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Re: Meso's Photo's
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:52 pm
by Meso
#5 and #7 are single image HDR's and #11 is a 3 image (2 stops each way) HDR. The rest are just photoshop editing jobs (levels, curves, sharpness, etc.). I've been trying to avoid the fake cartoony look whenever I use HDR now and just use it more as a post processing tool to add some life to the photo.
Re: Meso's Photo's
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:33 pm
by Hamlan
Meso wrote:#5 and #7 are single image HDR's and #11 is a 3 image (2 stops each way) HDR. The rest are just photoshop editing jobs (levels, curves, sharpness, etc.). I've been trying to avoid the fake cartoony look whenever I use HDR now and just use it more as a post processing tool to add some life to the photo.
hehe, I have a keen eye for HDR work and totally agree on avoiding the fake cartoon look so well done. Yours have the effect of gaining attention because they look great - not fake and thats how I like HDR.
Re: Meso's Photo's
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:03 pm
by GregSorenson2
greta shots Meso, and lovely locations too:) I'm not a super fan of HDR's, but they do have their place.
Re: Meso's Photo's
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:23 pm
by Meso
North Central Vic Thunderstorms - October 12th 2010
First cell I caught was near Maryborough, had a massive rain/hail curtain on it and I didn't follow the cell too long. You can see a tinge of green in the first photo so I suspect their may have been some hail in there somewhere. As you can see from the photos it was really dumping!
After taking a few photos of the Maryborough cell, I quickly checked the radar and decided to head towards a cell coming down past Birchip. After driving for 10 mins or so I realised the GPS was taking me through St Arnaud way, which is a terrible area for chasing with all the trees. So, I thought better of it and turned around and headed back towards Bendigo, basically with the attitude of "Whatever happens, happens, if I see something, great, otherwise, oh well..." I think I should take this attitude more often as I spotted a nice cell as I was coming through Bridgewater heading SE to Bendigo.
Managed to stay in front of it from Bridgewater to Marong, whilst periodically stopping to take a few shots...
Somewhere near Marong after darting around trying to get a better view I was smashed by the core and basically had to drive 40-50km/h back to Eaglehawk due to whiteout conditions and strong winds sending branches all over the road.
Emerged from the core between Eaglehawk and Golden Square in Bendigo and managed to get another view on it before following it to my front door step...
Some nice low scud getting sucked in to the storm in this first shot...
Gave up on it after that and went and had some dinner. All in all a most enjoyable chase, with no long trip home afterwards, which was a bonus
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:32 pm
by Meso
Got bored and went for a drive on sunset tonight to see if I could find anything interesting to photograph as the sun was going down.
This old shapely tree was about the best I could do...
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:58 pm
by Hamlan
Gee Greg if that was all you could muster on sunset you've done well! nice colours and flares and the tree reminds of a bulls horn.
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:07 am
by Meso
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:08 am
by Meso
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:41 pm
by rikjpool
This one is a winner mate! Up there with the best, and certainly worthy of any competition if you were to enter one.
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:50 pm
by Lily
Meso, I commented in the BW thread, but wanted to reiterate that I think this photo is just beautiful, I love it. Well done once again, great stuff
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:36 pm
by Meso
Thanks Rik, lily
I will be struggling to top that one for the rest of the season I think.
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:28 pm
by Meso
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:10 pm
by Meso
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:36 am
by Meso
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:47 pm
by Hamlan
Meso wrote:Marong/Bendigo Thunderstorm - December 6th 2010Would love to know what anyone thinks is going on in this first pic as the low cloud appears to be attached to the parent by a rope...
Hey Greg, I can confirm that the low cloud in your pic was connected to the main cloud base via a funnel. I got pics and video of it over and maybe just west of Marong from my vantage just east of Marong town centre. The feature formed behind the initial gust front which had produced gust front funnels and lots of crazy gust front behaviour. Then I saw this feature trailing behind the gust front build rapidly and become well defined and persistent in a low block shaped wall cloud (cant think of another description) with a strong but short inflow tail on the north side and clear upmotion into the cloud above which I commented on in my video from memory. This is what I was referring to on the night when I mentioned for locals like yourself to keep an eye and ear out for any word on damage in Marong. It was low and if it hadve produced a tornado it wouldve done damage in or near town. I am assuming it didnt. I will post pics in the next few days.
Brad.
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:25 pm
by rikjpool
Here is another view on that feature as well...
And a little further on about 10km further along....
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:30 pm
by Supercellimpact
Fantastic Pics Rikki
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:20 pm
by Meso
Glad I wasn't the only one who thought something odd was occurring that night. I'll have another look through my shots later and play around with the contrast to see if I can find anything else of interest.
There is a couple of trees down along the side of the highway north of Marong. But, I doubt it's related, they're isolated from each other...more likely just from all the rain.
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:49 pm
by Meso
Cape Nelson...or thereabouts...
Would have preferred a more dramatic skyline. But, I was only there for about an hour, so I had to make do with what was happening when I got there.
Re: Meso's Photo's and chase reports
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:14 pm
by Meso