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Boca Raton Rain Cloud
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Boca Raton Rain Cloud

by Tom Wilson

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 27, 20042,999 views14 comments
Taken at Boca Raton Beach in August before all the Hurricanes. Nikon F4s, 70-300 Nikkor ED, Velvia.

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on September 27, 2004 at 10:14 PM
Wow, this is excellent, Tom. There's nothing like good clouds. The texture, color, and lumonisty of the water looks quite surreal; more like a sheet of cold, blue steel. Excellent!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2482 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Fredine on September 27, 2004 at 10:24 PM
Yep, that's one wierd cloud formation - it looks like the one cloud is leaping up in to the sky. I agree with Michael that this has a surreal feeling - which I always enjoy in a photograph.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 148 Posts, 1464 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on September 27, 2004 at 10:50 PM
Tom, I love the colors and the clouds. Nicely done.
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Cameron on September 28, 2004 at 4:27 AM
Lovely colours and I like the obvious discharge of rain from the central cloud. Great shot.
Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Ross on September 28, 2004 at 8:34 AM
An excellent image and a really weird cloud, I also like the rian coming down. Did you get any verticals zoomed in on the main cloud?, that would be quite effective as well.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments
Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on September 28, 2004 at 10:26 AM
This is great! What colors and clod form you have.. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
Comment posted by Erik Stensland on September 28, 2004 at 10:58 AM
This is a stunning photo! Not only do you have the colors and textures to make this a winning photo, but the action of the rain falling just puts it over the top! My only suggestion is that you level the horizon just a tad as it is slightly lower on the right. Apart from this very minor niggle, it is amazing!!!
Registered on September 27, 2004, 121 Posts, 718 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on September 28, 2004 at 11:10 AM
Very powerful photograph. It almost looks like the vertical cloud is exploding. Wonderful.

- Dan.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Jirka on September 28, 2004 at 11:10 AM
Tom,
A very uplifting image. :wink:

A wonderful image of the calm before the storm.
Well done.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 254 Posts, 1620 Comments
Comment posted by beth summer on September 28, 2004 at 12:07 PM
:toast: WOW, Tom.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on September 28, 2004 at 1:12 PM
Wonderful combination of warm and cool tones :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Mary Dennis on September 28, 2004 at 4:57 PM
This is amazing Tom and it must have been a sight to behold. It's weird how those clouds just seem to come straight out of the water at the horizon. Beautiful!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 290 Posts, 2897 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Horn on September 29, 2004 at 10:18 AM
simply a gorgeous photograph, the whole scene feels like an oil painting, the colors are so beautiful, warm and hot, while the water is the smooth sheet of blue. The clouds are amazing, nothing like a fatastic cloud setting to open the surreal world up. Excellent shot.

mike
Registered on March 1, 2004, 5 Posts, 20 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Dunn on October 2, 2004 at 7:14 PM
Very simple but very impactful image, Tom. The layering of the colors, recession of clouds to the horizon and the simplicity make for a striking image. Absolutely beautiful!
Registered on February 22, 2004, 35 Posts, 1311 Comments