He’s on cloud nine! Photographer captures extraordinary sunset as thick fog rolls in over hills while a storm brews over the sea
- Jamie Russell, 41, was at Stenbury Down on the Isle of Wight looking west towards the English Channel
- The snapshot captured the remarkable moment the three natural phenomena occurred simultaneously
- Mr Russell later said: ‘In all my years of taking weather photos I’ve never seen anything quite like it.’
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A photographer managed to capture an extraordinary sunset lighting up the sky, a thick fog rolling over the hills and a threatening storm brewing over seas all in a single snapshot.
Jamie Russell, 41, was at Stenbury Down on the Isle of Wight looking west towards the English Channel when he took the remarkable photo.
At the bottom of the picture there is a sea fog rolling over the green downland which almost completely obstructs a transmitter in the distance.
Jamie Russell was at Stenbury Down on the Isle of Wight looking west towards the English Channel when he took the extraordinary snapshot (above)
The 41-year-old took a snapshot that captured the remarkable moment that the three different weather events occurred simultaneously
Just in front is a huge cumulus cloud dominating the sky with low-level rain clouds covering the sea below.
To complete the trio of natural phenomena there is a stunning orange sunset shining out across the entire scene.
Speaking after the event, Mr Russell said: ‘It was such a rare combination. In all my years of taking weather photos I’ve never seen anything quite like it.
Speaking after capturing the extraordinary natural phenomenon, Mr Russell said: ‘In all my years of taking weather photos I’ve never seen anything quite like it’
He was also able to catch a vibrant rainbow disappearing over Ventnor Down on the Isle of Wight as much of UK continues to suffer with extreme weather flooding and snow
‘The showers were coming up from the south east towards the island but the winds were coming down from the north and north east.
‘So we had this cold air blowing up the island, which was being pushed up the hill creating the strange fog while the showers came in from the sea.
‘It was crazy to witness.’