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31  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: 2011 Noctilucent Cloud Season on: June 14, 2011, 04:09:24 am
Quick one before a few hours shut eye.

32  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: Storm Clouds today 11/06/2011 on: June 13, 2011, 06:32:23 pm
I like these Anton, good stuff
33  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: Ocean Sunset & Green Flash on: June 13, 2011, 06:25:37 pm
Wow, stunning Martin, thats an intense green flash-have yet to see one of these
34  General Category / Photography / Re: Castle On A Summer's Night on: June 09, 2011, 10:59:46 pm
These are just class, agree with Anton here the location is stunning and the castle is a great subject. Its probably worth the 140mile+ round trip from Omagh, id really like to shoot it under moonlight, not a full moon but just bright enough to light up the scene maybe- it will have to be arranged  Smiley
35  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: Bust chase day and new lens on: June 09, 2011, 10:45:30 pm
Thanks everyone, could be the chance of something interesting tomorrow alright Martin-i will be keeping an eye on things as always  Smiley
Yes John 2, 3 & 4 all at 11mm. What i have noticed with this lens is very little distortion compared to other wide angles on the market although most of these are 10mm at the wide end. I sacrificed that 1mm for the constant 2.8 aperture for night work and cant wait to try it out on future meteor showers and other stuff
36  General Category / Photography / Re: Mishmash on: June 08, 2011, 11:45:16 pm
Excellent Richard, very sharp on the shot of Kiki and great colour.  My favourite is the boat image half covered in algae-great stuff  Smiley
37  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Bust chase day and new lens on: June 08, 2011, 11:39:39 pm
Thought id stick up a few images from Tuesdays storm chase that produced very little in my target area. I could see storms in the distance that were producing thunder and lightning as Martin was able to confirm this via text message (cheers Martin). These storms were too far away for me to go after as i had decided to stay local. I had some threatening clouds and small gust fronts but it wasn't to be my day. 

First image is with my trusty 18-70 but the rest are with a recently purchased Tokina 11-16 F2.8 which is proving to be a good piece of glass so far. Ive been after it for a while and it should prove useful for night work as well.








38  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: Tornado - Eglington, Co. Derry - Wed June 7th on: June 08, 2011, 11:19:27 pm
This is amazing, been a few crazy days here weatherwise, luckily no one was hurt. Will be interesting to see if anyone in the surrounding area got any footage of this extreme event or the possible tornado before or after.
39  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: Convective Outlook UK/Ireland - Tue 7th June 2011 on: June 08, 2011, 11:26:33 am
Congrats on the BBC article Martin and that amazing catch yesterday, stunning funnel man Wink
40  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: Convective Outlook UK/Ireland - Tue 7th June 2011 on: June 07, 2011, 12:18:17 am
Definitely looking good for a chase.. SW lough Neagh could be a nice target
41  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Convective Outlook UK/Ireland - Tue 7th June 2011 on: June 06, 2011, 10:25:24 pm


As per earlier forecast with a sustained risk for stronger convective development from north central to northern regions UK.

GFS pushes upper trough east much faster now with a very dry mid level incursion from the south. Cloud tops will likely cool very rapidly adding upward velocity to any parcel making its LFC. With strong updrafts likely and strong bulk shear mid levels we can expect mid level mesocyclones to develop within the stronger storm cells. Restricted CAPE's will be compensated by strong sustained updrafts delivered by other forcing perameters. This together with a low freezing level could well develop some larger sized hail reports!

Certainly one to watch for!

Credit: Tony Gilbert
42  General Category / Photography / Re: Lizard Point Cornwall day & Night Images on: June 06, 2011, 08:20:21 pm
Stunning scenes Anton, especially the ones of Kennack beach with the water motion and rocks, last image of the starfield is a beauty as well  Smiley
43  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: US Trip on: June 06, 2011, 08:10:33 pm
John ive just been through the entire thread and all i can say is wow. You really had a great storm chase and have brought back some top notch images, the lightning, wall clouds, funnels, sunset convection, tornado damage, gust fronts and not to mention the huge tornado crossing the road. You've seen it all and brought it all back for us to enjoy in this great thread, really appreciate the work you have put into it as well. The last series of shots are stunning with the reflections in the rice fields and then the monster wall cloud almost touching the ground-very impressive. I only hope one day i can follow in your footsteps and experience a chase in the plains.  Wink

That sigma 15mm fisheye is a nice addition to the kit John, great for getting the entire storm structure into the frame
44  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: 2011 Noctilucent Cloud Season on: June 04, 2011, 02:26:54 pm
Congrats to you too Martin  Grin and thanks Mark, sadly cloud rolled in last night just after sunset.
45  General Category / Weather & Atmospherics / Re: 2011 Noctilucent Cloud Season on: June 03, 2011, 05:45:29 pm
Thanks guys.

Cracking shots Martin and Ronan, Martin i like the portrait one

Heres a few more from last night









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