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Lens-Artists Challenge: Stormy
Posted on June 17, 2025
The gathering storm: I took this photo in Australia, in the wine-growing area of New South Wales.
What began as a bright and sunny day quickly darkened as a storm front moved in. Shortly after this was taken, the sky was almost black and it rained. A lot…
Cellpic Sunday: Approaching menace…
Posted on May 19, 2024
Lens-Artists Challenge – Day and night
Posted on January 28, 2024
I took this photo in Australia’s Hunter Valley as storm clouds gathered. It wasn’t shot in black & white and nor have I converted it to monochrome.
It was actually mid-afternoon, but as those menacing clouds rolled in, they had the effect of turning day into night.
Approaching menace
Posted on June 22, 2023
There have been quite a few thunderstorms here over the past few days, with plenty of dramatic cloud formations. This was one was made all the more striking by the contrast with the golden hour sunlight.
52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 20 Negative Space
Posted on May 17, 2020
I sort of knew what ‘negative space’ was before it came up as the theme for Week 20 of the 52 Week Smartphone Challenge. However, I had to look it up to be sure.
And I’m not entirely convinced that this image – taking advantage of that special light you get when the low sun breaks through the clouds after heavy rain – is fully on point, but it is quite dramatic.
52WeekSmartphoneChallenge 20 Negative Space
All you need to know
Posted on November 11, 2016
Nothing much to add in explanation of this image of our local village’s electronic information sign. Except perhaps that those clouds really were as dark and threatening as they look: about five minutes later we had a brief but heavy hailstorm.
Stormclouds
Posted on February 18, 2016
Weather has come around again for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge. Last time I put up a picture of freezing fog close to home, but on this occasion here is an image taken on the other side of the world, in the Hunter Valley in Australia.
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