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A lightning illuminated storm system over the Bahamas.
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View from atop Mt. Pisgah overlooking the Willamette Valley, Oregon, US
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A majestic Cumulonimbus near Vermontville, New York, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) over Oostende, Belgium
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Cirrus fibratus that also yielded a cirrus formation that looked like two "lightning bolts" high in the troposphere, above Coos Bay, Oregon, US.
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Stratocumulus over Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
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Cirrocumulus that Paul describes as a bird in flight with wings fully extended, over Santa Barbara, California, US.
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Nimbostratus over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Lakewood, Washington, US
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Mosaic of colors illuminated by some Iridescence, prior to an incoming storm over Vermontville, New York, US.
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Birds on a wire beneath some Cumulus fractus, spotted over LaVale, Maryland, US.
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Altocumulus lenticularis amidst a colorful sunset over Monte Rosa in Sumirago, Italy.
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, France
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Rainbow over Grasse, France
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Corona over Eugene, Oregon, US
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Laurence – I don’t or didn’t take offence in any way with what you said. Equally I do not object to you using my photo as a screen saver. ‘Tongue in cheek’ I would say my aim is to have everyone using my photos as screen savers!
Hi Mike
Thanks kindly for taking the time for your appreciated reply.
I hope my comment about the little red light did not cause any hurt or offence – neither was intended. I apologise if this was the inadvertent case.
I have today, if ok with you, employed your marvellous photo as my current screensaver. Thanks be, due to the formatting of my screen etc the little red light does not appear in the overall picture. It makes for a lovely view!
Laurence
superb Image well captured
Laurence
Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately that red light on what is Adventure Island now locally referred to Sandals Island (Sandals now have exclusive rights to it) is part of their private set-up over there. I could have cloned it out. I have numerous day and night-time shots of lightning striking behind the island some locals say because of iron there from shipwrecks. True or not I’m not sure but I do have a significant number striking that region beyond the reef in deeper water.
But I was fortunate to live and work there for 3+ years and views like this could be daily events during certain times of the year. Just had to get the camera out paraphernalia and point it (trying to miss the light).
Grand shot, Mike.
Carping criticism – I find the red light at the far right hand corner at the bottom of your otherwise lovely shot rather distracting from the overall heavenly vista above.
Laurence