Top-end thunderstorm
The thunderstorm in this photograph was taken on the top-end wetlands late in the build up season…only weeks before this area was a dustbowl, yet weeks later it becomes a floodplain ! As the storm surged across the lush plains it dumped heavy rain and some shortlived reprieving cool winds.
EOS A2, Fuji Velvia 50.
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John Conway
awesome view of ‘mother nature’ Tony, would have been great to witness this first hand.
Johno
Cliff Vestergaard
unreal awsome photo the light in this and tones are magic.
Achim Casties
Dramatic scenery – Australia at its best.
kseriphyn
Wow! So dramatic, like a scene from Independence Day.
Craig Watson
Ditto to all the above comments… what more can I say!!!
Vansk
amazing how the bottom of the cloud echoes the form of the land below it…
Benjamin Scheurer
outstanding!................................................
rock
Powerful image!!!!!
Tony Middleton
Thanks for your comments everyone ! – sorry if i’m late responding here on this..
Kayleen West
Wow. A one in a million shot!
Julie Just
Hey there Tones! Gorgeous capture & stunning contrasts.
Looking forward to you posting some more stunning photos from your trip :D
Tony Middleton
thanks for everyone’s comments – most appreciated and inspiring :)
EOS20
Wow!!! Stunning shot. :)
Benjamin Scheurer
that is incredible….I love that shot!
/Benjamin
Holly Werner
OOOOO Very nice! Love the clarity and you can feel the power of the storm. Great job!
banditart
mate wish i witnessed that thunder clap fantastic shot
Jewd
Another brilliant shot, you give the feel we are a sphere hanging in the stratosphere…
brianjarvis
A stunning shot.
Basia McAuley
What a totally awesome capture!!
Tony Middleton
thanks for all the recent comments everyone ! most rewarding :)
Michael Bermi...
Fantastic rotating cloud base!!
Mark Greenmantle
fantastic capture here Tony! I don’t get to see a cloud base like this too often in Brisbane! :)
Tony Middleton
thanks for adding your comments Michael and Mark – though this base is not rotating at all…pure outflow feature, and Mark you are actually located in a great area to see severe storms (SEQ)
thanks again and I am glad you like this one :)
phillip wise
amazing weather photograph
Pete Chennell
oh yes, know these formations well!..great capture Tony
MattTworkowski
This is an awesome,evocative image.
Sharon Bishop
This is an awe-inspiring scene..quite breathtaking
Brian Puhl IPA
thats quite an amazing thunder cell…. great capture!
vonne
This is really amazing!
ktowers
thats awesome .. !
EvaMcDermott
Awesome capture! Reminds me of the skies I have seen in the desert southwest (US) during monsoon season.
Tony Middleton
thanks once again to everyone that has viewed and commented on this :)
sinnika
This shot is amazing! wow!
richiedean
Fantastic cloud formation !!
Rosalie Dale IPA
What a shot – stunner.
Dave Sandersfeld
Wonderful photo and persnal observations explaining it tooooo!
Helene Kippert
Awesome
Geoff Coleman...
What a breathtaking image this is – never seen a cloud formation like that and so effectively captured. Superb work.
Craig Hender
Stunning work, very dramatic.
Wanda Lechene
wow amazing shot i love it great work.
Tony Middleton
thanks everyone ! It’s funny how after a scene such as this or somehwere that I experience or take a special photograph that remained etched in my meory about that spot forever…Every time I drive past this exact location now I recall it as this…and then all the emotional and sensory elements of this experience flood back…
Lisa Kenny
Wow!! that is an awesome sky !
dinghysailor1
the most dramatically perfect storm shot I’vve ever seen! stunning!!
Faye Ashford
Wow, that’s a seriously amazing cloud formation. Amazing shot.
Paul Hamilton ...
wonderful image- spectacular
Carine Boustany
love it
Anthony Mancuso
superb shot tony
JeffStockton
Fantastically breathtaking,what more can anyone say.Great D.O.F. & colours & a totally great
capture of Nature at its most beautifull & threatening
Maxhamish
This is a ripper….just cannot fault it….
Karsten Stier
awesome & powerful image
Barbara Morrison
Spectacular again! Do you get tornado’s in Australia?
Tony Middleton
thanks Barbara ! We certainly do get tornadoes in Australia just not quite as frequent or as violent as the USA…They occur more often in the mid latitudes of the country rather than the tropics.
:)
kevin smith sk...
Quite an amazing picture Tony….....good work!
coffeebean
Absolutely beautiful and so unusual, such a captivating image, well done Tony
Wildwings
Such a stunning capture. Love le lead colors in the stormy sky. It adds such quality to the foreground of green colors. This is an instant favorite for me.
Jeremy Harrington
stunning cloud formation! I wish we got formations like that here
Radek Hofman
Great capture,very dramatic.
Rosie Collins
amazing! very atmospheric! x
Paul McGuire
FANTASTIC!
Keiran Lusk
Wow. What a stunning capture. Such an electrifying and truly atmospheric capture!
Bojoura Stolz
Unreal…a cloud explosion…village devoured by attacking cloud…strange, captivating…wow.
Rosie Appleton
Fantastic capture… love a good storm!!!!
hezy akri
amazing
Elysia Ranking
freaking amazing capture! wow. Theres nothing like a good ol top end storm!
van049
What a stunning, fantastic capture and an instant favorite!!!!
Adrian Paul
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gypsygirl
Wow, this is stunning, fantastic clouds and wonderful lighting.
Aleksander
threatening sky beautifully captured Tony!
nadine henley
ah, it’s velvia film – no wonder you have that beautiful rich depth. And what a moment to capture, tony! simply stunnng
IngridSonja
Great capture!
Rosy Kueng
Wooow…this is a one in a life time shot Tony!!!! Very impressive…I’ve never seen something like this in my life! Just amazing….
rebeccajane 10 days ago
Your picture is amazing!
Tony Middleton replied 9 days ago
thank you rebecca – much appreciated :)
Michael Matthews 5 days ago
A brilliant image Tony. I love the drama & beauty of this area. I’ll get there sometime soon.
Tony Middleton replied 2 days ago
thank you Michael !
Arrowman 5 days ago
This is superb work !! – Colin

Tony Middleton replied 2 days ago
thank you colin :)
kappisan 2 days ago
Well,what can i say more…..
I Totally agree with All the compliments made above!:)
(and the ones to come too!)
I Accually want to leave this comment all over your portfolio!:) :)
You’re very talented!:)
greetz from Holland!
kappi:)
Tony Middleton replied 2 days ago
thank you for such a glowing compliment kappi – I’m thrilled that you enjoy my work so much.
cheers,
tone :)