IT was a case of right time, right place for Warrnambool photographer Robin Sharrock.
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His stunning image of a tubular, rolling cloud over Warrnambool has been included in the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society’s Australian Weather Calendar.
The rare tube-shaped clouds formed ahead of a storm in September 2010.
“It was the most astounding thing I’ve ever seen,” Sharrock said.
“I just looked up in the sky and was completely blown away.” Sharrock, who also has an interest in astronomy, said he was lucky to have his camera close by as the fast-moving cloud started to break up.
“It was a pure snap, the one occasion that I got it right on time, and it was absolutely astounding.
“It was a rare moment to capture — purely a case of being in the right spot at the right time.”
Appearing on the internet, in Australian newspapers and used by international media, his photo is receiving the recognition it deserves.
“I got so much feedback about it, it was incredible.”
Sharrock was shocked when the bureau called and asked him to enter his photograph in its calendar competition.
Competing against more than 700 photos, Sharrock was chuffed his had made the final product, which includes photographs from 30 years of the weather bureau and the Australian weather calendar.