5 days after the December cyclone in Fiji...

Posted by
A journey (Edmonton, Canada) on 6 March 2013 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

treated to some amazing cloud systems and the infrequent downpouring!
Talk about a storm brewing that afternoon....truly the calm before the storm.

Canon EOS 60D 1/400 second F/6.3 ISO 100 18 mm

Comments (47)

omid from mashhad, Iran

wooow!
very nice!
very nice & wonderful!
so beautiful frame, colors & lights!

6 Mar 2013 6:57am

Helodie from AVRANCHES, France

Stunning landscape and atmosphere with this sky !

6 Mar 2013 7:57am

Blandine111 from Chinon, France

Amazing nature! great shot!

6 Mar 2013 9:24am

Tony from London, United Kingdom

Beautiful photograph and amazing clouds! Well photographed and I love the small boat giving scale and context to the photo.

6 Mar 2013 9:42am

A journey from Lilli Pilli, Australia

tks for the support...just got lucky with an amazing scene one afternoon. Beautifully still tropical waters with shades of blue and this monster storm rolling in.

6 Mar 2013 10:36am

destani from mashhad, Iran

Great shot ! Woderful image ! 5*****

6 Mar 2013 6:10pm

Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

خیلی زیباست

6 Mar 2013 6:38pm

@Akbar&Armaghan: thank you.

Otantikdealetente from Auvergne, France

Superbe !

6 Mar 2013 8:34pm

Paul from summerside, Canada

Great composition

6 Mar 2013 11:04pm

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

excellent photo full of dramatic mood and atmosphere! the clouds are absolutely superb!

7 Mar 2013 12:31am

@DarkElf: tks mate...it just got darker and more intense, but because the wind also came up this gave the best contrast. Ive just moved to Mandurah recently where are best sunset locales in your opinion?

Ann from Nelson, New Zealand

moody, dramatic, beautiful!

7 Mar 2013 1:13am

Becky from los angeles, United States

gorgeous and big congrats!

7 Mar 2013 5:13pm

@Becky: tks Becky...a stunning location and lucky shot

omid from mashhad, Iran

Congratulations! :)

7 Mar 2013 5:30pm

Laurette from Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa

Beautiful composition. Congratulation on the Spotlight !

7 Mar 2013 5:59pm

destani from mashhad, Iran

Congratulation on the Spotlight !

7 Mar 2013 6:12pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT!

7 Mar 2013 6:36pm

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Wow ...Spectacular and very beautiful !! Congratulations on the spotlight !

7 Mar 2013 6:47pm

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

The contrast of colors and the sky are spectacular ...
Congratulations on the Spotlight !!!

7 Mar 2013 7:05pm

yvan from Slovenia

Wow, perfect shot and a great collection in your blog!

7 Mar 2013 7:05pm

L'angevine from Angers, France

ben sur le coup,j'ai peur de m'embarquer au loin avec ce ciel qui était menaçant,j'adore ce contraste de couleurs,bravo

7 Mar 2013 7:10pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Congratulations ... this is an extremely dramatic image!

7 Mar 2013 7:15pm

Annie from BESANCON, France

Magnifiques couleurs !
Félicitations pour le spotlight.

7 Mar 2013 7:46pm

Benz World from Australia

Beautiful Shot, Amazing Colours.

7 Mar 2013 8:23pm

melanie from Wieringerwerf, Netherlands

wow, a beautiful sky, very nice, i love it.

7 Mar 2013 8:25pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

We saw some scenes much like this a couple of days on our trip, but it never got quiet that dark. Congrats on Spotlight!

7 Mar 2013 9:46pm

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Congratulations on your spotlight! This is a stunning image!

7 Mar 2013 10:07pm

N.Shoosh from Shiraz, Iran

Congratulations on the Spotlight

7 Mar 2013 10:45pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

outstanding. congratulations

7 Mar 2013 11:16pm

A journey from Lilli Pilli, Australia

tks to all...I actually didnt realise it had been spotlightyd...how embarassing.

8 Mar 2013 1:37am

Kpax from Cantabria, Spain

Inquientante imagen, claridad cercana y oscuridad en el horizonte.
Me encanta¡¡¡¡

8 Mar 2013 6:58am

Yasmin from Vancouver, Canada

wow
this is incredible....
congratulation for spotlight

8 Mar 2013 7:35am

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Congratulations on the spotlight

8 Mar 2013 8:08am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Beautiful capture. Congratulations on your Spotlight

8 Mar 2013 8:53am

amir jafari from Tehran, Iran

simply stunning capture, bravo.

8 Mar 2013 12:40pm

Martine from bousval, Belgium

Wouhaaa!! superbe!!! bravo pour ton spotlight

8 Mar 2013 1:18pm

Kate from EXETER, United Kingdom

Congratulations on the spotlight, true 5* image

8 Mar 2013 3:24pm

farideh from rasht, Iran

Very nice

8 Mar 2013 5:50pm

Robert from Belgium

Very good !! Il like the contrast between the dark sky and the sea

8 Mar 2013 6:13pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Amazingly beautiful image congratulations on a well deserved spotlight

8 Mar 2013 6:47pm

@Doug: tks very much

Sylvie capture image from Anjou - Maine et Loire (Loire Valley), France

jolie variation des tons bleus ! superbe, félicitation pour ton spotlight

8 Mar 2013 6:51pm

Abena from Illinois, United States

This is absolutely beautiful. The space, the blue of it, the feel. It's awesome !

9 Mar 2013 1:52am

@Abena: thanks...just lucky shooting

Abena from Illinois, United States

^^congrats on the spotlight !

9 Mar 2013 1:52am

Gérard from Marseille, France

Wonderfull colors well serve by the contrrast of the foreground. Congratulations

9 Mar 2013 3:35pm

mohammad from isfahan, Iran

رنگ ها فوق العاده است
در ضمن عکس از کادرِ خوبی برخوردار است
تبریک می گم
امیدوارم موفق باشید

9 Mar 2013 4:50pm

Mandar from Kudal, India

Hearty Congratulations on SPOTLIGHT....

9 Mar 2013 8:04pm

@Mandar: thanks very much...pressures on now not to be a lazy photographer

Christine from MONTEREAU, France

c'est magnifique ces couleurs !

10 Mar 2013 12:50pm

Marie from FRESNES, France

magnifique !

10 Mar 2013 7:21pm

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Canon EOS 60D
1/400 second
F/6.3
ISO 100
18 mm

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5 days after the December cyclone in Fiji...

omid from mashhad, Iran

Helodie from AVRANCHES, France

Blandine111 from Chinon, France

Tony from London, United Kingdom

A journey from Lilli Pilli, Australia

destani from mashhad, Iran

Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

Otantikdealetente from Auvergne, France

Paul from summerside, Canada

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

Ann from Nelson, New Zealand

Becky from los angeles, United States

omid from mashhad, Iran

Laurette from Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa

destani from mashhad, Iran

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

yvan from Slovenia

L'angevine from Angers, France

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Annie from BESANCON, France

Benz World from Australia

melanie from Wieringerwerf, Netherlands

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

N.Shoosh from Shiraz, Iran

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

A journey from Lilli Pilli, Australia

Kpax from Cantabria, Spain

Yasmin from Vancouver, Canada

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

amir jafari from Tehran, Iran

Martine from bousval, Belgium

Kate from EXETER, United Kingdom

farideh from rasht, Iran

Robert from Belgium

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Sylvie capture image from Anjou - Maine et Loire (Loire Valley), France

Abena from Illinois, United States

Abena from Illinois, United States

Gérard from Marseille, France

mohammad from isfahan, Iran

Mandar from Kudal, India

Christine from MONTEREAU, France

Marie from FRESNES, France