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Spirilling storm cloud

This storm cloud was spirilling over our house before it dumped around 20 beautiful mls of rain. I watched as the huge cloud spun around itself like water down a drain and you could tell it was about to bucket down.

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tommycorra (19 months ago)

wow, well captured, that looks amazing
☀ hsr ™ (19 months ago)

Amazing. lovey details in the clouds
Sam Ilić (19 months ago)

Beautiful shot.
messiahy (19 months ago)

It looks like it wants to be a tornado!
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nebraskasc (19 months ago)

A Very Kewl Capture!!!

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Sam Ilić (19 months ago)

wow, that looks nasty. great shot.
Eijin_Kiver (19 months ago)

very cool!
karinselten (19 months ago)

that would make me seriously scared ;-)
great shot!!
n/tasman2008 (19 months ago)

This Gorgeous Shot was Seen in
Clouds And Anything Else...
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Himadhu (19 months ago)

Wow, that is just unbelievable! It looks very threatening. Well caught indeed.
Pink Thistle (19 months ago)

Oh my gosh, that is amazing and kinda freaky, too! Great shot. Hooray for rain, hope we get some more soon :-)
KrysiaB (19 months ago)

Who would have thought we would have something like this in Canberra! This is amazing.
jasonpang88 (19 months ago)

nice swirl in the clouds
PSD Vault (18 months ago)

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called PSD Vault Photostream, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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coleenlr (15 months ago)

That's insane!
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By Cheeeky Monkey Nigel Dears

This photo was taken on January 20, 2009 using a Canon EOS 5D.

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