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After a first edition of the book Temps d'orages in 2016 with 500 copies, it is being printed again this year 2024 with 200 copies. The book goes from 96 pages to 136 pages of storm photos divided into 4 themes: the plains, water …
+ 7An isolated but supercellular storm formed around 7 p.m. northeast of Sens. Stationed in Troyes for the afternoon storms, I was able to intercept this majestic storm (the photos will come very soon), here is a preview:An intense electrical activity with numerous positive impacts can be discovered here:Left with my son for his first big storm chase towards Aube and Loiret this Saturday, July 20, 2024, where strong storms are forecasted in the evening and night. We arrived near Sens in the late afternoon. The first storms formed in the …Météorage, a French operator and subsidiary of Météo France specializing in detecting electrical discharges from storms, compiled a report on lightning strikes for the year 2015. They concluded it was a rollercoaster year: You will find …Xavier Delorme Storm Chaser Whether you are an individual or a professional, if one or more photos on Temps d'orages interest you for any photographic use (rights transfers, numbered art prints, or even a specific commercial service), do …On Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Chartres / 28 / France
After " Temps d'orages" in 2014, and then " L'Homme face à l'orage ", I present to you " Sombre lumière", the new storm photo exhibition composed of 15 black-and-white photos. A photo gallery has been created on the site for this occasion …+ 1Severe storms are expected in the northeast in the evening of Saturday, June 29. I arrive in the Troyes area around 5 p.m. where the first storms develop but do not produce any lightning. I head further north in the Aube to anticipate the …
The continuation of the storm chasing between the southwest and the center of the country on June 18 and 19, 2024:Exhibitions • December 2009 / Chartres: Exhibition of 6 photos "Time of Storms" • May 2012 / Villard-de-Lans: Exhibition of 6 photos at the 3rd photography meeting Focale en Vercors • December 2012 / Chartres: Exhibition of 12 storm photos …Heading to the Royan coast to intercept a stormy deterioration during the night of June 17 to 18, 2024, where I was able to capture the first lightning at St Palais. The rest of the stormy adventure here:A look back at the storms of May 17 and 18 between Chartres and Dreux:Storm of May 1st, 2024 in the Marne:
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Violent storms develop in the late afternoon in the Yonne and move directly north towards the Marne. I position myself near the Romilly Sur Seine area to intercept them at nightfall, hoping for some night lightning. The rest of the …Storm chases of April 27 and 30, 2024:
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Two new chases are visible here: On April 27 On April 30+ 1Left on Monday for the whole day in Tarn and Garonne to chase storms that never existed that day… It happens sometimes, you don't win every time. I was able to calmly visit the places. Photos of this magnificent region to discover.
+ 20Orographic storms are occurring in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence on 30 May 2014. The photos are here:
+ 5The Season 2009 gallery has been upgraded to 4K. I took the opportunity to re-edit some photos, and new ones are added, especially for the hunt of July 21, 2009:The thunderstorms are starting to show a bit more response. Here is what I was able to capture on May 19th and 20th, 2014:First Storms of the 2024 Season
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First storm degradation in Eure-et-Loir at the end of the afternoon, passing through Perche and Chartres. More to come here:The storm hunts of May 11 and 19, 2014 are now available in high definition:A line of squalls formed behind a disturbance on May 10th in the North of the country. I arrived near Bazancourt (51) to welcome it. The rest of the adventure here:The first storms of the season appeared this Thursday, April 17th, 2015 in Eure-et-Loir. It was an opportunity to take the first daytime lightning photos: Lightning strike on a high voltage line:The storm activity leaves me no respite at the moment and not a single day free to post on the Temps d'orages website. You can, if you are impatient, discover a selection in preview on the Kéraunos website: Hunt of May 20 in La Marne: Hunt …Thursday, March 28, was a busy day. Guillaume Dambreville, from Cazamedia, conducted an interview as part of the establishment of my future company which will be devoted to storms. Opening scheduled for April 2013. Here's a teaser to keep …On Monday, October 29, 2012
Chartres / 28 / France
The KERAUNOS Observatory, with the support of the Keraunos Association, is organizing its 4th annual seminar on November 17th and 18th, entirely dedicated to the theme of severe thunderstorms in France. An event rich in discussions, it …A record! Yes, it was indeed 1300 km traveled from Monday evening 11 PM until Tuesday midnight. The storms were sometimes strong, especially on Tuesday in the Allier region, with supercellular formations born from a split to end up as …Monday and Tuesday were hot and very stormy, especially in the north of the country • On Monday evening, I decided to head to the regions of Eure, reaching the gates of Perche and ending in Chartres. The night of Monday and Tuesday was …On Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, severe thunderstorms were forecasted for Eure-et-Loir. And this was the case, the Chartres area was flooded by heavy water flow on Saturday evening, with more than 54 mm of rain in less than an hour …The hunts of August 2, as well as August 5 and 6, 2013, have all been upgraded to high definition. I took the opportunity to add many unpublished photos. Discover them here:
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Chartres / 28 / France
The exhibition "The Man Facing the Storm" will be present in various festivals and galleries in 2016 and 2017. Here are all the dates • Gallery Mille Feuilles in Bièvres (June 1st to 19th), on the sidelines of the 53rd International Photo …A new photo gallery has just been revamped and features some exclusive photos. Discover here:We continue updating the photos from the 2013 season, and this time there are some unreleased photos to discover here:On Sunday, March 27, 2016
Chartres / 28 / France
The photo exhibition "The Man Facing the Storm" in partnership with Sublipix will be held at the Lycée Photo Nature in Bourg-en-Bresse at St Joseph High School, 3bis rue du lycée, 01000 Bourg-en-Bresse, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Friday …You can follow me again this 2013 season with live geolocation during storm chasing by clicking via the service.Time for the July 16 and 17, 2013 chases to be available in HD on the site:The update continues on the temps d'orages website! It's the turn of the 3-day storm chase in the Rhône Valley and the Luberon, in July 2013, to go high definition. This chase also benefits from 4 exclusive photos! Discover it here:On Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Chartres / 28 / France
The exhibition "L'Homme et l'orage" will be presented at the 13th International Weather and Climate Forum from May 28 to 30, 2016, in Paris on the City Hall square. A conference is organized on Monday, May 30, at 3 PM.Weather models predict a stormy deterioration in the evening coming from the southwest. It should lose its stormy nature as it approaches Chartres during the night around 2 a.m. The rest of the report is here:
On Friday, October 23, 2015
Chartres / 28 / France
Temps d'orages will be present at the Photography Fair in Paris on Thursday and from Saturday to Monday in partnership with SubliPix at booth 4F081. Three large-format storm photos will be exhibited there. A one-hour presentation on storm …On Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Chartres / 28 / France
" Man Facing the Storm " is on display from Thursday afternoon, September 29, to Sunday, October 2, in Vourles. A conference on storm chasing will take place on Saturday, October 1, at 2 PM. In partnership with Sublipix.Some showers turning into thunderstorms sporadically around Chartres in the mid-afternoon.Storms developed late in the afternoon and early evening in the Perche. They crossed the department early in the night. I settled in the Eure-et-Loir plains to observe their arrival. The rest of the story here:Reissue of the photo series from July 21, 2009: Work has been done on the correction of colorimetry, sharpness, and lighting.Update of the 2014 photo gallery with accounts of June 22 for the thunderstorms in the southwest and a thunderstorm over Lake Geneva on July 4, 2014.On March 9, 2012, a risk of aurora borealis was announced for the north of the country… the solar winds being not in our favor, there were no celestial displays. I turned to the nearby buildings which were the church of Boulay Thierry and …The Scientific Day of the Association Météo et Climat will take place this Tuesday, November 20, 2012, from 9 AM to 6 PM, Salle Dussane, 45 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris. The association Météo et Climat (formerly the Société Météorologique de …Left for Poitou on June 20 to intercept the storms that were supposed to rise from Gironde in the evening, I found myself facing a supercell in the late afternoon near Niort.A beautiful thunderstorm activity on March 29, 2010, on the Beauce plain, offering beautiful cloud structures, but I still couldn't capture my first lightning photo of the season.As expected, storms continued throughout the day on Monday, August 22, over Eure and Loir, particularly over Perche and Chartres. They were sometimes very violent, taking on supercellular phases near Nogent Le Rotrou and Chartres. These …Then some offensives in mid-June finally appear: And July arrives with a continuous stream of stormy degradation: Early August puts an end to this infernal frequency: Review in figures:A more or less active storm system rose from the Pays de la Loire to arrive on Chartres on the morning of September 16, 2011. Without really believing it, I still managed to capture a few lightning strikes before the cell died. In the late …After a hot day at the end of August in the southwest, storms rise from Spain in the evening... Unfortunately, they were not very promising. A meager harvest can be discovered here:Strong storm activity, almost daily, in our country between April 26 and May 7, 2011, so little respite for enthusiasts! To discover this beautiful harvest, visit here:Out on May 30th, to chase lightning, but in the end I returned with 3 storms, all preceded by an arcus, even with a wall cloud on the very first one. I once again covered many kilometers (580 km), but enjoyed the beautiful landscapes of …On Sunday, December 23, 2012
Chartres / 28 / France
Exhibition of 12 photos on 12/26/2012 for 3 weeks at Phox Martino in Chartres:An article in Echo Republicain, published on January 2, 2013, about Temps d'orages projects: EXCERPT: Complete life change or simply small daily modifications, the desire to live a beautiful new year does not know the crisis. Good …Added 4 shots for the hunt on August 6, 2008, in La Palmyre:A new photo gallery has been created featuring a selection of the most spectacular storm photos in large format:Powerful thunderstorms are forecasted for the evening for the North and North-East of the country. The lack of warmth in the North necessitates going to the North-East where the show will be on. Discover the first night captures of the …As every year, the end of April and beginning of May is always conducive to storms in France. This May 1st was no exception, with storms being present. The photos can be discovered here:The International Weather and Climate Forum took place from March 28th to April 1st, 2013 at the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris. On Saturday, an award ceremony was held for the 3 winners of the photo contest: Alain Cabanié (Winner of …Following the snowy episode on Sunday, February 5, 2012, in Eure-et-Loir, I went on a photo outing on the morning of February 7 to capture the sunrise and the snow-covered landscapes. The downside was the cold: it reached -12°C at its …The host of the shows "C'est pas sorcier" and "Incroyables expériences" on France 3 came last night to the Marceau lounge to present a conference on the theme "From the Eure to the Tap: The Cycle of Precious Water". This presentation was …Weather models predicted a significant deterioration with thunderstorms in the country from June 6 to 8. This resulted in a 3-day journey to chase storms:Following the passage of a rainstorm front on Monday, a system of showers has settled over a large part of the country. The storm events are very localized and difficult to track, but these beautiful early April lights still offer some …A small afternoon trip in the plains of Champagne near Troyes to meet the storms that came up from Yonne and generated winds of 100 km/h in the Marne and Meuse in the evening. Photos are online.The country is under the influence of a significant depression located over northern Europe. It brings us its share of sometimes strong thunder showers, especially in recent days. These April lights beautifully highlight these beautiful …Temps d'orages just reached 17,000 visitors yesterday. Thank you!A powerful and localized storm passed over the north of the Ardennes this Wednesday afternoon. The photos of this storm areA storm formed over Loche and moved northeast passing over Blois and Orléans. I had set off for Poitiers in the late morning but the instability conditions were less favorable than expected. Arriving in Tours, I then headed towards Blois …Severe storms occurred at nightfall on September 23, 2012, between Dreux (28) and Evreux (27). Photos are available:On Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Chartres / 28 / France
Come in large numbers on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 12:00 PM to the photo fair, at the booth. A workshop of at least 30 minutes "photographing the storm" will be presented by Xavier Delorme. WARNING! the schedule has been changed, it …On Friday, November 09, 2012
Chartres / 28 / France
The "photographing the storm" workshop on Thursday noon at the Agora du net booth (E16) captivated quite a few people. Here are the reports dedicated to this first day: Seen by Pixelistes Seen by Photo PassionHappy New Year 2013 to all of you! I wish you a beautiful and happy year 2013. Thank you for making 2012 an exceptional year in terms of visitation on Temps d'orages. A new project is emerging in 2013: "Extreme Weather Adventure". You too …I don't often venture out storm chasing in winter because their lifespan is often too short, but this December 17, 2012, will be an exception. A storm front came from the Perche with moderate but continuous electrical activity. This front …On Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Chartres / 28 / France
Photo exhibition opening this Saturday, January 12th between 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM at Phox Martino store in Chartres. Small cakes and drinks to welcome you. Address: 32 rue de la Tonnellerie 28000 Chartres. Tel: 02.37.21.37.21On February 5, 2013, a trailing sky organized over Eure et Loir in the afternoon after a line of showers passed. It's a great opportunity to test the new equipment and take the first photos of the year.As announced by many weather models, the northeast of France was affected by numerous moderate storms on the afternoon of May 28, 2013. Having left Chartres very early to be on site in time, I was able to witness the birth of these storms …Since Sunday, France has been under a disturbed and unstable westerly flow, favoring the formation of locally stormy showers. It's the great return of March showers! Here are some shots from this second outing of 2013: March 18, 2013 …The storms are extending into the end of the storm season. Storms are developing all day in the West and Southwest of the country. A chase to discover here:New teaser produced by Cazamedia company for Temps d'oragesFour days of relentlessly chasing storms across the country! It all begins on Sunday evening with supercell storms hitting Allier. During the night, violent storms strike from Charente Maritime to the Paris region. On Monday evening, a …Went to the south for 2 days (Gers and Vaucluse), I managed to return with some beautiful shots. The story of this adventure is here:Storms developed south of Eure and Loir, heading towards the Ile de France. These storms quickly became powerful and very electric. Some had the characteristics of a supercell:Weather models predict a stormy deterioration extending from Indre (36) to the Ardennes in the afternoon and night of October 22, 2013. I head towards Troyes at the beginning of the afternoon… The full photo report here:Come and discover the YouTube channel of Temps d'orages: Subscribe to follow the latest video releases! To inaugurate this new video adventure, a 7000fps sequence of a cloud-to-ground lightning strike was made during a data campaign for …On Monday, August 19, 2013
Chartres / 28 / France
A nature photo festival is organized from August 23 to 25, 2013 in Gueugnon. Many photographers will exhibit their works and host conferences. Christelle Debarnot, photographer and organizer of this festival, invited me to exhibit about …Solar activity has been very strong in recent days. The northern lights were visible over a large part of Western and Central Europe last night. In Eure-et-Loir, the weather cleared to admire the spectacle between 9 PM and 12:40 AM.A stormy deterioration is moving up from the Southwest on September 6th. I am heading towards Côte d'Or to intercept these late-season storms. The rest of the report can be followed here:The magazine Modelixir conducted an interview this summer that showcases my passion and activity. Enjoy your reading!This is the first major storm passing over the English Channel on the morning of October 28th, 2013. I reach the coasts between Dieppe and Fécamp at daybreak with some difficulty, as there are many branches and trees on the roads. I arrive …A depression is forming over the center of the country during the day, causing a rainy and stormy deterioration over Normandy. Some photos here:On Friday, March 21, 2014
Chartres / 28 / France
Photo exhibition and conference at the Bird and Nature Festival in Abbeville from April 24 to 27, 2014: "These many years spent traveling the roads of the country to photograph storms have led Xavier to explore compositions between the sky …
