Photo House in Clouds by Sergey_N

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House in Clouds

photographer:

Sergey_N add to favorites

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categories:

travel, reporting

tags:

North America

place:

United States

notes:

I do not expect to get any grade for this photo. This is just illustration of my story, and I hope you will like it.
On this picture you can see a house on top of Mt. Washington. This mountain is not very high, just 6288 ft or 1917 m . Three very strong chains on this side of the building chained it to the mountain. Three other chains on the other side also chained it. You probably think: “What are they for?” A poster on the other side of this building answers your question. It says: “The highest wind ever observed by man was recorded here. From 1932 to 1937 the Mt. Washington observatory was operated in the summit stage office then occupying this site. In a great storm April 12, 1934 the crew instruments measured a wind velocity of 231 miles per hour.” For some of you who can't understand miles, 231 mi/h equal to 371.76 km/h or 103.27m/sec. During our visit wind velocity was much lower, just 65 miles per hour or about 29m/sec. Also, a cloud was sitting on the top of the mountain which made visibility equal to 0.

published:

Tue 30 May 2006 08:17

equipment:

lens Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

permanent link:

https://www.photoforum.ru/photo/287290/

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no name no name #1 Tue 30 May 2006 10:19

Отличная работа!!!!!

Maxim Chesalin #2 Tue 30 May 2006 10:30

Сначала подумал, что это Англия! Того и гляди собака Баскервилей выскочит откуда-нибудь! smile Отличный снимок!

Nadezhda Kvitka #3 Tue 30 May 2006 13:00

Ачуметь!
это при такой то скорости ветра и там облако висит..
тоже похоже на цепях -))
интересный снимок и рассказ..

Nuno Milheiro #4 Tue 30 May 2006 15:00

Thanks for the notes!
Excellent atmosphere and fine light!
Well captured!

Regards

aRFasVAFR #5 Tue 30 May 2006 15:07

Отличный снимок. Как в фильмах ужасов. Страшно подумать, как тем, кто там живет.

silvia marmori #6 Tue 30 May 2006 17:11

wow.. thank you for such a story.. and such a wind!.. and i was amazed when here at Patagonia we have 200 km/h or more! (we say patagonia without wind would be like hell without devil)..
i like the image , so i will vote it.. may i?.. smile

Elena HL #7 Wed 31 May 2006 02:09

Great shot! Expressive story!
Congrats!

Roberto Palladini #8 Thu 1 Jun 2006 12:56

Very beautiful atmosphere, nice capture. Congrats

Valentin Bondarenko #9 Thu 1 Jun 2006 19:22

Очень интересная работа и рассказ.Впечатляет!Эти цепи?Это что то!Мои поздравления!

Berenice Kauffmann Abud - AFIAP #10 Sat 3 Jun 2006 04:17

Excellent work with beautiful atmosphere!!!!!
Great capture, Sergey!!!
Warm regards!

Olga Kulyashova #11 Fri 27 Oct 2006 23:05

Замечательный снимок и интерсный рассказ!
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