Why I Can't Fly Today
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trainrider06
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Same here, on top of that wife's car is broke, 1 car only now....
Tony
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Yup, I do the same thing. Last storm season was the last time I took any pictures though. Below are some that I took before a super cell went over the house. Come Tuesday, I might be able to get some more if things come together. Hell I could head up to NW Oklahoma or SW Kansas and get some today lol.
RandyDSok
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Ooooo... a shelfie... lmao
I went ahead and joined the Spotter Network this year... figured if I was going to be out in it anyways, may as well do some good and report needed info also.
I don't chase storms... ( actually, I think they may chase me )... but not all spotters do and in the past, many were just ham operators that were stationary anyway. I figure that isn't much different than someone out just taking pics.
This will be the actual first year that I'm trying to get something other than lightning pics. So I'll be watching for meso's, shelf clouds, wall clouds .... and if I see a tornado heading away from me, I'll certainly try to snap a shot of it.... but I won't go looking for them. There are plenty of spotters that chase already IMO and I don't need to add to the crowd
I went ahead and joined the Spotter Network this year... figured if I was going to be out in it anyways, may as well do some good and report needed info also.
I don't chase storms... ( actually, I think they may chase me )... but not all spotters do and in the past, many were just ham operators that were stationary anyway. I figure that isn't much different than someone out just taking pics.
This will be the actual first year that I'm trying to get something other than lightning pics. So I'll be watching for meso's, shelf clouds, wall clouds .... and if I see a tornado heading away from me, I'll certainly try to snap a shot of it.... but I won't go looking for them. There are plenty of spotters that chase already IMO and I don't need to add to the crowd
RandyDSok
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Just to play around a little bit... here is a slightly tweaked version of you first pic you posted...
If I were being serious about it, I'd have masked off the lower tree's and shed etc... This tweak used just one tool in Lightzone called the Relight tool... it makes changes in the amount of detail, highlights, shadows etc and unlike most sharpening effects, it usually doesn't lead to halo's around objects unless it's very overdone.
This tool alone is worth it's weight especially for shots like those into the sun such as a sunset... You set your camera for the bright areas, which of course leads to dark shadows elsewhere... and then you can increase the exposure/brightness in the dark area's alone to bring back the detail.... you can easily recreate the scene that you see originally that way...
If I were being serious about it, I'd have masked off the lower tree's and shed etc... This tweak used just one tool in Lightzone called the Relight tool... it makes changes in the amount of detail, highlights, shadows etc and unlike most sharpening effects, it usually doesn't lead to halo's around objects unless it's very overdone.
This tool alone is worth it's weight especially for shots like those into the sun such as a sunset... You set your camera for the bright areas, which of course leads to dark shadows elsewhere... and then you can increase the exposure/brightness in the dark area's alone to bring back the detail.... you can easily recreate the scene that you see originally that way...
RandyDSok
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Oh don't be so pessimistic Tony.... It's a completely different boat, that just looks exactly like yesterdays ..... lmao
Tony
Staff member
Pea to dime size hail, that is quite common over here. It's really cool when we get a big one in teh summer. Then a "hail fog" will appear lol.
Be glad, just over the border into Kansas they had over 3" diameter hail. That is enough to kill you if it hit you. And we are in for another round, a more severe round of storms tomorrow. Can't wait lol.
Be glad, just over the border into Kansas they had over 3" diameter hail. That is enough to kill you if it hit you. And we are in for another round, a more severe round of storms tomorrow. Can't wait lol.
Smoggie
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The problem here is it's not just a sudden violent storm. It varies between hail and snow and rain (mostly rain) with occasional sunny spells thrown in but with a near constant unrelenting wind, and it goes on that way for days and weeks and months on end. There is hardly any difference between summer and winter, maybe 5 deg C difference on average. If we ever do get more than a day of sun the heat draws in the moist North sea air which produces a heavy mist that they call 'the haar' in this part of the world.
The plus side used to be that there was lots of well paid work here, than the bottom fell out of the oil price
The plus side used to be that there was lots of well paid work here, than the bottom fell out of the oil price
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Blade_flyer
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I sometimes really miss Oklahoma....then I remember the winds, constant winds. Not conducive for flying or shooting.
I remember trying to shoot a .22 Silhouette pistol match. The tiny steel targets would blow over before you could shoot the string. It was hilarious!
Nice weather pictures!
I remember trying to shoot a .22 Silhouette pistol match. The tiny steel targets would blow over before you could shoot the string. It was hilarious!
Nice weather pictures!
trainrider06
Active Member
Do you guys get much hale there Steve? That really sounds like some whacked out weather! It seems to be everywhere this last year of weird seasons. Here in Texas we have had really no winter this year, and some of the most beautiful days i've seen in this state with a frequent occurrence of them....aside from the wind of course, but the really rare low wind days have been pretty frequent also (too bad they are on the days I work most the time) Of course the rain has been very frequent, I think that has helped with the beautiful days after the rain.
By the way, love the accent!