This storm rolled in from the north. As you can see it was pretty fierce looking and not long after these pictures were taken it started to hail. Some of the hail stones were half the size of golf balls. Boy did they hurt when they hit you! We managed to get the cars under cover so it wasn't too bad. The rain that followed was fantastic. You can see from the paddocks that things are really grim with the drought.

I tweaked these a little to bring out the intensity of the colours but other than that that was how the storm appeared.

Storm 1
Camera Model Name - Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Shooting Date/Time - 29/12/2006 14:41:56
Tv(Shutter Speed) - 1/80Sec.
Av(Aperture Value) - F29
Metering Modes - Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation - -2/3
ISO Speed - 200
Lens - 18-55mm
Focal Length - 55.0 mm

Storm 2
Tv(Shutter Speed) - 1/1000Sec.
Av(Aperture Value) - F4.0
Metering Modes - Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation - -2/3
ISO Speed - 200
Lens - 70-200mm
Focal Length - 200.0 mm

Storm 3
(as in 2 except)
Tv(Shutter Speed) - 1/800Sec.

Your secret's safe with me (to quote Michael Franks). The best to you and all my other great friends in photoblog land for the year ahead. losalamos666 · 2006-12-29: 22:40

Fabulous shots here...stunning composition, colour, contrast, light....pure magic, maestro! Many compliments and congratulations! rcharris · 2006-12-30: 04:18

Hey, finally had your camera at the right moment...amazing lighting. Very ominous with the dark behind. The cows don't seem to even notice. Worthy of a an exhibition, I think. Cherax · 2006-12-30: 05:10

Astonishing. That 1st one rates as one of the best storm shots I've seen. jpfromoz · 2007-01-02: 18:57

Looks like an intense storm. Overexposed · 2007-01-08: 16:57

Superb. levice · 2007-01-23: 05:38

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