Landscape More of the Australian duststorm

More of the Australian duststorm · 07:58 PM

Here are some more of the unusual scenery people have been confronted with amidst one of the most widespread duststorms in Aussie history.

Seems to have affected all of the eastern states, and we're getting a fair whack of it here in south-east Qld, just as the NSWers are today...

As expected AWB was of no use - needed manual WB of about 2900K to get it just about right...

drmartin · 09-23-2009, 05:55 AM

О, it is real colour of atmosphere during a storm!?

**Ash** · 09-23-2009, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Indeed hope all is well , great images. How is the local wildlife faring ? At least humans can try and get out of it, still as your and Bruce's photo's show it looks difficult to escape that monster.

Thanks Dave. No, the dust was inescapable. I don't think anything was spared, but hopefully won't cause too much havoc with wildlife.

Originally posted by drmartin

О, it is real colour of atmosphere during a storm!?

No, this was all dust. Red dust from central Australia blown in from the west.

**Ash** · 09-23-2009, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

Amazing environment - great images. I hope it rains for you soon - take care of yourself, my friend.

Jer

Thanks Jer.
We really need the rain down here.
Appreciated.

Dan · 09-23-2009, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by Ash

And just a couple of others:
....

Thanks for posting these fascinating photos. You have done a superb job of capturing the storm. A great use of photography! (And a good example of the benefit of well-sealed equipment.)

Cheers,

Dan

**Ash** · 09-23-2009, 04:28 PM

Thanks Dan.
They became news-worthy images that day...

JMR · 09-23-2009, 07:08 PM

Really fine shots , Ash. Surreal looking. But I guess I would not wish this kind of storm on anyone.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 09-23-2009, 07:33 PM

Ash, nice photos but a bad situation. We saw it tonight on the News Cast, looked terrible
hopefully the winds dye down soon.

**Ash** · 09-23-2009, 08:18 PM

Amazingly, things are totally back to normal today.
As if it never happened (except for all the dust on the cars).
Carwashing business must be laughing all the way to the bank this week...

**Martin_Qc** · 09-24-2009, 08:40 AM

Amazing pictures friend.........very amazing.

It must leave a dust cover on everything ?

dankuno · 09-24-2009, 08:58 AM

The positive side to the storm is that it makes for some awesome photos. Just read about the big dust storm in our local paper today. Must be a sight to see.

**xs400** · 09-24-2009, 09:04 AM

Just incredible. Great shots.

graphicgr8s · 09-24-2009, 11:47 AM

Great images of a bad situation Ash. Have you seen the satellite photo NASA release of the dust yesterday? Quite impressive. But not as good as yours. I mean they had a billion dollar satellite to shoot with. Not much bang for buck with that one eh?

AM2 · 09-24-2009, 12:28 PM

Must have been very strange, waking up to that!

Thank you for posting these images, Ash.

**Ash** · 09-24-2009, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by graphicgr8s

Great images of a bad situation Ash. Have you seen the satellite photo NASA release of the dust yesterday? Quite impressive. But not as good as yours. I mean they had a billion dollar satellite to shoot with. Not much bang for buck with that one eh?

Didn't get a chance to check the satellite images out - they weren't by a Pentax so I guess I'm indifferent to them

Originally posted by AM2

Must have been very strange, waking up to that!

Thank you for posting these images, Ash.

No worries.
We woke up to a clear morning and in the course of an hour, around about 10am, a smoldering orange glow with visibility of less than 20m blanketed the atmosphere where we were.

Originally posted by xs400

Just incredible. Great shots.

Thanks for that.

Originally posted by dankuno

The positive side to the storm is that it makes for some awesome photos. Just read about the big dust storm in our local paper today. Must be a sight to see.

Thanks. It'll be something to remember... in pictures.

**Ash** · 09-24-2009, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by AM2

Must have been very strange, waking up to that!

Thank you for posting these images, Ash.

Thanks mate.
We woke up to a clear morning and within an hour, around about 10am, we were blanketed with a smoldering orange glow with visibility of less than 50m.

It lasted about 12 hours.

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Indeed hope all is well , great images. How is the local wildlife faring ? At least humans can try and get out of it, still as your and Bruce's photo's show it looks difficult to escape that monster. Thanks Dave. No, the dust was inescapable. I don't think anything was spared, but hopefully won't cause too much havoc with wildlife. Originally posted by drmartin О, it is real colour of atmosphere during a storm!? No, this was all dust. Red dust from central Australia blown in from the west.

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor Amazing environment - great images. I hope it rains for you soon - take care of yourself, my friend. Jer Thanks Jer. We really need the rain down here. Appreciated.

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Dan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 325	Originally posted by Ash And just a couple of others: .... Thanks for posting these fascinating photos. You have done a superb job of capturing the storm. A great use of photography! (And a good example of the benefit of well-sealed equipment.) Cheers, Dan

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Thanks Dan. They became news-worthy images that day...

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JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	Really fine shots , Ash. Surreal looking. But I guess I would not wish this kind of storm on anyone.

09-23-2009, 07:33 PM	#22
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Ash, nice photos but a bad situation. We saw it tonight on the News Cast, looked terrible hopefully the winds dye down soon.

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Amazingly, things are totally back to normal today. As if it never happened (except for all the dust on the cars). Carwashing business must be laughing all the way to the bank this week...

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Martin_Qc Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Beloeil, Canada (Montreal area) Posts: 96	Amazing pictures friend.........very amazing. It must leave a dust cover on everything ?

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dankuno Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 173	The positive side to the storm is that it makes for some awesome photos. Just read about the big dust storm in our local paper today. Must be a sight to see.

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xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,929	Just incredible. Great shots.

09-24-2009, 11:47 AM	#27
graphicgr8s Guest	Great images of a bad situation Ash. Have you seen the satellite photo NASA release of the dust yesterday? Quite impressive. But not as good as yours. I mean they had a billion dollar satellite to shoot with. Not much bang for buck with that one eh?

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Originally posted by graphicgr8s Great images of a bad situation Ash. Have you seen the satellite photo NASA release of the dust yesterday? Quite impressive. But not as good as yours. I mean they had a billion dollar satellite to shoot with. Not much bang for buck with that one eh? Didn't get a chance to check the satellite images out - they weren't by a Pentax so I guess I'm indifferent to them Originally posted by AM2 Must have been very strange, waking up to that! Thank you for posting these images, Ash. No worries. We woke up to a clear morning and in the course of an hour, around about 10am, a smoldering orange glow with visibility of less than 20m blanketed the atmosphere where we were. Originally posted by xs400 Just incredible. Great shots. Thanks for that. Originally posted by dankuno The positive side to the storm is that it makes for some awesome photos. Just read about the big dust storm in our local paper today. Must be a sight to see. Thanks. It'll be something to remember... in pictures.

09-24-2009, 02:08 PM	#30
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Originally posted by AM2 Must have been very strange, waking up to that! Thank you for posting these images, Ash. Thanks mate. We woke up to a clear morning and within an hour, around about 10am, we were blanketed with a smoldering orange glow with visibility of less than 50m. It lasted about 12 hours.