VIRTUAL | Weather Photography
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SPEAKER: Matthew Clark , Senior Scientist, Met Office
Matt studied meteorology at the University of Reading, graduating in 2005 after a year abroad at the University of Oklahoma. Since 2005, Matt has worked at the Met Office in Exeter, focussing mainly on observational analysis of severe weather events and the use of crowd-sourced data in 'Nowcasting', such as observations submitted to the Met Office’s WOW website. Matt is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Leeds, under supervision of Prof. Doug Parker, looking at tornadoes in narrow cold-frontal rainbands. Outside of work, Matt is a keen weather photographer. He held the position of Photo Editor for the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather magazine from 2016 to 2021.
SUMMARY: The weather provides an endlessly variable subject for the photographer, whilst photography is an excellent way of recording the weather and its impacts. In this talk, I will present a selection of weather and storms photographs, both from the UK and the US (the latter taken during storm chasing trips to the Great Plains region). The presentation will include examples of winter weather hazards such as snow and ice, thunderstorms and related phenomena, mountain wave clouds, and optical phenomena. I will also provide a brief overview of the equipment used and some tips for photographing the various weather phenomena.
The talk was 45 minutes, followed by a 15 minute question and answer session.
Attendance at the meeting was completely free, but prior registration was required.
SPEAKER: Matthew Clark , Senior Scientist, Met Office
Matt studied meteorology at the University of Reading, graduating in 2005 after a year abroad at the University of Oklahoma. Since 2005, Matt has worked at the Met Office in Exeter, focussing mainly on observational analysis of severe weather events and the use of crowd-sourced data in 'Nowcasting', such as observations submitted to the Met Office’s WOW website. Matt is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Leeds, under supervision of Prof. Doug Parker, looking at tornadoes in narrow cold-frontal rainbands. Outside of work, Matt is a keen weather photographer. He held the position of Photo Editor for the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather magazine from 2016 to 2021.
SUMMARY: The weather provides an endlessly variable subject for the photographer, whilst photography is an excellent way of recording the weather and its impacts. In this talk, I will present a selection of weather and storms photographs, both from the UK and the US (the latter taken during storm chasing trips to the Great Plains region). The presentation will include examples of winter weather hazards such as snow and ice, thunderstorms and related phenomena, mountain wave clouds, and optical phenomena. I will also provide a brief overview of the equipment used and some tips for photographing the various weather phenomena.
The talk was 45 minutes, followed by a 15 minute question and answer session.
Attendance at the meeting was completely free, but prior registration was required.