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Mammatus by David Bucknell

Mammatus by David Bucknell

Tuesday, 4th December 2007

Mammatus
by David Bucknell
Just before an amazing storm hit the area, these low mammatus clouds moved in at an incredible speed.
Equipment: Nikon 950
David Bucknell (Jamie)
Seen a few things, been a few places, always looking for more.
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Mammatus by David Bucknell was Photo of the Day on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007. It is tagged Weather, Sea, Sunset, Clouds, Storms. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

23 Comments

  1. Jes Says:

    This is gorgeous! Where is it?

  2. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Yes mammatus clouds do portend an impending storm, an amazing and rare phenemenon.
    That small speck of cirrus within the mammatus cloud cover looks kind of odd

  3. Reuben Chircop Reuben Chircop Says:

    its a good shot and the lighting is ok, I do see some level of sharpness. However it is a balanced shot.

  4. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    The sea and clouds look almost like a painting.

  5. Andrew Andrew Says:

    Nice one. Storm clouds almost look like out of the line.

  6. Ellie Ellie Says:

    Just beautiful.

  7. Kristin Says:

    Perfect.

  8. Renee Renee Says:

    Wow! Very nice..Calgon take me away!! :)

  9. Tom Brooklyn Says:

    They didn’t have those kind of clouds when I was a boy. Very cool looking.

  10. Jamie Says:

    -Yes, the small whisp of cirrus is odd, you think it should be removed?

    -Candle Lake, SK

  11. EDA Says:

    one of the most impressive photos ever seen

  12. Eileen Eileen Says:

    I think it is just a beautiful sunset. Thanks for the shot. An yes, where is it, we want to know??????? EZ

  13. istvan istvan Says:

    great capture!

  14. Jamie Says:

    It was takien at Candle Lake Saskatchewan. Also, the muddy looking horizon is the result of the smoke from a forest fire that was burning to the south-west of the lake.

  15. laurens laurens Says:

    in one word:

    AMAZING

  16. Sue Gagnon Says:

    Ohhhhhh, that’s exquisite…..very interesting and deep….very nice!! Love the contrasting subjects and color. Very cool shot..:)

  17. Terry Everson Terry Everson Says:

    Beautiful photo, nature is grand is it not?

  18. Jon Eisenberg Jon Eisenberg Says:

    Beautiful shot. Strong contrast between the serene and the impending “doom”!

  19. Albert @ ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY Says:

    WOW! This is one of the most beautiful and fantastic images I had ever encountered!

  20. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Yes, Jamie, I do believe that speck is a distraction and if you are open to changing content in Photoshop then removing the speck of cirrus cloud would help the image

  21. Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:

    This is a wonderful sky. Love it! I would have cloned out the strange white spots in the lower middle of the sky though. Composition is great.

  22. yasmin yasmin Says:

    very majestic :)

  23. Su Says:

    Liked this shot the calm before the storm well captured

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