New Year’s Eve panorama with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD81, 31 December 2022

As I was passing the window I glanced out and stopped in awe. In front of me the clouds were letting through the sun’s rays and it was spectacular. So my last post this year is a three frame panorama taken with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD81 floppy disk camera and stitched together with the smartphone

Cloudscapes with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD81, 27 December 2023

Late in the afternoon the sun briefly broke through a cloudy sky.

An unusual #ShittyCameraChallenge sunrise with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD51, 07 December 2022

I’ve been using the ‘high specification’ Sony Mavica MVC-FD81 for much of the #1990sCameraChallenge, but I thought it might be nice to see a sunrise through its more basic sibling, the MVC-FD51.  Like before, I held an ND filter over the lens to take off the glare of the rising sun. This time, though, instead of

A #ShittyCameraChallenge sunrise, 03 December 2022

After the file error on the first day of the #1990sCameraChallenge and sleeping through the sunrise yesterday, this morning I was determined to catch the sunrise before the rain returns. Taken with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD81. An ND4 filter was held over the lens to take off the glare of the rising sun.

Sunset at 140km/h, 8 November 2022

We were on our way home after a day in Porto on the high speed train, and I could not resist grabbing a few shots of the sunset.

A walk around Águas Boas, 30 October 2022

After several dismal days, the sun came out. Whether this was because today the clocks went back, or that was just a coincidence, who knows? But the clouds were amazing.

An ominous sign on the horizon, 27 August 2022

After a lovely start to the day, late in the afternoon the clouds rolled in and it turned cold. We decided to call it a day, and headed home. Typically, about two minutes before we arrived at our holiday flat the skies cleared again.

Appearing in a clear blue sky, 22 August 2022

We’ve been blessed with clear skies for much of our holiday. Today the first wispy clouds appeared in an otherwise cloudless sky. http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2022/08/cloudscapes-22-august-2022.html

Cloudscapes, 29 June 2022

Some late afternoon cloudscapes. 

Cloudscapes, 03 April 2022

Well, that doesn’t bode well.  http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2022/04/cloudscapes-03-april-2022.html

Wispy Cloudscape, 8 March 2022

After a few dismal days (cloud-wise, goodness knows we need the rain) the sky cleared. 

Afternoon skies, 5 March 2022

An increasingly infrequent panorama (made up of four photos) …

Afternoon skies, 20 February 2022

As the sun began to set …

Sunset, 18 February 2022

Late afternoon skies, a panorama made up of four images.

Afternoon sky, 6 February 2022

Lovely January day.

Cloudscapes, 5 February 2022

A misty start …

Cloudscapes, 4 February 2022

Finally  some cloudy skies … but still no rain.

Sunrise, 3 February 2022

Think it’s going to be a fabulous sunrise this morning (with Venus almost directly above the telephone pole). A Panorama stitched together from three photos.

Cloudscapes, 2 February 2022

Late afternoon panoramas. http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2022/02/cloudscapes-2-february-2022.html

Bom dia, 31 January 2022

It’s cold outside this morning. A clear sunrise, but frost on the windows.