Capt. Paolo Sottocorona Meteo Spec on La7 - Italian TV. - Air Force Captain - retired - Sailing instructor and BoatMaster -
Counting specific 1500 transmissions of more than 1 hour. 45 years of building weekly meteo columns for all the main Italian Channels.
A few weeks ago, he died quietly at home, where he returned from his spot at 13:30. Age 77.
A hard shot for a big share of Italians who are still missing him every day, every morning is empty. Our/his Facebook group
The La7 Chain didn't replace the vacuum; it was impossible. Even people like me who never looked at La7 were punctual for his spots at 7:30 or 8:00.
It was a sailor, rider, traveler, writer, instructor .... but mostly a man .... a man that never had fear to express his thoughts in less than 7 minutes.
A really kind person, a well-known friend in the home of each of us. Few have ever met him. These lucky guys say that it was also the same in real life.
About the image:
I was impressed by the number of cloud strings, considering that I had strong winds and a sunset behind my back.
Tough of him and the comprehensive explanation he gave on the photo he chose.
Raised my camera, took only one shot, my mind on him, then I had to run back in the car. Couldn't see anything clearly anymore.
I've edited at my best the original and I will post it at the end.
The challenge is to represent what happens in the sky - What's the show's going on
General rules:
A previous round winner presents a busy or just not-so-interesting image, having at least some potential for different crops or visions.
Anyone (except the author of the original image) can edit the presented image; up to three distinct edits in separate posts are permitted.
All edits must be based on the original image, not on other people's edits (of course, borrowing ideas would not be a problem).
Short explanations about your editing intentions and/or techniques are encouraged, but not required.
Once the deadline for images has been reached, no new image versions will be accepted. Questions and (polite) discussions of techniques are welcome, so that we can learn from one another how certain edits were achieved.
The edited version gathering the most likes ...wins ... and its author will start the next round, unless it would prefer to pass the torch to someone else.
On the closing day for voting, if there is a draw in the number of likes for two or more edits, then the person who posted the original image will decide the winner from the photos receiving the most votes.
Editing rules:
All "normal" adjustments (brightness, colors, curves etc) are permitted (both local and global ones).
All geometric adjustments (perspective, cropping etc) are permitted.
Artistic effects (brushes, textures etc) are allowed.
No additions or replacements may be made to the main subject matter of the image; non-essential objects may be removed. Sky replacements are OK unless the sky is the main subject..
Generative AI must not be used. Generative removal is OK.
Timing:
Post your images all week long + Week-End... last day will be Monday, November 10 by 23:00 CET.
You can vote whenever you want, but November 11 till 23:00 CET will be a day just for voting.
