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Rider on the storm
Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 15 July 2008 in Miscellaneous.
I had never heard of mammatus cloud before I looked at Peter Wharton's storm chasing photos (then looked up Google) some time back. Unbelievably, the other day whilst driving to the shopping centre, I spotted the most amazing mammatus clouds. By the time I sped home (I didn't do my shopping) it had died down, but I did snap one or two photos that showed the formations. Thanks Peter!
A couple more shots I caught before the clouds swept away:
Mammatus clouds 1
Mammatus clouds 2
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Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
I like the title - those clouds look ominous. I had not heard of mammatus clouds either till now - thanks for the info!
15 Jul 2008 11:31am
Cheryl from Texas, United States
perfect title! beautiful clouds, thanks for the education on them!!
15 Jul 2008 1:34pm
Marie Le Corre from Voiron, France
Bird alone in this grey sky. Beautiful ambiance.
15 Jul 2008 1:41pm
zOOm from Paris, France
What a fantastic sky ! And I love the tribute to the Doors in your title.
15 Jul 2008 6:34pm
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
Very interesting! I don't believe I've ever seen this type of cloud before! A wonderful capture!
15 Jul 2008 6:42pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
simply stunning! i thought it was under water!! marvelous!
15 Jul 2008 8:19pm
Peter Wharton from Auckland, New Zealand
Black & white makes these clouds look very "evil" & threatening - the bird is a nice counterbalance - great shot! :-)
15 Jul 2008 11:27pm
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Absolutely amazing, Helen!! Without a doubt this is a 5 *-er image... FANtastic job here...
16 Jul 2008 4:26am
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Indeed those clouds are amazing. And the bird provides a good point of interest.
19 Jul 2008 4:04am
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