Ghost of Holton

2008-11-02T14:36:00.002-05:00

More photos from the twin otter flights. The first 2 are views of Miami, the last is some clouds, and the 3rd photo is an awesome forest fire in the Everglades.

2008-11-02T14:22:00.002-05:00

These are photos taken from a twin otter airplane, during research flights which took measurements of clouds and aerosols within the atmospheric boundary layer in January 2008. Here we were flying around and just off coast of Miami.

2008-07-03T16:01:00.002-05:00

Thunderstorm from the same flight as previous set of photos, about 40 minutes later.

2007-12-03T00:42:00.000-05:00

The first photo is the bottom portion of the 22 degree halo, with lower tangent arc. The other 3 photos are of the lunar equivalent of a subsun, which should be called a submoon. I am unable to find any references to or other photos of a submoon, however. http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/subsun.htm

2007-12-03T00:17:00.000-05:00

A 22 degree halo around the moon, taken from an airplane at about midnight on July 29th/30th 2007. The brightening at the bottom of the halo in the 3rd photo is probably a lower tangent arc.

2007-12-02T20:06:00.000-05:00

More photos of clouds from the airplane. Also, the Empire State Building as seen from the roof of a 39 story apartment building.

2007-11-21T19:23:00.000-05:00

Some photos of cumulus in varying stages of growth, on the morning of July 28th 2007, near the beginning of a flight between Ft. Lauderdale and New York.

2007-04-07T20:40:00.000-05:00

Some more photos from/of the Golden Gate Bridge.

2007-04-07T20:14:00.000-05:00

Photos from Golden Gate Bridge.

2007-04-07T20:04:00.000-05:00

Photos from a moving car, driving south between Monterey and San Francisco, CA.

2007-04-07T19:54:00.000-05:00

More aquarium pictures.

2007-01-24T22:17:00.000-05:00

A couple more aerial cloud photos. Then, weird looking stuff from the bottom of the sea (Monterey Bay Aquarium)

2007-01-08T20:05:00.000-05:00

More cloud photos from the same flight as the previous post.

2006-09-28T21:12:00.000-05:00

Four photos taken from an airplane, and one which was not. Try to guess which one.

2006-09-06T20:05:00.000-05:00

More photos of scary animals. The one that isn't a bird is a horse.

2006-07-27T23:37:00.000-05:00

Mmmmmm....deer. This savage beast was only 20 feet away, staring straight at me; no doubt it was thirsty for human blood. The only protection that we have from these dangerous predators are our cars. Bambi is out looking for revenge, so run him over before it's too late.

Also, a photo of a tree. Not quite as dangerous as a deer, but still, it looked kind of scary so I kept my distance.

2006-07-23T14:35:00.000-05:00

Some more photos from the Florida Keys. The first and third are of a small island (only a few hundred feet long), taken from the same location but at different levels of zoom. The two other photos are obviously of a bridge, although I would recommend against attempting to drive across it.

2006-07-20T16:47:00.000-05:00

These are of a squall line moving through the Florida Keys. As I recall, this location is about halfway from Miami to Key West.

2006-07-03T15:02:00.000-05:00

Here are some photos from an airplane (the ones where you can see part of a plane in the picture). The first photo is of a subsun over a deck of stratus. The fourth photo is of a halo around the sun, and the last photo is just clouds with no special optical phenomenon (other than being cool). The third photo is of cirrus clouds (as seen from the ground) in Atlanta in early February. Finally, the weird looking photo is of the sun, after I messed with the contrast and shading to make it look this way (the photo, not the sun itself, although I do have such powers).

2006-06-28T15:49:00.000-05:00

Following an extended period of excessive laziness, I have decided to resume posting my photos. Unfortunately, a significant number of photos which I took last summer/fall are forever lost, thanks to the magic of hard drive failures, and once again, laziness (in that I never backed up the files). This includes all of my photos from my flights into Tropical Storm Gert (except the 5 which were already posted here), photos from chasing Hurricane Katrina by car in S. Florida, and some lightning photos. So in the absence of the evidence to prove otherwise, you should just imagine these lost images to be the most impressive photographs that you have never seen.

To start off the new postings, here are some photos I took of clouds at sunset in Miami in mid-December of last year.

2005-11-20T19:03:00.000-05:00

These photos, and the ones to follow (meaning vertically above this post) are from my flights into Tropical Storm Gert on July 23rd and 24th, 2005. These 5 are from the first flight, before the system was named. It became classified as Tropical Depression #7 about midway through this flight. These are not in chronological order; the second photo was actually taken shortly after takeoff from Tampa, while the first and last photos were taken at about the same time as each other, within the circulation of the storm. Notice how much of the sky is cloud-free, with only scattered deep convection and thunderstorms. The 4th photo was taken looking down at the ocean surface, with scattered low clouds and their shadows superimposed on the waves below. These photos were taken from approximately 12,000 feet elevation.

2005-10-13T21:52:00.000-05:00

Sunset photos. The 3rd and 4th photos have been edited to increase the shadows, which effectively darkens the buildings and makes the clouds and sunset stand out better.

2005-10-01T11:00:00.000-05:00

Photos from an airplane (hence the wing). All but the first have been contrast enhanced.

2005-09-28T19:34:00.000-05:00

Fireworks from July 4th at Antietam Battlefield in Maryland.

2005-09-13T20:55:00.000-05:00

Some cool looking clouds at sunset, with spots caused by dirty airport windows as an added bonus. Also, a sunset in Miami. And finally, a poor quality cropped photo of lighting taken from an airplane at night. Better quality (in a relative sense) lightning photos taken from near ground level to be added in the near (also relative) future.

2005-09-05T13:42:00.000-05:00

More storms over the water. The last one is contrast enhanced to bring out the shelf cloud more clearly.

2005-09-05T13:27:00.000-05:00

Thunderstorms from the beach. The first and last photos were contrast enhanced.

2005-08-21T14:38:00.000-05:00

Some photos of a giant iguana that hangs around outside the buiding where I work. It would be cool to see it get eaten by the crocodile.

2005-08-15T22:23:00.000-05:00

Clouds at sunset, and some rainbow photos. All except for the middle rainbow picture have been contrast enhanced. The rainbow did not actually look that brilliant, but the colors and secondary rainbow come out nicer when enhanced this way.

2005-08-14T12:33:00.000-05:00

A moon (you'll have to guess which one). Also, clouds at sunset, rain falling over the bay, and a plane flying towards clouds. The moon has been edited. I cropped the photo, as well as artificially darkened the rest of the sky to make the moon stand out more. It was actually taken just before sunset. The two photos of rain have also been enhanced so the rain shafts stand out darker against the background.

2005-08-12T23:02:00.000-05:00

Some sunsets, and a crocodile, in Miami. If in the future, you notice a lack of recent posts, it is safe to assume that I've been eaten.

2005-08-11T19:48:00.000-05:00

A cat, plus some photos of Jay Peak, Vermont. They are not in order, but I bet you'll be able to figure out which is which.

2005-08-10T21:27:00.000-05:00

Crepuscular rays, a bird on the beach, snow encrusted Cornell, sunset from an airplane, and multiple birds on the beach (I think the large one by the water is their leader). I am too lazy to further describe these pictures.

2005-08-09T20:13:00.000-05:00

Stuff that is frozen. More specifically, a frozen lake, partially frozen waterfall and creek, and 100 ft long icicles, all at Cornell, where Hell literally freezes over.

2005-08-08T21:52:00.000-05:00

The theme of tonight's post is blurry photos taken in the dark. The first one is a (poor quality) photo of vertical light pillars produced by artificial lighting in Ithaca, NY, on a cold evening. Then, a moon and some clouds over the snow-covered Cornell campus (nobody knows what it looks like without snow, as that has never occured). Next, a partially frozen river. Finally, a couple more photos of Cornell with snow.

2005-08-07T14:14:00.000-05:00

Snow, in Ithaca, NY. Snow is falling in the 2 photos near sunset, and what looks like a sundog can be seen on the left of the bottom photo.

2005-08-07T14:04:00.000-05:00

More photos of holes in stratus decks. It also appears that there are ice crystals falling from above (the direction from which things tend to fall) the clouds. Contrast has been enhanced.

2005-08-06T12:34:00.000-05:00

A couple of photos of an altostratus deck with a large hole in it, a zoomed in photo of the cloud elements, a photo of the plane's shadow on a cloud, and yet another photo of the ground (in this case it appears to be a system of mostly dry riverbeds). These were all taken near sunset, and were contrast enhanced.

2005-08-04T19:38:00.000-05:00

More aerial photos from somewhere in the Southwest. The non-mountain photos appear to be of sand with various wave-like structures. Contrast has been enhanced.

2005-08-03T19:34:00.000-05:00

More shots of mountainous terrain, as well as some sort of non-mountainous lake. Contrast has been enhanced, which removed the washed out look they originally had, but also makes the lake photo look somewhat artificial.

2005-08-02T19:04:00.000-05:00

Pictures of San Diego and some sort of mountains and other terrain in the vicinity of San Diego. These photos (and some others to follow) were contrast enhanced for purposes of clarity. All other photos have not been edited in any way unless otherwise noted.
Note: These photos were not taken from an airplane. Rather, I stood on top of a 10,000 ft ladder.

2005-07-30T23:12:00.000-05:00

A rainbow, and crepuscular rays, both taken in San Diego (Yes, I do bring rain upon all places that I visit, not to mention pestilence). And just for good measure, a sunset from an airplane.

2005-07-30T22:34:00.000-05:00

More aerial cloud photos. These pictures are all pretty much the same, but at different zoom levels and slightly different heights above ground (the plane was descending at the time). You may think that posting 3 photos of the same thing is redundant, and you would be correct. But unlike you, I am not a thinking man.

2005-07-30T22:02:00.000-05:00

A duck.....and cloud photographs from an airplane. Clearly, these pictures are related and thus belong in the same post. Note: the duck was not photographed from an airplane (although it would be really cool if it were).

2005-07-29T21:12:00.000-05:00

Getting tired of sunsets? If not, it's likely because you are scrolling down the page from top to bottom, as opposed to the order stuff was posted in, and thus, this may be the first sunset you've encountered. Try reading the page the way I, and therefore The Lord, intended. Note the ship crossing the sun.

2005-07-29T20:54:00.000-05:00

More sunset photos! Plus, as a special bonus, I've added a photo of a sunset reflected in a standing pool of water.

2005-07-29T20:46:00.000-05:00

These photos were taken at the beach (hence the water).

2005-07-29T20:31:00.000-05:00

2005-07-28T23:40:00.000-05:00

2005-07-28T21:32:00.000-05:00

This is a sequence of sunset photos taken on Jan 4, 2005, from Siesta Key, Florida, looking westward (obviously) towards the Gulf ofMexico.