13News rung in the new year with an upgrade to our weather computer system. Now we'll be able to forecast weather systems thousands of miles away using ExacTrack and bring you a clearer picture of the weather. Our upgrade is almost complete, but now we need YOU!Are you a photographer? Do you have a digital camera? In the coming cloudy but non-foggy days, take some pictures of your hometown that are unique. The arch in Dixon and the riverfront of Beloit come to mind. Send them in and we'll put your town on the map...literally!
While a shot with no snow can be used all year long, if there's snow visible, it'll only be used during the winter months. Use the guidelines in the image above to make sure that the most important features are seen.
Nighttime images aren't necessary (we can edit the city lights on here) but if you can, get the same precise picture and angle from day to night. In order to do this, it's easiest to draw a chalk outline around where your camera is (during the day). When you go back at night, you'll be able to get the camera in the exact position.
Be creative and have fun with this! We would love to forecast forall of our smaller cities and towns. Send your pictures to esorensen@wrex.com and be sure to include the city/town name and your full name (so we can give you some on-air credit).
Thanks!
Eric Sorensen
Chief Meteorologist
Once pictures are submitted, they immediately become the property of WREX-TV. Copyrighted images can not be accepted. Please do not digitally enhance pictures. Not every picture submitted will be seen on WREX-TV. We reserve the right to accept and deny any entries.
4 comments:
Are there pictures of certain towns you arent interested in (based on size)? Im not too far from Cherry Valley so I might try to get a couple pictures from there.
We still are completely snow covered up here, but if and when it finally melts away I will try and get some pics of our small town for you.
Downtown Cherry Valley with the clock and the brick streets in the background would be nice.
Other cities that we'd like to have pictures of:
Belvidere, Beloit, Rockton, Freeport, Galena, Lanark, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, Sterling, Rochelle, DeKalb, Sycamore, Loves Park, and Cherry Valley. -ERIC
Footville: That would be great! :)
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