All day the reports had predicted a thunderstorm in Newcastle this afternoon. It was just that nobody knew when and where it would hit. Apparently Cronulla got smashed but that was a long way down the coast. So, I drove down to Redhead hoping for the best.

Nothing much was happening when I got there at six. A couple of Instagramers turned up. Slowly the sun set and the clouds took on the most spectacular hue I've seen to date at Redhead. We didn't get the lightning but the Australian sun sure put on a show!

Canon 5Dmiii, 70-200L with polariser @70mm, ISO50, f/20, 5 sec

Canon 5Dmiii, 16-35L II with polariser @16mm, ISO50, f/20, 6 sec