MPC #78 - Weather (1/3-1/17)

MPC #78 Weather

I do severe weather photography on the side, and last year got a chance to chase with the Storm Chasers crew from Discovery. I love weather (especially when it snows here when it's supposed to). Show us how you see the weather!

You know the routine. GO!

RULES:
1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.


Past MPC's.
MPC-77-Action-Sports-(12-12-12-24)
MPC #76 Stress
MPC#75 Anticipation
MPC #74 Foliage
MPC #73 Unreal
MPC #72 Speed
MPC #70 Old Technology
MPC #69 Plan B
MPC #68 Atmosphere POLL
MPC #67 Plants
MPC #66 Patterns
MPC #65 Weathered
MPC #64 WINNING
MPC #63 The End
MPC #62 Food
MPC #61 Seeing Double
MPC #60 Normal
MPC #59 Tranquility
MPC #58 Silhouette
MPC #57 Waiting
MPC #56 Night
MPC #55 Fire
MPC #54 Wheels
MPC #53 Small Sensors
MPC #52 Blur
MPC #51 Found Faces
MPC #50 Portraits
MPC #49 Panoramic
MPC #48 Light & Shadow
MPC #47 Timing
MPC #46 Coffee & Beer
MPC #45 Community
MPC #44 Potential
MPC #43 Solitude
MPC #42 Holidays
MPC #41 Ominous
MPC #40 Imbalance
MPC #39 Transition
MPC #38 Unsightly
MPC #37 Self Portrait
MPC #36 Music
MPC #35 Summer
MPC #34 Passion
MPC #33 Home
MPC #32 Electricity
MPC #31 Bridges
MPC #30 Old & New
MPC #29 BW
MPC #28 Winter
MPC #27 HDR
MPC #26 Shadows
MPC #25 Circles
MPC #24 Bars
MPC #23 People
MPC #22 Architecture
MPC #21 Wild Beasts
MPC #20 Water
MPC #19 Bulb
MPC #18 Celebration
MPC #17 Sunrise & Sunset
MPC #16 Out of Place
MPC #15 Altered
MPC #14 Angles
MPC #13 Pain & Suffering
MPC #12 Unusual Perspective
MPC #11 Depth
MPC #10 Contrast
MPC #9 Festive
MPC #8 Reflection
MPC #7 Leading Lines
MPC #6 Minimal
MPC #5 Abandoned
MPC #4 Perspective
MPC #3 Airborne
MPC #2 Straylight
MPC #1 Motion

Awesome topic!

Wed
1/4/2012 65° 36° 0 0 Mostly sunny

Thu
1/5/2012 62° 38° 0 0 Partly sunny

Fri
1/6/2012 60° 35° 0 0 Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny

Sat
1/7/2012 60° 35° 0 0 Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny

Sun
1/8/2012 62° 32° 0 0 Mostly sunny

Mon
1/9/2012 62° 32° 0 0 Mostly sunny and pleasant

Tue
1/10/2012 60° 35° 0 0 Partly sunny

Wed
1/11/2012 59° 42° 0 0 Sun through high clouds

Thu
1/12/2012 63° 43° 0 0 Sun and areas of high clouds

Fri
1/13/2012 63° 34° 0.02 0 Cloudy

Sat
1/14/2012 58° 36° 0 0 Bright and sunny

Sun
1/15/2012 54° 36° 0 0 Partial sunshine

Mon
1/16/2012 50° 36° 0 0 Cloudy

Tue
1/17/2012 49° 38° 0.06 0 A shower in the afternoon


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This winter sucks.

Weather doesn't have to mean storms!

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Originally Posted by Gregger

Weather doesn't have to mean storms!

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I agree, however the State of California decided to cancel weather this winter due to budget cuts. I don't think a picture of an empty blue sky is too moving.

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Originally Posted by Gregger

Weather doesn't have to mean storms!

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Yeah, and there are figurative interpretations as well. I like this theme. And we have through the holiday weekend to get after it. And the entire X-mas family and travel time thing is over. Hoping for a lot of good submissions here!

1. Morning to night (this is a VERY experimental shot):
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6...23c194cd_b.jpg

three creeks lake oregon
http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/images...oregon-153.jpg

Fuzz- PP info?

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http://theskierslife.com/wp-content/...nrise003sm.jpg

My contribution...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6...426ae496_b.jpg
Colorado Winter Sunset by Greg Moore Photo, on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2182/5...fafb9c0b_b.jpg
Flagler, CO 5/17/11 by Greg Moore Photo, on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3546/3...50df2d9c75.jpg
Erie, CO Summer Thunder by Greg Moore Photo, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by Gregger

Fuzz- PP info?

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Two separate shots taken from the same place, then layer masked in PS. I got the inspiration/stole the idea from Stephen Wilkes (go to Fine Art > Day to Night).

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

Two separate shots taken from the same place, then layer masked in PS. I got the inspiration/stole the idea from Stephen Wilkes (go to Fine Art > Day to Night).

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That's what I figured. I've just never been able to get a clean transition. Looks good!

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

Two separate shots taken from the same place, then layer masked in PS. I got the inspiration/stole the idea from Stephen Wilkes (go to Fine Art > Day to Night).

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I'm not sure if I like a lot of those. He's certainly talented and it's an intriguing concept. "Park Avenue" and "The Flatiron" have a ghostbusters quality to them.

"coney Island" though, I think works pretty well. Your shot makes me wonder how it might look in the mountains.


edit to add: Some of those other galleries are crazy awesome. I really liked "Bethlehem Steel." The Katrina one is fucking awesome.

Wet snow falling and my wife who is nearly 36 WEEKS (thanks CW!) pregnant - with twins. You can hardly tell from behind. The winter here in N. Bavaria has been pretty crappy too. Bunch of days with wet snow falling, but nothing sticking. Just too warm.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6...cbc987ac_z.jpg

Running through the wet snow

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6...fa523014_z.jpg

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Originally Posted by splitter

I'm not sure if I like a lot of those. He's certainly talented and it's an intriguing concept. "Park Avenue" and "The Flatiron" have a ghostbusters quality to them.

"coney Island" though, I think works pretty well. Your shot makes me wonder how it might look in the mountains.


edit to add: Some of those other galleries are crazy awesome. I really liked "Bethlehem Steel." The Katrina one is fucking awesome.

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I typically don't like that type of stuff, but "Flatiron" is pretty bad ass. It clearly shows what he was trying to do with the image moreso than the others (IMO).

http://chadbrown.zenfolio.com/img/s3...16136246-4.jpg

http://www.tdsphoto.com/tgr/120107_DSC_1303_sm2.jpg

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Originally Posted by DeutschBag

Wet snow falling and my wife who is nearly 36 months pregnant - with twins. ...

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36 months? Those kids are gonna walk out on their own. :biggrin::wink:

Some really cool lenticulars over the front range of the N. Cascades today (most notably Three Fingers and Whitehorse) but I didn't know the area well enough to be able to pull off the freeway and drive up into the hills and find a place to shoot them. Too far away from the freeway to make a compelling shot.

I knew the "day and night" concept might seem gimmicky and wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but these MPC's often give me a chance to experiment, and the idea looked interesting enough to try out. One thing I realized is that the transition cannot be haphazard. If there's a natural straight-line visual division in the scene (e.g. in "The Flatiron"), then a single straight-line transition works. Otherwise, a more complicated transition works better (e.g. in "Park Avenue").

I know my shit has that familiar amateurish quality to it but I thought I would share this one.

http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...e/P1081424.jpg

Anal probe?

Are you a mormon? Great photo. You don't need good gear to make good images (you just need good gear to print good images)

Low clouds in the Oregon Cascades:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6...11aa5446_z.jpg

We seem to be in the doldrums for weather here.

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6...07719a03_z.jpg
Moon Rise1-0487 by jrmorris-mt, on Flickr

Peak 2 Peak
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6...12e604da_z.jpg