safe anchorage
a severe storm looms heavily over the tranquil waters of Tin Can Bay in Qld. In little time all its fury is unleashed on the area.
EOS A2, Fuji Velvia 50.
©T.Middleton2007
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safe anchorage belongs to the following groups:
A Class of Its Own, Extreme Weather , Landscape Photography, Lightning and Storms and The Fine Art of Photography Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

JayCougar
very powerful feel to this, great image _
Paul Vanzella
Brilliant image – sensational perspective and colour!
Jessica Tremp
tONY, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL…. just stunning, very dreamlike
Danielle Prowse
WOW! great image!
Elaine van Dyk
Breathtaking image, Tony.
Sonia Hesford
Beautiful!!
Tony Anastasi
loverly. thank you for sharing !
Lost Lost
Beautiful mood here, Tony :)
Belinda Leopold
the calm b4 the storm hey…...beautiful.
Shanina Conway
Hi Tony, this is exquisite work…love it:)
Melinda Kerr
How good is this? It’s just excellent in every way. Wonderful balance. Nothing intrudes-but everything is there. Well done.
Neil Boucher
Wow!
marieancolie
Dreamlike !
colours, composition, atmosphere …. a great photo indeed !
andrew cowell
So powerful, so moody. A magical piece of photography!
Michael Cuneo
Oh nice, I like that.
Bandicoot
Love it!
Gary Buchan
Wow Tony,that is very well composed and there is fantastic depth of field there.Well done.
Ozcloggie
They’ve all ‘said’ it, already. Powerful picture, for a place called Tin Can Bay.
Tamarama72
love this ! A “tinny” on tin can bay ! lol
great work
Lee Burgess
Stunning!!!! The boat is glowing! And those clouds… wow!
louise
A MAGNIFICENT IMAGE
BEAUTIFULLY PROCESSED
YOU SHOULD BE SOOO PROUD OF THIS TONY!!
Dharna
Fantastic shot.
Elias
Simply amazing! Nice contrast and depth.
EOS20
Wow Love the cloud formation!
Tony Middleton
wow @ the response here ! thanks everyone ! sorry if i don’t get to you individually atm ! Thanks for viewing and enjoying one of my favourite photographs :)
museumofdirt
love the clouds.
Bet it was a belter of a storm.
winnierose
Absolutely beautiful !!
Devan Foster
amazing
DennisK
very nice!
David Stuart
Fantastic shot, the gust front on the storm is a beauty
Vansk
romantic and vibrant.
Gnangarra
awesome sky, its the yellow boat that adds the wow
Heather Meadows
wow….just wow…
Jana
Exquisite Imagery…..beautiful
Tom Causley
Great photo! Love it.
cherryannette
Wonderful!
Austral
Just perfect Tony, well done
WitheringMoon
This a brilliant shot, really moody!!
Tony Middleton
thanks again everyone for your thoughts and comments – most inspiring ! ! !
Halcyon007
Superb photo. Very powerful indeed
AnaBanana
AMAZING
Sue Nueckel
Beautiful capture
LCImagery
Another beauty.
Tony Middleton
thanks once more to everyone that has commented on this photograph !
it was a great day and things just seemed to go right :)
funkyfacestudio
stunning!!!!
Mugsy
This is one of the most amazing images I have seen on redbubble!
Pilgrim
awesome shot, simply awesome
Craig Goldsmith
Great shot!
RonniLeigh
Ohhhh so beautiful omg I will be back for this one in the future. I am in awe of your capture…a beautiful moment! Great Job!
Craig Shadbolt
Awesome shot Tony!
Tony Middleton
Mugsy,funky,Craig Ronni and Shaddy – Glad you like this photograph, thanks so much for adding your thoughts – most appreciated :)
Michael Lane
I really love the colour in this.
Nicholas Averre
Smashing shot Tony. The mood is great, love those clouds!
Tony Middleton
cheers for the comments Nicholas and mlane :)
Gary L. Suddath
awesome image
hillsrain
Sup[erb work, great composition and that guster – well….!
Tony Middleton
thanks Gary and Tim.
Hopefully i get time to upload a larger file version of this some time soon…
PNFdeb
stunning…what a mood!
ozczecho
Ditto…this is awesome.
Naomi Frost
Simply stunning. Adding it straight to my favourites.
Charles McKean
Fab
Jewd
You landscapes are so dynamic, I feel as though I am right in them….
Christopher Meder
wonderful sense of mystery
Tony Middleton
thasnks for all those that have added their thoughts and comments recently – most appreciated :)
Carlo Cesar Ro...
Perfect seascape shot! Congrats!
judy
Yes this really does have a powerful feel, its very magical to me
brianjarvis
Another stunner.
russbro
Fantastic image!
Shifty
Tony,
Thankyou for adding this to the Lightning and Storms group. I have been waiting for it ever since you joined. I’ve seen this image here, and on P4P and it still remains the best “calm before the storm” shot I have ever seen.
Simply superb.
paulspoon
great work tony. great feeling of power in this. the colours also give a fab feeling of the impending fury.
Elana Halvorson
Love it the first time I saw this Tony. Still do! Stunning
Tony Middleton
thanks for everyones comments (new and older) ! good to see you on here Elana
:)
Robert Mullner
Crikey this has got some comments Tone…but so worth it…What a front and superbly captured…
rgs, Rob.
PNFdeb
an image filled with MOOD – very nice
Nausinora
Holy crap! That’s incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HouseofSixCats
Beautiful, truly stunning!
signore
Wow ! Love this .
Cindy Perrinj...
Incredible capture!!!
christieking
The mood is absolutely fantastic in this one!
micmac
Fantastic work.
Patrick Morand
wonderful !
Tony Middleton
thanks again to everyone for their conitnued interest and appreciation of this photograph :)
EvaMcDermott
Wow! What atmosphere! (no pun intended). Excellent capture!
Globalphotos
Beautiful in every way Tone, great work as usual :))
Kenneth Fugate
Nice shot
Tony Middleton
thanks guys ! :)
Leah Highland
I love the depth here.
Rowan Bestmann
Tony, fantastic image, well done :)
Ellie Winds
wonderful image. your work is stunning.
Anette Tyler
Stunning
Lauren Zorn
A magnificent shot !
Tony Middleton
thanks once again everyone !
Just though I’d add in a preview of a mounted view as I think it looks a lot better !

macmichael
NICE!
cjane
love the viewpoint. nice work..
Paul Louis Vil...
What an absolute stunner Tony! :D
Mechellerene
sooooooo beautiful. my, oh, my…
Leena Hedman
Dream-like, beautiful..
PNFdeb
beautiful
loolalindaloo
wow this is awsome conjurs so many emotions of total abondoness yet there’s something warming and serene about it that it comforts. Beautiful capture love it
KristaLynn1807
Powerful and beautiful great job love it just looking at it calms me down love the emotion
AndalRa
Gorgeous cloud formation.
Phil Threlfall
Yeah, this is a classic piece mate
antonio
Beautiful photo the colors are so natural.
hangthisphoto
Amazing shot
van049
What an excellent, powerful storm!!! Fantastic capture; this is an instant favorite!!!!
fotonio
Excellent capture!
PhotosByG
Hi Tony. Style, Class, Elegance, Excellence are looking for photos of this quality and calibre if you are interested in submitting this photo and any other photos you may have of the same quality, (that fall within the guidelines).
Cheers, Graham.