Stormlight and Stardust

Blue Mountains NP, NSW, Australia

 

I had been following this storm on the way back from a more remote national park.

Fortunately it happened to settle over a point where I had been scouting earlier in the

day - Govett's Leap. As luck would have it, returning to the location allowed a good

view of the isolated phenomenon over a valley's ridge. The cloud was constantly lit

by electrical energy but was too low to see any bolts hitting the ground.

 

ISO 800, f4, 40 seconds.

Beautiful, and dramatic. Wonderful photograph!

Amazing light! The combination of beautifully lit thunderclouds and brilliant stars just puts this over the top.

Very dramatic! Wonderful light and color! 7's!!

Very nice! Wonderful light and color!

Great!!

Exceptional light! Best regards, Linh Dinh

those cumulus clouds are just awesome in their movement and particularly their delicate transparency. Your treatment of light and dark, also excells, Kah Kit. toast

Excellent light ! Ciao Alessia

Just incredible Kah Kit! Amazing clarity!

Rare sight indeed where I come from, it works really well with the stars in particular. Well done, did you get any tighter in?

This is a stunning and original shot, with a dramatic result... Bravo!

Regards, Alberto.

And from here in Oz. This is the first 7/7 i have given in years.

My first thought was, "What the...?" This is amazing! Wonderful image!

Wow, Kah this is really other worldly. Spectacular shot, very impressive capture. What an amazing horizon. FS

Wow. Just wow.

Absolutely breathtaking. You should be very proud of this shot. A huge achievement. I hope someday to have the experience it takes to capture such a phenomenon. I can't offer any critique, just THANK YOU for sharing this.