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The dark, ominous base of a Cumulonimbus gathering over Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Altocumulus floccus spotted over Maui, Hawaii, US
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Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean, making it's way through a shield of clouds, spotted from Xincheng Township, Hualien, Taiwan
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Cumulus spotted over New Taipei, Taiwan
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Primary and secondary rainbows spotted by Christina's friend, Kala Zorn, over Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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Cumulus clouds that formed the shape of lips over Sanxia District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Sun Pillar at sunset over Sumirago, Varese, Italy
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Corona spotted over Damyns Hall Airfield, Essex, England
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Multiple contrails heading towards the horizon, spotted over Atago Bridge, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Crepuscular rays spotted shortly after sunrise over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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A tiny face appears in the clouds over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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Multiple examples of what appear to be horseshoe vortices spotted over Ringwood, Melbourne, Australia
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Cumulus congestus spotted over the mountains in Taiwan
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Altocumulus floccus resembling popcorn, spotted over Falls Church, Virginia, US
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The morning sky over the agricultural fields near Greenfield, California, US
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Cumulus mediocris spotted over Lisboa, Portugal
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Christina, thanks for this dramatic shot!
I like the glowering skies, all moody and forbidding, and prophetic of heavy rain to come. I also like the stark of the sunlight, soon to come to end, in the foreground.
We had something like this here in Yate, south Gloucestershire, UK,yesterday. Huge mammatus clouds which delivered big rain. The skies were as dark as the one your photo portrayed.
Laurence
Laurence
Very dramatic sky, Christina! The dark sky in the distance, with the sun shining on it certainly looks threatening, already to produce an afternoon late-autumn thunderstorm soon and highlights the long, straight city streets and business district in the foreground! Hope that you weren’t caught out when the storm did eventually come! Run for cover! Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia