Thursday, November 19, 2009

Skywatch Friday - Thundercloud at Sunset

Back in the summer, I caught this thunderhead just before sunset. It was much bigger than it appears here, this is captured at 12mm (18mm in film equivalent). We get a lot of afternoon thunderstorms here in the May through September timeframe. If you like lightning photos I've got a couple here and here, and a distant thunderstorm with lightning here, all from before when I joined Skywatch Friday.
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15 comments:

  1. AlNovember 19, 2009 at 5:59 PM

    Hi Al, I am AL. I saw your comment in one of my blog that I follow, I got confused 'cos I thought I already left a comment LOL. It's different.

    AL

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  2. JimNovember 19, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    Magic shot.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  3. January ZeleneNovember 19, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    Hi Al! Thanks for dropping by!

    Nice photo too.. dramatic..

    Happy SWF!

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  4. LouiseNovember 19, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    Fabulous!

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  5. Sylvia KNovember 19, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    This one took my breath away, Al! How gorgeous! The unusual colored storm cloud! Superb!

    Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  6. Light and VoicesNovember 19, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    Looks like a Pink Cloud is making a landing from another planet. Excellent job.
    Joyce-Illinois

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  7. DebraNovember 19, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    Whoa! What a cool cloud formation! This is a great capture and very beautiful!

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  8. Chubskulit RoseNovember 19, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    Such a masterpiece!

    Come and peek when the sun sets in Land of the Morning Calm

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  9. BKNovember 20, 2009 at 12:13 AM

    That thundercloud looked pretty scary.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    Impressive stuff! It's like a giant anvil sitting on the horizon.

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  11. Coy HillNovember 20, 2009 at 6:43 PM

    Great shot Al, beautiful cloud in a clear blue sky. Seeing your mention of lightening strikes I popped over there and wow! That first one is awesome, the crop really shows off the strike!

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  12. RajeshNovember 20, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    Very lovely design by the clouds in the blue sky.

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  13. LewNovember 21, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    Nice capture! I've seen some of the Colorado thunderstorms, both form the ground and the air. One trip back to MD we took off and the pilot announced the storm went to 60,000 feet. He flew a good ways south before turning east.

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  14. pennyNovember 27, 2009 at 5:05 AM

    This is a marvelous view. I love how you captured that awesome cloud formation. Well done!

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  15. BlossomFlowerGirlDecember 2, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    An amazing sight - it's pure magic. I haven't seen anything like this before.
    Melbourne Daily Photo

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