Storm on the Rise

Storm on the Rise by HollyK
Storm on the Rise by HollyK

Storm on the Rise

The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but deliverance from fear.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Taken at Mackay, Queensland during a tropical storm of a farmhouse perched on top of a hill overlooking a field of sugarcane .

Thank you to Redbubble for featuring Storm on the Rise on their homepage in April, 2008 and for publishing it in their book Gaia – The Living Planet.

Storm on the Rise belongs to the following groups:

Gaia - The Living Planet, Human and Nature, Lightning and Storms and Skyscapes
  • studiomunch

    studiomunch, 10 months ago

    superb shot and lighting. that rolling storm is amazing

  • Michael Rowley KeepsakesPhotography

    Michael Rowley..., 10 months ago

    very threatening atmosphere,well done holly

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge, 10 months ago

    Now that is a storm cloud :)

  • Debbie Black

    Debbie Black, 10 months ago

    ooh look at those skies! looks like the house is about to be swallowed whole!

  • Curtiss Simpson

    Curtiss Simpson, 10 months ago

    Wow love that brooding sky, beautiful photograph !

  • KCphoto

    KCphoto, 10 months ago

    What a cool capture!! Amazing looking sky!! :)K

  • sarahnewton

    sarahnewton, 10 months ago

    Wow! Fantastic mood and atmosphere, lovely tones.

  • Roy barry

    Roy barry, 10 months ago

    What a magnificent capture-Absolutely superb

  • sasha

    sasha, 10 months ago

    Very evocative shot

  • Frank McCafferty

    Frank McCafferty, 10 months ago

    So So Good Fab old house in corner of image Is this a Twister!! Film set Holly Excellent

  • julie anne  grattan

    julie anne gr..., 10 months ago

    great photo holly

  • Antanas

    Antanas, 10 months ago

    Excellent!!!

  • lance leopold

    lance leopold, 10 months ago

    Holy cow!! Holly,awesome drama with that sky looming,great image!!!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 10 months ago

    This is so amazing and stands out like you wouldn’t believe… BRILLIANT WORK!

  • Ravenor

    Ravenor, 10 months ago

    My God Holly!! This is stunning work! absolutely!! Such a fantastic mood and atmosphere, I love that threatening sky.. Delightful!

  • nevillecowan

    nevillecowan, 10 months ago

    So much drama, fantastic light, amazing

  • Leah Highland

    Leah Highland, 10 months ago

    The colors are so beautiful. Looks like a big storm is brewing.

  • justimagine

    justimagine, 10 months ago

    Ominous sky and excellent capture.

  • MaryO

    MaryO, 10 months ago

    Beautiful

  • Craig Mitchell

    Craig Mitchell, 10 months ago

    Incredible impact here. A great eye, great capture and great execution.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert, 10 months ago

    Amazing light!

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

    This is beautifully startling

  • joolz

    joolz, 10 months ago

    Wow – that is some storm brewing there!

  • karingetaz

    karingetaz, 10 months ago

    surreal!!!

  • Bekster

    Bekster, 10 months ago

    I love the white house sticking out against the approaching storm. Dramatic!

  • Tracy Bollinger

    Tracy Bollinger, 10 months ago

    Nice shot :)

  • Charles Dobbs Photography

    Charles Dobbs ..., 10 months ago

    Looks nasty! Well done!

  • Jing3011

    Jing3011, 10 months ago

    Love the sky. The house really stands out in this image.

  • Carlos Solorza

    Carlos Solorza, 10 months ago

    absolutely dramatic! excellent photography.

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin TobinGreeter, 10 months ago

    Incredible!!
    Brilliant work!

  • Tony Middleton

    Tony Middleton, 10 months ago

    very dramatic scene and image Holly – the sunlight bouncing off the white farmhouse is a treat and makes this image a stand out !

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac, 10 months ago

    OMG Holly is this from your Gallery of Drive By’s?
    This is just totally awesome, such a stunning image to say the least!
    Hope you had a beautiful Christmas and New Year!! xx :-)

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee, 10 months ago

    I love it, reminds me of The Wizard of Oz, just as the twister approaches, beautiful

  • ragman

    ragman, 10 months ago

    storm clouds provide a dramatic background, and the light on the building is superb focal point; making an excellent triangle composition ~ you really do have a good eye, and your ability to see. read and design is excellent

  • Katewah

    Katewah, 10 months ago

    Wow – this reminds me of growing up in the country and having the huge summer storms come in. Wonderful, powerful shot.

  • berndt2

    berndt2, 10 months ago

    Incredible, moody shot. The lighting is incredible!

  • KBarker

    KBarker, 10 months ago

    fabulous, so evocative.

  • bobbymcleod

    bobbymcleod, 10 months ago

    you couldn’t have gotten better lighting than this….that bg sky is so ominous!!

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer, 10 months ago

    FANTASTIC storm shot! So powerful!

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA, 10 months ago

    Awesome image – can smell and feel it coming!

  • dechefbloke

    dechefbloke, 10 months ago

    great feel to this shot well captured

  • David Robinson

    David Robinson, 10 months ago

    Brilliant! It’s a fantastic image.

  • DiamondArtist

    DiamondArtist, 10 months ago

    wowwww. . ....this is absolutely outstanding. ..... .great atmospheric capture holly.. ... .

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)..., 10 months ago

    Excellent.

  • HollyK

    HollyK, 10 months ago

    I’m overwhelmed at the response to this image…thank you so much!

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller, 10 months ago

    Wow – lots of impact here!! Beautiful!

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana, 10 months ago

    what amazing lighting and that looks like one major storm

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer, 10 months ago

    Fabulous image

  • Ellen

    Ellen, 10 months ago

    How beautiful!

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist, 10 months ago

    This is beautiful. I love how storms look. But I do not like the trouble that they can cause.

  • Ata Alishahi

    Ata Alishahi, 10 months ago

    amazing work, I love it :)

  • MarissaBillings

    MarissaBillings, 10 months ago

    This is amazing. great capture

  • screamqueen

    screamqueen, 10 months ago

    oh wow, this is simply stunning

  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you, 10 months ago

    brilliant work and fantastic mood…
    I like it ..into my favorites it goes

  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell, 10 months ago

    excellent image, amazing capture of the storm
    well done.

  • karenanderson

    karenanderson, 10 months ago

    wow !!!!!! fabulous capture .. the mood of the whole shot is excellent

  • Alison Edge

    Alison Edge, 10 months ago

    Absolutely fandabbydozy!

  • Don Wright IPA

    Don Wright IPA, 10 months ago

    This is above great! The lighting, sky, comp, clarity… All wonderful

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner, 10 months ago

    This is a very powerful and dramatic image. Love it. Fabulous image. Instant fav.

  • Michael Gatch

    Michael Gatch, 10 months ago

    wow, terribly dramatic capture here. really displays the turmoil in a storm.

  • richiedean

    richiedean, 10 months ago

    Excellent image Holly, great power and drama !! :))

  • Tausha

    Tausha, 10 months ago

    again, this is just great

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool, 10 months ago

    Awesome image!! So Intense!

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath, 9 months ago

    totaly awesome shot,very dramatic,great job with the lighting

  • Rhonda Fulks

    Rhonda Fulks, 9 months ago

    Outstanding image!

  • German Saravanja

    German Saravanja, 9 months ago

    Wow, what a sky! Your framing is dead on.

  • Daniela M. Casalla

    Daniela M. Cas..., 9 months ago

    Woooo, such a storm….beautiful from here…

  • ZuzanaD

    ZuzanaD, 9 months ago

    So dramatic! Stunning work.

  • nanarhodes

    nanarhodes, 9 months ago

    I love the house up against the storm. It shows to me the fraility of one’s life. Beautifully done

  • ccrcats

    ccrcats, 9 months ago

    Fantastic shot.

  • Tracey Victor

    Tracey Victor, 8 months ago

    That is awesome! Grab your red shoes Dorothy, your ride to Oz is here!

  • Nick Milton

    Nick Milton, 8 months ago

    simple comment here fantastic!!

  • Marinella  Owens

    Marinella Owens, 7 months ago

    I love your work, soooo beautiful!!!

  • TreeLady

    TreeLady, 7 months ago

    Absolutely magnificent, Holly. I can almost smell the rain!

    M

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1, 7 months ago

    amazing captpure!

  • botticcelli

    botticcelli, 7 months ago

    fantastic !!!

  • Stacy Rodriguez

    Stacy Rodriguez, 7 months ago

    Just beautiful. :)

  • Leena  Hedman

    Leena Hedman, 7 months ago

    Power of nature well captured!

  • Leslie Patton

    Leslie Patton, 7 months ago

    Nice dramatic image. Great capture!

  • Zaldy Infante

    Zaldy Infante, 7 months ago

    stunning!!!

  • KathO

    KathO, 7 months ago

    There’s a lovely sense of dramatic movement here, and the light on the still house emphasises it perfectly.

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean, 7 months ago

    Wow what a great dramatic image…lovely work, congratulations….well deserving to be featured on the home page.

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind, 7 months ago

    stunning!

  • Helen Chierego

    Helen Chierego, 7 months ago

    Fabulous shot with the strom rolling in! Beautiful!

  • berndt2

    berndt2, 7 months ago

    Very cool! The colour contrast is very striking and you have to love that sky!

  • Heather Hartkamp

    Heather Hartkamp, 7 months ago

    Wow – an amazing storm and superb colours!

  • Vytas Gaizutis

    Vytas Gaizutis, 7 months ago

    Simply wonderful. I love the peacefulness of the structure sitting is sharp contrast to frightening skies.

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters, 7 months ago

    Fantistic shot, Holly. i don’t mind a good thunderstorm as long as I am safe inside somewhere. The clouds are frightening but the house represents safety. I know that may sound weird but that is the way the picture affected me. Beautifully taken- great job.

  • Sandie13

    Sandie13, 7 months ago

    Amazing. Well captured. So dramatic and forceful. Love it!

  • Stacey Dionne

    Stacey Dionne, 7 months ago

    This is incredible…that house looks so helpless and vulnerable…”help me” is what it’s saying..This is very VERY well done! LOVE the billowing clouds!!!!!!!

  • JanG

    JanG, 7 months ago

    Stunning light and storm clouds. The house looks ready to lift up and run!

  • paulywog1561

    paulywog1561, 7 months ago

    Alright!

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy, 5 months ago

    Wow, this is amazing.

  • AnnieD

    AnnieD, 5 months ago

    Very dramatic and powerful image!

  • Lisa Wilson

    Lisa Wilson, 5 months ago

    incredible!

  • Geoff  Coleman

    Geoff Coleman, 5 months ago

    What a brilliant image – definitely worthy of inclusion in Gaia – intense and moody and I love the highlighted homestead.

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple, 4 months ago

    Stunning bold and emotive art!

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer, 4 months ago

    beautiful work Holly

  • Joanne A. Bradley

    Joanne A. Bradley, 4 months ago

    Incredible storm and cloud capture! Wonderful light on the building! Really a spectacular image!

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt, 4 months ago

    oh boy this is so incredible with awesome drama and atmosphere, totally brilliant!!! love your work!!!! P

  • people/are/stran9e /

    people/are/str..., 4 months ago

    great contrast and composition !

  • KEITH  R. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL..., 4 months ago

    i think everybody beat me to the punch it’s excellent

  • Peter Hill

    Peter Hill, 4 months ago

    What Keith said! This image is sooo Mackay!

  • Robin Robb

    Robin Robb, 4 months ago

    I really like the feel of this. Beautiful capture.

  • Clark Takashima

    Clark Takashima, 3 months ago

    Intense!!!!!!!!You can smell it

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson, 2 months ago

    outstanding work

  • JCDJL

    JCDJL, 2 months ago

    brilliant work

  • ~Angel Warda~

    ~Angel Warda~, about 1 month ago

    Stunning!!!!

  • ChrisHopkins

    ChrisHopkins, about 1 month ago

    This is just brilliant

  • Magee

    Magee, about 1 month ago

    Oh my goodness Holly! What a wonderful capture!
    I’d be praying for the same thing! x

  • CarolM

    CarolM, about 1 month ago

    Wow, a very powerful and dramatic image. Excellent work.

  • Xandru

    Xandru, about 1 month ago

    Exceptional image!! One nearly feel the threatening storm from this photo. Well done.

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung, about 1 month ago

    only one way i can so this, bloody amazing shot, well done

  • davidmilne

    davidmilne, about 1 month ago

    Amazing atmosphere and light Holly,superb photo!! :)

  • Shannon Byous

    Shannon Byous, about 1 month ago

    What amazing lighting and color!! GREAT photo!

  • bidkev

    bidkev, about 1 month ago

    Just amazing….......a favourite for me.

    kev

  • greeneyedlady

    greeneyedlady, about 1 month ago

    just wonderful….scary….i would indeed need to be delivered from fear faced with a cloud like this!!!

  • Jane Best

    Jane Best, about 1 month ago

    Awesome and dramatic scene that you have captured here. Like the accompanying Emerson quote as well!

  • Christine Boretti

    Christine Boretti, about 1 month ago

    Wow- such intensity!

  • EchoNorth

    EchoNorth, about 1 month ago

    This is sublime!! What drama we find in nature!

  • Ingz

    Ingz, about 1 month ago

    This is an amazing capture!

  • amarica

    amarica, about 1 month ago

    Excellent work Hun!

  • mikebov

    mikebov, 21 days ago

    That looks like one mighty storm brewing, excellent capture

  • Jane Best

    Jane Best, 7 days ago

    THis is awesome. Very dramatic. Excellent composition!

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