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// September 10th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // weather
I sent in the lightning photo that I shot on Tuesday night to 12 News on the behest of a friend of mine and while it was *hopefully* going to show up yesterday at the 4:30 PM show…it actually was aired this morning at 5:15am! Jina made the smart decision last night to record all [...]
// September 9th, 2009 // 7 Comments » // weather
I’ve been able to snap a few decent lightning shots since I started trying earlier this summer, but none of them came close to last night’s epic photo. Epic in my world of course…because I know I can do better with some better tools, but for a little point-and-shoot camera, this is about as good [...]
// September 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // weather
I fully admit that I’m nowhere close to being a great weather photographer. But I’m learning and getting better. Hopefully within the next year I’ll be getting a new camera that should open up some new doors for me. However, in the meantime, I’ve taken some of my favorite weather shots, which include clouds, lightning, [...]
// September 4th, 2009 // 4 Comments » // weather
I don’t know how to describe the feelings of giddiness I get when I see an incoming red splotch on the radar indicating a storm headed my way. No matter how many we get (which is few), I always want just ONE more to come so we can experience the rain, the lightning, the thunder [...]
// September 1st, 2009 // No Comments » // weather
If you don’t know I have an addiction problem when it comes to weather, just know it will flare up this weekend. While we’re in San Diego from Saturday at noon until Tuesday, I’ll probably be wishing (a little) that I was in Arizona experiencing some of the big time rains we’ll likely be getting [...]
// August 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // weather
How often do hurricanes affect Arizona? According to Wikipedia, it’s about once every five years. However, when they DO affect us, it’s mostly the leftover moisture and remnants of the hurricane that gives us rain and thunderstorms. As an example, last year Julio’s remnants moved into Arizona during monsoon season and caused some fairly severe [...]
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