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Cumulonimbus


Cumulonimbus
Photo Information
Copyright: Dave Ting (flygja) (58)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-03-18
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/50 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2004-11-24 23:22
Viewed: 931
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Cumulonimbus... A principal cloud type (cloud genus) of vertical development. Exceptionally dense and vertically developed clouds, occurring either as isolated clouds or as a line or wall of clouds with separated upper portions. These clouds appear as mountains or huge towers, at least a part of the upper portions of which are usually smooth, fibrous, or striated, and almost flattened. This part often spreads out in the form of anvil (incus) or vast plume. Under the base of cumulonimbus, which is very dark, there frequently exists virga, precipitation, and low, ragged clouds, either merged with it or not. Its precipitation is often heavy and always of a showery nature.

That was stolen from a website. I call it giant rain clouds...

One day I was walking through the corridor back to my apartment when I noticed the clouds in the distance were HUGE. And the sunset was just right because it gave the clouds a fiery appearance, as if World War 3 was raging behind. Grabbed my camera and took 3 shots, full auto, f/4.8 and f/8.0. Decided that f/4.8 looked best.

The city you see there is Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.

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I like the brightness of sky together with the duller foreground,this inspire me to do a workshop, wonderfull colors, well done!

i think this is very cool.. the top part of the photo really different with the bottom part of the photo.. feels like you cut and pasted the 'dramatic' sky into and odinary photo...haha.. anyway..nice capture of this giant rain clouds!

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