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Weather Wednesday: Through the Eyes of A Satellite

Greg Johnson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:21:27 +0000

Generally we think of satellites as capturing clouds and various weather phenomena, but they also find many other things worth looking at. Recently The Weather Channel website posted some of the more interesting things seen by weather satellites—and they’re so worth sharing!

Meteor blasts Saskatchewan!

Greg Johnson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:58:02 +0000

Reports out of North Central Saskatchewan tonite speak of a dramatic, minute long, meteor event. Reports from Lloydminster to Nipawin Saskatchewan are that a meteor which was travelling on an Easterly trajectory crashed into the countryside. Some reports

Want Better Images? Start With A Clean Camera!

Greg Johnson — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

If you are finding that you’re not getting the quality of image with your DSLR that you did six months or a year ago you might try cleaning the camera, inside, I mean!

Think of it like this: We all do our best to keep our car’s windshield and mirrors clean, right? It would be inconvenient (and pretty dangerous) to run around with dirty windows and mirrors!

Weather Wednesday – Climate Research in Peril

Greg Johnson — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:09:40 +0000

It had to happen sooner or later. Budget cuts have finally found a way to affect the weather. Well, more specifically weather research, and this will greatly impact not one but two countries.

Environment Canada, the government agency responsible for meteorological services and environmental research, has recently had to decrease staff who performed research related to the Arctic ozone layer and pollution—both of which can impact global weather patterns.

Image organization in PhotoShop Elements 10

Greg Johnson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:40:00 +0000

If you’re anything like me, you’ve got thousands of photos. If you’ve been shooting digital for any length of time, make that tens or hundreds of thousands! Hell, I have a few million! There are a lot of great programs out there that will help you get all those images safely stored and organized, but the latest iteration of PhotoShop Elements 10

Weather Wednesday: Is it Sleet or Freezing Rain?

Greg Johnson — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08:04 +0000

If you’ve had to drive or walk through both freezing rain and sleet, you know they’re not the same.

Sleet is precipitation that is already frozen and falls as ice pellets that bounce off of various surfaces. Freezing rain is not actually frozen when it falls. It’s regular rain that freezes on contact with the cold surfaces it hits—roads, trees, and power lines—if the surface temperatures are 32ºF or below.

Of the two, freezing rain is most definitely the one to take seriously.

CJME Morning News - First guest ever!

Greg Johnson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:37:51 +0000

This past Monday morning I was a guest of Andrew Dawson and Silvana Benolich on the first day of the new CJME Newstalk 980 Morning news. I would like to thank the entire staff over at Rawlco Radio for the enthusiasm and passion that they bring to the job everyday! Here is a podcast version of that

Friday Photo Tip - Contrast Part Deux

Greg Johnson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:30:26 +0000

Winter has its beauty. I went for a walk this morning in the fog. Frost was clinging to everything and it really was very beautiful. Frost is a challenging subject, specifically because its white and lacks contrast, especially with an overcast sky.

So here is a little tip that will help bringing out the contrast in a subject:

Science Center taken by Storm

Greg Johnson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:17 +0000

How lucky am I? I just had the pleasure of spending 3 days with two of the best storm chasers in the world and definitely the two best in Canada. Mark Robinson from The Weather Network and host of 'Storm Hunters' along with George Kourounis host of 'Angry Planet' spent a few days in Regina

Friday Photo Tip - The Contrast Challenge

Greg Johnson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:22:19 +0000

Today’s photo tip is going to be a challenge. I would love to see what you can come up with in response to it!

We all know what contrast is, right? It is the range of tones in an image from the brightest highlight to the darkest shadow. The more extreme the range is, the higher the contrast will be.