A Witness

This is beautiful, Kent. The light is gorgeous, and you've captured it nicely. The bergs really add to the composition. No nits from me.



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Superb, Kent. Place, light and moment in perfect harmony.

The placement of the rainbow within this composition is absolutely perfect. And I think this image would not be nearly as interesting if it were a full rainbow. The icebergs, clouds and warm light on the hills form a wonderful combination here.

Beautiful image nevertheless. It is an interesting concept you touch here - how much credit can the photographer take for "recording" a beautiful event? You use the term "respond" and that's the clue in my opinion.

Beautiful image Kent

Very unusual combination of elements, but it's so beautiful and original. Great image, Kent! A pleasure to look at!

Gorgeous image, Kent. The light is awesome and the rainbow adds a lot to this fine image.

Spectacular conditions Kent. The fan of ice in the fg really adds a lot of depth to the scene. My only potential suggestion is to bring out the colors in the reflection a bit more. BTW - is that a waterfall in the background? Awesome work!

Michael

Talk about the right place at the right time! The warm light in this scene is spectacular and the placement of the rainbow is perfect, Kent. Thanks for sharing this beauty.

Ed

Wonderful capture, Kent. I assume that is a glacier in the distant BG area too? The perspective with the rainbow makes for an excellent final touch overall. Gosh, hard for me to fathom, it's been 40 years since I was up there.

Beautiful image Kent, looks like an incredible moment to be a part of, and you captured it well. Nice work.

Perfect! Not only you got a rainbow, the rainbow is even in the right place to frame the mountain.

Beautiful, Kent. Love that warm light on the mountain.

Mark Capurso
Phoenix, AZ

Nice one Kent

This is really nice, Kent. Great light and the rainbow is wonderful. A special moment! I really like the floating ice too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Wow... alot going on here...and every element is gorgeous!

Beautiful image Kent. Some great elements add up to making it a stellar photo. Sometimes all we have to do is show up and let nature do it's thing, so I know exactly what you mean. Nice catch!

Really pretty image, Kent. Well done!

Marvelous shot. Everything comes together in a great way, the rainbow, the hill catching the light and its reflection, the still water, the bergs and the far glacier. Really a gorgeous moment to witness.


Paolo

Beautiful image. It's way beyond "snapshot" so I think you deserve some "artistic credit" for what I'm looking at. However, I know what you're saying. How is it possible that this planet keeps coming up with such incredibly beautiful scenes? Thankfully you're good at spotting them and bringing them back.

Awesome conditions Kent.

Great light and rainbow.

Sometimes it's all about the light. A very special moment to be there and you captured it beautifully. Lots of great elements in this one.

Phenomenal, Kent. Spectacular Alaska. Incredible. And you were there.

I'm late in responding to everyone, but thank you all for your feedback, suggestions, and compliments for the photo. I'll admit that this was certainly not a snapshot, and it was only my commitment not to take time on any photos until I found the one that "worked" that allowed me to make this record before the light faded.

Anish - A second composition featured the whole rainbow, but I think you're right; this is more successful.

Michael G. - Yes, there is a pretty large waterfall in view on the opposite side of the lake.

Paul B. - The Mendenhall Glacier in in view in the back left.

Stunning.

Very lovely photograph. Artistic in every sense in my book.

I love how uncontrived the composition/presentation is, which allows me to really get into the scene at my own pace. I love this aspect about your photography.

This rocks, Kent! The mist blowing over the ridge and deep blue clouds in the distance gives the feel of being right on the edges of the weather.

Sometimes everything clicks. You just have to be there at the right time and know enought to capture what you see. Sometimes it takes a bit more work. The amount of work gone into a shot does not necessary correspons with how good it is. But I kinda knwo what you mean. Sometimes it is almost too easy, you feel almost guilty because of the (apparent) little amount of work involved. I am not saying this in a degrading way at all, you have to have an eye for it and you have to know when to be there. But when everything just clicks it can seem too easy. (I'm not sure if I am making any sense at all).
This is a wondeful capture.

Amazing. That light and rainbow are freakin awesome.

What a light show! I like the more abstract interpretation on your blog as well.

Well, I don't know what more you could ask for, maybe a breaching orca!!!!!!!!! It's a beautiful shot, nice work.

Chris

wonderful moment

Chris - Yeah, there is a disappointing lack of orcas in this lake.

Doh, I assumed this was a bay, or inlet, sorry.

Chris

Chris - No worries, the goal of my response was not to point out the impossibility of sea mammals at this location. I only wanted to join you in the joke about the rainbow-sunset-icebergs-waterfall-glacier-mountains-unicorns nature of this photograph.
...there might be a mountain goat on one of those distant slopes if you look REALLY close.

Totally awesome Kent. What a moment you witnessed and captured.

Kent - Great balance and exceptional lighting. The rainbows are the topping on the cake. A magical moment you've captured perfectly.

Cheers, Harry

Kent, congrats on a very fine WP!

Sandy

Outstanding work making the most of the opportunity, Kent. A well-earned WP.

I don't know how I missed this Kent. I love the double rainbaow and color in the sky. The warm light on the mountain is also special. Congrats on the EP! Well deserved.

Most impressive, Kent. Congratulations.

Really wonderful landscape image, Kent. Great work.

Good grief--howd i miss this?? Too many posts, too little time... AWESOME, Kent!

Fantastic image Kent! Everything about this came together so well. A once in a lifetime image!