wall cloud

See it there? Off to the left. A wall cloud. I wasn't sure how big it would get, or what it might spawn, so I left my parents' in a hurry so that if it had hail I would miss it. It built up across the top of the ridge and then headed east, taking its wind and hail elsewhere. Exciting to see ... nice to miss.

[Jane Martin]

What an amazing sky! I think I would have been a bit afraid. It's a bit eerie. I'm guessing that was storm on its way?

[Lynda McG]

Wow, glad you pointed it out as was so mesmerised with the rest of the sky hadn't noticed!

[judith deacon]

Very dramatic cloudscape.

[Diana]

What an amazing capture, quite a scary sky full of drama. Fav

[Lee]

Fabulous sky.

[Carole Sandford]

Amazing sky!

[Wendy]

Dramatic sky and so good that it missed you.

[Lisa Hansknecht]

How long was the exposure on this? It looks like the grass is moving.

[Ulrika]

beautiful

[gloria jones]

Awesome shot of this dramatic sky scape...love the sky tones and depth

[Sue]

What a dramatic image. Never heard of a wall cloud though. Fav

[April]

@lisahans My exif information says it was 1/80 second. There was a strong wind, so the grass was blowing. I also forgot that I had the lens set to manual from the Milky Way photo the other night so focus is not spot on.

[April]

@janemartin Thank you. Yes .. the storm was marching toward us. Thankfully I stayed out of its way.

[JackieR]

never heard of a wall cloud but it looks dramatic.love how the sky really dominates this photo.

[Joan Robillard]

Fab capture

[Jane Pittenger]

Wonderfully threatening

[Lisa Hansknecht]

@aecasey well then having it set for the Milky Way was a happy accident because I love the focus and the way the grass moves in the foreground.

[Marnie Sullivan]

Love how you've made the sky 2/3 of the shot. It is so dramatic. Fav