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Europhotometeo'09

The European Meteorological Society had called for submissions of photos related to meteorology taken in 2009. 429 photos were admitted to the competition. These are accessible for browsing at http://europhotometeo-ems.blogspot.com

Number of submitted photos and submitting authors listed by country.

86 photos were pre-selected by the Organising Committee, consisting of Fernando Bullón (Europhotometeo coordinator), José Antonio Quirantes, Ramón Vazquez and Fernando Aguado, all from the Spanish Meteorological Society AME.

From 26 February to 25 March 2010 the Jury, consisting of the 9 representatives on the EMS Council, and the presidents of all EMS Member Societies, cast their vote on the photos. They were asked to select their favourite 10 entries, and assign points according to a predefined scheme.

The 86 pre-selected photos are downloadable as pps-file (5.5MB)

We are indepted to ai-translators & interpreters for their support in the communication with the authors of the photos in various languages.

We thank everyone who has submitted photos to this competition. The quality and quantity of pictures was impressive. Thus ranking the photos posed a great challenge for each Jury member.

The EMS is proud to announce the ten first ranked entries of the Europhotometeo'09:

EPM'09 Winning Photo: "Dawning Mist" by Anthony Byrne, Ireland Early Morning mist rises up over the lakes as the early morning sun lights the mountains in the background. Upper Lakes, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. 2009-09-14

EPM'09 2nd-ranked Photo: "Supercell II" by Antonio Carramiñana Calzada, Spain The thunderstorm left this beautiful rainbow descending on the region, on our way just before dusk, and it kept its maximum vertical structure. I was unable to leave that place until the last sunbeams had disappeared. Ribafrecha, La Rioja, Spain. 2009-07-01

EPM'09 3rd-ranked Photo: "The End" by Tony Le Bastard, France During a heavy thunderstorm on the Peninsula of Parata, contrary to the appearance, this picture was taken in the night, with the lighthouse to prove that fact. A strong lightning struck behind me and permitted to reveal this incredible cloud structure and to show how powerful this place is. The Genoan tower seems to be a impregnable castle taken out of a tale. Near Ajaccio, Corsica, France. 2009-23-06

EPM'09 3rd-ranked Photo: "Prahova Double Rainbow" by Ioan Rizea, Romania After the rain, a beautiful rainbow appeared on a clean sky. It was so beautiful but lasted only for ten minutes. Lucky me, I had the tripod ready and I took four shots to create this image, four because I wanted to get a panorama view to include all the rainbow and I also used the bracketing mode. Near Ploiesti, Prahova County, Romania. 2009-03-07

EPM'09 5th-ranked Photo: "Altocumulus Lenticularis at Sunrise" by Daniel Goetz, France The picture was taken at sunrise towards the east. But at that time the sun was still hidden by the 2600 metre a.s.l. jagged summit called the Ferrouillet. So only the altocumulus lenticularis cloud was shining on and could be seen showing through near Grenoble. Belledonne Massif, French Alps, France. 2009-02-16

EPM'09 6th-ranked Photo: "Skyscraper" by Pierric Thouilleux, France At dusk on a warm and sunny day in late autumn, a mist from the Rhône Valley casts its veil over the city. Seen from the Massif Du Pilat, only a few high-rise buildings emerge amidst this stratus coloured by the lights of the city. This moving bank of mist would disappear during the night as the wind gently blew. Near Saint-Etienne, Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France. 2009-10-30

EPM'09 7th-ranked Photo: "Northern Lights from Kvaløyvågen" by Hanneke Luijting, The Netherlands The northern lights dancing on a moonlit night near Tromsø in Northern Norway. Kvaløyvågen, Tromsø, Norway. 2009-03-04

EPM'09 8th-ranked Photo: "Griekenland" by Henny Vergouw, The Netherlands The photo was taken around noon on the east coast of Mykonos in an easterly direction. There was hardly any wind and the weather almost sunny with 26 degrees. Mykonos, Greece. 2009-06-25

EPM'09 9th-ranked Photo: "Supercell above Magny-en-Vexin" by Henri Buffetaut, France This photography shows a storm supercell growing in the surroundings of Pontoise. The lightning activity was very strong and a strong hail shower caused severe damage in Rantigny, in the Oise departement. Magny-en-Vexin, Val-d'Oise, France. 2009-05-25

EPM'09 9th-ranked Photo: "Fog in Malpas" by Josep Lluís Grau, Spain This picture shows the small town in northern Catalonia surrounded by morning fog, lightened up by the sun emerging from a high mountain just behind. Malpàs, Pont de Suert, Catalonia, Spain. 2009-12-15