Afternoon Storm

Here is an engaging chequerboard of fields and floodings under a brooding sky. Staying with the aviation theme from last time, this shot was one of the series detailing my departure from Kuala Lumpur on November 8^th, 2012, on my way to the UK (a day late, the A380 had a breakdown that put me briefly in a hotel.) The day was changing fast and we took off into a stormfront, but planes that big seem unconcerned about mere weather! I was on the starboard side, so this is looking probably more or less northward. The tropical weather and the saturated landscape have a broody, rich quality that evokes thoughts of history and intrigue. Minor adjustments to colour, contrast and sharpness in Irfanview; Fuji FinePix S5600. Image by Mike.

Changeing Skies

 

The title of this post has two meanings. I took this frame on my way to the UK on November 8^th, 2012, so I was changing skies between hemispheres, early spring to autumn; but a storm was moving in at the time and the local sky was thus changing rapidly. I had a brief, unplanned stopover in Kuala Lumpur when the Air Malaysia A380 had a technical problem, and the flight resumed in the early afternoon the following day. This frame was taken from the height of the lower deck, a sweet view of an AM 747 as the A380 taxied out. The sky was interesting, quite dramatic in its way, though the foreground had full sun. Coming up behind the POV was a tick weather front, and we took off into a storm. The pic was squared up very slightly with fine rotation, and colour, contrast, brightness and sharpness were marginally adjusted in Irfanview. Fuji FinePix S5600. Image by Mike.

NB: Tomorrow will mark two years since I resurrected this photo blog, and this is my 107^th post in that time.