University of Reading weather-photography competition, 2006

✍ Scribed by Kirsty Hanley

• Book ID: 104602736
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 211 KB
• Volume: 62
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0043-1656
• DOI: 10.1002/wea.70

✦ Synopsis

The annual photography competition ran again in the autumn of 2006. Nearly 70 entries transformed the foyer of Reading University's meteorology building into an impressive display of science in the sky. Entries were divided into the two categories of 'Weather and optical phenomena' and 'Sunsets and dawns'. Entries came from all over the university. The winning photos were voted for by members of the meteorology department.

The standard of entries was very high, with pictures from around the world. The 'Weather and optical phenomena' category was won by David Paynter, with a beautiful picture of evening mist in the Swiss Alps (Figure 1). The winner of the 'Sunsets and dawns' category, Michelle Cain, captured a stunning sunset in Niamey, Niger (Figure 3).