We are into the THIRD day of spring,the weather men said it is pouring rain the whole day; yet it was sunshine all the way to 4pm!
Then at 5.30pm we heard the roar, I know immediately it is a big hail storm! It is rather rare in this part of town, Karori; Wellington, New Zealand.
Our deck was all white, as a matter of fact; everywhere around our house are white! Out came my Olympus E-P2 with the Panasonic 7-14 zoom.
The light was fading fast, the photog in me wanting to go to the deck's railing to get a better shot. My General grumbling that it is too slippery for this old bones... I went anyway, making sure I do not skate over ;)
That is my Mazda 3 below, the garden; the road, all white. My E-P2 was wet... a quick wipe and it seems to be OK! The photo was shot at ISO 800, f5 and 1/5 sec hand held. I think my grip was very steady even with bashing hail and gale. May be the in-camera stabilizer deliver again!I uploaded a short video for all my friends in Malaysia, hear the wind howl ;)
Shamshahrin Shamsudin commented on my link in Face Book:
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"I guess I don't need a fridge if I move there...."
Hail storm? Did your car manage to survive the pounding of the hails?
ReplyDeleteI've lived in Ottawa, Canada during my university days. The winter season there can be quite an adventure to deal with.
ReplyDeletePros : Snowboarding, skiing, ice hockey.
Cons : Snow/Ice storms, -30C temperature, frost bites :P
I started walking home at 4.50pm and I was walking along the stream bank and was about 500 meters from Porirua center when I felt some light hailstones and I looked to the back of me and saw a big black cloud and rain over towards your way, so I sped up and got to the supermarket.It was still spitting hailstones, I was inside the supermarket for 20 mins and when I got out it was dark with torrential rain! talk about 4 seasons in 1 day!!
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