A band of rain falls from a dark cloud ceiling over the Coral Sea at dawn off Zoe Bay, glowing pink above motion-blurred swell. — Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland · June 2026

Virga Over the Coral Sea

At dawn off Zoe Bay a telephoto lens compressed a curtain of rain against a dark cloud ceiling over the Coral Sea. The downpour caught a dull pink light above motion-blurred swell.

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Sony Alpha 7R VFE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS300mmf/5.68sISO 12521 June 2026

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