Weekly #789 - The Weather Competition

Hello and thanks to everyone for the very good entries this week, several of which could have won,

Tal-y-Lyn rural idyll by Perspicador -
My kind of weather, a fine day but doesn’t look too hot. A rural idyll indeed with a view that I wouldn’t tire of in any weather.

I’m sure that the forecast said dry with sunny intervals !!!!!!! by MHOL190246 –
What a super capture this is. I’m sure we’ve all been caught in such a downpour feeling as miserable as the pigeon looks. A great composition with the grey rain and grey pigeon sitting on a grey roof contrasting nicely with the out of focus building and terracotta chimneys.

A bit breezy at Roker Pier by tyronet2000 –
A perfectly timed and well composed photo. From the swell and surf breaking in the foreground to the waves crashing against the pier and lighthouse everything is sharp and draws the eye across the picture. Well done

Strong wind and spray by sueriley –
Another excellent crashing waves and lighthouse photo. Judging by the focal length you must have been right amongst the action. I almost feel as if I am going to get wet just looking at it. I like the use of the railings leading to the wave lashing up and breaking over the top, caught at the right moment. The lovely red and white lighthouse takes the eye back out to the horizon. Very good exposure, sharpness throughout and depth of field.

No sailing today by garethjmorgan –
A real batten down the hatches weather approaching picture shown to great effect and diffused by the glass giving it a watercolour painting effect. The raindrops on the glass are nice and sharp and there is a good mix of shadow and highlights with that sky threatening the mother of all storms.

I am in no mood for this by Flan – There is something unworldly and knowing about the way Jackdaws look at you, and with the eyes absolutely pin sharp you’ve captured this superbly leaving you in no doubt who is not going to blink first. sitting in defiance of the awful weather A simple but captivating photo.

Aprez la pluei (After the rain) by Francisbd –
I have no idea if this was taken on a Pentax or acceptable camera as there is no data available, but here are a few comments. I am wondering if was taken in Bouillon in Belgium?. I like this a lot and it has the look of a picture taken on film. This is a great example of black and white photo, very atmospheric with a lovely tonal range and some good reflections, well composed and excellent focus. – Tres bon

I can hear the rain on my window by takuman –
A lovely abstract effect of rain on the window enhanced by the fact the glass or background is black giving a nice contrast

Autumn Sunshine by PRYorkshire – English weather at its best. A lovely tranquil scene of an old church illuminated by the sun and superbly framed by the autumn colours of the trees and vegetation and topped by a blue sky contrasted with a few wispy clouds.

Addo Storm by Noelcmn –
Good composition with the sandy coloured winding road leading the eye into the storm ahead with the white vehicle adding extra interest. There looks to be an awful lot of rain in those dark clouds.

The boughs bowed to the bow! by drofmit –
Probably the best title to a picture I’ve seen. An excellent photo captured at an opportune moment. The rain has stopped but the rainbow is still there and probably disappeared a minute later and the golden light on the trees really picks out the detail of the branches. To capture the rainbow in that position was I guess a million to one. Well done.

Sheet Lightening in the Dark by vic cross –
Fresh off the press as the saying goes. A photo taken last night showing the amazing power of lightening. Most such photos are of fork lightening but this one has turned the scene temporarily into daylight, and yes I can see the face in the cloud.

As for the difficult task of judging :-
1st place goes to the boughs bowed to the bow by drofmit
2nd place goes to I’m in no mood for this by Flan
Equal 3rd goes to strong wind and spray by sueriley
Equal 3rd goes to a bit breezy at Roker pier by tyronet2000
All the others deserve HC’s

Over to drofmit and good luck

Well done Drofmit, and also a thanks to the host Retsoor for thoughts and comments on all entries.

Thanks for the win….
Only just seen this… competition will be set by lunch or sooner.
I’ll do a full comment later!!

Thanks retsoor for the competition and the pole position.... new competition is up.... "Weekly #790 - Real Spiders ~ Artificial Bats"
Congratulations to Flan for the covetted 2nd place.... I love jackdaws!
Congratulations to SueRiley and Tyronet2000 for their joint 3rd....
A lovely set of pix this competition drew!
Retsoor, "The rain has stopped but the rainbow is still there ".... no, it was actually still raining... not hard, but enough to create the rainbow.
And for me to risk leaving the back door to try for a shot of the rainbow sprouting from the top of the walnut with pre-WR gear [the 100mm is dialed in and I can't remember which lens was on the camera [possibly my 75>250 Tamron - a 1980s all manual lens....] and certainly not a "connected" one....
But the angles were then all wrong and the photo wasn't what I was after..... however, that's photography... win some/lose some.
And yes... million to one chance is probably about right.... we get a lot of weather down this valley and plenty of rainbows... and I have never seen the same rainbow picture twice.... and none approaching this one!

Well the Rest of entries are either too late too comment, or stuck up far too deep
At least have the decency to respond for what one has put forward.
Lazy excuses are not acceptable.
I have this itch sometimes on the " Gallery"
If the Gallery is just for viewing , then no one should have comments.