Rick Drawbridge 
, Sep 04, 2010; 11:05 p.m.
Here we go, hot off the press. A couple of pics taken just after dawn today, with the sky promising an onslaught. Our reigon is famous for it's unusual cloud formations, particularly this "bow" which warns of gales rising from the nor-west. I shot four frames to end a film in a Spotmatic, using a Vivitar 20mm f/3.8, left the film for a 1-hour process at 9.0am. I append a couple of pics from the scans. Film was Fuji Superia 400. Nice lens, that old Vivitar...
Rick Drawbridge , Sep 04, 2010; 11:06 p.m.
Rick Drawbridge , Sep 04, 2010; 11:07 p.m.
It's been a bad weekend in New Zealand, with one of our cities severely damaged in a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, 9 skydivers killed in a plane crash, and outside the wind now rising to a promised 140kph with torrential rain. I'd better get this away before we lose the power....
Roger Beverage 
, Sep 04, 2010; 11:24 p.m.
OT: One of my former music students is going to school for one semester in the Christchurch area. Sent an inquiry to his parents to see if they have heard anything from him yet.
Rod Larson , Sep 04, 2010; 11:41 p.m.
Nice cloud photos, Rick. Hope things improve "down" there. Just saw some news pictures of the
damage in Christchurch and it looked bad. Luckily no one was killed.
Tom Harvey 
, Sep 05, 2010; 12:33 a.m.
Jeez, I wish we had clouds like that here in the colonies.....
Michael Axel 
, Sep 05, 2010; 01:08 a.m.
Rick, I hope things are better for you. I'm so sorry to hear of your earthquake. I had that same lens, and loved it on B&W film. It was very sharp.
Subbarayan Prasanna , Sep 05, 2010; 02:16 a.m.
Yes Rick, read about those items in the newspaper this morning here. Hope things get better soon. Lovely cloud pictures, sp.
Mike Gammill , Sep 05, 2010; 08:25 a.m.
Rick- I've been keeping up with the news. Hope conditions improve soon. Great photo, BTW. I've always liked cloud photos. Thanks for posting.
john robison , Sep 05, 2010; 09:36 a.m.
Of the two I think the vertical works best, very dramatic. Now close the shutters on the windows and hunker down. I'm sure you will contact us when the power comes back on.
