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Genova, Italy. The storm was moving toward the Liguria. the sky was beginning to glow on the horizon, banks of clouds were approaching towards the promontory of Portofino. So, thunderbolts were not so well defined, flashes of light appeared in the sky. Atmosphere was probably guilty, given that it was very thick and warm. I would say that the Scirocco wind had done its part.

The lightning storm was moving toward the west. Suddenly a couple of lightnings fell off near the Barracuda beach; I heard a crazy thunder, I was on the beach and the dread was real. I took so many pictures during this sudden storm off the coast of Genova, but I wanted upload the most fantastic and impressive one took during that night on the beach; I never imagined to photograph such a lightning like this.

Reflex: Nikon D3100 - Lens: Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR - Filters: No filter used

Focal length: 35 mm - Diaphragm aperture: f/6.3 - Exposure time: 3 sec - ISO sensitivity: 100

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Genova, Italy. The sky was so clear that afternoon and some of clouds filled the azure with a wonderful pattern. The darkness came and the atmosphere began to be tinged with strange colors over the sealine. I was at home, could to see this show just from my window, there was no time to get out and go to the beach to photograph. I took my tripod and I placed it on the sill of my room, vertical reflex for trying to capture all that colorful shades and minimal ISO for not overexposing the final image. The sky seemed on fire, as an impressionist painting.

During winter sunsets, standing on a promontory so I saw the scenic sea as a surface rather than a line and, as coal-boats appeared from all sides of the horizon, I thought that, as they opened their portholes, they would throw their coals onto this fire. They swarmed over the ocean like blowflies ready to devour the decomposed star, and the blank gesture of a cloud fanned them. Georges Limbour

Reflex: Nikon D3100 - Lens: Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR - Filters: No filter used

Focal length: 72 mm - Diaphragm aperture: f/7.1 - Exposure time: 1/50 sec - ISO sensitivity: 100

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Genoa, Italy. It was a sunny day around the city of Genoa. The bad weather had preferred to remain beyond the borders. I decided to go to the Monument of Quarto dei Mille for taking some photo, from that place I could enjoy the sunset in its majestic beauty. It was about 5:00 pm when the sun began to set towards the west, the sunrays were very direct and there was an intense sunlight, it was not the right time to photograph. But the sky darkened suddenly, clouds coming from the south-east headed toward the coast, the weather changed.

From an immense bank of clouds was born a thin waterspout, until it became something powerful. Everything was changing in two minutes, crazy. The waterspout became increasingly large and the power of the wind was starting to feel even on the beach. I positioned the tripod on the rocks, something unique and unrepeatable was happening before my eyes. After a while the darkness would have fallen on the coast of Genoa. The clouds had brought with him a special power supply, a lightning storm on the horizon became like the cherry on the cake. I would just point and shoot. Everything was so perfect, just so perfect.

Reflex: Nikon D3100 - Lens: Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR - Filters: No filter used

Focal length: 70 mm - Diaphragm aperture: f/4.5 - Exposure time: 6 sec - ISO sensitivity: 100

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Genoa, Italy. It was a sunny day around the city of Genoa. The bad weather had preferred to remain beyond the borders. I decided to go to the Monument of Quarto dei Mille for taking some photo, from that place I could enjoy the sunset in its majestic beauty. It was about 5:00 pm when the sun began to set towards the west, the sunrays were very direct and there was an intense sunlight, it was not the right time to photograph. But the sky darkened suddenly, clouds coming from the south-east headed toward the coast, the weather changed.

From an immense bank of clouds was born a thin waterspout, until it became something powerful. Everything was changing in two minutes, crazy. The waterspout became increasingly large and the power of the wind was starting to feel even on the beach. I positioned the tripod on the rocks, something unique and unrepeatable was happening before my eyes. After a while the darkness would have fallen on the coast of Genoa. The clouds had brought with him a special power supply, a lightning storm on the horizon became like the cherry on the cake. I would just point and shoot. Everything was so perfect, just so perfect.

Reflex: Nikon D3100 - Lens: Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR - Filters: No filter used

Focal length: 35 mm - Diaphragm aperture: f/7.1 - Exposure time: 5 sec - ISO sensitivity: 100

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Genoa, Italy. It was a sunny day around the city of Genoa. The bad weather had preferred to remain beyond the borders. I decided to go to the Monument of Quarto dei Mille for taking some photo, from that place I could enjoy the sunset in its majestic beauty. It was about 5:00 pm when the sun began to set towards the west, the sunrays were very direct and there was an intense sunlight, it was not the right time to photograph. But the sky darkened suddenly, clouds coming from the south-east headed toward the coast, the weather changed.

From an immense bank of clouds was born a thin waterspout, until it became something powerful. Everything was changing in two minutes, crazy. The waterspout became increasingly large and the power of the wind was starting to feel even on the beach. I positioned the tripod on the rocks, something unique and unrepeatable was happening before my eyes. After a while the darkness would have fallen on the coast of Genoa. The clouds had brought with him a special power supply, a lightning storm on the horizon became like the cherry on the cake. I would just point and shoot. Everything was so perfect, just so perfect.

Reflex: Nikon D3100 - Lens: Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR - Filters: No filter used

Focal length: 72 mm - Diaphragm aperture: f/7.1 - Exposure time: 1/13 sec - ISO sensitivity: 100

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