In article <afeaad5a.0306140612.597371de@no-spam>,
abo_dude@no-spam (Abo) wrote:
>Hi - Does Anyone know of any good Websites/Literature on capturing
>Storms, Lightning, etc on film and/or digitally? Also are there any
>Meteorology courses in U.K, preferably part-time or Distance-learning
>(Could be U.S.A that one!), as I need to continue working to pay for
>new laptop & other equipment!!
G'day Abo,
This note of yours reminded me of an item I've been meaning to mention
in a couple of groups -- Peter Jarver died in Kuranda in north
Queensland a few weeks ago. [Obit by Roz Pulley in _The Cairns Post
Weekend Extra_ 10-May-2003 p.3]
Peter was one of Australia's finest photographers, and one of his
specialties was photographing electrical storms. In fact, he gave up
on his electrical engineering degree and moved to Darwin in the
Northern Territory just so he could capture them on film. (Darwin,
with some 40,000 flashes each wet season, is one of the best places in
the world to study electrical storms.)
However, Peter also had great talent for capturing the mood of
Australia's vast landscapes and in 1994 was the first(?) landscape
photographer to be awarded a Master of Photography by the Australian
Institute of Professional Photography.
He and his wife, Deborah, moved to Kuranda in 1993 and opened
galleries there and in Cairns. His work has been published in books,
magazines and calendars, and may be found in galleries, collections,
and adorning the walls of international airports and hotels.
The Peter Jarver Online site is:
<http://www.peterjarver.com/>
You can see some of his "skyscapes" on the "Limited Editions" link
<http://www.peterjarver.com/browse.php?cat=16>
(Click on the thumbnails to get a larger image, and some brief
technical notes. There are a few other sky/lightning shots on some of
the other links too, but the LE/Skyscapes has a good sample which you
can easily browse.)
Cheers, Phred.
--
ppnerkDELETE@no-spam
Do you know how/why he died?
JJ
Mr Biggus, wrote in message ...
>About the Photographer
>
>Peter Jarver - Master of Photography AIPP - 21st August 1953 - 24th
>April 2003
>
>After a brief illness, Peter Jarver passed away peacefully with his
>family by his side on 24th April 2003 aged 49 years. We invite you to
>read about the photographer and share in his passion for nature.
>
>
>
>"Time really tells who the true masters are and he will go down as one
>of them. The power of his images are going to live on for
>generations." Ken Duncan 2003
>
>
>
>
"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@no-spam> wrote in message
news:bdmsut$t8rj1$1@no-spam
> In article <afeaad5a.0306140612.597371de@no-spam>,
> abo_dude@no-spam (Abo) wrote:
> > Hi - Does Anyone know of any good Websites/Literature on capturing
> > Storms, Lightning, etc on film and/or digitally? Also are there
> > any Meteorology courses in U.K, preferably part-time or
> > Distance-learning (Could be U.S.A that one!), as I need to
> > continue working to pay for new laptop & other equipment!!
>
> G'day Abo,
>
> This note of yours reminded me of an item I've been meaning to
> mention in a couple of groups -- Peter Jarver died in Kuranda in
> north Queensland a few weeks ago. [Obit by Roz Pulley in _The
> Cairns Post Weekend Extra_ 10-May-2003 p.3]
>
> Peter was one of Australia's finest photographers, and one of his
> specialties was photographing electrical storms. In fact, he gave
> up on his electrical engineering degree and moved to Darwin in the
> Northern Territory just so he could capture them on film. (Darwin,
> with some 40,000 flashes each wet season, is one of the best places
> in the world to study electrical storms.)
>
> However, Peter also had great talent for capturing the mood of
> Australia's vast landscapes and in 1994 was the first(?) landscape
> photographer to be awarded a Master of Photography by the Australian
> Institute of Professional Photography.
>
> He and his wife, Deborah, moved to Kuranda in 1993 and opened
> galleries there and in Cairns. His work has been published in
> books, magazines and calendars, and may be found in galleries,
> collections, and adorning the walls of international airports and
> hotels.
>
> The Peter Jarver Online site is:
> <http://www.peterjarver.com/>
>
> You can see some of his "skyscapes" on the "Limited Editions" link
> <http://www.peterjarver.com/browse.php?cat=16>
> (Click on the thumbnails to get a larger image, and some brief
> technical notes. There are a few other sky/lightning shots on some
> of the other links too, but the LE/Skyscapes has a good sample
> which you can easily browse.)
Too young, too soon. The world is poorer for the loss of such a
talented eye.
Bob ^,,^