Mammatus clouds (Landscape)

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Mammatus clouds (Landscape)

This series of Mammatus clouds where taken on December 27 2004 just as a really big summer thunderstorm had formed over my house here in Perth, Western Australia.

From what I read, the Mammatus clouds are caused by ice in the clouds becoming heavy and causing the cloud to sag.

A very rare site!

Taken with my 20D and 70-200 f/4.

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Winner of Skyscapes To capture the best formation of clouds Competition (June 2009).

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Mammatus clouds (Landscape)  by EOS20
Mammatus clouds (Landscape)  by EOS20
  • Darren Stones

    Darren Stones

    Rare site indeed, EOS. An excellent series of pics. Top stuff.

  • Angela McConnell

    Angela McConnell

    it looks very surreal – awesome shot!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    That’s incredible… the shapes are like nothing I’ve seen before… cool series of work! Nature at its best!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Wow this in incredible. Very unique.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    Extraordinary capture and fantastic series. I’ve never seen clouds like this. They look so surreal! Wonderful that you were able to capture these and even more wonderful that you could share them. Great work!

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART

    I have never seen clouds like these before. It must be quite an experience to see them and you have captured them expertly.

  • Leeo

    Leeo

    Just awesome! Aren’t you lucky to have witnessed this & to have had your camera with you!

  • mwfoster

    mwfoster

    Great shot of these clouds. Have you taken any of the morning glory cloud. I read about it in weather. That magazine my like your photos.

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter

    Thanks for all the comments. :)

    I went out my front door to take a look at the approaching storm and was very surprised to see these clouds! They lasted about 30 mins and then the storm moved in. Got allot of lightning that night from this storm.

    I haven’t seen the Morning glory cloud in real life, But have seen photos and read about it.

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    I though this was a painting, this is unbelievable!!!! soooo beautiful !

  • anthony1957

    anthony1957

    Spectacular phenomenon that makes an arresting image.

  • lightsmith

    lightsmith

    i’m a cloud lover so this I can’t resist. absolutely fantastic. brilliant.

  • Michael  Bermingham

    Michael Bermi...

    This is the business…..Holy cow, they are great.

  • AdamDonnelly

    AdamDonnelly

    I’ve never seen anything like this before. Incredible!

  • poppykitten

    poppykitten

    WOW they look like jellyfish. what an amazing sight, great capture.

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Awesome image great definition & exposure,well captured

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    wow! great capture!!!

  • terrifoster

    terrifoster

    Very cool looking! It certainly makes a great shot!

  • Greig Nicholson

    Greig Nicholson

    very cool ive only ever seen clouds like this onxce before in scotland good job dude :0)

  • Joyce van Dijk

    Joyce van Dijk

    That looks like those 80’s lava lamps! great shot

  • blueclover

    blueclover

    woah…these are real??ive never seen anything like this before!!!pretty spectacular!!

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    Incredible!

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    this one is so different! nice shot!

  • NorwegianAngel

    NorwegianAngel

    Those are the most fantastic and beautiful clouds I’ve ever seen!

  • Madison Ellis

    Madison Ellis

    That is so freakin cool!!! I really like this picture…AMAZING =)

  • Jef Harris

    Jef Harris

    I don’t need to know what these are to know that I love this shot! heh

  • RonniLeigh

    RonniLeigh

    Wow I’ve never seen clouds like this either just amazing! I think I see a little duck. lol

  • Enrico Bettesworth

    Enrico Bettesw...

    This is awesome… well captured!

  • GracefulShadow

    GracefulShadow

    Awesome. Completely awesome.

  • Kelly McGill

    Kelly McGill

    It’s a hard pick between mammas and lenticular clouds for me but this is one of the greatest mamma shots I’ve seen!!! Wow!

  • nodakami

    nodakami

    Incredible picture !

  • lizzy

    lizzy

    I’ve never seen clouds like this before – what an amazing sight – beautifully captured!

  • Stephen Colquitt

    Stephen Colquitt

    Last time I saw Mammatus clouds was in Argentina, and they were quickly followed by very large golf ball sized hail stones…

    Awesome stuff.

  • David Haviland

    David Haviland

    Very cool, great capture.

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    totally awe-inspiring,fantastic job at captuing this an with great lighting

  • Jessica  Shipard

    Jessica Shipard

    fantastic… such a bizarre image, but well captured

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA
  • Erland Howden

    Erland Howden

    That’s amazing.

  • Corey  Brown

    Corey Brown

    Incredible image.

  • Austral

    Austral

    Just beautiful EOS, Mammatus aren’t actually all that rare but this amount and degree is, fantastic!

  • JetsetAphrodite

    JetsetAphrodite

    Did you use a zoom lens on this photo?
    This is a beautiful shot. Well executed!

  • Mark Greenmantle

    Mark Greenmantle

    Great capture, I keep an eye out for Mammatus clouds every time I see storm cells coming in on the radar and I’ve never seen them so beautifully defined before!

  • Nausinora

    Nausinora

    ................... wow.

  • hangthisphoto

    hangthisphoto

    Awesome

  • Heather Hartkamp

    Heather Hartkamp

    How privileged you were to see this – and to photograph it! Never seen mamma like this!

  • Jess Andrews

    Jess Andrews

    Wow….I’ve never seen anything like this before….very cool

  • storm22

    storm22

    wow that is very awesome great shot!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    goodness me – I must have missed these in my meterology class ! brilliant and i suspect rare and special capture!

  • Hiroko

    Hiroko

    How utterly amazing and beautiful, I’ve never seen anything like it, awesome!

  • Tommye Roades

    Tommye Roades

    I don’t think i’ve ever seen clouds like that. they are realy cool.

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    simply weird..amazing
    God’s cotton balls lol

  • Cathy L. Gregg

    Cathy L. Gregg

    Fantastic capture of Mammatus clouds aka Cumulonimbus mamma. It looks like milk being poured into a glass of water.

  • Ilene Clayton

    Ilene Clayton

    Just fantastic! What a wonderful capture….

  • sayeeth

    sayeeth

    Never heard of Mammatus clouds until now but they look amazingly beautiful!

  • edward dijmarescu

    edward dijmarescu

    Nature it’s the greatest inspiration!
    This photo it’s amazing. Looks like something out of our world.

  • steen

    steen

    love it….very cool :)

  • Craig Watson

    Craig Watson

    What an extraordinary capture of these amazing cloud shapes and colours! Brilliant!

  • Roscoe Davis III

    Roscoe Davis III

    great picture

  • Cain Doherty

    Cain Doherty

    very interesting! nice catch

  • Ruth S Harris

    Ruth S Harris

    Oh I would love to see clouds like these!

  • StacyBaugher

    StacyBaugher

    I do not know that I have ever seen any cloud formations such as this!

    Beautiful!

  • AndrewBentley

    AndrewBentley

    WOW !!!!!

  • unillenium

    unillenium

    Amazing shot! The colour gradients in the picture are awesome to say the least. The only time I ever caught a glimpse of ones that good right over my head was when I had a horrible 2 megapixel camera that came with my printer.

  • Ooderworld

    Ooderworld

    This looks a picture taken with a microscope or something…amazing.

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    Wow, are these for real? Absolutely amazing, I just love all sorts of clouds, excellent capture!!!

  • Gordon  Beck

    Gordon Beck

    This should be in an encyclopedia somewhere…great image!

  • Marc Payne Photography

    Marc Payne Pho...

    that shit is crazy

  • Rachel  McKinnie

    Rachel McKinnie

    I’m with Marc…haha! That is just insane. I’ve never heard of/seen those before. What an experience for you!

  • Lynda  McDonald

    Lynda McDonald

    well is this not an amazing phenomena ! fabulous image

  • follicle

    follicle

    I thought I was looking at something underwater – incredible!

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    A fascinating image, superb work!

  • Etienne RUGGERI Artwork

    Etienne RUGGER...

    Wooo, I’m frightened ! What a nice storm

  • van049

    van049

    Wow, you do have Mammatus clouds EOS!! Fantastic, stunning capture of my favorite type of clouds!!xx

  • Mariann Rea

    Mariann Rea

    Oh wow! I have never seen anything like this!

  • Andrew Murrell

    Andrew Murrell

    OMG!!!! That is FANTASTIC. Never seen a better picture of Mammatus. An instant fav

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Fantastic capture, I have seen these from time to time, but never this big and well formed!

  • KreativeKapture

    KreativeKapture

    We get a lot of mammatus (we call them “bubbleclouds”) here on the prairies in June/July. This is a GREAT photo. Scary.

  • lizalady

    lizalady

    WOW Looks like big cotton balls or marshmellows. Fantastic capture.

  • Stuart Rose

    Stuart Rose

    this looks just amazing

  • Kasia-D

    Kasia-D

    What an unusual sight and amazing capture. Congratulations!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    wonderful news on the hugely deserved challenge win with this exceptional capture !! brilliant news
    cheering!
    maggie
    :)))

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Very beautiful image of an unusual sight!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    great work

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    So very, very cool, looks like Casper the friendly ghost and friends! lol! Dee

  • Jennifer Potter

    Jennifer Potter

    Incredible capture!!! I have never heard of these before. This is really awesome work. : )

  • triciamary

    triciamary

    WoW! These are amazing formations! Congratulations on the win!

  • Marilyn Baldey

    Marilyn Baldey

    Thank you for showing us this unusual and wonderful sight.

  • Lynda Kerr

    Lynda Kerr

    Congratulations on the feature, this is one of my favourites still.

  • mikebov

    mikebov

    congrats on challenge win

  • BigD
  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Totally awesome! congrats on the feature! :-)

  • gabbielizzie

    gabbielizzie

    congradulations you’ve been featured in the cloud challenge,in skyscapes..great capture!

  • Daidalos

    Daidalos

    fantastic skyscape, congrats on the feature

  • evtwal

    evtwal

    Just admit you took a pic of your lava lamp. I am kidding. Great shot.

  • Karl Williams

    Karl Williams

    A rare and impressive sight .. well captured!

  • A.M. Ruttle

    A.M. Ruttle

    It is such a thrill to see this beauty of an image, and to know so many people (you and the folks above) are crazy about this fabulous cloud type! Congrats on the Feature!!!

  • Carol Barona

    Carol Barona

    wow, this is amazing – wonderful capture

  • LumenLux

    LumenLux

    Looks like you “scooped” us all on this one. Thanks for sharing such a fine take.

  • sundawg7

    sundawg7

    Fantastic and dramatic image, and well deserved for the feature. Major congrats on that note. >< Ron

  • kristiane

    kristiane

    Spectacular scenery in the sky…I have never seen clouds like this here in the north….I understand these are very special..Congratulation!

  • tabusoro

    tabusoro

    Amazing!!

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Excellent capture.

  • IngridSonja

    IngridSonja

    Great capture! It looks unearthly and eerie!

  • AllshotsImaging

    AllshotsImaging

    WOW! very surreal. great image!!

  • powderedwater

    powderedwater

    Lovely shot!! I absolutely love weather photography!

    Btw, Mammatus clouds usually mean hail and very strong updrafts.
    Supercooled water droplets or ice continue to grow with the updrafts picking up water droplets, inside the cloud, and soon become very heavy and can fall as very thick rain or well developed hail stones.

    Will definitely keep an eye out for your upcoming photos! Fantastic.! :)

  • Brian Downs

    Brian Downs 23 days ago


    Awesome

  • tomboypete

    tomboypete 4 days ago

    looks like the bumps on the back of my tongue lol.no seriously this is the best pic ive seen in this category, cheers peter.

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