inspiring photos. Not much to put in a photo around here lately - fog and rain. Sigh.
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
[wink] . . . I don't know what's da' matta' with ya' . . . . you're lazy!! . . . [biggrin]
Ya' see, even my sister is getting into the act!
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-4Lw3zRR/0/XL/IMG_4654-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-4Lw3zRR/i-4Lw3zRR/A)
She took this photo with my old Canon DSLR that became a "hand-me-down."
So be bold and get your camera out at sunrise and sunset!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Snow flurries the last few days. As the Stark's say,
Winter is coming
(https://www.mu-43.com/media/43728/full)
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
We are in between storms once more but this morning the sky had a more placid look with just a hint of drama:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-drdbnZ2/0/XL/Radiant%20clouds%20and%20blue%20sky%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-drdbnZ2/i-drdbnZ2/A)
Just some more inspiration for you shutterbugs to see what you can squeeze out of your weather instruments, . . .
Cheers, Edouard
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Weather in the southeast USA has improved. I might actually be able to snap a photo or two now. Hopefully I can capture something good to look at. Appreciate the photos already uploaded.
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Alas, the conditions have been dry and boring lately. Not much to photograph and we are already over 1" behind for November's rainfall. However, I did manage to snap this photo this morning:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-gVVhpm3/0/XL/Hazy%20clouds%20at%20dawn%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-gVVhpm3/i-gVVhpm3-XL/A)
Sure hope the weather turns "interesting" [rain2] around here soon - we really need it!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
It's been a while since we've had a photo on this thread, so here is another photo taken by my sister with my old Canon DSLR:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-LPPPkrr/0/XL/IMG_4723-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-LPPPkrr/A)
;) . . . . I suppose it makes sense, women are supposed to really like pink! . . . [biggrin]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . .
;) . . . . Shucks! So you didn't go for Sis's pink stuff - huh? . . . [biggrin]
Okay, how about this photo taking by your's truly? . . . .
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-k35Gb9H/0/XL/Orange-red%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-k35Gb9H/A)
Certainly has a bit more drama in this scene . . . .
Okay, so who's next! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kodak.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . .
The skies even around here have been utterly boring. However, this morning we had something of a display:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-XdR7f5Z/0/XL/Thin%20yellow-orange%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-around-the/i-XdR7f5Z/A)
Something for you'all to enjoy if the weather in your part of the world is sufficiently extreme that attempting a photo like this would risk hypothermia! . [freeze]
Cheers, Edouard
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I was trying to capture some of - or at least look at - the Geminid meteor shower (http://earthsky.org/space/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower). Saw a couple of star shots, but no one got caught by the camera. :(
The weather instruments, on the other hand, were pretty stable - even with the Milky way spinning around them. [lol]
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Dear Robert and WeatherCat amateur astronomers, . . .
Wow! What a neat shot! [tup]
I was trying to capture some of - or at least look at - the Geminid meteor shower (http://earthsky.org/space/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower).
The weather instruments, on the other hand, were pretty stable - even with the Milky way spinning around them. [lol]
I must confess, I haven't taken pictures like that in decades. However, there was a time when I too made a serious effort to capture meteors. Usually though, I stuck to the Perseids. If you have to stay up late at night, August is a lot more pleasant than December! [freeze]
Saw a couple of star shots, but no one got caught by the camera. :(
Don't be too disappointed. After years of trying to capture meteors, I think I only succeeded once or twice. It appears that meteors have sensors to detect cameras and cleverly move to some other part of the sky to preserve their privacy . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/D'oh.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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I was trying to capture some of - or at least look at - the Geminid meteor shower (http://earthsky.org/space/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower). Saw a couple of star shots, but no one got caught by the camera. :(
The weather instruments, on the other hand, were pretty stable - even with the Milky way spinning around them. [lol]
Very nice!
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Don't be too disappointed. After years of trying to capture meteors, I think I only succeeded once or twice. It appears that meteors have sensors to detect cameras and cleverly move to some other part of the sky to preserve their privacy . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/D'oh.gif)
Ah, that must be it.
In that case, they share that behavior with chanterelles. If you go look for them they instantly notice and hide under some moss. [banghead]
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Dear Robert and WeatherCat mushroom gourmets . . . .
It appears that meteors have sensors to detect cameras and cleverly move to some other part of the sky to preserve their privacy . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/D'oh.gif)
Ah, that must be it.
In that case, they share that behavior with chanterelles. If you go look for them they instantly notice and hide under some moss. [banghead]
Well, but that's different. Chanterelles suffer from the fate of being extremely delicious!! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/chef.gif) Therefore being able to evade capture is a matter of life and death!
So you are a Chanterelle fan also. My parents were from France so the cooking traditions definitely take advantage of as many mushrooms as we can find. Alas, the only kind of wild mushrooms you can find around here are those suitable for rat poison! So our Chanterelles are store bought. The Costco membership warehouse occasionally brings in Chanterelles found in Canada. So we buy those and freeze them. It is not as good as fresh, but a whole lot better than having none at all!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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We had a pretty good look at the Geminid's this year last week.
Here's one image I got of a meteor zipping past the Milky Way...
(http://www.billcurry.ca/geminid.jpg)
Bill
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Really nice! [bounce]
How did you capture the photo without having the stars moving around (star trails)? Tripod with rotor?
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Very impressive shot, and certainly not an easy one to get. You've got to tell us more about your technique!
[tup]
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Dear Bill, Robert, Herb, and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . .
We had a pretty good look at the Geminid's this year last week.
Here's one image I got of a meteor zipping past the Milky Way...
;) . . . . Well, strictly speaking we should kick that photo off this thread . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/nope.gif). . . . no weather instruments in it! . . . [lol2]
Seriously, count me in as curious about how to did that!
I set my telescope so that I could "piggy-back" a camera and that worked reasonably well. I used to take pictures of larger objects like the occasional comet that is visible to the naked eye. It is nonetheless clumsy and requires the telescope. I know you can buy smaller equatorial tables that will just carry a camera and it much more convenient. So please do spill the beans on how you took the shot!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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You are right - I didn't include my weather instruments, so it should be "illegal" ! LOL
I do a lot of astrophotography, in fact I have a fine art dual show going on (showing in two cities) next year which will focus on my night-time stuff.
To get images such as the meteors, you actually don't need a telescope, but you do need to know a little physics and math.
Meteors are a sort of point and pray kind of deal, so a wide angle lens helps. This is fortunate as that is part of the secret to get stars to stay put.
The formula is called the rule of 500 (or some use 600). Because the earth rotates, you simply divide your true focal length into the number 500, and that is how many seconds (on a tripod mounted stationary camera) you have before you'll see star trails.
So, if you have a 50mm lens, and a full frame camera, you have 10 seconds of exposure before the stars will trail. For meteors,, wide is good, so I used a 14mm lens on a full frame camera and that gave me 35 seconds of exposure (and I used 30 on this one to be safe). I opened the shutter and got a meteor in that 30 second time frame.
The thing to remember is, if you have a crop sensor camera, like, say a Nikon d300 or d90, you have to multiply that lens by 1.5 - i.e. that 50mm is actually a 75 (50x1.5) and so is only 500/75 seconds worth of exposure, or 6 seconds. This is why micro 4/3rds don't work well for astrophotography, as their 2x crop factor means that 50 is really a 100 - or 5 seconds of exposure - probably not enough time to catch a meteor.
Hope that helps,
Bill
Bill Curry Photography
www.billcurry.ca
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Bill, what sort of aperture an ISO are you using for that length of time?
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The aperture is wide open - since essentially space to the camera is flat. In my particular case an f2.8 aperture. The ISO is the key element in doing this successfully, as you need it high enough to get the light, but not so high that you get noise. That will vary by camera, but with my Nikon d800e, I can do it with 2000 ISO, because with full frame and that 14 mm lens I get 30 seconds of exposure. My d3s has larger pixels, and so it can get this kind of image at ISO 1000, but I lose the ability to crop a bit as the d800e has more pixels to work with. I manually pre-focus, by the way, at infinity.
Bill
Bill Curry Photography
www.billcurry.ca
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Thanks for the explanation about your incredible night shot.
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Thanks Bill,
I've seen some incredible Milky Way shots with desert foreground, or on the plains, but I haven't tried one yet. I'd never seen the 500/FL calculation before. That's a great one to put in the notebook. Here in NE Ohio, the light pollution would really mess with it, I think. All I've done is lunar photos, which requires much shorter exposures, and much longer lenses. .This is a low resolution 100% crop at f/8, 1/1600 second, with ISO set at 400. The D750 is supposed to be great at reducing noise. My old D200 that I just replaced couldn't get much above 800 without looking like it was snowing.
(https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/12310526_758540104275897_8120828545160454513_n.jpg?oh=52b4840232d9607776dba9f14edf21e2&oe=56D5A2EF)
I have a 16mm f/2.8, so the next time I'm out somewhere *really* dark, I'll have to give this a try.
Thanks again,
Steve
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Hi Steve-
Dark skies are a blessing and something to be preserved.
We live in an area designated as a "Dark Sky Reserve" - North America's first. I have been doing the photography for the project, and have been giving night lessons and so forth now for a couple of years. It is very rewarding, but does take some effort to get folks onboard.
The link below details our efforts - and almost all of the images on the pages are mine.
Cheers,
Bill
http://www.acadianskies.com
Bill Curry Photography
www.billcurry.ca
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Love it! Thanks for the en-light-enment.
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Dear Bill, Steve, Blick, Herb, and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . .
To get images such as the meteors, you actually don't need a telescope, but you do need to know a little physics and math.
. . . .
So, if you have a 50mm lens, and a full frame camera, you have 10 seconds of exposure before the stars will trail. For meteors,, wide is good, so I used a 14mm lens on a full frame camera and that gave me 35 seconds of exposure (and I used 30 on this one to be safe). I opened the shutter and got a meteor in that 30 second time frame.
Okay, I'm still a little confused. So did you manually take picture after picture until you had one with a meteor on it - or were you just lucky?
I haven't done this sort of things since before digital. In those situations it seemed better to mount the camera on an equatorial telescope so that you had more time to wait for the meteors to fly buy. If you are using 35mm film, it wasn't so easy to take hundreds of photos in one night and development wasn't free. When I went after meteors, I could typically expose at least an hour. Alas, my setup wasn't as good, so usually the stars wouldn't be points, but that was sloppiness on my part.
I don't have a working telescope at the moment, but I would like to set myself up to do coaxial photography once more. It is a easy way to take some breathtaking images.
Dark skies are a blessing and something to be preserved.
We live in an area designated as a "Dark Sky Reserve" - North America's first. I have been doing the photography for the project, and have been giving night lessons and so forth now for a couple of years. It is very rewarding, but does take some effort to get folks onboard.
The link below details our efforts - and almost all of the images on the pages are mine.
Thanks for sharing. I had never heard of the phrase "Astro-tourism" but long before the phrase was coined, I was driving many miles to to seek dark skies. It changed the sort of telescope I was trying to use and in a strange way saved my 50 year old Buick Special wagon. My parents were afraid to drive the car any distance, but I had a friend with a 1967 Ford wagon driving hundreds of miles with it to find dark skies. So I would lug my large telescope in the back of my wagon and she never let me down no matter how many miles I went in search of dark skies.
You are right - I didn't include my weather instruments, so it should be "illegal" ! LOL
Well at this point that prohibition seems out the window, but I do hope someone posts some weather instrument related photos to get this thread back on topic!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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No Bull (no pun intended, of course), it's DE-lighten-ment! [banghead]
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elagache-
Yes, with digital equipment it is actually easier to simply take a couple of dozen images and see if you get a meteor in one. The Geminids and Perseids are particularly good because the meteors tend to radiate quite tightly, and there's the other advantage of a wide angle lens.
I have a piggy back mount on my telescope and yes, one could do that, however, noise becomes an issue with digital, after the shutter is open for more than 10 minutes or so. Digital cameras tend to suffer from a sort of burn in, so really 5 to 10 minutes frames are sufficient, and on a piggy back you'd still do frame after frame at 10 min.intervals and then combine the images. Of course, if you're after star trails, the noise isn't as apparent, and there is noise reduction software available as well.
The tourism part is fascinating - I did a class with 45 people in it this fall, and I've done a few shoots for local tourism operators here to get images of dark skies and their establishments. We had those 45 people taking a course to enable them to think about astro-tourism and what that could look like.
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Curry Photography
www.billcurry.ca
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On the left side of the photo you can just see my ISS unit poking out above the snow atop the crossbar at the end of the driveway. Today is the first sunny day we've had in a week of snow storms.
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Nice shot Blick! Lovely place, too! That's a lot of snow, though!
Bet it's nice and cozy inside.
[coffee]
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Looks like a beautiful place to...
[cold] [lol2] [snow]
...visit!
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Dear Blick, Herb, X-Air, and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . .
On the left side of the photo you can just see my ISS unit poking out above the snow atop the crossbar at the end of the driveway. Today is the first sunny day we've had in a week of snow storms.
You've definitely got the white Christmas part covered! [snow] ;) . . . Although maybe next time try a telephoto lens, your weather instruments are almost invisible! . . . . [lol2]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat Shutterbugs, . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kodak.gif)
The skies at dawn on Christmas morning were particularly colorful. It started out like this:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-8ZrJZnf/0/XL/Mixed%20red-orange%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-8ZrJZnf/A)
Then a pillar-like formation developed:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-RtFGN49/0/XL/Mixed%20red-orange%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-RtFGN49/A)
Then the clouds close to the horizon started to light up like this:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-p8LRHZM/0/XL/Mixed%20red-orange%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-p8LRHZM/A)
The final display of color turned out like this:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-8FqbDCJ/0/XL/Mixed%20red-orange%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-8FqbDCJ/A)
Some kind of omen for the coming year? I suppose we'll just have to wait for the fortune tellers to weigh in on this one! [biggrin]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
P.S. Okay, who's next? (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_small.gif)
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . .
The weather has been dreary in Northern California and worse still, no pretty sunrises to boot. However, that losing streak finally broke this morning:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-kMmFNx6/0/XL/Fog%20and%20mist%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-kMmFNx6/A)
It was mostly fog and marine layer but it evolved rather unexpectedly:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-X7nDMpj/0/XL/Fog%20and%20mist%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-X7nDMpj/A)
A bit hard to believe that these pictures were taken only a few minutes apart. Here is the last one of the sequence this morning:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-dNgp8WG/0/XL/Fog%20and%20mist%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-dNgp8WG/A)
Hope that brings everyone in the colder parts of the world a bit of good cheer! :)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Great pics, Edouard! [tup]
Glad to hear the weather is pleasant again.
[cheers1]
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Dear Herb and WeatherCat drought watchers,
Great pics, Edouard! [tup]
Awe shucks . . . . Thanks! :)
Glad to hear the weather is pleasant again.
Well it isn't exactly pleasant by normal standards, but if you are suffering from a drought - yes things are just fine! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/rain_happy.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Glad to hear the weather is pleasant again.
Well it isn't exactly pleasant by normal standards, but if you are suffering from a drought - yes things are just fine!
I've been checking CoCoRaHS and your website to make sure it is raining there.
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Edouard, I noticed your banner hasn't been updated in a while. What's up?
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Howdy Herb and WeatherCat banner fans,
Edouard, I noticed your banner hasn't been updated in a while. What's up?
I just looked it is okay now. It had the correct time and rainfall amounts for now. Not sure what was the problem when you looked at it.
Oh Well, . . . Edouard
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Hi Herb and Edouard
For the banner sometime I have notice that it gets stuck in cache and if I reload the page I'm on it will update to the correct data my 2 cents worth
cheers
[cheers1]
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It was indicating last update as Dec. 14, 2015, but after following Randall's lead, it now shows January 15, 2016.
Yaaay? Half way through January.
[cheer]
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I have a copyright notice on my website and I have to clear my cache every New Year's Day in order to see the updated date.
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Yeah, I noticed that your's kept pretty good time, Blick! I thought it strange that my computer was getting an up to date reading with your banner, but a month old from Edouard. Is it my local cache that traps webpage bits to save bandwidth later, and then doesn't know when they've changed? If so, why would it get sticky on Edouard's and keep your's poppin' fresh?
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You've got me there. That does not make a lick of sense, does it?
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Nope!
Recon Edouard can explain it?
[cheers1]
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OK another 2 cents worth
I think it has to do with how often the computers are rebooted if Blicj reboots often and Edouard doesn't then the cache doesn't change for that graph sounds good anyway LOL
cheers
[cheers1]
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I like this theory. I reboot about once a week. Edouard last rebooted when G. Bush was president. However, Edouard's rebooting frequency would not impact what Herb sees when he is looking at Edouard's banner, would it? Or would it?
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Today, Blick's is updated to Jan. 16. Edouard's is still Jan. 15. Randall's is showing a blue question mark, but clicking on it takes me to his page. It was showing that yesterday too, but I thought it was just a temporary glitch.
[interesting]
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The banner, as it shows on the forum, is only updated when a member posts something. I have been active today, but Edouard is driving his Buick around looking for El Ni?o and Randall has not made it out of bed yet. This explains why you are seeing what you see. Although Randall's banner displays fine on my iMac, showing yesterday's date (the time of his last post).
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Dear Herb, Blick, Randall, and WeatherCat Internet troubleshooters, . . .
I like this theory. I reboot about once a week. Edouard last rebooted when G. Bush was president. However, Edouard's rebooting frequency would not impact what Herb sees when he is looking at Edouard's banner, would it? Or would it?
Well, it sounds like a good theory, but it doesn't take into account the "helping hand" of Tim Cook. >:(
Ever since I upgraded to Yosemite I've had a persistent system memory leak. Right now I can barely go 2 weeks without rebooting - no more.
I have been active today, but Edouard is driving his Buick around looking for El Ni?o and Randall has not made it out of bed yet.
Are you kiddin'!! My trusty wagon isn't going out just to get soaked with drizzle! Besides, I don't have to go looking for El Ni?o, it is supposed come roaring down upon northern California tomorrow afternoon doing its own imitation of the biblical flood! . . . [rain2] . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/eek-sign.gif)
Recon Edouard can explain it?
In a situation like this there can be only one suspect . . . . gremlins! . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/gremlin_emoticon.png)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Herb
Are you jenking my post it looks good here [lol2]
or do you have nickel and dime internet in those mountains in Arkansas [biggrin]
Next time trying refreshing the page and see if it corrects it please
Herb where's your banner [spin]
cheers
[cheers1]
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Still the same, Randall. Actually, it was after following the suggestion to refresh the page that I became somewhat concerned, seeing that your banner was, shall we say, questionable. :)
I can't explain it. I'm not using a banner, since I don't have a personal weather page.
[cheers1]
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Hi Herb
Don't know either it is updating as it should here and it goes through my web page
thanks for trying
cheers
[cheers1]
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Well, well, well! It's working now, Randall! ? 20th January, 2016, 5:27 PM.
No question mark about it!
[cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat "gabby" . . . . shutterbugs, . . . .
Hey there seems to be way too much talk on this thread and not nearly enough pictures! So let's nudge things back toward some photographic eye candy. How's this for something different?
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-s8fzwgp/0/XL/Moon%20behind%20rain%20gauge%20at%20dusk%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-s8fzwgp/A)
Now don't give me any excuses about the cold this winter, get those cameras out and start snappin' . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kodak.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Here my contribution for the day
cheers
[cheers1]
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Where did you get that much shaving cream and how many folks helped you get so much land covered?! "You can fool some of the people all the time, all the people some of the time... but you can't fool me!" I can see a pile of empty spray cans just behind that house down in the draw on the right-hand side. :P Nice try, though...
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Hi Randall, X-Air, and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_emoticon-1.jpg)
Here my contribution for the day.
Thanks for the very nice photo! [tup] It really does capture the feel of quiet day in winter. There is something about how those high thin clouds add to the atmosphere. So did you have to get outside to take this or is this a webcam you've got already running?
Where did you get that much shaving cream and how many folks helped you get so much land covered?!
;) . . . . I dunno' X-Air, but I'd bet that you tried using some of that particular brand of shaving cream, your face would freeze before you finished putting it on! . . . . [lol2]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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OK, I bought a few cans of that shaving cream:
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/Station_zpslvab30qw.jpg)
We have laws around here that don't allow ice/snow/sleet on streets and/or driveways. It is well enforced! [tup]
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/How-we-clean-street-driveways_zps8jjixokw.jpg)
Unfortunately, we don't yet have similar laws covering (no pun intended, of course) Anemometers. Winds could gust fairly high but I doubt i'll see any station "records". [banghead]
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/Anemometer_zpswyx9pqsp.jpg)
I'm thinking of mounting some windshield de-icer on a 35' pole... (http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/Thinking_zps6auyy8fj.gif)
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Dear X-Air and WeatherCat "extra chilled" shaving cream fans, . . .
OK, I bought a few cans of that shaving cream:
[wink] . . . . Never mind the yard decor! Answer the important question! Does this stuff give you a closer shave! . . . [lol2]
Seriously thanks for the ISS photo in da' white! I'm sure you don't get to take photos like this very often!
We have laws around here that don't allow ice/snow/sleet on streets and/or driveways. It is well enforced! [tup]
[wink] . . . . Oh yeah! I couldn't count on that. One should never give Mother Nature a dare and besides, haven't you heard about global warming? If it gets any warmer - I might freeze to death! . . . [freeze]
So it appears the monster snow-job isn't just hype in the press. Since you guys in the east are supposed to really be askin' for it! Anyone else have a photo of your weather instruments marooned in any usually heavy coat of da' white stuff?
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/Anemometer-2_zpsqw6vs61l.jpg)
I'm getting wind readings since a couple of hours ago. The ice icicles must have sublimated! Although the temps were well above freezing, even when I took that first image, it's now 29?F and the winds are gusting (I can hear it!). Didn't have to use my 35' pole with windshield de-icer after all. [cheer]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Awe shucks! Are you guys still too busy digging all that snow out to take that photo of your weather instruments in the middle of a whiteout? Well, I'll get your photographic juices warmed up from the cold with this photo taken this morning:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-JkMhz3C/0/XL/Thin%20high%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-JkMhz3C/A)
We are supposed to have a week of dry and mostly sunny weather and the sunrise this morning harkened more to spring than more winter. So if you need some inspiration that winter will finally end eventually perhaps that will at least help a little!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
P.S. If any of you west coast drought worriers are concerned about even a week of dry weather - worry not. The rains are supposed to return just in time . . . . for the weekend!
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Didn't have to use my 35' pole with windshield de-icer after all.
Windshield de-icer? I would have thought Type I would have worked better (albeit, just a bit more expensive).
dfw
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Type 1 would have been great but the neighbors would probably called the EPA and complained! OTOH, if I'd cleaned all their windshields... I wonder if my little power washer would reach that anemometer...
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I don't have too many photos of my station and the WX around it. This is something I'll have to explore more. For now, this is my contribution:
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I do believe you are 'involved' with another transportation system. :) Is that a branch or main line back there? It looks to be well maintained. BNSF? DART? KCS? UP? Other?
Enquiring 'train nuts' want to know!
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My image for thinking about the space program on the 30th anniversary of Challenger...
(http://www.billcurry.ca/anon&moon.jpg)
Bill
(http://www.billcurry.ca/weather/WeatherCatBanner.jpg)
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Fantastic, Bill!
Good catch xairbus ;~)
It's a branch (I think - GoogleMaps? might tell with more authority) with mostly CSX and BNSF. They have equipment working on it or passing by quite a bit. We don't hear them much indoors, but outdoors, we are close enough for them to be a bit noisy. I blame the fact that this section of track is Jointed Rail, which is noisy, verses Continuous weld rail (CWR) which is whisper quiet. This is all residential, where CWR would be great, but back when this track was laid, this was all pasture land. I was out for a stroll in Anchorage, Alaska, next to a train track, and I hardly new the train was coming it was so quiet. As it passed me (30 feet away) all I could hear was the whirring of the diesel and the sound of the wheels rolling along. Amazing! Thats CWR . . . Read more about the differences between Jointed and CWR here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_(rail_transport)#Joining_rails).
I'm not sure when your tollway bill was, but now, on the Sam Rayburn, if you are an out-of-state plate, or even a yankee, they don't bill you. I guess they are getting enough from people like me to not bother with ya'll. Sorry about that - don't let it make you a stranger. Come on back now, ya hear?
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Most railroads are very careful about spending money! They simply don't unless there is some kind of payoff in a reasonable time frame. That line may be a secondary connection that comes in handy when the traffic around Big D gets hectic, which if probably quite often. Whoever owns the track (it's hard to tell with the way the roads enter change motive power!) they have probably decided the traffic is not going to benefit from increased speeds and even maintenance. And they will also argue, to those who complain about the noise, "We were here first." [banghead]
Google maps seems to have dropped labeling rail lines with owners names, at least around Dallas. I don't know when that happened or if it's part of some security "plan". :o I have sometimes resorted to Sectionals when looking for that info. [tup] Next time you get to DFW, visit the FBO... [lol]
Going further Off-Track, the February issue of Trains has a couple of good articles on welded rail. Also one on the Rocky Mountaineer. My wife gave us an 8-day trip for our 50th wedding celebration, <Rocky Mountain Escapade (http://canadarail.ca/packages/rockies-escapade)>. GoldLeaf level! Good shots of the car we road (car length dome above outstanding dinning room) on p. 57! Highly recommend the Mountaineer part, the VIA part, not so much. You might want to wait a few dozen years, anyway. Not sure the kids would enjoy it yet! [lol]
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Dear Toby, X-Air, Bill, and WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Thanks for your contributions you two! Toby you do live in the cloud don't you! :D I can't wait to see what you might take when you actually have this project in mind! :)
Thanks Bill for reminding us of the Challenger disaster. Although sadly, 30 years later, the Moon seems as much out of reach as it was once Apollo 17 came home.
In the meantime I have a pictorial weather forecast to share. This is what the skies looked like behind my anemometer shortly before dawn this morning:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-HchD5d5/0/XL/Fiery%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-HchD5d5/A)
The situation was the same behind the rain gauge:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-mmHSXZK/0/XL/Fiery%20clouds%20behind%20rain%20gauge%20at%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-mmHSXZK/A)
We are waiting for the latest gift from El Ni?o as I type!
Okay, who's next with their camera! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_emoticon-1.jpg)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Thought you guy may like this , came across it the other day on herring river at First Encounter Beach, it's in Eastham Mass. USA. WU KMAEASTH12.
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[woohoo]
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Cool!
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Cool!
Again, I disagree! I say, "It's COLD!" [freeze]
Looks like they've used the 'suggested' 30 foot height for the wind gauge! [tup] [lol]
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Is that an RM Young anemometer, Mapleman1? The four bladed "prop" looks familiar.
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I'd love to have a pole like that, but it sure would be hard getting it mounted on top of the house.
[cheers1]
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I think I could handle getting it mounted. Just a slight modification of this engineering project:
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/f706300d-9a3d-465b-8c70-7023203a6673_zpsqdpdoec3.jpg)
The hard part would be getting back inside the house after SWMBO saw it! (http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/Thinking_zps6auyy8fj.gif) (http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/thumbdown_zps8ze8yuqz.gif) (http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/scram_zpslvcxkjq0.gif)
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Red sky in Morning...
(http://www.billcurry.ca/weather/RedSkyAM.jpg)
Bill
(http://www.billcurry.ca/weather/WeatherCatBanner.jpg)
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Dear Bill and WeatherCat fans of colorful clouds!
Red sky in Morning...
Very nice! You composed it very nicely! Obviously you know your business well! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/goodjob_sign.gif)
Your banner looks very nice as well!
Okay, mine isn't has beautifully framed but to keep the photos coming . . . .
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-KrpJHbb/0/XL/Bands%20of%20reddish%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20before%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-KrpJHbb/A)
Okay, who's next! [biggrin]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Red sky in Morning...
Brilliant photo Bill. Thanks for sharing.
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I could have posted this in the thread for Spring photos but we're not quite there yet, here in the mountains of Northern Utah.
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[tup]
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That sky looks a long way off. Looking good, Blick!
[cheers1]
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Dear Blick, dfw, Herb, and WeatherCat shutterbugs
I could have posted this in the thread for Spring photos but we're not quite there yet, here in the mountains of Northern Utah.
Thanks for the great picture! :) Glad you still have some snow to photograph! Around here we are still suffering under that darn high pressure ridge. It is another February heat wave with record temperatures possible for Tuesday. The mid-week storm is still on tap but the rain ending by the weekend. No word on what happens after that but this morning the GFS model had the ridge returning for the rest of the month. We'll just have to see.
Everybody in the west keep praying for precip! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/pray.gif)
Edouard
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs who aren't early birds, . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_emoticon-1.jpg)
Okay, okay, so getting up before dawn isn't your style. You can get into this photographing your weather instruments stuff by taking advantage instead of the evening light and perhaps another celestial body - the Moon. How about a picture like this?
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-VqXBq2J/0/XL/Moon%2C%20pinetree%2C%20and%20anemometer%20in%20evening%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-VqXBq2J/A)
This is a case where a little post processing might make it even "mor' bettr'" but I decided to leave it just as it was taken. I had an awful lot of trouble lining up the Moon at the top of the tree and keeping the mast of anemometer parallel to the edge of the frame. This is the old-fashioned sort of photographic skill that everyone needs to have to get beyond mediocre photos.
Don't have time to take pictures like this - no excuse! You can find out were the Moon is using either websites or various apps. Given my anemometer, I know that I need to take pictures with objects rising. So I checked to see when the Moon was rising so I had some idea when I might be able to take pictures like this. In this case, I had finished preparing the ingredients for dinner and had a few minutes before warming up the pan. That was time enough to snag this photo!
So don't be intimidated and . . . . give it a try! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/kodak.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Great composition in your photo, Edouard. You inspired me to give this a try but I decided to wait one day, for the full moon. Alas, it is not to be. We had clear skies when I went to bed but awoke to an unexpected snowstorm this morning. We need the water so not getting the photo is ok. Thanks for posting yours.
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Nice image! [cheer]
I had an awful lot of trouble lining up the Moon at the top of the tree and ...
You obviously waited until the tree was too big to move. A little pre-planning is part of a good photographer's "bag-o-yricks"! [rockon]
...keeping the mast of anemometer parallel to the edge of the frame.
Maybe you should use a <camera like this one (https://www.flickr.com/photos/elmoalves/2815428134/in/pool-camerawiki/)>, if you are so opposed to 'post-processing'.
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/View%20Camera_zps3p2xcz7t.jpg)
OTOH, surely a bit of 'transforming/skewing' in PSE should have been allowed. (http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u666/xAirbusDriver/inspect_zpsjshrrngb.gif) [tup]
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Dear Blick, X-Air, and WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . .
Great composition in your photo, Edouard. You inspired me to give this a try but I decided to wait one day, for the full moon. Alas, it is not to be. We had clear skies when I went to bed but awoke to an unexpected snowstorm this morning. We need the water so not getting the photo is ok. Thanks for posting yours.
Honestly, I could have gladly traded the photo for more rain, so I second your motion!
The Moon "does its thing" roughly once a month, so there will be future opportunities.
Nice image! [cheer]
Thanks! :)
I had an awful lot of trouble lining up the Moon at the top of the tree and ...
You obviously waited until the tree was too big to move. A little pre-planning is part of a good photographer's "bag-o-yricks"! [rockon]
To be perfectly honest, I had one more obstacle to deal with. I was at the complete back of the deck and the resident gardeners had piled up some pots and other gardening stuff right where I needed to stand to take the picture. So it was more than hard enough even with a modern DSLR!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
This morning offered a clear indication of what was coming to arrive later today:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-5FtLWd6/0/XL/Fiery%20red%20sunrise%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-5FtLWd6/A)
About 1/2 hour later I captured this rippled cloud effect as the sun was trying to peek through the clouds:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-69mFQ4L/0/XL/Clouds%20in%20a%20ripple%20pattern%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-69mFQ4L/A)
The rain held off until we had completed all our errands, but now it is raining at a rate of 0.31" of rain per hour and this is "only the beginning!" [rain2]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
The weather has turned dry and warm in California. This morning I captured this much more calm predawn scene:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-SL9BzBZ/0/XL/Wispy%20clouds%20before%20dawn%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-SL9BzBZ/A)
The condensation trails add effect to the clouds.
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . .
The sun is rising earlier and earlier every day. Very soon it will be rising before I get up and my days are long enough as it is. So this is one of last pre-dawn photos I'll be taking until late autumn:
(https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-t494zRp/0/XL/Fiery%20clouds%20and%20fog%20behind%20anemometer%20before%20dawn%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-t494zRp/A)
Enjoy it!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Nice day. Just moving some snow from where it fell to where I would rather store it.
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That looks like fun!
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That's quite the snow blower you've got there, Blick! Bet you don't do that job wearing your kilt. [lol]
[cheers1]
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No kilt for snow blowing. That is a blower manufactured in Canada by Bercomac. It has it's own 23-HP engine and it will throw snow 40 feet at full throttle.
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Bercomac
Well, anything with a Mac in it must be good! I bought a snow shovel in Winnipeg some 45+ years ago; still works like a champ! Like you, I figure those Canucks know a thing or two about snow! [rockon] [tup] BTW, are you sure that company isn't Brrrcomac?
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Dear Blick, Stu, Herb, and WeatherCat home caregivers,
Nice day. Just moving some snow from where it fell to where I would rather store it.
Ya' know, this was a very helpful picture . . . .
I was thinking about moving north. I'm now quite certain that I most definitely don't want to that far north! [freeze]
That is a blower manufactured in Canada by Bercomac. It has it's own 23-HP engine and it will throw snow 40 feet at full throttle.
[wink] . . . . Awe shucks, just imagine how much better it would perform with some speed parts! Why if you get some aluminum heads, dual carburetors and exhaust, a hot cam . . . . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/car_3gears.gif)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
P.S. Oh by the way, thanks for the contribution to this thread. [tup] I'm just about "fished out" at this point.
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/camera_emoticon-1.jpg)
I've been itching to contribute something new to this thread, but really haven't managed to take anything very inspired. Still, yesterday we had some fair weather clouds and I managed to take this:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-7N3t32L/0/XL/Wispy%20high%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-7N3t32L/A)
Nothing super but it was enough of an excuse to give this thread a bump. So is anyone else seeing some more inspired skies around their weather instruments now that summer approaches? For some of you, this is when the really dramatic weather starts! [thunder]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat sky watchers,
We had an unusually heavy cloud cover this morning. It was unusual enough that I took a shot at it:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-BKhwqKr/0/XL/Heavy%20clouds%20behind%20anemometer%20after%20sunrise%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-BKhwqKr/A)
Yesterday, there was a chance of late season showers but the rain mostly disappeared before reaching land. Today we have occasional nuisance showers which was not forecast, but not enough to even generate one bucket tip. Only recently have the forecasters around here used the term "nuisance rain," but it is a very appropriate phrase. It is possible to have just enough drops to be really annoying, but not nearly enough rain to do any good for anything.
Oh well, such are the conditions that prevail in California . . . . .
Edouard
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Just sky, without my weather station. This is the wet-looking view from my back yard.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Photography/General-Photography/i-rrqzBxh/0/XL/DSC_0954_DxO-XL.jpg)
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Did you mean to say west looking view? If so, nice sunset!
Thanks for sharing.
[cheers1]
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Did you mean to say west looking view? If so, nice sunset!
Thanks for sharing.
[cheers1]
Ha! Yea, it wasn't wet at all! :)
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Dear Steve, Herb, and WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Just sky, without my weather station.
[wink] . . . . That's cheatin'! You are supposed to get a weather instrument somewhere in da' picture! . . . . [biggrin]
Okay, okay, so it is really neat picture! :)
Still, I thought I should give a little nudge to see if you guys can manage to get some really neat sky photos that include your weather instruments.
This is the wet-looking view from my back yard.
Looks about as wet as our brown California hillsides . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/desert-smiley.gif)
I suppose the Midwest is getting its normal amount of rain for this time of year - correct?
https://photos.smugmug.com/Photography/General-Photography/i-rrqzBxh/0/X2/DSC_0954_DxO-X2.jpg
Am I the only guy with an old enough computer that a SmugMug X2 image doesn't quite fit on my browser window?
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
P.S. SmugMug did fix their link exporter so how you can just click and copy the fancy BBS code if you so desire it.
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Yea, I scaled it down a size. Most forums I'm on auto-scale, so I send an X2 for anyone wanting more detail or with large screens.
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Howdy Steve and WeatherCat forum photo sharers,
Yea, I scaled it down a size.
Thanks, I suppose I'm getting old and rare but I've only got 1920x1200 on my MacBook Pro.
Most forums I'm on auto-scale
There are forums out there that can auto-scale images from SmugMug? Are you being forced to upload images on these forums (some require it,) or is there some fancy new way to host images on SmugMug and have the forums automatically adjust the image size? If such a thing existed that sure would be slick! 8)
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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or is there some fancy new way to host images on SmugMug and have the forums automatically adjust the image size?
Yes, linking photos hosted anywhere at any size. It isn't new, but it is more prevalent today. vBulletin has been able to scale to a specific size for years. You can then click it to view full size. It may be a plug in or toggle, as all vBulletin sites don't have the feature. One forum I'm on still uses vBulletin 3.X, which is probably 6-8 years old. Ancient in web years, and it behaves this way.
Some forums I'm on now use the XenFolo forum platform, and it takes any size linked file and presents it in a size appropriate to your window. So if I'm on my 27" desktop with a large or small window, it scales it to fit (although no larger than the original.) If I view the same site on my iPad or phone, it scales the image to fit. You can click the image to view full size.
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Dear Steve and WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Remember when California summers were cloudless? Well those days appear to be long gone:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-WHN2mcW/0/XL/Evening%20sky%20above%20weather%20instruments-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-WHN2mcW/A)
Last evening the skies were almost entirely overcast. There was even some really colorful sunset clouds, but it was a little late for me to run around chasing that effect with my camera.
Yes, linking photos hosted anywhere at any size. It isn't new, but it is more prevalent today. vBulletin has been able to scale to a specific size for years. You can then click it to view full size. It may be a plug in or toggle, as all vBulletin sites don't have the feature. One forum I'm on still uses vBulletin 3.X, which is probably 6-8 years old. Ancient in web years, and it behaves this way.
Okay I admit, I'm stumbled. Are these photos that you upload to the particular forum or is there some sort of code you use to indicate the URL where the unscaled image is to be found? I checked the vBulletin BB codes:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/misc.php?do=bbcode (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/misc.php?do=bbcode)
These look reasonably standard. They don't list any extensions to the image tag:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/misc.php?do=bbcode#imgcode (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/misc.php?do=bbcode#imgcode)
Pardon my curiosity, but www.V8Buick.com is running vBulletin. If I understood enough of what I'm asking for, perhaps I could ask them to enable it - if they can!
Thanks!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
P.S. ;) . . . and how come nobody managed to take some really nifty photo of their weather instruments with the Strawberry full Moon in the background - all happening on the summer solstice - something that only happens every 50 years or so!. . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/rant.gif)
(http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/sigh_bubble.gif) . . . probably for much the same reasons I didn't either . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/D'oh.gif)
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PostImage.org has free hosting and bulletin board integration. It's a nice feature board mods can integrate because users don't need to sign up for a hosting account somewhere like SmugMug or Flickr. It also saves the admin costs of hosting the images on the (Trixology) server because they are all hosted at PostImage.
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Dear dfw and WeatherCat navigators of the whacky world of the cloud.
PostImage.org has free hosting and bulletin board integration. It's a nice feature board mods can integrate because users don't need to sign up for a hosting account somewhere like SmugMug or Flickr. It also saves the admin costs of hosting the images on the (Trixology) server because they are all hosted at PostImage.
Okay, I love the concept but who is paying for the hosting costs of all those images?
I have a paid account on SmugMug because I hope that SmugMug will make an effort to earn that yearly payment. Sure I love free as much as anyone else, but a relationship that is that hollow is a two-way street. If PostImage.org runs out of money, what happens to all the images stored there?
I had hoped that companies had learned from the first dot-com crash. Because if they haven't, they will be condemned to repeat it.
Edouard
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Advertising pays for PostImage.
An example on: Another Forum (http://aroundtheyard.com/southern/2016-southern-lawn-pics-t18839.html).
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And other image hosting sites make money by selling you enlarged copies of your own images, bound albums, etc. Fortunately, I have very few 'valuable' images anywhere in the cloud, so if I lose the ones there, it will be no real loss. I do have 7.25GB of free space at DropBox, but I don't even need that much. I doubt they will go belly up any time soon, anyway.
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Okay I admit, I'm stumbled. Are these photos that you upload to the particular forum or is there some sort of code you use to indicate the URL where the unscaled image is to be found?
No, these are my images hosted on SmugMug that I display on a vBulletin forum using the basic IMG tag, just like I do here. But somehow, the forum software scales the images to what I assume is an admin determined maximum size. If I'm posting a photo that has a lot of detail, and could be better viewed in larger sizes, I'll post an X2 sized image, knowing that it is going to display at 1024 (or whatever size) wide unless clicked on. Here's an example, but a lot of these open into larger Facebook sized images, as that's where they're linked. (I post my travel photos on Instagram, and they then get automatically shared to Facebook.)
http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/98-trip-reports/289962-smorris-travels-across-usa-outback.html
And another, with the images being hosted on SmugMug. I notice that these do *not* open to the full X2 size unless you right-click, open in new window/tab.
http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/67-classifieds/350554-sale-2008-subaru-outback-2-5-xt-limited-49-7xx-miles.html
Now, here's more or less the same thread on a XenFolo forum, and the images dynamically scale depending on the browser window size, and display full size if clicked. These are a mix of photos hosted on SmugMug and Facebook.
http://overlandbound.com/forums/threads/steve-debs-cross-country-adventure.347/
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Images (and other things) changing size dynamically can be as simple as well designed CSS3 (older sites may use javascript). It's called 'responsive design' to allow the same site to be viewed on multiple hardware types (desktop/laptop/smart phone/tablets/watches!!). It avoids building 'mobile only' plus desktop versions of the same site. Of course, it is a real benefit to us viewers who don't have to scroll horizontally to see an image that can be double the width of our current browser window. [rolleyes2]
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Dear dfw, Steve, X-Air, and WeatherCat fans of tidy forums,
Advertising pays for PostImage.
Well, it is a common financing strategy, but I fear that is precisely its downside. There are a lot of web services trying to stay afloat this way. The economy continues to do extremely poorly, so I can't imagine that this sort of advertising brings in a lot of cash. I'll stick to SmugMug.
No, these are my images hosted on SmugMug that I display on a vBulletin forum using the basic IMG tag, just like I do here. But somehow, the forum software scales the images to what I assume is an admin determined maximum size.
When you have a chance, could you ask a polite question on one of these forums on how they do this? The admins on V-8 Buick aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, so If I want to give them a pointer, I would need to be as specific as possible!
Thanks!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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I can't imagine that this sort of advertising brings in a lot of cash. I'll stick to SmugMug.
Sorry, I guess I misunderstood the point you were making or for what reason you make use of SmugMug. I referenced PostImage not for you to use personally for a sharing type service but for the person who pays the bills for this forum. Sharing images from other sites via the IMG tag is fine but not mutually exclusive. Sharing photos via PostImage is easy because it offers an integrated plugin for forum admins (i.e., the attachment and photos button) and hosts the images off the forum server, saving space and money for whoever pays the bills for this forum. If PostImage isn't around in 10 years, it really isn't a concern or an issue.
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When you have a chance, could you ask a polite question on one of these forums on how they do this? The admins on V-8 Buick aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, so If I want to give them a pointer, I would need to be as specific as possible!
Sorry, nope. Since SubaruOutback.org was taken over by one of the big companies, admin has been completely unresponsive to PMs from members and moderators alike for years. It is a very odd situation. No one can do any maintenance above the simple vBulletin moderator functions. And that's the only vBulletin forum I'm aware of that does that.
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Dear Steve and WeatherCat users coping with the "brave new world" of cloud computing . . .
Sorry, nope. Since SubaruOutback.org was taken over by one of the big companies, admin has been completely unresponsive to PMs from members and moderators alike for years. It is a very odd situation. No one can do any maintenance above the simple vBulletin moderator functions. And that's the only vBulletin forum I'm aware of that does that.
Wow! That's a shock. Sorry to hear that a forum that I'm sure you have long enjoyed participating in could effectively undergo such a "hostile takeover."
Thanks for sharing since it is something we all should be aware of since it could happen anywhere. Even the situation at Weather Underground isn't exactly reassuring.
Oh well, . . . Edouard
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Quite a few levels had to be adjusted to make it look like I saw it, but I'm happy with my first lightning shot! Happy for our independence, and got to see both man-made and nature made fireworks tonight! All the best,
dfw
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Crazy good shot! Thanks for sharing.
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Outstanding! Of course, it's not recommended to be out standing during these events! [rolleyes2] Remember, only your aircraft has electric charge dissipators! :o
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LOL! Yes, I was outstanding on my covered porch!
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I was [...] on my covered porch!
That's a bit safer, assuming you weren't barefooted! You might notice in your image that the lightening likes to take lots of sharp turns. I think it's designed that way to reach under overhanging roofs! [rolleyes2] [rockon]
Kids! You buy'em books and all they do is eat the pages... [banghead] [rockon] [lol]
I think I can still hear your wife trying to explain to the kids... "Don't worry! You're daddy's not crazy, he's just been flying with the window open, again."
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LOL!!
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Dear dfw, Blick, X-Air,
Quite a few levels had to be adjusted to make it look like I saw it, but I'm happy with my first lightning shot! Happy for our independence, and got to see both man-made and nature made fireworks tonight! All the best,
First thank you it is a very beautiful shot! [bounce]
;) . . . . However, you're a cheater! . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/rant.gif)
You deleted all the EXIF data so we can't worm out of you your photography secrets!
At least you owe us the type of camera used. Did you take this with your iPhone or da' heavy artillery? . . . .
Curious minds want to know!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Congratulations! That's a magnificent catch! You da MAN!
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Sorry, I forgot that my Lightroom export settings strip away some info. The full exif is copied below.
For this, I used the "heavy artillery", lol! One thing I can't recommend any stronger, is a good arca-swiss style ball head and solid tripod. I use a Kirk ball-head (http://www.kirkphoto.com/tripod-monopod-heads/ball-heads/bh-1-ball-head.html) and Gitzo 3-section (http://www.gitzo.us/series-4-aluminum-systematic-3-section-long-tripod-w-g-lock) tripod. A ball head is the best, most sturdy, and easiest to operate of any head. I hate pistol grip heads because they aren't stable, and pan-tilt left the building back in the 70's. A three section tripod is better than a 4-section because it's sturdier and takes less time to extend. Never get a tripod with a rising center column. The column is useless and, you guessed it, not as sturdy. I took Thom Hogan's advice (http://bythom.com/support.htm) and bought a good ball-head and tripod first, because after you've bought a bunch of junk and realize you should have done it right the first time, you end up spending more money. That's my two unasked for cents.
dfw
File name: 070516_lightning_0003.jpg
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EXIF Summary: 2.8s f/8.0 ISO200 50mm (35mm eq:50mm)
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Equipment Make: NIKON CORPORATION
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Photographer: dfw_pilot
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Focal Length (35mm Equiv): 50 mm
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Focal Length: 50.00 mm
Comment: (c)TobyCline.com
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I also got a shot of the man-made lightning last night, too!
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Thanks for the EXIF data, but you left out many other important bits (no pun intended, of course). What color is the carry strap on the camera? Was it still attached when you made these shots? Where is it stored when not in use? There are many more details we need before we can accept you image(s) for our archives. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm sure you understand the necessity for complete and accurate info. BTW, you can use this link to enter the missing data mentioned above plus the entire database record at:
http://www.exif.ru/details/minutiaandbankingdatacollection.asp (http://www.mid-southweather.com/bankingdata.asp)
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Hahaha! That's a good link!
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Just proves some people will click on any link they see, even from an "untrusted" (nay, suspicious, even nefarious!) poster!!! [banghead] [lol]
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Dear dfw, X-Air, and WeatherCat stutterbugs,
Sorry, I forgot that my Lightroom export settings strip away some info. The full exif is copied below.
[wink] . . . Hey, would you come over and get my copy Lightroom working? It was my Christmas present and is still sitting in the box waiting for me to find the time to upgrade! . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/D'oh.gif)
For this, I used the "heavy artillery", lol! One thing I can't recommend any stronger, is a good arca-swiss style ball head and solid tripod.
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I use a I took Thom Hogan's advice (http://bythom.com/support.htm) and bought a good ball-head and tripod first, because after you've bought a bunch of junk and realize you should have done it right the first time, you end up spending more money. That's my two unasked for cents.
I think I'll also have to follow Thom's advice, but it isn't that high up on my priorities. I picked up a nifty Dolica traveling tripod from Costco that is more than sturdy enough to hold my iPhone for taking movies of my trusty wagon starting (I'm still tweaking the fuel injection! . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/D'oh.gif) . .) My only standard weight tripod was bought by my parents about the time - I was born!! (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/eek2.gif)
I also got a shot of the man-made lightning last night, too!
That's another nifty shot but next time, get the weather instruments involved! [lol2]
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
It has been almost 2 months since anyone has contributed anything to this thread so it seemed like a good time to give it a bump. June and July were very hot and atypical of the San Francisco, but August has been unusually cool with daily visits of the famous San Francisco fog. I caught this photo of the fog lifting this morning:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-2b3dqqg/0/XL/Fog%20lifting%20around%20Anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-2b3dqqg/A)
This is what I remember about summers in East Bay. :)
Okay, who can capture some interesting atmospheric vistas as we start the transition from Summer to Autumn?
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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Why doesn't CA trap all that fog and cool it just a bit to create some rain?! It's already at 99.999% humidity!
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs,
Some moisture from Hurricane Madeline made it as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area. That led to a pretty set of clouds at dusk:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-Qx8Hqwn/0/XL/Orange%20clouds%20at%20dusk%20next%20to%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/Moods-of-the-sky-2015-16/i-Qx8Hqwn/A)
The good news is we got no dry lightning strikes that could started new fires. The bad news is got absolutely no rain either.
Oh well, . . . . Edouard
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Dear WeatherCat shutterbugs, . . . .
The unusually cool August has been followed by an equally cool September thus far. The trees are definitely starting to turn and this morning I was greeted by a very unusual early morning scene:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/2016-17-Weather-around-station/i-hrDvtKc/0/XL/Fiery%20fog%20bank%20behind%20anemometer%20-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Nature/Weather/2016-17-Weather-around-station/i-hrDvtKc/A)
Normally, I can't take photos like this until November! Not sure what it means, but it sure seems like we are in for an early autumn and winter.
Cheers, Edouard
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Hi Folks,
Here is a timelapse test: Taking stills each minute over about an hour. Setting first Project Properties in imovie menu: a 1s transit duration and the fit in frame setting. Dragging stills from iphoto to project window of imovie 09. This insures that each photo is fixed without Ken Burns movement. Saved as a .mov and uploaded to Youtube.
Here is the result. Nothing spectacular with this sunrise but the method works. I think Reinhard may have done the same with his star timelapse. https://youtu.be/sbkLWJKPCjs
Regards, Irving
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Nice Irving. Thanks for the explanation.
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Very nice. It must be nice to wake up to such beautiful sky and mountains every day! Hope you never take them for granted!
Might I suggest a cross-fade (simultaneous fade out and in) transition? Since there are very few moving objects, the fade out while the next fades in might be less noticeable than the 1 sec swap. Even changing the transition to 1.5 or even 2 seconds may make the fades almost invisible.
I used to use lots of transitions when making Keynote displays, the older versions, anyway, I think they've pretty much crippled the new versions to make it look like an old fashioned, poorly made Powerpoint show. [banghead] It was extremely easy to add music as part of the transition, also. You can then output the presentation as a QuickTime movie, including the audio! Audio is not than difficult in iMovie, however.
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Thanks Xair. Your suggestions were very useful in improving my method for making smooth timelapse videos with iMovie 09. The "Project Properties" I set to give a transition crossover of 1 sec and photo duration 1 sec. The 77 stills could be dragged as a block to the Project window. That finishes everything except for maybe dragging in music and writing titles. I then made a Quicktime .move file and uploaded to Youtube.
The results are here.
https://youtu.be/kuiFRDeUMPM
Irving
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Just to further clarify the Project Properties settings in iMovie which are useful for timelapse videos (from still photos), here are two attachments.
Irving
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Hi Folks,
Think I am getting more interested in timelapse videos from stills. I have a Sony hx300, one of those automatic do everything cameras with 50x optical zoom. Started wondering how I could make it automatically take many photos at set intervals, which it does not do itself. Had a look at Amazon and Aliexpress, my favorite China seller. I finally did order a timer for my camera from China at a cost of about $17 and no mailing charges. Here is a description and photo of the timer. Of course you have to have a suitable compatible camera, but there are lots of timers on the market.
Irving
TC-A7 Camera Selfie Shoot LCD Timer Remote Control Shutter Release Cable For Sony a7 a7r 3000 a5000 a6000 a58 hx60 hx300 hx400
Product Description
The Timer remote cord provides a simple trigger function and can activate the bulb function on DSLR/SLR cameras.
It also functions as a timer remote and can be programmed to function as an intervalometer.It can prevents the camera
vibration for macro photography, super telephoto shots, and bulb exposures.
Products with performance:
1, the automatic timer - set the delay time, exposure time, interval and number of shots
2, support for manual shutter release - even start the timer, you can manually shooting
3, precise timing can set the time in one, from 1 second to 99 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
4, supports manual exposure, BULB, interval timer, automatic continuous AF, leaflets Continuous (shutter priority)
Compatible with:
For Sony a7 a7r 3000 a5000 a6000 a58 rx100ii rx100m2 rx100m3 nex-3nl hx50 hx60 hx300 hx400 and all support remote control sockets professional digital SLR or film SLR
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Compatible with:
For Sony a7 a7r 3000 a5000 a6000 a58 rx100ii rx100m2 rx100m3 nex-3nl hx50 hx60 hx300 hx400 and all support remote control sockets professional digital SLR or film SLR
I have a Sony a6000. This model does not allow the use of an external power supply to keep the camera functioning. The external power supply can only be used to charge the battery while the camera is off. Consequently, you can only use time-lapse for as long as the battery lasts. This also applies to the a6300. Sony corrected this in the newest model, the a6500.