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A break from the Germany Architechture images (of which there are quite a few)

This was the first 'named' storm of the season 'Storm Agnes' we decided to head up to Whitehaven to see what we could capture...

About an hour before sunset, the weather had suggested very strong winds and rain and with that the possibility of some big waves over the harbour walls here.

As it transpired the waves just did not materialise at all but the sky was absolutely epic with thick black cloud rolling through the area just in front of what appreared to be blue skies and wispy sirrus clouds behind it, I'd never experienced a sky quite like that before.

The rain was quite relentless but the forecast suggested a break in it right around sunset so I just set up and covered the camera over to wait for a clear opportunity, thankfully we managed several shots while we were getting a good soaking.

I decided to keep this one really simple to show off the sky and the contrasting lighthouse below, if you can imagine the clouds moving extremely fast left to right here, changing every second it will give you an idea of the scene we were witnessing. You can see the clouds depositing heavy rain on the sea to the rear.

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Taken in: UK / England / Copeland District / Whitehaven (show map)

Taken on: September 27, 2023

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