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« Reply #225 on: 18:57:43, 13-12-2007 » |
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It is a beautiful picture. I can feel how cold the day was. It looks like a painting of an old master (with dark colours).
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« Reply #226 on: 17:00:10, 17-12-2007 » |
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15:25 this afternoon, and the sun's already all but set over the golf links in Carnoustie: I love the way the sea takes on a silvery ice-blue surface at this time of year. |
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« Reply #227 on: 17:29:20, 17-12-2007 » |
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It's lovely Ron, AS A PICTURE. Unfortunately it makes me cold just to look at it.
Is this so obvious that nobody ever comments, but although at dawn and sunset the sun will be in the same position in relation to the horizon, the quality of light at the two different times of day is immediately apparent? Turner's Fighting Temeraire couldn't possibly be at dawn, could it? (Even though it shows the sun setting IN THE EAST - the view is specifically looking down the Thames.)
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh: a time to mourn, and a time to dance
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« Reply #228 on: 17:43:35, 17-12-2007 » |
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An immediate answer to that might be that the air (and sea and land) will usually be at different temperatures at the end of night and at the end of day, Don B, although up here tonight that's something of a moot point, since although we've had bright sun all day, it's not risen high enough to make much difference at all: where there's frost (which is rare here - we're in a temperate coastal micro-climate) it hasn't shifted.
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« Reply #229 on: 21:15:47, 17-12-2007 » |
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Talking of cold weather....  Apologies, but couldn't resist sharing this with you all! You can buy him online: "Our Brass Monkey Freeze Indicator is more than an attractive desk ornament and paperweight. When exposed overnight to below freezing temperatures, an amazing phenomenon occurs. Part of his anatomy falls off!" Seems to freeze off rather more than you'd expect... |
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« Reply #230 on: 12:51:27, 18-12-2007 » |
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I have thought of an interesting experiment. Ron can pop out to the links at Carnoustie before dawn this week and take a picture from an identical position just as the sun rises. I'll stay in bed. Then we can compare the difference in light at the two time of day.
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« Reply #231 on: 19:13:42, 18-12-2007 » |
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Ron can pop out to the links at Carnoustie before dawn this week and take a picture from an identical position just as the sun rises. If he does that the sun will be behind him but I'm sure he can work out how to turn round for the desired result.  |
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« Reply #232 on: 20:48:46, 18-12-2007 » |
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Whoops. Thank you John.
In the identical position, but turning round 1800.
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« Reply #233 on: 21:37:51, 18-12-2007 » |
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Whoops. Thank you John.
In the identical position, but turning round 1800.
Don, (This should be on the pedantry thread?) At this time of year in Carnoustie I suspect Ron will only have to turn about 120 0 maybe less, what do you think Ron?  |
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« Reply #234 on: 22:33:58, 18-12-2007 » |
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I took this in January 2005 when there was a break in the fog!  |
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« Reply #235 on: 22:41:34, 18-12-2007 » |
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This is what the weather was mostly like - and it gave some extraordinary lighting effects (very moving since I had just been to the "Turner in Venice" exhibition where many of the paintings captured very similar effects).  |
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« Reply #236 on: 22:43:15, 18-12-2007 » |
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Your first was taken from the bridge by the station, no? Or is it Academia looking back up the other way?
Funny, the picture took ages to appear, and only the very top of the dusky pink building on the left appeared at first - but I still immediately recognised it as Venice.
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Made by Thompson & son, at the Violin & c. the West end of St. Paul's Churchyard, LONDON
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« Reply #237 on: 22:48:04, 18-12-2007 » |
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Your first was taken from the bridge by the station, no? Or is it Academia looking back up the other way?
Funny, the picture took ages to appear, and only the very top of the dusky pink building on the left appeared at first - but I still immediately recognised it as Venice.
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The first was taken from the Rialto bridge... |
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« Reply #238 on: 23:19:39, 18-12-2007 » |
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Blimey - I thought that at first and then convinced myself that the bank to the left as you look at it didn't have as many boat stations. Must get a new memory for Christmas.
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