tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24789730860415566752024-03-14T06:51:30.675-04:00The OffledeStriving to be the second bestAndrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.comBlogger603125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-75252837292100175982014-07-12T23:18:00.001-04:002014-07-12T23:18:55.347-04:00Photos of summertime weather so far in the Charleston area<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Panoramic image during my run over the Ravenel Bridge on July 12.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">A storm in the other direction during my July 12 run.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A panoramic image of the July 12 storm passing the Ravenel Bridge. </i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Clouds associated with the outer bands of Hurricane Arthur, as see from Isle of Palms on July 3.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A panorama of the Arthur cloud cover off Isle of Palms.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pelicans skimming the waves, which hit 6 to 8 feet in height off Isle of Palms during Arthur.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Surfer enjoying Arthur waves.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Picture that my wife took of a partial rainbow above the Ravenel Bridge on June 28.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Seen from Mount Pleasant, this storm over Summerville spawned a funnel cloud June 25.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A shower, a construction site and a U-Haul lot on </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><i>June 23 </i></span>from the top of The Post and Courier.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Just a sun-lit rain shower June 22 from the top of The Post and Courier building.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Another panoramic image of an anvil cloud June 16.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>In Mount Pleasant, sunset lighting up the edge of clouds associated with a distant storm June 14.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Seen from the top of The Post and Courier in downtown Charleston, the sunrise over the Ravenel Bridge on June 9.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Seen from Mount Pleasant, an anvil cloud associated with a several thunderstorm June 6.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Another sunrise June 3.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Lightning from the bank of the Wando River at Highway 41 near Mount Pleasant on May 23.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>More lightning from the May 23 storm that had a severe warning.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This storm fizzled before it got to me, so I never captured any close-up bolts.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A gust front ahead of a thunderstorm April 30, as seen from the rooftop at work.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The turbulent "whale's mouth" effect associated with many a thunderstorm in the South and with the one April 30.</span></i></td></tr>
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<br />Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-34967975441917646592014-03-19T20:21:00.000-04:002014-03-19T20:21:22.763-04:00Bumping shoulders with the stars in Charleston<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>With its tasty food and Southern culture, Charleston is a world-class destination. It's no surprise that celebrities visit. I've stumbled into several during my two years here. On Sept. 8, we were taking a family stroll during downtown Charleston's "Second Sunday" shopping promotion when I noticed a couple walking by. I heard the man talk, and I knew it was actor Ryan Reynolds. His wife, Blake Lively, was walking next to him. They happened to be celebrating their first wedding anniversary that weekend. They had gotten married a year earlier at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>TV series and movies are occasionally filmed here, and of course, they're going to bring actors with them. "Reckless" is a crime drama set to premier on CBS this summer. On March 22, 2013, I saw two of its stars, Cam Gigandet and Anna Wood (I think), acting a scene on the steps of City Hall in downtown Charleston.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Then more recently, on Feb. 8, we were spending an afternoon at the bowling alley in Mount Pleasant when I thought I recognized someone there. We had already bowled several strings on the lanes, but Julia wanted to throw a few on the miniatures lanes, which is an arcade game there. While we did that, actor Shawn Hatosy was having fun with his children and wife right next to us. Hatosy also will appear in CBS' "Reckless," but he's probably better known for his significant role in "Southland" on TNT. I had started watching the Los Angeles police drama before it, unfortunately, got canceled.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>My first run-in with an actor in Charleston came nearly two years ago, on May 20, 2012. Carrie and I were eating dinner at Slightly North of Broad, known as </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><i>S.N.O.B., </i></span>when my then-future wife thought she saw Owen Wilson at the table behind me. She finally said something about it after she saw the chef come out and talk to Wilson. Once she alerted me to his presence, my ears recognized his distinctive voice. Carrie pretended to take a photo of me and got Wilson in the shot. I'm pretty proud to say that none of the celebrities in this post ever knew I was taking pictures of them. We haven't seen comedian Bill Murray yet, but he lives here, so I suppose we will someday.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-19712854781027869502014-03-13T23:58:00.003-04:002014-03-13T23:59:56.692-04:00Earthshine on the moon and sunshine on Earth<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On the night of the Oscars, only a crescent of the moon was lit by the sun. The rest was lit by sunlight bouncing off Earth, a phenomenon known as earthshine. I've always found this sight pretty, so I snapped a photo from my backyard as an airplane happened to fly by.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On Jan. 21, I had just reached my car parked atop the garage near the Charleston County courthouse when I noticed sunlight poking through the clouds. I took a shot with the silhouette of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in the foreground.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-36590690496673039502014-02-18T00:01:00.003-05:002014-02-18T00:37:00.897-05:00The big ice storms of 2014 ... in South Carolina<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The extent of ice accumulation on the grass near my place in Mount Pleasant. Surfaces with more surface area might have accumulated up to a quarter inch.</i></span></td></tr>
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The Ice Storm of 1998 remains one of the fondest memories of my childhood.<br />
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I was in the eighth grade in Down East, Maine. The storm started off as a lot of sleet: about 1 foot. And shoveling a foot of sleet is like shoveling sand. It's heavy and not fun.<br />
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Then came the freezing rain. It built up on tree branches and utility lines. We lost power for about a week. Schools were closed, too. ("Yay!" I said then. But not now.)<br />
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The ice was beautiful. So my family of photographers took pictures.<br />
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It was cold. So we put the frozen food outside and the food from the refrigerator in an unheated entryway.<br />
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The house was heated with a wood stove. So we were toasty.<br />
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We cooked food on the stove or over an open flame in an outside fireplace. We once drove to the next town over and ate at one of the few restaurants in the area -- a real treat.<br />
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The moon was just about full. So at night, my brother and I went sledding under its light.<br />
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We made the most of what could have been a difficult situation.<br />
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But when a storm with just a fraction of the severity of what I experienced in Maine happens in South Carolina, all hell breaks loose.<br />
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Schools are canceled before anything starts falling from the sky.<br />
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Bridges are shut down, and the lack of traffic and its friction allow them to glaze over with a coating of ice.<br />
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People can't get to work because their children don't have school or because all the routes are blocked by what a native Mainer would call overly cautious authorities.<br />
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That all happened late last month and again early this month.<br />
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The first storm -- I don't know if you can even call it a storm, though -- started Jan. 28 in the Charleston area.<br />
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The temperature was still above freezing when it started raining. But officials closed the schools early that day. They also would be closed for the next two days and would get a late start on the fourth day.<br />
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The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge was shut down not long after the ground-level temperature hit 32 degrees. Smaller bridges followed, making it impossible for me to get to work in less than two hours.<br />
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So I stayed home and took pictures of ice-coated vegetation before doing some actual work on news stories.<br />
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The carnage was minimal in this storm. Some areas were hit with power outages, but they were not widespread.<br />
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A pine branch fell over the sidewalk that I usually use for my daily runs, and that was the most extreme example of damage I witnessed.<br />
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Ironically, the most damage that this storm did cause came when the temperatures rose.<br />
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That Friday, as it climbed toward the 50s, the ice melted and fell from the cables of the Ravenel Bridge, smashing the windows and denting the metal of the cars traveling underneath it.<br />
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Of course, authorities here knew this was a possibility, but it's not like they deal with these situations often. They closed it for seven hours, until the cables were clear of ice.<br />
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So when the second ice storm hit the night of Feb. 4, they were even more cautious.<br />
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It didn't matter that the temperature in the immediate Charleston area had just barely hit 32 degrees during the rainy night. Ice formed on the cars and trees -- although not as severely as the first time (if you could even call that severe).<br />
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I didn't even bother taking pictures.<br />
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One of the two bridges from my home in Mount Pleasant to downtown Charleston remained open, so I got to work on time.<br />
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But the main bridge was closed for more than two days as we all waited for the ice to melt off it. It didn't warm up so quickly after the second storm, like it did after the first.<br />
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Schools were closed on the first day, even though the roads in Charleston County remained largely free of ice. They were closed on the second day, too, for a reason that still eludes me. The ice was gone here.<br />
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A little farther north, in Dorchester and Berkeley counties (which are areas that my newspaper covers), the folks were not as fortunate. They, as well as residents of several surrounding counties, saw heavy ice accumulation. Power outages were widespread and were lingering in some spots as of this writing.<br />
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My home is in a community where most of the lines are underground. We dodged power losses altogether.<br />
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But my home also had no backup source of heat with which to cook food. There was no foot of sleet or snow on the ground for sledding. It wasn't cold enough outside to keep our frozen meat frozen. My wife and I would have been lost without our fully charged iPhones, and the same fate would have befallen my wife's daughter and her Kindle.<br />
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So an ice storm like the one I saw during my childhood in Maine would not have been as much fun here in the Palmetto State. Residents here, homes here, officials here just can't deal with the problem as well because they're not supposed to have the problem.<br />
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Our dog, though, loved eating icy grass. He enjoys eating grass and ice cubes, so eating both simultaneously was heaven.<br />
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But even the dog -- the wimp that he is -- would have been shivering at night without electricity.<br />
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So I'd prefer to keep all this sort of weather up north, where it belongs with the people and the dogs who are supposed to cope with it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_bridge_before_4497" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7337/12280733374_a100303707_o.jpg" height="578" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This was the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge before the storm hit Jan. 28. Layers of cloud cover are visible in the background.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_jacket_ice_4507" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/12280789296_0a671aa006_o.jpg" height="578" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>When it started raining late in the afternoon on Jan. 28, I wasn't deterred. I still went for a run. It was about 31 degrees. Even at that temperature, the rain still froze to my jacket.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_palms_ice_0011" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/12280263005_20bb9bfd7c_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">On Jan. 28, ice started to form on the tips of these palm fronds.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Winston got his first taste of a winter storm on the morning of Jan. 29. The storm included periods of sleet and was capped with a brief snowfall, hence the white stuff on the ground. This heavy accumulation, of course, caused traffic bedlam.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_pineneedles_0098" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/12280320275_154e058f75_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pine needles and ice in my 'hood.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_mailboxes_0061" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/12280866926_fd3304d37b_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>These are mailboxes. That's right. Mailboxes. WITH ICE ON THEM! IN SOUTH CAROLINA! Is your mind blown yet?</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fence_0078" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/12280867156_3c0674f382_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>And this would be a fence.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_branchdown_4539" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3756/12280867556_1f05609210_o.jpg" height="578" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pedestrian traffic was a nightmare after this branch fell. Luckily, there were no power lines near this one. You also can see that the featured truck is kicking up some good spray, indicating the elevated surface temperature of the road. It was wet but no slipperier than it would be on a rainy day.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_berries_0040" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3746/12280468173_f740b1b124_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Bush and berries off a traffic circle near my family's pad.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_palm_fronds_0175" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/12280320395_cf2a2e10b6_o.jpg" height="700" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="591" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I tried to do something special with the sun and the ice on these palm fronds, but my macro lens (the one used for closeups) got stolen a few years back. Criminals are more destructive than this ice was.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bridge_ice_web" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7459/12280613105_b98becbcdb_o.jpg" height="453" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I drove over the Ravenel Bridge on Jan. 31 about 10 minutes before things got really hairy. My dashboard video camera caught some falling ice, but it was too far off for the wide angle lens to prominently show in the video. Above is a still image of some of the ice that got smashed into bits on the road surface. When the large chunks falling off the bridge started to hit cars, the police closed the bridge for another seven hours. Here's the story I wrote about that: <a href="http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140131/PC16/140139900">http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140131/PC16/140139900</a></i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-55055133209762320752014-01-27T00:09:00.003-05:002014-01-27T00:09:22.568-05:00A fake snow day just days before a possible real snow day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Winterfest 2014 gave us a chance to experience some snowfall. It was manufactured, of course. Supposedly, 50 tons of the white stuff were pumped onto the grounds of Patriots Point along Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Julia first enjoyed tossing snowballs at Carrie and me in a freestyle play area. With temperatures above 50 degrees, though, the snow turned quickly into slush.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_snowball_photo_0034" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/12154453683_75ea9bfcb1_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Julia got her fill of playtime -- here, she's pegging her mother with a snowball -- before the workers made everyone clear out so they could refill the area.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_hill_sled_0060" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5492/12154604894_414f6514b7_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Two fake hills consisting of hydraulic lifts on the back of two large trailers gave Julia a chance to go sledding -- something she hadn't done in a few years. Of course, we waited in line much longer than the two seconds it took for her to slide from the top to the bottom.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_sled_fakesnow_0064" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/12154190005_a297ed6e12_o.jpg" height="513" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Ironically, after we attended this event Saturday, we got a clearer picture of the forecast for the coming week. A winter storm watch is in effect, and we could see a few inches of ice or snow here in Charleston on Wednesday morning. Winter 2007 was the last time I saw snow accumulate in a place I call home.</span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-90527805378013301132014-01-12T23:45:00.000-05:002014-02-19T23:42:13.396-05:00My new life over the past five months or so<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This is the photo that ended up on our Christmas card. It's just us sitting on the living room couch.</i></span></td></tr>
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Much has happened since I last updated this blog.<br />
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I got an illness with a 104-degree fever. I got a puppy. I got married.<br />
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On my wedding day, I got to welcome not one but two beautiful girls into my life. Julia (the smallest human in the picture above) was one of the reasons I grew to love Carrie so much. <br />
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Those two make me incredibly happy, and I'm so proud that they've allowed me into their lives.<br />
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As many of you already know, I write for a living. A small part of my job is photography.<br />
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This blog always has showcased the photos I shoot, mainly the ones I snap after looking upward at the sky. The writing has come and gone. It returns only occasionally.<br />
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Regardless, it's sometimes hard to muster the willpower to simply post pictures on this blog<br />
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But with this post, I'm playing catch-up. This is a sampling of some of the images I took over the past several months.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">It's a ... puppy</span></b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23456733@N06/11793151514/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="web_winston_0214 by offlede, on Flickr"><img alt="web_winston_0214" height="513" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3773/11793151514_1cc05ec08c_o.jpg" width="770" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Winston is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel born in late July 2013. He's an awesome little dog.</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Lightning in the 'hood</span></b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_lightning_townhouse2nd_0217" height="513" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2810/9690946575_2b5e6a91e7_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>We had two nights of sustained cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground
lighting starting Sept. 2. It was raining for most of it as the storm
paused overhead. But I snapped a few shots of lightning and the
townhouses in my Mount Pleasant community.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_lightning_townhouses_0186" height="513" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3778/9690947063_c1c514c520_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>It had been a while since I last saw such sustained lightning crawlers.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_hail_lightning_3446" height="575" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5502/9707332960_c2344cbd07_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The second thunderstorm on consecutive nights came with dime-size
hail. It started coming down as I finished up an evening run. That was
fun!</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_lightning_backyard_0019" height="513" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3694/9704097721_0d1722de52_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The second night wasn't as spectacular as the first, but it was fun to watch regardless.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Other wondrous weather</b></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_bridge_0020" height="700" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5474/9187553947_21bc282768_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Astronomically high tides on May 25 made for good conditions for a reflection under the Ravenel Bridge, and I snapped this shot.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web1_mammatus_0084" height="513" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3722/9190351414_74a48ef9b2_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mammatus clouds after a storm June 26.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web1_lightning_dash" height="473" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7347/9187554109_66f308f613_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A strike captured by my dashboard camera July 1 on James Island.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web1_tornadowarned_0060" height="513" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7446/9190351730_9364d21507_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Rain core from a severe and tornado-warned thunderstorm July 1 in West Ashley.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_tornadowarned_bolt_0135" height="418" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/9190351800_83d9baac5b_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A cloud-to-cloud bolt atop a tornado-warned supercell thunderstorm above Berkeley County on June 3.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_rainbow_popstorm" height="575" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3801/9237234700_7d1186cc97_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Rainbow that I snapped July 5 during my run over the Ravenel Bridge.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_rainbow_honeymoon_beach_3688" height="575" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/10261380366_cf57c7fb2e_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Partial rainbow over the ocean off Wild Dunes Resort on Oct. 6 during a brief honeymoon.</i></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Clouds on the way to Oklahoma</span></b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_anvil_oklahoma_2013-08-12-19.22.51" height="575" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3693/9596931872_6262ca37d7_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I flew Aug. 12 to Oklahoma, where I stayed for a week to write about the contested adoption of Veronica Rose Capobianco (or Veronica Rose Brown, if you're a supporter of the birth dad). I saw towering thunderstorms during the flight, like the one above with an anvil cloud.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_rain_oklahoma_2013-08-12-19.49.58" height="700" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/9596930998_1a80f298ae_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="523" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Towering clouds dropping rain.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_rainbow_oklahoma_2013-08-12-19.25.39" height="770" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2874/9596931180_44c093a379_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>And a partial rainbow to boot.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Celebrity sighting in Charleston</b></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_ryanblake_3475" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/9704077599_11096c5b4b_z.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="495" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Carrie, Julia and I were walking Sept. 8 on King Street in downtown Charleston during a Second Sunday on King shopping promotion, in which the street is closed. This couple featuring actress Blake Lively and actor Ryan Reynolds walked by. I ran back and snapped a discreet photo of the duo celebrating their anniversary. They got married at Mount Pleasant's Boone Hall exactly a year before this photo's date.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The moon and Venus</b></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_moon_venus_0005" height="513" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7429/9707486560_7a99e84e52_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>My new family and I celebrated a former co-worker's birthday Sept. 7 at Bowen's Island Restaurant. We sat on the outside deck, which overlooks the marsh near Folly Beach. I snapped a quick shot of Venus and the moon.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Seeking a Christmas card</b></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_ravenel_wide_fog_0002" height="513" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/11524244283_904182640e_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>We had planned to shoot a photo for our Christmas card under the Ravenel Bridge at sunset. But some sea fog set in, shrouding the view.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fog_ravenel_0011" height="513" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/11524202636_bfa56190e5_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pets weren't allowed on the pier under the bridge, though, so this shot wasn't working for us anyway. But it made for an interesting sunset. </i></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Cold ... relatively
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<img alt="web_ice_sprinkler_4235" height="575" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/11921018875_cec6ba02b4_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The morning of Jan. 7 was the coldest one since I moved to South Carolina. It hit 18 degrees. Yet, it wasn't cold enough to stop me from going on a morning jog. Someone left a sprinkler on overnight, and I stopped during my run and used my iPhone to snap a shot of the resulting ice.</i></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">If tin whistles are made of tin...</span></b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fog_sullivans_0057" height="513" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3733/11920293345_0f400816b8_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>We took a walk on the beach in Sullivan's Island just before a thunderstorm and a cold front were due in town Jan. 11. In the early afternoon, unusually thick sea fog was still clinging to the coastline.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>It was total pea soup, but with the cold ocean and a stiff breeze, the air also was cold. So it was a short walk. But at least the puppy got his first taste of ocean water.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-55905494035320266382013-07-30T22:54:00.002-04:002013-07-30T22:54:52.784-04:00Rainbow chase with Julia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">
Julia and I were on our way home from dinner in downtown Charleston
when I pointed out the towering rain clouds we were heading into. "But it's OK because rain makes things grow," she said. Very true. A
bit later, after it briefly poured, she said, "Look at that rainbow!"
Thinking it was a lame, partial rainbow, I casually glanced to the sky
opposite the sun and saw a brilliant, distinctive, complete double
rainbow.</span></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_rainbowpano_lowes" height="441" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/9389827756_66de525cc2_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">
We stopped first at the closest open area: a Lowe's parking lot. I snapped photos with my phone. But it faded, and we drove home as I
noted the mini rainbows in the mist kicked up by moving cars' tires. I
talked about Roy G. Biv, but Julia already knew all the rainbow colors
in the correct order. Can't tell her nothing.</span></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_rainbowpano2_dunes" height="387" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5332/9389826234_2560ed3806_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">
Then we pulled into my community and saw another, though somewhat faint
rainbow. Julia enjoyed the ride as I drove onto the raised
sidewalk and took pictures.</span></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_julia_doublerainbow_3128" height="575" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3700/9387053683_8531a661f3_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> She posed for a photo near the house. "Too bad I'm squinting," she said.</span></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_drawing_doublerainbow_3129" height="559" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/9387053819_77c810fc40_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">
The rainbow eventually faded again, but Julia came up with a way to
make sure it never goes away: She drew a picture with a colorful, full
rainbow and the two of us, side by side, enjoying the view.</span></span></span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-85111575576389482652013-07-29T23:19:00.000-04:002013-07-29T23:19:01.821-04:00Severe thunderstorm over Charleston Harbor<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="userContent">A storm
moved over Charleston Harbor early Monday evening, bringing lightning
that was frequent at times. This was the view from Patriots Point.</span></i></span> </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_lightning_aboveravenel_1170" height="513" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7300/9398682098_2626b36845_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">A cargo ship floated under the bridge as lightning crawled through the sky above it.</span></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_stormclouds_ravenel_1254" height="513" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/9398681982_917283c209_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Like most storms here in South Carolina, this one fizzled out as it neared the coast. Here's what was left of the gust front.</span></span></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_pano_patriotspoint" height="230" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5543/9395915525_0aab42d5f1_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Made
up of nine images, this panoramic view shows the bridge, a harbor tour
vessel and the U.S.S. Yorktown, the museum ship at Patriots Point in
Mount Pleasant.</span></span></i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-83029498593698849502013-07-08T00:42:00.000-04:002013-07-08T00:51:05.753-04:00Front-row seat to Charleston Harbor fireworks on the Fourth<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Carrie, Julia and I visited some friends on the Fourth for some food, swimming and fireworks in downtown Charleston.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0142" height="700" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/9237367156_6da7512580_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="476" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Those </span>friends and their friends live within walking distance from Charleston Harbor, over which the fireworks were shot.</span></i></td></tr>
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<img alt="web_fireworks_0143" height="488" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/9234585839_fe4aaaa06c_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">So we walked to the Maritime Center, where a concrete pier juts into the water.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0093" height="700" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/9234585215_69b52961f8_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The crowd of spectators was<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">manageable</span></span>.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0100" height="700" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3826/9234586497_6b1c6735ac_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>So, we got a clear view across the harbor.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0109" height="700" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/9237367916_503f23678a_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The fireworks were blasted from the Mount Pleasant side of the harbor, giving people over there a slightly better view.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0113" height="700" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/9237367236_57c38eb6f5_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">But we had some children who don't like loud noises, so a little distance was a good thing.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0114" height="700" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/9237367716_e46af72162_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The only concern was that the little ones would tumble over the side of the pier because it did not have a railing at parts.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0120" height="700" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5483/9234585439_03083f3e51_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">But <span style="font-size: small;">some</span> local fire<span style="font-size: small;">fighters were</span> there watching the display from the pier as well, so any child overboard would have been rescued promptly.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0129" height="700" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/9234586597_0c36ddd33d_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">As for the stead<span style="font-size: small;">y <span style="font-size: small;">barrage</span> o<span style="font-size: small;">f</span></span> fireworks, they were pretty cool.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23456733@N06/9234586003/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="web_fireworks_0131 by offlede, on Flickr"><img alt="web_fireworks_0131" height="700" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3810/9234586003_aff159055c_o.jpg" width="467" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Some other towns' displays were visible in the distance.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0135" height="700" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3669/9234586301_00a134c750_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I used a zoom lens set to about 70mm and oriented vertically to get some shots.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_fireworks_0138" height="700" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/9234586399_b01e58a5d2_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="467" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I used the tripod I got for Christmas (replacement for the one that was stolen) and a wired trigger to eliminate some blurriness.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_smoke_0168" height="677" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5505/9237367248_8ffd6e9fb4_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">After the show, we moved out quickly. But I took a second to get one quick shot of the pyrotechnics smoke wafting over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The show organizers were criticized last year because some people couldn't see the fireworks from Mount Pleasant's Patriots Point. So, they moved the origin spot. Unfortunately, that made the angle such that I couldn't get any of the fireworks in the same shot as the bridge. Bummer there, but it was a stellar show regardless.</span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-79657464934944322192013-03-17T20:54:00.001-04:002013-03-17T21:05:01.174-04:00A glimpse at comet Pan-STARRS<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_comet_PANSTARRS_0027" height="514" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8100/8566106789_c671d8b233_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I had looked for <span style="font-size: small;">c</span>omet Pan-STARRS a few times last week, but I couldn't spot it until Saturday night, when I got some help from some fellow stargazers I happened upon. The above shot was taken just before it sunk out of view in Hollywood, which is just west of Charleston. When I reached <span style="font-size: small;">this spot where I've photographed the night sky <span style="font-size: small;">in the <span style="font-size: small;">past,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>t</span>wo other cars already had pulled over to gaze at the <span style="font-size: small;">icy mass.</span> I shot this with a 300mm lens, which leaves a lot to be desired. My old 150-500mm Sigma was great for moon shots, but thanks to thieves, of course, I no longer have it.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_moon_earthshine_0010" height="514" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8567248526_3aec432510_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On Thursday, the first clear night since the comet became visible, I took some shots of the moon. It's in a crescent phase, but because of the "earthshine" phenomenon (when light reflected off Earth hits the moon), the rest was faintly visible. Kind of a pretty sight, but still a lackluster shot because of poor equipment.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Without realizing it, I actually captured Pan-STARRS on Thursday. From the foot of the Ravenel Bridge in downtown Charleston, I was taking a vertical shot with the moon toward the top of the frame and the horizon on the bottom. I went back and looked at the photos a few days later and found the comet, seen here near the lower left corner. The comet <span style="font-size: small;">ha<span style="font-size: small;">s been so faint that I had diff<span style="font-size: small;">iculty <span style="font-size: small;">finding it - <span style="font-size: small;">obviousl<span style="font-size: small;">y</span></span></span></span></span></span>.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-35968461561957310202013-03-03T10:18:00.000-05:002013-03-03T10:18:39.213-05:00Tropical Storm Isaac-fueled deluge in downtown Charleston<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Flooding is a part of life in downtown Charleston, where drainage <span style="font-size: small;">i</span>n the low-lying area is poor. On Aug. 28, it was especially bad. We got some thunderstorm activity that was being fueled by Tropical Storm Isaac, which was far to the south<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">It</span></span> dropped several inches on the city. </i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">It resulted in a few feet of water in the streets, making travel by foot and car a bit hairy.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Some cars were swamped and rendered useless.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The bigger vehicles created some wave action.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Firefighters still had to respond to calls despite the circumstances.</span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-57255322785541922502013-03-02T23:49:00.000-05:002013-03-02T23:49:38.930-05:00Rain core from the Ravenel Bridge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">For my run Aug. 22, I noticed a very distinct core of rain falling in a thunderstorm off to the northeast.<span style="font-size: small;"> Thought it was kind<span style="font-size: small;"> of<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">co<span style="font-size: small;">ol.</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">This shot looks over the northern part of Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The storm neared the Ravenel Bridge as I entered the last stretch of my run.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">A gust front eventually enveloped Charleston Harbor.</span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-44633709125556660232013-02-25T09:37:00.000-05:002013-02-25T09:38:43.531-05:00With an iPhone, capturing a rainbow over the Ravenel Bridge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_rainbow_bridge_pano" height="376" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7967584816_51499704d9_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On Sept. 7, I embarked on my usual jog as a storm moved off to the east, giving way to sunshine and a rainbow. This image is made of five separate iPhone photos.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The north side of the rainbow was faint but still nice with a backdrop of blue sky.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The south side had some darker clouds behind it, so you could almost see the pot of gold across Charleston Harbor.</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>It appears to be crashing into the USS Yorktown museum ship.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I've had worse scenery on my daily runs.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>One final shot at the bridge's apex before I concentrated on running.</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-62216480281170745202013-02-24T19:27:00.000-05:002013-02-24T19:28:15.437-05:00Fog under the Ravenel Bridge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">During a job one evening, a strange fog enveloped Charleston's East Side, a result of a warm day and chilly night. When I returned from my run, the fog took the form of a tube paralleling the Cooper River shore.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>It was neat to see the Ravenel Bridge poking from the top of the fog, as well as the docks and shoreline underneath.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-58907303220203785592013-02-24T19:25:00.000-05:002013-02-24T19:26:58.872-05:00Taking a jog 150 feet above a basketball game<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="web_sign_carrier_0018" height="513" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8479/8240711620_bffe390652_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="770" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The brightly lit object in the right corner of this photo is th<span style="font-size: small;">e USS Yorktown, which hosted th<span style="font-size: small;">e Carrier Classic college basketball games back <span style="font-size: small;">on Nov. 9</span>. </span></span></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I ran over the Ravenel Bridge as a Goodyear blimp circled overhead and the basketball players did their thing on the surface of the old aircraft carrier.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The sun had already set, but the sky was still a bit blue.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">A view in the other direction, toward the fading sunlight. The men's basketball game, by the way, was later called off because of condensation that had formed on the court - a result of a warm day and cool night.</span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-3656567951550660472013-02-23T09:30:00.000-05:002013-02-23T09:30:19.268-05:00Storm in August behind an Asian buffet in North Charleston<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On Aug. 2,</i><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I engaged in a brief cloud chase through beautiful North Charleston. Ironically, the best shot of lightning was taken with my iPhone, above. There's some horizontal distortion in this image, though.</span></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The most op<span style="font-size: small;">en area I found to shoot from was a<span style="font-size: small;">n empt<span style="font-size: small;">y <span style="font-size: small;">lot behind a<span style="font-size: small;">n Asian <span style="font-size: small;">buffet restaurant on <span style="font-size: small;">Ashley Phosphat<span style="font-size: small;">e Road. Here's a shot with the <span style="font-size: small;">DSLR.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Some dark, low-hanging scuds that briefly resembled a wall cloud.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I went on with my usual<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>after-work activities and went for a run over the Ravenel Bridge.</span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-49036895514401042062013-02-23T09:21:00.000-05:002013-02-23T09:22:44.747-05:00Boat parade on the Cooper River<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I've got a lot of posting to catch up to. This was my first attempt at a photo for last year's Christmas card. It was a boat parade on the Cooper River. I watched it from the deck of the USS Yorktown, the air<span style="font-size: small;">cra<span style="font-size: small;">ft carrier that<span style="font-size: small;">'s now a museum<span style="font-size: small;"> in Mount Pleasant</span></span></span></span>.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Long story short, I've never really seen a light parade on the water that I've been impressed with. This attempt at a Christmas card photo was a bust.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-54711459138264835422012-12-25T15:00:00.001-05:002012-12-25T15:01:08.550-05:00Merry Christmas 2012 from the Holy City<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I snapped some shots of the Christmas lights in Marion Square in downtown Charleston, along with the nearby churches. Above is Citadel Square Baptist.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">St. Matthew's Lutheran, as viewed from underneath the city's tree of lights.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Citadel Square Baptist Church again.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>St. Matthew's Lutheran with the tree of lights.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-63472196990668984722012-10-21T21:43:00.002-04:002012-10-21T21:46:31.095-04:00Panorama of a tornadic storm over Kiawah Island<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">On Aug. 1, I was driving to my West Ashley home after work when I looked to the south and saw a large anvil cloud. It was associated with a thunderstorm over Kiawah Island, where the PGA Championship golf tournament was set to take place in the next few weeks. While I was snapping photos for this multi-image panorama, I received a text message saying a weak tornado was spotted under this storm. It was too far off to chase down.</span></i></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-13379715454128888692012-10-12T14:10:00.003-04:002012-10-12T14:11:28.683-04:00Foliage shots from a quick trip north<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23456733@N06/8069557110/sizes/h/in/photostream/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="promo_pondpano1_foliage" height="189" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8069557166_931185de17_o.jpg" width="770" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I flew to Maine last week for <a href="http://www.maysfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/MaysFu1/obit.cgi?user=754138Cousins" target="_blank">my grandfather's</a> funeral, and I had a few chances to shoot the fall foliage. Above is a panorama of Stump Pond in Lincoln, about an hour from my hometown. I've been there <a href="http://www.theofflede.com/2009/10/maines-autumn-day-1-panorama-broad.html" target="_blank">before</a>.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The sun didn't show itself much during my stay. This was as good as it got.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The dam at Stump Pond.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Not much wind on this day, but sunshine would have made the colors pop.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Near Topsfield, which is about 20 minutes from my hometown, the wind was stiff, and the foliage wasn't quite as colorful.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Near my parents' place in Princeton, I ventured out and took some shots. Guess what this is? Yeah, it's a mushroom. And a few leaves.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Orange and red maple leaves, backdropped by birch trees.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Yellow maple leaves on the roadside.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Maple leaves near a cabin on my parents' dirt street.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The view from my parents' property, looking over Grand Falls Flowage.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I was raised on the end of a peninsula on the lake, which offered sunset views. This one featured a couple of loons.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-67812173766372610242012-09-17T23:52:00.002-04:002012-09-18T00:00:12.603-04:00A storm's backside<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23456733@N06/7974884050/sizes/h/in/photostream/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="preview_pano_backsidestorm" height="197" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8036/7974882881_733c927f08_o.jpg" width="770" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23456733@N06/7974884050/sizes/h/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Click for larger view.</a></b> On July 17, I ran over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, as usual, and saw this storm form and move off to the north. I thought the view was somewhat interesting, as a storm's rear is usually shrouded by rain and rarely photogenic.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-22004542283684676972012-09-12T22:13:00.001-04:002012-09-12T22:17:03.221-04:00Intense lightning, a shelf cloud and another bridge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On July 24, I drove a short distance to the Ashley River, where the North Bridge connects Charleston and North Charleston. I set up by the river as a severe thunderstorm rolled through. The above shot is of the shelf cloud that it formed, and a crescent moon.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Even at night, the layers in the clouds were plain to see when lit by lightning.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The lightning was frequent, but I struggled to capture it without my rain-ruined Nikon, which is equipped with a remote control.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23456733@N06/7848224046/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="web_raincore_ashleyshelf_0092 by offlede, on Flickr"><img alt="web_raincore_ashleyshelf_0092" height="513" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7848224046_9f0323e5f0_o.jpg" width="770" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The precipitation seemed focused in the central section of the storm.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Lightning through the rain.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The lightning illuminated some nice structure underneath this storm. It was surprisingly healthy for a storm that formed after sunset and persisted in the nighttime hours.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The shelf cloud directly overhead.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I looked in the other direction and saw the shelf cloud pushing into Charleston.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">A branching bolt extended from a low cloud.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>It's electric.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A closeup.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>After a bit, the rain became unbearable, and I took cover under the bridge, where people where casting nets for fish.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This shot represents four sequential strikes in the same column. Unlike anything I've heard, thunder actually rang out four distinct times. Deafening.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-39696886270313611962012-09-11T20:21:00.000-04:002012-09-11T20:22:55.461-04:00A tree and a lens that are no longer with us<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Back in March, I visited my girlfriend in Charleston, W.V., and used my macro lens for the last time. I shot some bees that were swarming in the blossoms of this tree near her house.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sadly, however, both the tree and the lens are long gone. The tree fell in June during the destructive derecho -- a large and long-lasting complex of thunderstorms -- that started in the Midwest, swept across the Appalachians and marched straight to the coast. And my macro lens, of course, was stolen earlier that same month.</i></span></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-28169542903077060952012-09-10T20:48:00.000-04:002012-09-10T20:56:15.116-04:00Apparently, Nikons can't cheat death<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>A fire chief looks at the rain falling on the sidewalk outside the Spoleto Festival USA headquarters on George Street in downtown Charleston.</i></span></td></tr>
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On July 11, I was out on an assignment when I was told to head to the scene of a suspected
lightning strike at an important building in downtown Charleston.<br />
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A severe thunderstorm was pushing through the area, bringing hail, heavy wind and torrential rain. <br />
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When I
got there, I put my work-owned Canon into a Rainsleeve and my Nikon into a
plastic bag, which then went inside a shoulder bag. I took shots with
the Canon, but I never removed my Nikon.<br />
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I thought it was safe. <br />
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I went on to other locations in the downtown area, photographing tourists walking through putrid floodwater on Market Street. My clothes got soaked.<br />
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It was all for a relatively routine story: Flooding is quite common here.<br />
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The Canon stayed dry. But later that evening, when I removed the bag containing my Nikon from my vehicle, I noticed that the plastic bag inside was soaked and the camera inside that was wet as well.<br />
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I placed the Nikon under a ceiling fan all day, then into a bag of rice. But the battery apparently shorted out at one point, and I think some circuitry must have been destroyed. <br />
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Regardless, my Nikon went kaput only two weeks after I got it back from the person who stole it. I delayed writing about it in hopes that I could resurrect the camera, but I had no such luck. <br />
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I suppose I've had a streak of bad luck. When it rains, it pours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>People took pictures on a flooded Market Street during the severe thunderstorm.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>In hindsight, this was gross. I'm pretty sure there was sewage in them there waters.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The guy in the middle was lifting his shirt in an attempt to guard his nose from the stench.</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Andrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-8174771568912074962012-08-13T21:44:00.003-04:002012-08-13T21:47:14.691-04:00A quickie storm replaced by crepuscular rays<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This was the view July 10 as I went for my run up the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. This panorama made from seven separate iPhone photos shows the bridge in front of me, the ramp behind me (to the right) and the impending storm above.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The thunderstorm that was labeled severe at one point came from the north in this view from the top of The Post and Courier building.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The storm approaches downtown Charleston.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Rain was illuminated by sunlight.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">As I made my way up the bridge, I felt some light rain, but there was a hole in the clouds.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sunlight nicely punched through the clouds on either side of the bridge. </span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">More crepuscular rays during the last leg of my run.</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>And the blue sky took over.</i></span></td></tr>
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