Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-06-01 Thread Alan C
Out of the blue we had a crackerjack of a storm last night (45mm) with more forecast for today. Up to 944mm for the season now. 1000 is in sight! The garden will love it & Sable Dam may well get back to 100%. 922 in 1980/1981; 1081 in 1999/2000 of which 486 fell in Feb. Alan C On 31-May-21 07

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-31 Thread Alan C
Take care, Dave. I read that hundreds of people have been evacuated. Alan C On 31-May-21 10:03 AM, David Mann wrote: On May 31, 2021, at 6:01 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 30.05.21 um 19:04 schrieb Rick Womer: After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-31 Thread David Mann
On May 31, 2021, at 6:01 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 30.05.21 um 19:04 schrieb Rick Womer: >> After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this >> weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; > > I'll say it with Ella: > "Isn't this a lovely day to be

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread Alan C
Rick The last substantial fall was 38mm on 22nd March. Nothing in April/May but the weather has remained warm to hot with many days still in the 30's so everything has dried out. The average total rainfall from May to Aug over the last 10 years has been less than 10mm. Until the start of the

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread Rick Womer
Alan, I’m puzzled. You have 899mm for the season, normal is 530mm, but you say it is dry. Rick > On May 30, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I need 1mm > to record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June. Only twice in

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread ann sanfedele
Yes that works nicely! .. ann On 5/30/2021 7:46 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Ann. I tried using the Transform slider in LR on it, and didn’t like the distortion of the blossoms. So I tried cropping; I think it’s an improvement: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/i-9xMfd

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Ann. I tried using the Transform slider in LR on it, and didn’t like the distortion of the blossoms. So I tried cropping; I think it’s an improvement: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/i-9xMfd Thanks! Rick > On May 30, 2021, at 1:48 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread David J Brooks
Ypu captured a wet dreary day very well. Like the yellow rails and the B ball court Dave On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 1:05 PM Rick Womer wrote: > After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this > weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; > > https://rickwome

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 30.05.21 um 19:04 schrieb Rick Womer: After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; I'll say it with Ella: "Isn't this a lovely day to be out in the rain..." Nicely done. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher -

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread Alan C
Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I need 1mm to record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June. Only twice in the last 50 years has Phalaborwa exceeded 900mm for the season. Normal is 530mm. Alan C On 30-May-21 07:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: After a very dry

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread ann sanfedele
ok I chose lavish praise..   really, shooting in that light with raindrops on the vegetation and a good eye adds up to lovely to look at. One suggestion (which is to say what i'd do if it were mine) Id fiddle with the perspecive on the first one so that the fence posts, gate posts were correct

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread Bob Pdml
Nicely atmospheric. > On 30 May 2021, at 18:05, Rick Womer wrote: > > After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this > weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/ > > Comments, from lavish p

GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

2021-05-30 Thread Rick Womer
After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/ Comments, from lavish praise to scathing criticism, are always appreciated. Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-D