OverYourHead Photography
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UK-based photographer, mostly specialising in the sky/space, here to share the beauty in all our skies!
Follow for pretty pictures, interesting facts about the skies & weather, and maybe the occasional silly conspiracy debunking along the way!
Follow for pretty pictures, interesting facts about the skies & weather, and maybe the occasional silly conspiracy debunking along the way!
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Hello Bluesky! I'm a photographer & science nerd mostly interested in the beautiful sky, so I called myself OverYourHead Photography!
The world is full of people irrationally getting mad at the sky & world in general, let's instead understand, appreciate & share in its beauty!
The world is full of people irrationally getting mad at the sky & world in general, let's instead understand, appreciate & share in its beauty!
20 years ago to the day! A truly incredible example of how dangerous supercells & strong tornadoes can develop even here.
It's very lucky imo that this beast didn't kill anyone, few people impacted likely knew it was even a risk, let alone taking the precautions needed for an EF~3 beast!
It's very lucky imo that this beast didn't kill anyone, few people impacted likely knew it was even a risk, let alone taking the precautions needed for an EF~3 beast!
A picture of the Birmingham tornado taken at this time 20 years ago. It lasted 20 minutes and caused £40 million worth of damage [£70.9 million in 2025] after it travelled 11 km and is rated at T5/T6 on the TORRO scale. This was just one of six tornadoes that formed on that day.
July 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
20 years ago to the day! A truly incredible example of how dangerous supercells & strong tornadoes can develop even here.
It's very lucky imo that this beast didn't kill anyone, few people impacted likely knew it was even a risk, let alone taking the precautions needed for an EF~3 beast!
It's very lucky imo that this beast didn't kill anyone, few people impacted likely knew it was even a risk, let alone taking the precautions needed for an EF~3 beast!
I sadly wasn't able to catch any of the funnel clouds people reported a couple of days ago, but yesterday I finally caught another thunderstorm - my 2nd this year!
It had a pretty impressive updraft structure as well, it almost looks like it was broadly rotating 👀
#photography #timelapse
It had a pretty impressive updraft structure as well, it almost looks like it was broadly rotating 👀
#photography #timelapse
July 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I sadly wasn't able to catch any of the funnel clouds people reported a couple of days ago, but yesterday I finally caught another thunderstorm - my 2nd this year!
It had a pretty impressive updraft structure as well, it almost looks like it was broadly rotating 👀
#photography #timelapse
It had a pretty impressive updraft structure as well, it almost looks like it was broadly rotating 👀
#photography #timelapse
Incredible!
Stunning shelf cloud from the cell passing over Cheshire!
📷 Kev Birnie
📷 Kev Birnie
July 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Incredible!
Brilliant noctilucent clouds on a late night drive! These uncommon, enigmatic clouds are only found fairly close to the poles around the summer solstice, and are (by far) the highest clouds in the sky!
They shine electric-blue as due to Earth's curvature, the Sun hasn't set up there!
They shine electric-blue as due to Earth's curvature, the Sun hasn't set up there!
June 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Brilliant noctilucent clouds on a late night drive! These uncommon, enigmatic clouds are only found fairly close to the poles around the summer solstice, and are (by far) the highest clouds in the sky!
They shine electric-blue as due to Earth's curvature, the Sun hasn't set up there!
They shine electric-blue as due to Earth's curvature, the Sun hasn't set up there!
Came across the best thing today in a random charity shop! His name is Willow, and he's an old boy who can't walk, but his owners regularly take him out to see the world :)
June 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Came across the best thing today in a random charity shop! His name is Willow, and he's an old boy who can't walk, but his owners regularly take him out to see the world :)
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The summer of 1976 is repeatedly used by.. people.. to somehow discredit climate change or hot summer weather.
Here are the global temperatures from 1976 compared with 2024. In 76, the UK was a warm anomaly on a much cooler planet. Today? The entire planet is warmer.
Here are the global temperatures from 1976 compared with 2024. In 76, the UK was a warm anomaly on a much cooler planet. Today? The entire planet is warmer.
June 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The summer of 1976 is repeatedly used by.. people.. to somehow discredit climate change or hot summer weather.
Here are the global temperatures from 1976 compared with 2024. In 76, the UK was a warm anomaly on a much cooler planet. Today? The entire planet is warmer.
Here are the global temperatures from 1976 compared with 2024. In 76, the UK was a warm anomaly on a much cooler planet. Today? The entire planet is warmer.
Beefy storm day ahead down South, stay safe if you're in the path!
And if you're chasing, try to stay out of the hail cores 😂
Of course this happens while I have a broken ankle & can't drive 🙃 Ah well, maybe next time
And if you're chasing, try to stay out of the hail cores 😂
Of course this happens while I have a broken ankle & can't drive 🙃 Ah well, maybe next time
FRI 13 JUN 25
‼️High risk areas: Sussex, Kent, Essex, Suffolk‼️
▸ Prolific lightning
▸ High rainfall rates (70-80mm p/h)
▸ Strong wind gusts (>60-70mph)
▸ Large hail 2.0-2.5CM in diameter
‼️High risk areas: Sussex, Kent, Essex, Suffolk‼️
▸ Prolific lightning
▸ High rainfall rates (70-80mm p/h)
▸ Strong wind gusts (>60-70mph)
▸ Large hail 2.0-2.5CM in diameter
June 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Beefy storm day ahead down South, stay safe if you're in the path!
And if you're chasing, try to stay out of the hail cores 😂
Of course this happens while I have a broken ankle & can't drive 🙃 Ah well, maybe next time
And if you're chasing, try to stay out of the hail cores 😂
Of course this happens while I have a broken ankle & can't drive 🙃 Ah well, maybe next time
Keep your eyes out everyone! This storm could put on a good show tonight! (Same for us in the UK too!)
A geomagnetic storm is expected to set skies aglow in the northern part of the U.S. on Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Alabama to Northern California, according to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
Northern Lights May Be Visible as Far South as Alabama
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Keep your eyes out everyone! This storm could put on a good show tonight! (Same for us in the UK too!)
A timelapse of some pretty lenticular clouds I caught yesterday! These unusual clouds can sometimes look like flying saucers, and are easy to tell from other clouds by the fact they don't move with the wind!
They're formed by standing waves resulting from hills :)
#photography #nature #clouds
They're formed by standing waves resulting from hills :)
#photography #nature #clouds
May 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A timelapse of some pretty lenticular clouds I caught yesterday! These unusual clouds can sometimes look like flying saucers, and are easy to tell from other clouds by the fact they don't move with the wind!
They're formed by standing waves resulting from hills :)
#photography #nature #clouds
They're formed by standing waves resulting from hills :)
#photography #nature #clouds
May 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Exciting stuff, but currently too far South for me!
Anyone in the areas of interest should keep an eye out for some good storms!
Anyone in the areas of interest should keep an eye out for some good storms!
May 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Exciting stuff, but currently too far South for me!
Anyone in the areas of interest should keep an eye out for some good storms!
Anyone in the areas of interest should keep an eye out for some good storms!
Why must the fun storms always be too far away 😔
North Somerset into south Wales will likely be the focus of thunderstorms tomorrow given modest shear and orographic lift overlapped by surface convergence.
Cold air aloft helping cloud tops reach 35-40 thousand feet in the more intense cells, large hail also a possibility.
Cold air aloft helping cloud tops reach 35-40 thousand feet in the more intense cells, large hail also a possibility.
May 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Why must the fun storms always be too far away 😔
Today's pretty storm! I sadly wasn't able to get to the larger cell before it fizzled, but as it faded a couple of smaller storms popped up nearby! This also gave me my first lightning of the year :)
#storm #thunder #photography #nature
#storm #thunder #photography #nature
May 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Today's pretty storm! I sadly wasn't able to get to the larger cell before it fizzled, but as it faded a couple of smaller storms popped up nearby! This also gave me my first lightning of the year :)
#storm #thunder #photography #nature
#storm #thunder #photography #nature
Exciting! I hope I see a good show!
THU 01 MAY 25
Strong capping at the surface levels today presents a classic 'loaded gun' scenario.
Elevated thunderstorms are possible across Wales/Midlands/Lincs this evening & into the early hours.
One or two could potentially be on the more severe side.
Strong capping at the surface levels today presents a classic 'loaded gun' scenario.
Elevated thunderstorms are possible across Wales/Midlands/Lincs this evening & into the early hours.
One or two could potentially be on the more severe side.
May 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Exciting! I hope I see a good show!
11 years ago today I caught this "whale's mouth" effect in the outflow region of a beefy incoming thunderstorm! I was only a teen then but I remember this storm very fondly as one of the first I really took the time to photograph. Good times!
(Ground cropped to avoid doxxing)
#photography #storm
(Ground cropped to avoid doxxing)
#photography #storm
April 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
11 years ago today I caught this "whale's mouth" effect in the outflow region of a beefy incoming thunderstorm! I was only a teen then but I remember this storm very fondly as one of the first I really took the time to photograph. Good times!
(Ground cropped to avoid doxxing)
#photography #storm
(Ground cropped to avoid doxxing)
#photography #storm
Can you see a faint shimmering white line in the clouds, just above the centre of the frame? This is a faint fragment of a parhelic circle! This elusive ice-halo is caused by refraction through ice crystals!
It's hard to distinguish from cloud, but timelapses can give it away as it remains fixed!
It's hard to distinguish from cloud, but timelapses can give it away as it remains fixed!
April 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Can you see a faint shimmering white line in the clouds, just above the centre of the frame? This is a faint fragment of a parhelic circle! This elusive ice-halo is caused by refraction through ice crystals!
It's hard to distinguish from cloud, but timelapses can give it away as it remains fixed!
It's hard to distinguish from cloud, but timelapses can give it away as it remains fixed!
Storm potential on Thursday? The models seem divided atm (ICON-EU predicts no rain, GFS predicts a line). I hope we get something though, I haven't heard the sound of thunder since last September!
April 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Storm potential on Thursday? The models seem divided atm (ICON-EU predicts no rain, GFS predicts a line). I hope we get something though, I haven't heard the sound of thunder since last September!
The Peak District always has such incredible views 😌
This was taken on a walk a couple of days ago, when the weather was almost like summer!
#photography #nature #england #peakdistrict
This was taken on a walk a couple of days ago, when the weather was almost like summer!
#photography #nature #england #peakdistrict
April 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Peak District always has such incredible views 😌
This was taken on a walk a couple of days ago, when the weather was almost like summer!
#photography #nature #england #peakdistrict
This was taken on a walk a couple of days ago, when the weather was almost like summer!
#photography #nature #england #peakdistrict
Stunning view of Venus so close to solar conjunction! It's a shame the crescent phase is so brief, only lasting a couple of months every couple of years, because it's so amazing to see the planet as a delicate crescent :)
Venus in daylight, taken this morning on a gorgeous sunny English day!
Seeing wasn't great so most of the videos I took were pretty poor. This was the best of the bunch.
I exposed it to try and capture the sky colour as it looked through the scope
#astrophotography 🔭
Seeing wasn't great so most of the videos I took were pretty poor. This was the best of the bunch.
I exposed it to try and capture the sky colour as it looked through the scope
#astrophotography 🔭
April 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Stunning view of Venus so close to solar conjunction! It's a shame the crescent phase is so brief, only lasting a couple of months every couple of years, because it's so amazing to see the planet as a delicate crescent :)
Incredible
MASSIVE TORNADO in Lake City, Arkansas
Amid TORNADO EMERGENCY
Amid TORNADO EMERGENCY
April 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Incredible
Terrifying day (and night) for powerful tornadoes, stay safe everyone across the pond!
Nightmare scenario for the folks in the Mississippi River Valley area - pretty much every storm is supercellular
April 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Terrifying day (and night) for powerful tornadoes, stay safe everyone across the pond!
March 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The eclipse has begun, and my totally-not-Frankensteinian setup of a good camera plus an old solar filter I used with my first telescope is capturing every moment!
March 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The eclipse has begun, and my totally-not-Frankensteinian setup of a good camera plus an old solar filter I used with my first telescope is capturing every moment!
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Odd slowly moving light in the sky tonight - plane or satellite with atmospheric halo effect? #photography #astro
March 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Odd slowly moving light in the sky tonight - plane or satellite with atmospheric halo effect? #photography #astro