Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-06-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Darren, What to do? Bask in the glory of all the attention. It's well deserved. Excellent photo in a unique situation. Much better than 'F8 and be there'. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to those who recently commented! Update:

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-06-03 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks to those who recently commented! Update: I noticed that I had a favorite from a Flickr user named Yahoo! Editorial and I wondered what that meant. Then I noticed that I had a couple thousand views and over a 100 Favs over the next couple of hours (and invitations to post to other Flickr

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-06-03 Thread Bruce Walker
Congratulations, Darren; well-deserved attention for that shot. On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to those who recently commented! Update: I noticed that I had a favorite from a Flickr user named Yahoo! Editorial and I wondered what that meant.

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-06-03 Thread steve harley
on 2013-06-03 14:47 Darren Addy wrote I realize that this probably happens to some of you ALL THE TIME, but I'm not quite sure what to do with all the attention. : ) good going, Darren; use the attention as inspiration for more photos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-06-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well deserved recognition for an outstanding photo. Paul via phone On Jun 3, 2013, at 4:47 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to those who recently commented! Update: I noticed that I had a favorite from a Flickr user named Yahoo! Editorial and I wondered what that meant.

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-06-01 Thread Mark C
Very dramatic lighting and superb use of the barn in the foreground - fantastic! Mark On 5/27/2013 12:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-28 Thread Darren Addy
By the way, thanks to the latest who commented on my Custer County Supercell image (and all who looked). I hurridly threw that up on the same night as it was taken and it is simply a JPEG with only minor corrections (correcting levels and a +6 on saturation, if memory serves). I'm sure I could

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-28 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 26, 2013, at 23:41 , Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8850051008/ That is quite beautiful! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-28 Thread Christine Aguila
Beautiful. One can't help but think of Dorthey and toto. I really like the color and composition of elements. Very nicely done. Cheers, Christine On May 26, 2013, at 11:41 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-28 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 28, 2013, at 01:07 , Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: By the way, thanks to the latest who commented on my Custer County Supercell image (and all who looked). I hurridly threw that up on the same night as it was taken and it is simply a JPEG with only minor corrections

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 26/5/13, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8850051008/ Hope you enjoy it. Wow! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-28 Thread steve harley
on 2013-05-26 22:41 Darren Addy wrote http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8850051008/ wonderful portrait of an old barn experiencing REM sleep -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

RE: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-28 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Very cool! Beautiful, in fact. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Sent: May 27, 2013 5/27/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Custer County Supercell Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Bob W
That's very impressive. Never heard of a supercell before - I'm guessing it's the cloud, not the hut. B On 27 May 2013, at 05:41, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Derby Chang
Wow, got the trees and the barn bending to the force of nature. Really beautiful tonal balance too. Annual-worthy On 27/05/2013 2:41 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Jack Davis
: Custer County Supercell Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to be an atom bomb that had gone off to my northwest. I checked radar on my iPad to see how far away

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 May 2013 14:41, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to be an atom bomb that had gone off to my northwest. I checked radar

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Love it - So glad you are a storm chaser, Darren as long as you stay safe! ann On 5/27/2013 00:41, Darren Addy wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to be an atom

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Walt
That is a great shot, Darren! I'm glad we don't get quite as many big storms as you guys do out there on the plains, but it sure does make for some dramatic photography. -- Walt On 5/26/2013 11:41 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for the comments guys and gals. Yes, the one things we've got is extreme weather. Nebraska goes from sub-zero in the winter to over 100F in the summer and the spring gives us tornado season. Yesterday was a bonus. TODAY is The Day I've been looking at for a week. The forecast has held and

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Walt
Good luck and stay safe, Darren! Looking forward to seeing what you come back with. -- Walt On 5/27/2013 8:35 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Thanks for the comments guys and gals. Yes, the one things we've got is extreme weather. Nebraska goes from sub-zero in the winter to over 100F in the summer

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great shot! The landscape under the weather makes it special. Paul On May 27, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Good luck and stay safe, Darren! Looking forward to seeing what you come back with. -- Walt On 5/27/2013 8:35 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Thanks for the comments

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
Darren, Great picture - strange, stunning clouds with an excellent composition as well! The light above the barn and thru the trees is facinating. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 11:41 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Doug Brewer
On 5/27/13 12:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to be an atom bomb that had gone off to my northwest. I checked radar on my iPad to see how

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Bruce Walker
That's a hell of a shot, Darren. I just love it. On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to be an

Re: PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-27 Thread Darren Addy
Well, today was a disappointment photographically speaking. Instead of the predicted isolated supercells we got a huge convective mess that was basically a moving hurricane of high precipitation monsters all melding into one. The only people who saw tornadoes today were those with armored vehicles

PESO: Custer County Supercell

2013-05-26 Thread Darren Addy
Had a fun little backyard chase in Custer County (the county north and west of my home county of Buffalo). I walked out of a hardware store and saw what appeared to be an atom bomb that had gone off to my northwest. I checked radar on my iPad to see how far away it was (distances can be deceiving