Heatwave! by olivetreeann

Heatwave!

According to the outdoor thermometer on my deck, the temperature reached 120 degrees today. Now before you panic and cry global warming, let me just say, that temperature reader has never been reliable! It sits in full sun and I suspect it even heats up underneath the plastic cover which throws the thing off even further! Nonetheless, the weather channel did say it was going to be in the upper 90's today and my guess is that we were close to 100. So I decided to play around with one of the garden shots I took today and put it through the "Heat Map" effect in Ribbet (fka Picnik!). It's fun to have the old effects back!
Nice processing
June 29th, 2012  
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri!
June 29th, 2012  
Now that would be hot, meantime we are sinking over here lol
June 29th, 2012  
It really gives a sense of hot: here too temperature is just crazy!
June 29th, 2012  
You captured the heatwave perfectly. Our temperature was officially 103 today but when I left school, the temperature registered 106. And it will continue for a few more days. In weather like this I tend to stay indoors as much as midwinter.
June 29th, 2012  
Beautiful processing!
June 30th, 2012  
yay! that looks like the same bee from mine yesterday. it got processed twice! haha!. i almost did this 'heat' thingie yesterday. i didn't like it in my daisy. i like it on yours though :-) nice!
June 30th, 2012  
pretty flower
June 30th, 2012  
@melorac Thanks Carole!
@woot Thanks Davide!
@allie912 Thanks Allison! 106- well maybe my thermometer wasn't that far off after all! I tend to stay indoors during this kind of weather too. It bothers my joints and I don't do well in the heat to begin with!
@groovygirlrn Thanks Sheri!
@summerfield lol Vikki- that bee travels in fast circles then! I forget what this plant is called. I should write it down- but I think it's probably in the daisy family.
@kimmistephens Thanks Kimmi!
June 30th, 2012  
Well in the sun and with the humidity, I'm sure it wasn't too far off.
June 30th, 2012  
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! It sure was a hot one today!
June 30th, 2012  
Wow your photo is like the weather...HOT!
June 30th, 2012  
It is the opposite here, it is so cold today and I don't think the temperature is going to get much higher than 9 degrees c. Brrrrr. Only one more load of washing to hang outside!
June 30th, 2012  
Great processing, wonderful colours! We have those 100 plus (36-42C) temperatures regularly during our summer months!
June 30th, 2012  
cool shot! Love the processing.
June 30th, 2012  
@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen! I can't believe how many parts of the country are under this heat wave- incredible.
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole- too bad we can't swap some degrees back and forth to warm you up and cool us down!
@salza Thanks Sally! I know those temps are bad no matter what, but what makes it difficult here is the humidity on top of the heat. It just saps the life out of you!
@jesperani Thanks Jennifer! Every now and then I just have to play with the effects!
June 30th, 2012  
Bev
It looks like it's frying and in desperate need of water! Is that an insect I see getting cooked? Very cool editing. Job well done!
June 30th, 2012  
@prttblues Thanks Bev! Yes- I think it was a bee. I'd have to go look at the original because the effect changed its look.
June 30th, 2012  
Great heat wave processing!! Yes, it's very very HOT! This is lovely :-)
June 30th, 2012  
Your heat up effect goes well with the current weather situation. In the morning news it said that much of the NE was hit by raging storms last night & power was lost in many areas. Hopefully it didn't affect you, but I'm sure you would welcome some rain. It's now in the high 90s here.
June 30th, 2012  
Interesting processing, definitely captures the feeling for the day. 98º here on the 29th with a heat index of 115º. The 28th it was 101º without the heat index.
June 30th, 2012  
Great picture to show the heat from the day.
June 30th, 2012  
@vposey Thank you Vickie! Yes, very very hot!
@cimes1 Thanks Carole! I guess Pennsylvania is technically a Mid-Atlantic state, not New England but we often have the same weather and are affected by the same storms. Thankfully we did not have any power outages last night. We're also experiencing the same high 90's as you. But it is summer! So stay cool!
@rhubbard Thanks Rich. I'm noticing so many people experiencing this heat wave- it's incredible how widespread it is!
@mrssmith It's definitely a hot one! Thanks Carla!
June 30th, 2012  
@olivetreeann I just noticed this comment. When I said NE, I meant northeast. I really need to remember not to appreciate so much....LOL. Anyway, glad you had no outages in PA---there I go again...;-0
July 1st, 2012  
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