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The Quiet Before the Storm


The Quiet Before the Storm
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3269 W: 267 N: 7739] (33008)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-25
Categories: Daily Life, Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): New Zealand Scenes [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-07-28 23:06
Viewed: 453
Points: 22
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The Quiet Before the Storm

This is Opua in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

We’ve just come back from a short holiday in Paihia, in the Bay of Islands, 220kms ‘up north’ from home, and we arrived the day before a Tropical Cyclone came bringing heavy rains and strong winds.

This is the view of some of the boats moored at Opua, 4 kms from Paihia. The weather was so very still and quiet – it definitively was the quiet before the storm.

We had noticed the difference in the colour of the sky as we drove north. And here at Opua and looking into the sun, the colours were so gold with the sun shining very faintly through the clouds.

About 12 hours later at 3am, the storm arrived. We had been given candles and matches and the Civil Defence warned us of many things that could happen - fortunately nothing did go wrong for us!!

We didn't lose our power, and we read books, watched TV and ate all our snacks, and felt very cosy in our rooms.

But we drove home today, a couple of days earlier than planned because Tropical Cyclone number 2 is expected to arrive overnight. We thought it best to get home to check out if there was any damage done on our house from the first storm - thankfully it was quite safe, apart from a BIG mess from the Pohutukawa trees dropping lots of debris all over the section.
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Hi Janice, Certainly the calm before the storm with the stillness and unusual sky colour. You have portrayed it well. We did OK here but are waiting to see what this storm brings second time around... now we should be out there with those cameras! LOLs
Cheers, Pat.

Hi Janice,

Indeed, just before a storm the sky can get that special light quality and here it then slowly changes to a sort of faint greenish hue - that is what is happening right now, so I suppose a thunderstorm can break any minute - already closed the windows in the attic.

The quietness of nature is also something that you can feel - and if the birds stop singing then a really big storm is coming.

TFS
Els

Stilte voor de storm, or a storm in een glas water (which is totally diferent)haha
Glad to read notting serious was happened, Janice.
Nature can be hard.
Best wishes from Jan

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2008-07-29 6:08]

What a cool & relaxing place!
You have portrayed it well. Well done.
Mitra

Excellent depth. Beautiful landscape.

Funny how that brown look accompanies storms Janice, happy to hear that you and your house are safe at least. Nice tones in the image and the seas show the beginnings of the swell.
Dave

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2008-07-29 16:31]

The textures in this are the first thing that capture me -- but your notes make the calm even more ominous.
Great posting
TFS
silke

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2008-07-29 20:51]

Hard to believe that this peaceful scene could be followed by such horrible chaos...wishing you well! I love the peacefulness of your picture. TFS and have a happy day!

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2008-07-30 0:29]
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Hi Janice,

Oh yeah... now storm just passes, I hope there isn't another one coming back anytime soon... can't stand the weather.. just rain and rain and rain... making one very depress!

Good captured, I haven't captured any of this... good composition and sharpness, well done! :D


Have a nice day,

Cheers,
Sweety

p.s Is your house still in one piece when you got home? mine is, but everything at the backyard is a mess!

That rtain is now down in my home town, CHCH
This has been bad weather.
Most schools has been cancled but ours is still going :(
TFS
Danni

great golden peace , but hw deceiving...!!
beautiful picture however of an interesting place
ciao
anna

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