Magnificent sunbeam: Golden sunset after summer storm

There are moments in our lives, which we never forget. Moments, when time slows down. Moments, when we know that we are in the right place at the right time. It is great to feel the essence of those moments again and refresh our own memories. So we take photographs...
I check my older photos from time to time. I was just learning the basics, so many of them is not technically perfect or composition is not well thought. But many preserves exactly the moments I described above.
 
Today I would like to show a few pictures, which were taken after a summer storm. The date was 26th August 2004. It was a typical late summer day; really hot and dry. Strong east wind started to blow around 5 o'clock; clouds were travelling fast towards the west. Heavy downpour followed soon; it just ended not long before sunset. The sky became yellow thanks to the golden sunrays...
 
Yellow sky
Yellow sky

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Camera: Olympus E-10



Cloud factory
Cloud factory

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Camera: Olympus E-10

 

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