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WC #376 - Alpen Bow
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WC #376 - Alpen Bow

by Gary Minish

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted April 17, 2009761 views7 comments
It was pouring rain in sheets and blowing as I drove up to Thompson Pass to walk the dogs. I almost didn't bother to take the camera because it was so nasty out. As I pulled the truck off the road and let the dogs out I noticed that the clouds and fog were getting fairly thin. On a hunch that it might just clear up a bit I turned back to the truck and put the camera in my back pack. When I turned back around this was the scene I was confronted with. After taking a few shots I hung the camera around my neck, put the rain gear in the backback and enjoyed a beautiful, invigorating hike up the mountain. You just never know, so don't EVER leave that camera home!

Sony DSC-R1, ISO-160, f8.0, 1/100

If you look at the large version you can see another one of the dogs headed off to fetch the pot of gold at the left side of the rainbow :wink:

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on April 17, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Great shot Gary! Very nice composition, and way to act on that hunch to bring the camera–it sure payed off!

Wayne
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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on April 17, 2009 at 10:10 AM
This is fantastic, Gary. It'd have been a real shame to have missed out on getting this shot.

Far too often I've left my camera behind thinking that the conditions weren't any good, only to find myself running back to the car a short time later to fetch the camera.
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Comment posted by Pam Colander on April 18, 2009 at 1:15 AM
What a payoff for having your camera handy...beautiful scene and superb capture Gary.
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 18, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Now that's a lucky grab! A very well composed shot, too! :toast:
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Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on April 22, 2009 at 2:40 AM
Wonderful, Gary! :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Pam Colander on April 22, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Congrats on your EP Gary :toast: It's a winner!
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Comment posted by Paulo A.Lopes on April 26, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Congrats! :toast:
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