Storm Pics

[Kev]

A few pics out of my window last Thursday. Big old storm! Great light show! Falcon a bit dented from the hail stones!! Still 25c at the time!! Where do they come from? Wild storm season so far, but impacting on my fishing somewhat!

[RobTwin]

Great pics Kev

Prob impacts on your barbies too





(No, not the dolls )

[Pete]

Great pics

How hard is the recession hitting down there?

[Kev]

BBQ is under cover.

[Dave999]

next hail storm put the bed matress and sofa cusions over the car.



they dry out pretty quick


it can quickly escallate from pea to wallnut to tennisball size in a matter of minutes.

tennis ball size really does a bit of damage to both body and glass

never saw it as big as that but saw the affects regularly year old cars that looked like they had been set about with a hammer and its ACT of GOD so the insurance want nout to do with it


dave

[TYREMAN]

Good pics Kev did you take loads of pics fast knowing that some would pick up the lightning? cool shots

[Anonymous]

Great shots Kev, not easy to get the flashes on camera
I used a technique where the camera is set on a tripod with the aperture as small as possible and iso as low as poss too, so the shutter can be left open for a few minutes and will catch any flashes during that time....how did you do it?

[Anonymous]

Strewth mate. (someone had to say it )

Cracking pictures.

[Stu]

Blimey! That pick of the hailstones looks like someone tipped the freezer out there... Any pics of the damage, Kev?

[Kev]

Very small dents along the roofline, really have to look to see 'em.
Casio Exilim EX-Z1080. High speed continuous mode. Took about 900 shots to get those 3!!! Gotta love digital cameras!!! One sequence you can see the lightning build up. Very cool. Storm predicted for tonight Will be keeping an eye on the radar. We are just to the left of Manly on the map.
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.loop.shtml
And current warnings;
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/warn_qld.shtml

[db]

Where do they come from?

VERY high up! If you cut one in half it has layers like tree rings.
The warm air pushes 'em way up where they gather another layer as the air cools, then they fall back into warm air, get pushed up again....
The warmer the weather, the bigger the hailstones can grow

Great pics, more tonite then

[Rich]

Cool shots K. I love to see a good storm. Especially when its in a different country.!!!!!! Keep on lovin it!!

[steveo]

good pictures Kev .....

[Kev]

Storm approaching! Check the radar link!!

[latil]

Get that mattress on the Falcon