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Cloud-Scapes and Storms
The jogger really picked up the pace when this wild storm came up out of nowhere. We were shopping in Sidney, a town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, when we noticed the sky turning black, thunder rolling and lightning flashing. Thunderstorms are very rare around here so we hastily drove down to the seawall in time to catch the blast as it swept in off the Strait of Georgia. A few seconds later and the deluge came and it was like sitting inside a car-wash!. We could see people out walking their dogs and getting soaked to the skin. On the way home we even encountered slushy snow on parts of the road. A really unusual combination of weather!
November 20, 2009,
right out of the Fuji S100FS camera.
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Comments
Wow! What a great shot, George! Simply amazing!
Thanks Mike..I had only a few seconds to get the camera out of the bag and up to my eye and then it came down in torrents! I lost sight of that poor jogger..lol!
– George Cousins
Love the mood of this, George!
Thanks Craig, I love that sort of scene myself, it’s not all that common but once in awhile luck favours the guy with the camera in the car..lol!
– George Cousins
Well captured, George !
Great exposure to keep detail in the lighter clouds. :)
Thanks Stan, it was a wild few minutes trying to get to the right place and get the camera out and going..but if you don’t try….LOL!
– George Cousins
Great capture and mood George
Hi Woody, and thanks very much for your kind words!
– George Cousins
great capture.. :))
Hello Rahul..thanks very much, glad you liked it:)
– George Cousins
This looks so very powerful George….terrific capture !!
Thanks Sean, it was one of those things that just comes right out of nowhere! The black sky and thunder were enough to make the mad dash to the oceanfront..lol!
– George Cousins
Out jogging and the sky looks so menacing! Great shot George!
Hi Brian, thanks very much. That storm came up almost in minutes. There were a lot of folks out jogging, walking their dogs,etc. and they all had a thorough soaking. Very unusual for here to have thunder storms at any time, but never saw one this late in the year.
– George Cousins