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I'm a big fan of that website so this is a big honour

Just letting people know I will be uploading more photos into the craps folder soon. This is where I put stuff that isn't my best work but still interesting for me to keep. Some people have found these entries interesting

Over the past 5 years of watching the weather the last week or 2 of October is always a time I look forward to. It seems every year this time period often has severe storms or at least very photogenic storms. Heres a list I just put together:

2005

October 24 - Servere storms affect Port Maquarie, Nambucca and the Coffs coast all the way up to yamba.

Ocober 25 - 2 supercells explode off shore of Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga at sunset. Lightning storms affect the Norther Rivers.

October 27 - Hail storms up to golf ball size hammer Woolgoolga, Nymboida, West Coffs and Mclean. Severe storms occur around the Casino area.

2006
Storms affect the Northern Tablelands.

2007
Ocotber 26 - A supercell hammers Bellingen with golfball hail. Another supercell produces the Dunoon tornado near Lismore.

Ocotober 31 - Supercell and severe storms affect Dorrigo, Grafton, Mclean and Tabulam.  

2008
October 21 - A supercell with 7cm hail stones strike Woolgoolga. Other storms affect Mclean and Byron Bay.

October 22 - A severe hail storm hits Byron Bay.

2009
October 25 - severe storms on the Northern Tablelands and off shore of Nambucca.

This leads me to 2010. Today is the 20'th of October and I have been looking at the gfs model runs for the last few days. Itis still early to predict but it seems the last week of October will again feature severe storms in the Mid North Coast and the Northern Rivers. Wide spread instability is predicted over multiple days beggining this Sunday. As to which days are best is still open but I'm keen to chase every day possible this time. I missed the Bellingen supercell of 2007 doing a driving test and the Wollgoolga hail storm of 2008 due to social commitments. The years prior these I had no vehical. Needless to say this year I want to have some success!  


So either way I'm confident of some photogenic storms over the next 2 weeks. If you are interested in photograpging storms in this area then I would check the radar every afternoon from this weekend on and head out to some lookouts. Goodluck

Hey just a heads up that the thunderstorm season has begun for eastern Australia now so if you like my weather shots keep a look out for heaps of updates over the coming months. I plan on chasing as much as possible this year.

Ok so the first time I've written one of these so I'll start with what I do and why I do it.

If you look through my gallery you will see a common theme that is weather images, painted and photographed making up the majority of the gallery. That is because currently that's what I've been focussing on. Why? because I'm fascinated by weather but also the way humans think and feel and react to the world.

Does a cloudy day make you depressed? Or do you appreciate the sound of rain when falling asleep? These are classic examples of weather impacting on how you feel. The weather is always there its unavoidable and our lives can be affected immensely by its changes. Often we forget about the weather. As human beings we have devised many ways to work around it but every so often it takes our attention. This is what my investigation focuses on when we notice the weather how do we feel?

I have a fascination with the sky and its constant state of change. I see a reflection of life itself in the atmosphere.

I do other art as well I'm keen to learn portrait drawing. I've always been amazed at people who can draw realistic portraits. That's why I fav alot of these works, I havent drawn one in a while but will soon I need to practice so I can get better at them.

I love sureal works and things based on strong emotions and the psyche so I fav alot of these to.

Then I also love photography and I have been exploring all aspects of it for myslef obviously landscapes but also nature and portraits, model shoots, weddings and events. Not all of this is in my gallery yet.

As for my hobbies I love fishing and storm chasing both weird interest for me considering they both take a lot of patience but I'm a very impatient person! but im also very obssesive by nature, yes I'm weird but I guess the rewards are worth the time and effort for me. I love watching my fav rugby league team, The Bulldogs its a bit of a weekly ritual for me to to always see the game no matter what else is on. Then I also enjoy going out with friends and having a few drinks and a good time. Thats pretty much me in a nutsheell now. I hope you will enjoy my artwork as I update it over time

Thanks,

Kane Hardie