The 21st day of September. Powerful winds blew summer out making way for the autumn air. A kite surfer takes advantage of the strong wind as Lake Michigan roars around him. Taken in Frankfort, Michigan.
Photo Credit: Timothy Muffitt
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Sunset
Photo Credit: Valeriy Kalugin
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Winter Sunset, Lopez Island, Washington, USA. The winter sun sets behind San Juan Island, lighting up heavy cloud cover from underneath. I shot the photo January 30, 2015, with a Canon PowerShot S2 IS. This image is straight from the camera without any retouching or cropping.
We see many stunning sunsets in the San Juan Islands. Some attribute this to the fact that the sun sets behind the frequently rainy west shore of Vancouver Island, BC. They get the rain; we get the refraction.
Photo Credit: John Polstra
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A double rainbow appears over the northern Florida Everglades, with a building thunderstorm on the right side of the photo.
Photo Credit: Suzanne Hodgkins, Florida State University.
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Photo location: Saint Pierre, Martinique, French West Indies
(eastern Caribbean island of Martinique). Taken with an Ipad from the deck of our live-aboard ketch, Roxy.
Photo taken 23 February 2017
Rain swirls over Mount Pelee. Martinique is one of a string of volcanic islands. Mount Pelee, 4500 feet, at the north end of Martinique’s backbone is one of the highest in the Caribbean. Pelee erupted most recently in 1902, burying the town of Saint Pierre, 30,000 population. The lone survivor was a prisoner in the drunk tank according to legend.
The high mountains cause near constant rains from the persistent easterly trade winds. The high elevations are tropical rain forests. A hike to Pelee’s summit from Saint Pierre is an aggressive long day of climbing.
Photo Credit: Mark Hoenke
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Another great day in the Caribbean. Typical morning showers make a nice panorama. Photo location: Chatham Bay, Union Island, West Indies (eastern Caribbean, Union Island ). Taken with an Ipad from the deck of our live-aboard ketch, Roxy.
Photo taken 21 April 2018
Another great day in the Caribbean. Typical morning showers make a nice panorama.
Photo Credit: Mark Hoenke
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Photo location: Cul De Sac Marin, Martinique, French West Indies
(eastern Caribbean island of Martinique). Taken with an Ipad from the deck of our live-aboard ketch, Roxy.
Photo taken 29 January 2018
Martinique is one of a string of volcanic islands. Mount Pelee, 4500 feet, at the north end of Martinique’s backbone is one of the highest in the Caribbean. Volcanic mounts and persistent easterly trade winds cause frequent showers in the rain forests. High “Christmas Winds” veering northeast caused showers to spill into the southern harbors causing frequent rainbows over several days.
Photo Credit: Mark Hoenke
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