Rain approaching Cambourne by judithg

Rain approaching Cambourne

No obvious pics today. I spent the morning strapped to my computer - (not doing fun stuff) and then took Monty off to nearby Cambourne for a nice walk with friends & dogs. He is normally a complete pain off-lead here, pestering for hoops etc but we did the walk in reverse which clearly confused him and he behaved very well indeed for once! Cambourne is a new development and a successful one largely, I believe, because it has a very big nature reserve. It is also home to the headquarters of The Wildlife Trust so the reserve has been expertly established and managed. Here we had sun behind us and some clouds which were raining heavily ahead of us so we quickened our pace - unnecessarily as it happened because the rain didn't actually reach us.
This is stunning! Love the sunlight and dark clouds.
January 23rd, 2012  
Ooh, look at those colours! - And lovely lines too :)
January 23rd, 2012  
Instant fav for me Judith! This is an amazing image, love it!
January 23rd, 2012  
Love the colours in this Judith - I adore when the clouds go really dark but the sun is really bright...even more of a bonus thts you didn't get wet!!
January 23rd, 2012  
Great! I love the colours in this and the vast expanse of sky. Fav!
January 23rd, 2012  
What lovely contrasts of sun and cloud, rural and developed, Monty forwards and Monty in reverse!
January 23rd, 2012  
I often pass Cambourne when returning home from Norfolk but have never ventured into the town/village. Nice to hear that there is a nature reserve there. I will have to try to get over there some time and take some pics
January 23rd, 2012  
Absolutely stunning. I feel as though I was there!
January 23rd, 2012  
@rosiekind Nice coffee shop too!
January 23rd, 2012  
the lighting and colours on this photo are stunning!
January 23rd, 2012  
Beautiful colour ... spectacular image!!
January 23rd, 2012  
Wow ... beautiful photo!
January 23rd, 2012  
Jo
awesome contrast there :)
January 23rd, 2012  
Lovely contrasting colours Judith. Those clouds sure look like a big storm.
January 23rd, 2012  
Great contrast, sunlight and very threatening clouds.
January 23rd, 2012  
Gorgeous! I love your work!
January 23rd, 2012  
This is type of shot is on my bucket list: dark brooding sky in the distance and sunlit landscape in the foreground. It doesn't happen often and when it does it always inspires me but I'm always driving and can't stop or I have left my camera behind. A long-winded way of saying fav for me!
January 23rd, 2012  
love that dark moody sky,,and the colours/light on the houses..fantastic. fav.
January 23rd, 2012  
Fabulous!! I love rooftops...the sunlight and the storm clouds really make a wonderful composition.
January 23rd, 2012  
woah thats a threatening looking sky. Made for great light though and fab rich colours.
January 23rd, 2012  
..ha, it's funny sometimes when the flanimals get a bit confused..
what great light. sounds like a cool spot.
January 23rd, 2012  
That really is superb. You've caught the light and atmosphere just right!
January 23rd, 2012  
Like a painting
January 23rd, 2012  
Wonderful lighting on this, the sunlight on the bank makes it look luminous. Hope you didn't get wet.its a fav
January 23rd, 2012  
So beautiful. those skies look very dramatic. It's been lovely and sunny all day here, still cold though.
January 23rd, 2012  
What beautiful colors.
January 23rd, 2012  
Great colours
January 23rd, 2012  
The dark sky and the beautifully sunlit foreground are super together
January 23rd, 2012  
Wow ...vivid!!
January 23rd, 2012  
beautifully painted with light Judith :)
January 23rd, 2012  
So dramatically colorful.
January 23rd, 2012  
The colours in this are unbelievable - I just love it! FAV!
January 23rd, 2012  
Wow beautiful :)
January 23rd, 2012  
beautiful light
January 23rd, 2012  
Love this!
January 23rd, 2012  
Had to fave it came back to look again , from the thumbnail it looks like two shots spliced together :)
January 23rd, 2012  
Just stunning Judith &surely another PP !!! That light is just amazing & these dark clouds do make for some spectacular shots especially if the sun is shining on the fore ground like this one. Love the pond in the front & the little jettys ... I expect the folks in those houses would be thrilled to see how great their homes looked !!!
January 23rd, 2012  
gorgeous! Fav!
January 23rd, 2012  
Stunning light! Simply beautiful!
January 24th, 2012  
What a stunning shot. Very dramatic. The lighting is superb.
January 24th, 2012  
dramatic sky and lighting - beautiful capture
January 24th, 2012  
absolutely fabulous lighting. My favorite time of day.
January 24th, 2012  
Ro
Beautiful!
January 24th, 2012  
One word... WOW!
January 24th, 2012  
Wow, love those three strong bands of colour - grass, buildings, sky! brilliant composition! glad you stayed dry
January 24th, 2012  
Splendid colours!
January 24th, 2012  
I love the complimentary colors here! It's so beautifully shot!
January 24th, 2012  
Exposer is really great in this! Retouched? Love it!
January 24th, 2012  
I love the saturation of colors in this, Judith. Beautiful.
January 24th, 2012  
Wow - that weather looks seriously scary. Reminds me of the day we walked and never got caught in the dark clouds (well, nearly never...). I love how you have divided your picture into brightness and darkness!
January 24th, 2012  
Fantastic photo, great contrast between darkness and brightness.
January 24th, 2012  
Gorgeous light!
January 24th, 2012  
Great colour.
January 24th, 2012  
Congrats on the PP, great colors and contrast.
January 24th, 2012  
Colours and light are fantastic!
January 24th, 2012  
the contrast is amazing, i have seen this before, always when i am driving or don't have my camera to hand - love this
January 24th, 2012  
I thought that this was Cape Cod, MA, USA when I found it on the Pop Page. Well, I guess it just showshow we were influenced. Great photo...quite moody and full of character
January 24th, 2012  
gorgeous Judith!!! the lighting on the houses against the stormy sky is amazing, congrats on the PP too!!!
January 24th, 2012  
Wow this is beautiful!
January 24th, 2012  
beautiful wow if i had walks like this to go on i would be out twice a day with jasmine ,,such a crisp shot
January 24th, 2012  
Wow! Gorgeous and so impressive
January 24th, 2012  
Wow, the contrast of the land and sky is awesome. Superb shot!
January 24th, 2012  
Beautiful colours and nice bit of sunlight. Very dramatic photo!
January 24th, 2012  
Excellent! Contrast on this pictures is perfect.
January 24th, 2012  
Fabulous drama in this scene - the colours are great.
January 24th, 2012  
@cclark1121 I under-exposed the original shot to bring out the sky and then tweaked a bit in Picnik!
January 24th, 2012  
Congrats on being on the 'Popular' page! You earned it with this one!
January 24th, 2012  
wow i love this! at first i thought it was two different photographs but when i clicked on it i realized it was just the top of the houses. This is wonderful tho! I love the contrast between the light on the town and the land and the darkness of the sky.
January 24th, 2012  
I didn't realise Cambourne was so pretty!! lovely moody sky shot.
January 24th, 2012  
wonderfully moody sky :)
January 24th, 2012  
absolutely stunning!
January 25th, 2012  
That sky is stunning and intense.
January 25th, 2012  
what a gorgeous picture
January 25th, 2012  
Gorgeous! Love how the row of multi-coloured houses breaks the contrast of the blue and green. Very nice proportions.
January 25th, 2012  
Amazing light.
January 25th, 2012  
wow cool sky and great shot... I thought was two seperate pics at first
January 25th, 2012  
It's interesting that all the houses are the same height. It wouldn't be so in NZ. A lovely English scene.
January 26th, 2012  
i think it's the golden sunshine that makes this so outstanding.......fav
January 26th, 2012  
Lovely color contrast & image!
January 26th, 2012  
I love this moment, when you can feel and see the storm coming, but the light is still peaking through and warming up everything till the rain comes .... Great shot
January 27th, 2012  
Fab lighting :)
January 27th, 2012  
I don't know if you know of the Pre-Raphaelite painting 'The bling girl' by John Everett Millais, but the wet tones in this shot remind me very much of that painting.
January 29th, 2012  
Extraordinary light!
February 6th, 2012  
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