Brocken Spectre

David Newton said:

Anyone who hasn't seen Ann Bowkers page from her walk onto Skiddaw earlier
this week should correct that now.

Truly excellent!

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ldp.htm

That's a cracker. Hasn't she got long legs?

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"David Newton" <[email hidden]> wrote ...

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Anyone who hasn't seen Ann Bowkers page from her walk onto Skiddaw

earlier

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this week should correct that now.

Truly excellent!

I agree. Ann's photos are proper, opportunistic, walkers' pictures,
immediate and unpretentious (and they've probably never been
anywhere near Photoshop).
Thanks for the info.

Tony Simpkins

Is there a difference between a brocken spectre and a mountain glory?

Pix

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"David Newton" <[email hidden]> wrote ...

Quoted message said:

Anyone who hasn't seen Ann Bowkers page from her walk onto Skiddaw

earlier

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this week should correct that now.

Truly excellent!

I agree. Ann's photos are proper, opportunistic, walkers' pictures,
immediate and unpretentious (and they've probably never been
anywhere near Photoshop).
Thanks for the info.

Tony Simpkins

* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
* of violets, as Pix <[email hidden]> descended on a shaft
* of golden sunlight, and announced:

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Is there a difference between a brocken spectre and a mountain glory?

A glory is different - like a halo. A excellent site for explaining the
various effects is:

http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/phenom.htm

Jim Ford

"> Is there a difference between a brocken spectre and a mountain glory?

The Glory is the halo around the spectre so it's part and parcel of the same
phenomenon.

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Dave Newton

Lake District Walk&Image site
http://www.daves-lakeland-mountains.co.uk

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Anyone who hasn't seen Ann Bowkers page from her walk onto Skiddaw

earlier

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this week should correct that now.

Truly excellent!

I agree. Ann's photos are proper, opportunistic, walkers' pictures,
immediate and unpretentious (and they've probably never been
anywhere near Photoshop).

Gets out a lot....

Fun walking with her, she always has her wee camera out.. Misses very
little... Remember the novelty of the first time I walked with her in
1997 and getting home to see the photos on the web.

One of the few sites that I visit every day

Richard Webb

Just noticed Ann's got the full Wainwrights in 360 degrees panaromic views.
Excellent!

Jhimmy

David

I was just about to post a message asking whether these halos had a
name, and you've just answered my question - thanks. I saw them too on
Skiddaw this weekend, unfortunately my attempt to photograph one wasn't
too successful as the camera had difficulty focusing.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.biggins/TEMP/PICT0225X.JPG

David

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David Biggins
Cambridge, UK

David Biggins said:

David

I was just about to post a message asking whether these halos had a
name, and you've just answered my question - thanks. I saw them too on
Skiddaw this weekend, unfortunately my attempt to photograph one wasn't
too successful as the camera had difficulty focusing.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.biggins/TEMP/PICT0225X.JPG

Looks good to me!

Best wishes,
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David Biggins said:

David

I was just about to post a message asking whether these halos had a
name, and you've just answered my question - thanks. I saw them too on
Skiddaw this weekend, unfortunately my attempt to photograph one wasn't
too successful as the camera had difficulty focusing.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.biggins/TEMP/PICT0225X.JPG

Given the mist and low contrast it's hardly surprising your camera had
difficulty focusing. It's even worse if was trying to focus using
infra red, as there isn't anything to lock onto in a shadow on mist.
This is where manual is handy. Just set it on something between
infinity and a few metres and stop well down and it will be OK.
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

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David

I was just about to post a message asking whether these halos had a
name, and you've just answered my question - thanks. I saw them too on
Skiddaw this weekend, unfortunately my attempt to photograph one wasn't
too successful as the camera had difficulty focusing.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.biggins/TEMP/PICT0225X.JPG

Looks good to me!

Why thank you. I was a bit disappointed in the photo as it was just such a
wonderful thing to see after a couple of hours in thick cloud and a rather
fierce wind (It was beautiful clear skies to the North of Skiddaw, but
cloudy to the South and over Ullock). The summit was just on the edge of
the clouds which suddenly lifted (luckily as we couldn't find the trig
point) giving amazing views to Scotland and just a sea of cloud to the
South - even Helvellyn was invisible below it. Beautiful and a good to be
alive moment (even if it was bloody freezing).

Not a great picture this, but gives some idea of the view before the cloud
rolled over us. Bassenthwaite Lake is to the right. The ridge in the middle
distance is the ascent to Ullock, which was our route up.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.biggins/TEMP/PICT0231X.JPG

Best wishes
David

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David Biggins
Cambridge, UK

In article <[email hidden]>, Phil Cook

Quoted message said:

Given the mist and low contrast it's hardly surprising your camera had
difficulty focusing. It's even worse if was trying to focus using
infra red, as there isn't anything to lock onto in a shadow on mist.
This is where manual is handy. Just set it on something between
infinity and a few metres and stop well down and it will be OK.

I did kick myself afterwards for not taking more care over the pictures
as I do have manual focus. The spectres were rather fleeting and the
cloud rolled in again shortly afterwards so I missed the moment. With
the fierce winds and my fingers freezing to the camera a sheltered spot
for a nice cup of tea was my main thought.

David
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David Biggins
Cambridge, UK

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:52:15 GMT, David Biggins
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.biggins/TEMP/PICT0225X.JPG

Looks good to me!

Why thank you. I was a bit disappointed in the photo as it was just such a
wonderful thing to see after a couple of hours in thick cloud and a rather
fierce wind (It was beautiful clear skies to the North of Skiddaw, but
cloudy to the South and over Ullock).

Absolutely! I've never even seen one, let alone captured one on film
🙂

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The summit was just on the edge of
the clouds which suddenly lifted (luckily as we couldn't find the trig
point) giving amazing views to Scotland and just a sea of cloud to the
South - even Helvellyn was invisible below it. Beautiful and a good to be
alive moment (even if it was bloody freezing).

I just love those moments when the clouds suddenly blow away. I get
excited and emotional, and have been known to run up to strangers and
rant at them about the beauty of the scene 🙂

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Not a great picture this, but gives some idea of the view before the cloud
rolled over us. Bassenthwaite Lake is to the right. The ridge in the middle
distance is the ascent to Ullock, which was our route up.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.biggins/TEMP/PICT0231X.JPG

Fabulous! I wish I'd been there 🙂

Best wishes,
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(**)PeeWiglet~~
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David Biggins said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Phil Cook

Quoted message said:

Given the mist and low contrast it's hardly surprising your camera had
difficulty focusing. It's even worse if was trying to focus using
infra red, as there isn't anything to lock onto in a shadow on mist.
This is where manual is handy. Just set it on something between
infinity and a few metres and stop well down and it will be OK.

I did kick myself afterwards for not taking more care over the pictures
as I do have manual focus. The spectres were rather fleeting and the
cloud rolled in again shortly afterwards so I missed the moment. With
the fierce winds and my fingers freezing to the camera a sheltered spot
for a nice cup of tea was my main thought.

He he . Often the best photographs are fleeting moments. Other times
you get plenty of time. I've spent a fair amount of time stood on a
ridge with boiling cloud below me waiting for a broken spectre and
been foiled by the cloud rolling in above me to blot out the sun :-(
However this one was under more stable conditions. So much so that I
could plan the composition, that sunlit grass in the foreground didn't
happen by accident.

http://www.p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk/Feb04/cluanie2.htm
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

In article <[email hidden]>, Phil Cook

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He he . Often the best photographs are fleeting moments. Other times
you get plenty of time. I've spent a fair amount of time stood on a
ridge with boiling cloud below me waiting for a broken spectre and
been foiled by the cloud rolling in above me to blot out the sun :-(
However this one was under more stable conditions. So much so that I
could plan the composition, that sunlit grass in the foreground didn't
happen by accident.

http://www.p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk/Feb04/cluanie2.htm

Excellent photograph Phil, thank you for showing it.

Best wishes,
David
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David Biggins
Cambridge, UK