Thursday, September 22, 2011

Nimbus clouds over Sorrento Quay.....

The weather in Perth was fabulous yesterday, we had so much rain which hopefully will have topped up the reservoirs a bit for the coming summer.  In one of the few breaks in the early evening I dashed down to Sorrento Quay to see if I might catch a dramatic sunset but the cloud cover was pretty intense..in fact only a few minutes after I took this first picture it pelted down, luckily I could see it coming and made the 100 yard sprint back to the car in gold medal time....!! The second pic is me waiting at the traffic lights on the way home, no reason for this except that I liked it and felt the need to share.....!! Have a great day.....
Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 6:34 AM

30 comments:

  1. OlivierSeptember 22, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    j'aime beaucoup la premiere, la pluie lui donne un cote vintage

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  2. Leif HagenSeptember 22, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    I wish I could have seen a photo of you running back to the car in gold medal time, Grace! Ha!

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  3. Chattahoochee Valley DailySeptember 22, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Both great shots. The second one at first glance reminded me of fireworks.

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  4. AnnSeptember 22, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    That does look dark and threatening. The water is extremely clear. The second one looked like fireworks to me as well.

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  5. NelsonSeptember 22, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Hello! My first visit, will visit you again. Seriously, I thoroughly enjoyed your posts.Interesting pics Congrats for your work. If you wish to follow back that would be great I'm at http://nelsonsouzza.blogspot.com
    Thanks for sharing!

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  6. CloudiaSeptember 22, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    "fabulous" "pelted"
    Yes, as seen in your joyous shots, and your fresh/frank words!


    Warm Aloha from Waikiki;

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  7. Luis GomezSeptember 22, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Wonderful images Grace!

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  8. Bob CroweSeptember 22, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Love the second one. It's hallucinatory. Makes me think of the late 60s and early 70s.

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  9. SharonSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Those clouds do look like they are about to open up! Love the water on the windshield!

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  10. KateSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    How wonderful to know that summer is coming! The second photo has a surreal quality about it that is very attractive. Rain is really lovely (if it's not a downpour!). Walked my dog today doing a misty rainfall and it was lovely...I didn't have to sprint to try to break your record.

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  11. T. BecqueSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    So pretty! We love the rain too. I always forget you guys are on the opposite season as us!

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  12. RandySeptember 22, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    These are great. Rain is always a wonderful thing.

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  13. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comSeptember 22, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Topping off the reservoirs is good, assuming that they are used for hydroelectric power and not just flood control.

    In Costa Rica 97% of our electricity comes from dams, so rain in the mountains where the dams are is a good thing.

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  14. JimSeptember 22, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Scenic.

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  15. PETRO50September 22, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Great story. Ppocasi irked, but waiting will certainly nice summer. Here is a warm, autumn already own. Regards much. / Peter

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Ton sprint a été bénéfique car la photo est, à la fois, insolite et magnifique.

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  17. Ricardo MiñanaSeptember 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Hello I added your blog to my space, when
    gagdet to open the fans tell me.
    you have a happy week.
    a hug.

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  18. GemelSeptember 22, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    I love the second picture :)

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  19. GringoSeptember 22, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    Looks like it was a good day to stay at home, browsing around Blogger! Hope today is better Perth!

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  20. Gabriel VecinoSeptember 22, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Hello Grace!
    Here you can choose the full liryc in spanish and english of the song " Retorciendo palabras de amor ( Twisting words of love) performed by Fangoria.

    http://www.lastfm.es/user/Korosuke/journal/2006/12/05/6p1_fangoria_-_retorciendo_palabras_%2528lyrics_%252B_translation_to_english%2529

    Thank you one more time for visit and comment, it´´s very nice of you.
    Hug

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  21. UnknownSeptember 22, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Great colours on the top shot! Beautiful shot.

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  22. JulieSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Interesting intensity and portents in that top shot, Grace. We might have a bit of rain along the coast tomorrow morning. Has not rained for quite a few days, I think.

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  23. Rae WalterSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Makes me feel cold just looking at your photos Grace. Great images and glad that the weather has now calmed down.

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  24. VirginiaSeptember 22, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Oh I always say that "rain can be your friend" when it comes to photography. You proved it!
    V

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  25. VPSeptember 22, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Both pictures are great, much better than the usual sunset...

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  26. LoisSeptember 23, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Both of these pictures are wonderful I'm glad you made it back to your car without getting wet!

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  27. AndrewSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    lovely shots, i like the 2nd one more because of the blurred lights. regarding the reservoirs, thats good news. I was in brisbane unfortunately for the flooding last year and the reservoirs were topped up a bit too much. I still have to visit Perth one of these days... do they have huntsmen in houses there as well?

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  28. BirdmanSeptember 23, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    That second shot caught my eye too.

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  29. JackSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    The second one is wonderful abstract art. Was anyone else there with a camera to catch your sprint?

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  30. Pierre BOYERSeptember 27, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    I love such pictures...
    Enjoy your day !

    Pierre
    http://pierre-boyer.blogspot.com/

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