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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 14, 2018 5:11:20 GMT
We are in a multi-day westerly flow known as a Chinook which I noted previously. It's been windy here. I mean WINDY! At 1 PM today the reading at our summer place was W 89 kph with gusts to 107 kph. Chinooks, are föhn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges ... Adiabatic warming of downward moving air; this produces the warm föhn wind called a "Chinook".The winds form a distinct cloud line known as a Chinook Arch, although the cloud line is almost straight. The arch is the result of perspective with the nearest edge being (say) 30 km away and the far ends up to 100+ km away depending on air clarity and topography. Hiked again today and the arch was great. Both multi-shot panos. They cover about 160° from close to due south to close to due north. The pano accentuates the arch.   |
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Post by jackscrap on Dec 14, 2018 5:19:41 GMT
Two very amazing and beautiful views of this unusual weather phenomenon, and I was expecting to see a largish helicoptor....but I think I prefer this version of chinook.
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Post by Bailey on Dec 14, 2018 9:40:33 GMT
Very nice panoramas Clive 
Pity about the lens flare though......for me its too distracting 
Did you have a lens hood on your lens?
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Post by hmca on Dec 14, 2018 13:22:56 GMT
So interesting, Clive. Beautiful panos......wondering how you hiked and held your camera steady in those winds? I think the lens flare enhances your image....there are tutorials on how to create them using PS but I'm guessing your was natural.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 14, 2018 15:13:18 GMT
Thanks for your comments. Helen, when I was at the top the wind was not too bad. The huge winds were toward the mountains..where the cloud line was. If we waited for the wind to stop here I'd never get out walking. The key is a good windbreaker jacket and ear protection. I wear foam ear plugs which reduces the incessant wind noise. It is not always windy here, but we get more than our share. Ironically, chilly clear days are usually calm and more pleasant. When it's warm because the wind is blowing warm Pacific air our way..well, then it is windy. Oh well... I too, would prefer no flare or less flare. It adds to the photo, but perhaps too much here. It adds some color to somewhat bi-chrome image. Did you have a lens hood on your lens? Yes, I always use lens hoods, but they don't work when pointing right at the sun that was peeking between cloud lines. None of the many individual shots showed flare except the couple that were pointed at the sun. Clive |
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Post by whippet on Dec 14, 2018 20:42:39 GMT
Beautiful.
Well worth battling the wind to see views like that.
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 15, 2018 3:33:56 GMT
pontiac1940 ,
Beautiful panoramas. I love the colors and the light! You are definitely a Light Master.
As to the lens flare? It like it, especially that is all "natural" (not photoshopped). |
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Post by Tpgettys on Dec 15, 2018 4:13:57 GMT
pontiac1940 ,
Beautiful panoramas. I love the colors and the light! You are definitely a Light Master.
As to the lens flare? It like it, especially that is all "natural" (not photoshopped).
Love the panos too! Especially the lens flare; I briefly thought that you added it but realized it almost certainly was the real deal.
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Post by kdcintx on Dec 15, 2018 16:27:52 GMT
Thanks for the explanation of a Chinook Arch (never heard of it). I like the lens flare because it adds a little extra color and interest.
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Post by Sydney on Dec 15, 2018 22:43:13 GMT
Absolutely magnificent Clive! That sounds like some ferocious wind - great that you were able to soldier on and get the shots.
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