I had to visit Bognor Regis again this morning to pick up my contact lenses so I stopped off on the beach for a few minutes to look for today’s photo. Although the sea was very calm there were some wonderfully dramatic backlit clouds in the sky and I decided to go for a minimalist approach without including any of the beach in the foreground.

beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! photodeclair · 2010-11-15: 10:07

lovely! I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices the clouds - my family thinks I'm weird - I'm always pointing them out :) McMommy · 2010-11-15: 10:07

Amazing shot! davidcardona · 2010-11-15: 10:08

Very beautiful :) MsCumberdale · 2010-11-15: 10:11

what a contrast - movement up and peaceful down! blu06 · 2010-11-15: 10:13

Outstanding. A gradation of magnificent grey ! josy63 · 2010-11-15: 10:14

Very dramatic shot Lynda · 2010-11-15: 10:23

Really great captured!! Davorka · 2010-11-15: 10:34

wow! magnificent shot! ????? · 2010-11-15: 10:35

so beautiful :) gospodarica · 2010-11-15: 10:41

Wow, how the clouds hang there, it seems almost surreal ... Amazing image!! Ryana · 2010-11-15: 10:45

Beautiful set of tones and textures, so rich despite its undeniable greyness. ????? · 2010-11-15: 11:25

Fantastic! wildduck · 2010-11-15: 12:06

Super shot and wonderful control to avoid the highlights in the sky blowing out davids · 2010-11-15: 12:12

Stunning, Helen!! I put it into my favs. ^_^ ????? · 2010-11-15: 12:14

Love how the cloud seems to be just hovering over the water! ????? · 2010-11-15: 12:23

amazing....so dramatic!..into my favs, love it! Eiram · 2010-11-15: 12:46

Oh My! This is amazing! Wonderful shot Kovac · 2010-11-15: 13:30

Woooow!Nice shot,Helen! Goldbrandi · 2010-11-15: 13:54

Dramatic clouds indeed...stunning shot :) cariad · 2010-11-15: 14:09

Excellent. yellodog · 2010-11-15: 14:22

I think the beach being left out was an excellent idea. This an extremely dramitic shot, the clouds look almost as if they are boiling....beautiful karmankwarner · 2010-11-15: 15:27

well done, great depth!! urmysunshine · 2010-11-15: 15:31

simply stunning! inspiredimages · 2010-11-15: 15:50

A spectacular image, Helen - so many beautiful layers to the photo! And thank you for liking my spider webs today! djnana · 2010-11-15: 16:34

Love it - it's in my favourites alison · 2010-11-15: 17:56

you seem to have suceeded with this effect , brilliant shot. MoMac · 2010-11-15: 18:08

WOW! Fantastic shot....love the light on the water and the dramatic cloud formations! lookagain · 2010-11-15: 18:43

I am one for the clouds too..fabulous shot..again..it pays to look upwards I think elizzi · 2010-11-15: 19:12

That is a great shot! I really like the clouds in the foreground and how they hang low over the water, very beautiful. Andarta · 2010-11-15: 20:54

OH HELEN!!! It's as perfect as perfect can be!!! ????? · 2010-11-15: 20:57

so dramatically incredible, my kind of shot! :-) ????? · 2010-11-15: 22:22

Perfect! Kozuka · 2010-11-16: 00:21

brilliant, wonderful colours! TIM927 · 2010-11-16: 04:22

.......fantastic ! borogovoi · 2010-11-16: 05:51

superb shot Helen! great capture! Riyaz · 2010-11-16: 08:25

Fabulous!! SheriJ · 2010-11-16: 09:51

WOW!!! is this real??? :D snowpie · 2010-11-16: 13:43

It is a wonderful photo, complete in itself and certainly doesn't need the beach Latecomer · 2010-11-16: 15:29

Perfect! We saw those clouds over Bosham somewhat later yesterday morning. At that time I thought they were beautiful .Well Done. Kay · 2010-11-16: 17:26

Lovely scene - love the rays shining through the clouds. :-) ????? · 2010-11-16: 19:46

Fascinating world we live in..great shot.. NellyBly · 2010-11-16: 20:09

it's amazing how a stucture consisting of water can 'sit' in the sky like that! ????? · 2010-11-17: 15:38

Gorgeous! I like this one... :-) Arie · 2010-11-19: 09:06

wow, looks like a strong storm brewing. Well done on getting such depth in lower lighting. SunflowerGirl · 2010-11-19: 22:37

Fabulous!! Najeli · 2010-11-20: 09:44

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