“The day the tornado front passed north of us” by my friend David Swanson, on Flickr. Sony DSLR A580, Indiana, November 17, 2013. Swan says, “The day the tornado front passed north of us.”
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I use a cropped version of this in my home page random banners. We had a great late afternoon monsoon storm which dumped torrential rains in our area. I stepped out to the back patio and took several very striking shots of storm clouds bathed in the last of the sun’s light. Then, some hunch caused me to walk out to the front driveway to see what could be seen there. I captured this … The clouds, aligned with the rooftop on the house on the other side of the street, were partly a coincidence but I took advantage of that in composing this shot. July 21, 2007, Nikon D70S, Phoenix. Photo by Alex Forbes, on Flickr.
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South Carolina, and the California Desert, February 2013. Photos with my new Sony RX-100. They say we can’t get more quality into a web image with more pixels. This camera sports a 20MP sensor. I’m very pleased with both image quality and color on my new camera. I find a noticeable image improvement over my older “compact point and shoots.” Thanks once again to Richard Wanderman for paving the way.
Snow Over Coachella Valley. Coming down into the Coachella Valley from the Mojave, I caught this great vista. Photo by Alex Forbes. Sony RX-100. Browse all images in Alex’s Gallery.
Tan on Grey. Early morning on the beach, North Myrtle Beach SC 2013 … Photo by Alex Forbes. Sony RX-100. Browse all images in Alex’s Gallery.
Sunrise – Storm Waning. Dawn breaking over the Atlantic, North Myrtle Beach SC 2013. … Photo by Alex Forbes. Sony RX-100. Browse all images in Alex’s Gallery.
Sunrise over the beach, North Myrtle Beach SC 2013. Photo by Alex Forbes. Sony RX-100. Browse all images in Alex’s Gallery.
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Alex says: “This unusual rose-colored lighting lasted about 2 minutes. The block wall background is actually gray; the pool patio, a light tan. The coloration came from the clouds in P1000368.” … Click image for larger file. Photo by Alex Forbes. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580. Also browse all images in Alex’s galleries. Most recent: Alex’s Gallery.
Alex says: “A portion of the monsoonal cloud which caused the unusual lighting in P1000465, at sunset. Panasonic Lumix FX-580.” … Click image for larger file. Photo by Alex Forbes. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580. Also browse all images in Alex’s galleries. Most recent: Alex’s Gallery.
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Two photo vignettes taken during Monsoon season.
Alex says: “Monsoon Sunset, Panasonic Lumix July 2012″ … Click image for larger file. Photo by Alex Forbes. Also browse all images in Alex’s galleries. Most recent: Alex’s Gallery.
Alex says: “Cool Diving Board Cat, Panasonic Lumix July 2012.” We have several generations of stray cats roaming the place. This mother cat commandeered the pool diving board to watch over her personal domain. Shot from indoors. I couldn’t open the slider door or remove the beach towel to capture this moment, as that would have scared her off. Click image for larger file. Photo by Alex Forbes. Also browse all images in Alex’s galleries. Most recent: Alex’s Gallery.
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J. Reney, RIM Blackberry: Dust Storm!
J. Ricker, Android: Terra South just before a big dust storm
Alex writes: “Photos by family members Jimmy Ricker and Jason Reney capture the approaching dust storm of August 18, Phoenix” … Click images for large 1024 pixel images. Also browse all images in Friends Gallery. Most recent: Friends Gallery.
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Swan writes: “Winter Abstract.” … Click image for larger file. Also browse all images in Swan’s galleries. Most recent: Swan’s Gallery 3.
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It doesn’t happen that often in Phoenix, but when it rains, it pours. On the drive down to Phoenix yesterday, I caught rain sufficient to wash the windshield, and little more. Once safely in the garage at home here, the real event began, as I try to show in these photos. I didn’t know it, but I was getting water spotting on the lens, even under the protection of porch overhangs.
Alex writes: “Phoenix Thundershowers!” … Photos by Leica CLUX2 compact digital. Click image for larger file. Also browse all images in Alex’s galleries. Most recent: Alex’s Gallery.
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“Duck Day Afternoon, II” … Phoenix. Not particularly a prestigious fine art photo, and the image title’s been used before too. What is new is an inch of rain, an all-free pool water fill-up, from yesterday’s storm: freshly downloaded from the Pacific, what they think is the new El Nino, gone as quickly as it arrived.
If you read our recent post in My Notes, this image shows the pool level is normal. The supposed “leak” turned out to be a switch someone accidentally left set in “backwash” mode. Problem easily fixed. Click image for large file. Browse all images in Alex’s Gallery.
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Dave writes from Oregon:”Here’s a shot of frost on the glass last week. The truck had been parked outside, and the fractal pattern of the ice crystal formation is very nice. I wonder about the nearly vertical tracks, perhaps those were drip trails before it all froze. I think the oak tree in the background adds a bit of interest as well. I sent the full-res shot this time because it enlarges pretty well.” Sony DSC-W70. Click image for a large 1024×768 desktop file.
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