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More Crazy Weather in the Owens

DianaT - 3-28-2016 at 07:36 PM

Looking down from the McMurray Meadows area today in the heavy winds.

A cinder cone with a dust storm behind and rain trying reach the ground.


BornFisher - 3-28-2016 at 08:23 PM

Love pics of the Owens Valley and this is a great one!
Is the dust there being coughed up by a vehicle?
Beautiful. Like the virga, hoping it got down to the ground and settled the dust!!

DianaT - 3-28-2016 at 08:36 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BornFisher  
Love pics of the Owens Valley and this is a great one!
Is the dust there being coughed up by a vehicle?
Beautiful. Like the virga, hoping it got down to the ground and settled the dust!!


THANK YOU! :saint:

The dust is strictly from the wind --- it blew like crazy today and it was a cold wind. The mountains got snow, but where we were, we were pelted with tiny ice crystals. We couldn't wait to get back in the truck!

This evening, it looks like possibly more snow also in the Inyos and the Whites, but as it often does, it mostly jumped over the valley.

DianaT - 3-31-2016 at 06:52 PM

Just one more of this crazy weather around here. March storm over the Whites. Love having more snow!








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monoloco - 3-31-2016 at 11:37 PM

Stunning!

wessongroup - 4-1-2016 at 02:24 PM

:):)

DianaT - 4-1-2016 at 06:20 PM

Monoloco, Thanks! It was a beautiful day.

Wessongroup,

Old Tommy Dog says, Woof, woof, :)

rts551 - 4-1-2016 at 06:58 PM

Beautiful

uemsn11 - 4-2-2016 at 06:29 PM

DianaT,
Could you please provide details of the type of camera, lens, etc that were used to take those pictures? They are amazing! Thank you in advance.

wessongroup - 4-2-2016 at 06:41 PM

Usually hard to "capture" the size and scope of the environment ... both do it ... WOOF

DianaT - 4-2-2016 at 07:43 PM

Thanks Ralph. :saint:

wessongroup, so often I dump a lot of pictures because they just can't capture the feeling and vastness of the scene. Glad you like these. woof, woof. and old Tommy Dog was there for both of the pictures.

Quote: Originally posted by uemsn11  
DianaT,
Could you please provide details of the type of camera, lens, etc that were used to take those pictures? They are amazing! Thank you in advance.


First of all, thank you for the nice compliment.

While I still have my heavy Canon equipment that I have acquired since I retired, I have been transitioning more to the newer mirrorless equipment as have many people. It is improving all the time and is sure a lot easier to carry around. I have done it all in consultation with my camera guru, aka known as tripledigitken around here.

Thus, these pictures were taken with my Sony a6000 and a Sony Zeiss 16-70 lens that cost A LOT more than the camera, but I LOVE it. Thanks Ken. :biggrin:

For processing, I am using a combination of Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop Elements, some different plug-ins and a program I recently discovered and like, DXO.





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Cardon - 4-2-2016 at 10:13 PM

DianaT I've always loved the photos you post and this set is no exception- they are great.

I too have the Sony A6000 and love it. My Nikon doesn't get out much now that I have the Sony. I really like how I can take pics with the Sony then send it to my smart phone so I can check out the photos on the larger cell phone screen. I also like taking panoramic photos with it.












durrelllrobert - 4-3-2016 at 09:22 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Cardon  
DianaT I've always loved the photos you post and this set is no exception- they are great.

I too have the Sony A6000 and love it. My Nikon doesn't get out much now that I have the Sony. I really like how I can take pics with the Sony then send it to my smart phone so I can check out the photos on the larger cell phone screen. I also like taking panoramic photos with it.






Great detail. I even think I can see a termite crawling on that fence.

DianaT - 4-3-2016 at 09:43 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Cardon  
DianaT I've always loved the photos you post and this set is no exception- they are great.

I too have the Sony A6000 and love it. My Nikon doesn't get out much now that I have the Sony. I really like how I can take pics with the Sony then send it to my smart phone so I can check out the photos on the larger cell phone screen. I also like taking panoramic photos with it.




Beautiful photos -- thanks. I have yet to be successful with the panorama photos. Yours is beautiful and I will keep trying.

Since my Canon is gathering more and more dust, but I have a couple of really good lenes, I have ordered an adapter to try to use the Canon lens with the a6000. In a way, it defeats one of the purposes as they are heavy lens, but for certain situations they would be good and I would still not have to tote the Canon Camera around.

Thanks for your input!



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Hook - 4-4-2016 at 04:39 PM

On a California side note, I see from the official snow survey website for CA that this El Nino year (that started with so much promise, in terms of snowpack) has now dropped below average for the season. In fact, the southern portion of the Sierras is now only at 66% of normal. Statewide, it is about 81% of normal, for this date.

I believe the snow "season" ends April 15th.

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/sweq.action

Bwana_John - 4-4-2016 at 04:59 PM
Quote:

the McMurray Meadows area


Have you found the lava tubes?

DianaT - 4-4-2016 at 05:31 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Hook  
On a California side note, I see from the official snow survey website for CA that this El Nino year (that started with so much promise, in terms of snowpack) has now dropped below average for the season. In fact, the southern portion of the Sierras is now only at 66% of normal. Statewide, it is about 81% of normal, for this date.

I believe the snow "season" ends April 15th.

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/sweq.action


Unfortunately, this is the case. In December, after the early storms, we were way above average, but that has faded. Maybe we will have some late snow, but we really need ABOVE average to even begin to help. It is still a drought.:no::no:

DianaT - 4-4-2016 at 05:33 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bwana_John  

Quote:

the McMurray Meadows area


Have you found the lava tubes?


Not yet, but we will check it out --- maybe in the fall.

Thanks

Bwana_John - 4-4-2016 at 05:56 PM
Quote:

the McMurray Meadows area
Have you found the lava tubes?
Not yet, but we will check it out --- maybe in the
fall. Thanks


There is a very nice one less than 1/2 mile off the McMurry Meadows road, as it passes the far west side of Crater Mnt

(also some good ones on the east side of the Owens Valley)

Mexitron - 4-4-2016 at 07:37 PM

Beautiful pics of a beautiful area...always takes my breath away when I drive through there.

DianaT - 4-5-2016 at 08:01 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Mexitron  
Beautiful pics of a beautiful area...always takes my breath away when I drive through there.


Thanks. :saint:

Living here makes me smile every morning as I look out front at the Sierras and out back at the Inyos. And when I am hanging laundry, I love the quiet and the chance to see some little birds run off a hawk or raven. Yesterday it was ravens fighting with a hawk. Put a little weather in the mix, and it all just gets prettier. We really made the right choice for where to live for a while.

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Skipjack Joe - 4-6-2016 at 07:23 PM

Nice work, Diane. Wonderful atmosphere in those images.

DianaT - 4-7-2016 at 09:15 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe  
Nice work, Diane. Wonderful atmosphere in those images.


THANKS Igor. In this valley, we can have the most dead skies at times, but when weather passes through, it is always quite wonderful as there are so many micro climates so close together. I always find it quite exciting.