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The Frozen Rain


The Frozen Rain
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Copyright: kapil jadhav (kapil) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 102 W: 45 N: 67] (500)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-13
Categories: Nature, Event
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/50 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-14 8:03
Viewed: 513
Points: 12
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Freezing Rain
Freezing rain begins as snow or rain, falling from a cloud towards earth, and, melts completely (if it started as snow) on its way down through a layer of relatively warm (above freezing) air. As it falls toward the earth's surface, it encounters a layer of colder air and becomes supercooled, and the water freezes upon impact.The ice can accumulate to a thickness of several centimetres. The METAR code for freezing rain is FZRA.
Usually freezing rain is associated with the approach of a warm front when cold air, at or below freezing temperature, is trapped in the lower levels of the atmosphere as warmth streams in aloft.[3] This happens, for instance, when a low pressure system moves from the Mississippi River Valley toward the Appalachian mountains and the Saint Lawrence River Valley of North America, in the cold season, and there is a strong high pressure system sitting further East.

The warm air is then forced aloft where it dramatically alters the temperature in the middle layer, around 800 mb (800 hPa). If the advection is strong enough to warm a thin layer several degrees above 0˚C for a brief period or a larger one slightly above 0˚C for a long period, the falling snow into this layer will melt and become rain droplets. These will freeze on contact when they hit the ground, which is still at or below 0˚C.

Ice storms often cause major power outages. Power lines coated with ice become extremely heavy, causing support poles, insulators and lines to break. Tree limbs with branches heavily coated in ice also can break off under the enormous weight and fall onto power lines. The ice that forms on roadways makes vehicle travel dangerous. Unlike snow, wet ice provides almost no traction, and vehicles will slide even on gentle slopes. Because freezing rain does not hit the ground as an ice pellet and is still a rain droplet when it makes contact with the ground, the freezing rain conforms to the shape of the ground, making one thick layer of ice. Because sleet is in pellet form it can be easily moved around, unlike freezing rain which is a continuous layer of ice and cannot be moved around.

Effects on plants can be severe, as they cannot support the weight of the ice. Trees may snap as they are dormant and fragile during winter weather. Pine trees are also victims of ice storms as their needles will catch the ice, but not be able to support the weight.
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Brrr... So frozen! Good compo.

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  • rater Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 201 W: 52 N: 111] (957)
  • [2007-02-14 8:10]

Excellent shot! Even though it is not very good for plants, the freezing rain is very beautifull at night, when lights reflect on the icy trees...

Good DOF

TFS

Wow! This really is a great image of the frozen rain. I love winter nature shots like this. Well done on the composition and exposure.

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  • lucbus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2115 W: 92 N: 1855] (10309)
  • [2007-02-14 16:28]

Hello Kapil,
This is a very beautiful photo, I like the graphism and the beautiful details and reflections of these icicles on the branches. I like the variation if the colors with the brown of the branches.
Greetings.
Luc

Namastay Kapil,

Great capture of the frozen rain drops! The branch looks great and the freezed scene brings great mood into the shot. The colors are natural and sharpness is superb.

Very well seen!

best regards,
Paras

Hi Kapil,
A nice close-up of this frozen rain!
A great use of shallow DOF!
Very sharp clear frozen water casting a nice reflection with subtle lighting adorning the capture.
Nice composition of the branches surrounded by frozen water.
Good job!
Regards,

Francis Xavier

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