did anyone see the amazing cloud inversion in derwent valley last tuesday? it was about midday, just as you round the corner at surprise view. (a cloud inversion, btw, is when a cloud is sitting on the ground below you. i didn't know what it was called until someone told me!)

i've posted a pic of this one on my white rose blog, but would love to hear if other people saw this; it was one of the most stunning ones i've ever seen in derbyshire :)

We saw one at this time last year whilst standing on Burbage, not far from the Surprise. It looked really surealistic and eerie and with the sun behind us it cast our silouettes onto the inversion. Amazing.

That'll have been your shadows - the term for this is brocken spectre - see http://atoptics.co.uk/droplets/globrock.htm and http://www.weather-photography.com/album.php?cat=optics&subcat=brocken

(a cloud inversion, btw, is when a cloud is sitting on the ground below you. i didn't know what it was called until someone told me!)

Technically it's cloud inversion when this occurs, whether you're above it, in it, or nowhere near it.

When you're in it, it's fog :hihi:

When you're in it, it's fog :hihi:

:hihi:

Technically it's cloud inversion when this occurs, whether you're above it, in it, or nowhere near it.

what if you're below it though...:cool:

Hey JCT,
Yes, did see the inversion - very nice!
got some pics myself - posted at (add the www) flickr.com/photos/steverowe

in the hope valley winter set

copperpenny 'Your Photos' (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steverowe) mate.

ta!
will soon be able to post links!

Only glad to help copperpenny, and it's nice to see people posting interests like 'the white roses' site and Litote's link on here. Your photos and others intrests add to the enjoyment.
:)

Hey JCT,
Yes, did see the inversion - very nice!
got some pics myself - posted at (add the www) flickr.com/photos/steverowe

in the hope valley winter set


hello copperpenny. you must be a climber coz only climbers know me as JCT! :hihi: aha you are a climber, just checked some of your other photo albums! :thumbsup:

i love your landscape shots. creeping fog near lawrencefield and frost patches beneath bamford edge are GREAT! :)

Only glad to help copperpenny, and it's nice to see people posting interests like 'the white roses' site and Litote's link on here. Your photos and others intrests add to the enjoyment.
:)


thanks me-and-pippo :D

I got a shot or two as well. The best one I got is here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan_lxix/327998436/).

Hi Jude
Yes, know you from the UKC heydays!

Nowadays, when am too wimpish to go on the rock have an excuse for a nice walk with my camera.

Cppr Pnny

It's not been as spectacular as it was last week for a while.

Xmas eve was a good day for it too.

White rose

saw the clouds as i live in Hathersage which was under these clouds looked nice but was cold under it all
does anybody know why it happens like this ??

White rose

saw the clouds as i live in Hathersage which was under these clouds looked nice but was cold under it all
does anybody know why it happens like this ??

Aye It's a cigarette smoke accumulation from the Little John tap room - it's not been as bad as this since Clive and Brian were behind the bar!!!!

I got a shot or two as well. The best one I got is here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dan_lxix/327998436/).

thats great rinty! can i be a total trainspotter and ask what post processing you've done on that as its interesting :)

i tweaked the cloud colour on mine a little to give the slightly yellow halo, and used shadows highlights as the foreground was in complete darkness. i used this tut to help me with the shadows/highlights as i'd never used that before:

dreamy landscape photoshop tutorial (http://www.dphclub.com/tutorials/landscape-glow.htm)

- i get most of my tuts from good tutorials dot com (http://www.good-tutorials.com/new/1/0/)

Hi Jude
Yes, know you from the UKC heydays!

oh dear ;)


Nowadays, when am too wimpish to go on the rock have an excuse for a nice walk with my camera.
Cppr Pnny

yeah, yog sothoth (the inimitable BrianT!) gets out on his mountain bike when he's not climbing. there's no substitute for a walk with a camera though ;)

White rose

saw the clouds as i live in Hathersage which was under these clouds looked nice but was cold under it all
does anybody know why it happens like this ??

i will ask yog sothoth, he's a boffin, hold on :)

- shouts at yog, "bry! percy on sheff forum wants to know why cloud inversions happen!"

yog says:

"it's because in really still cold conditions, a layer of cold air is trapped in the valley. due to the stillness there's no wind to combine this air with the warmer air above, and the moisture in the air either condenses into fog or if it's cold it settles out on the ground as frost, which is why you often get frost down in the valleys and not up on the hills. can you put the kettle on, luv?"

(i think the last bit was addressed to me, not you percy!)

Aye It's a cigarette smoke accumulation from the Little John tap room - it's not been as bad as this since Clive and Brian were behind the bar!!!!

:hihi:

true :) hey at least most of the little john is non smoking now :thumbsup:

cheers for that often wondered why

Little John is a smokers paradise, try the food also massive portions i recommend the battered chicken fab!!!

Here's a pic of it (more here too)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgigreeny/339717288/

this one was taken on the 20th, it was beautiful flying over the valley fog..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/342438508_0f216f0869_b.jpg

Here's a pic of it (more here too)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgigreeny/339717288/

wow that is stunning, tgigreeny! im so pleased i started this thread now, some of these pics are so inspiring :) thanks :)


this one was taken on the 20th, it was beautiful flying over the valley fog..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/342438508_0f216f0869_b.jpg

Oh.My.God. bielby (and others who have posted these great photos!) why don't you contact hedgerow publishing? (http://www.hedgerow.co.uk/christmas.php) who produce the beautiful postcards of the sheffield and derbyshire region? this one should really be on a postcard its STUNNING.

what does anyone else think?

this one was taken on the 20th, it was beautiful flying over the valley fog..

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/342438508_0f216f0869_b.jpg

Great pic, you're basically flying over my house!

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I saw that, it was great!