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Hard Rain, Fine LIght
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Hard Rain, Fine LIght

by Mark Seaver

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 18, 2015313 views8 comments

One of several rainbows viewed from my deck here in MT on Wednesday, as the weather alternated between moderate to heavy rain and sunshine.  This bow had the brightest colors that I've ever seen and the most complete color spectrum.  (5D3, 70-200 f2.8 @ 120mm, f/8, 1/500s, iso 200, tripod and polarizeer)
 

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on September 18, 2015 at 6:59 PM

You have an amazing back yard, Mark. frown

Great capture of the rainbow and the landscape below!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 18, 2015 at 8:14 PM

This bow had the brightest colors that I've ever seen and the most complete color spectrum.

Mark, this one is amazing with regard to the color spectrum as you've mentioned. The intensity or thickness depth appears to be as stunning too. Maybe the polarizer helped bring all that to the surface. Regardless of how or why.....just great......devil

As Jim states, you've got one heck a backyard here too...... enlightened

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 18, 2015 at 9:28 PM

Hey Mark,
Looks like your Montana trip is off to a great start and you will be there for 5 more weeks if I'm not mistaken. You captured a real beauty here but, I'm hoping you get some blue skies also. Have you tried your pre-dawn sleeping bag idea yet ? Can't wait the see and hear about that.
Well done . . .  devil

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Falley on September 18, 2015 at 10:51 PM

Love those bolts of colored light striking to the ground!   A polar can obliterate a bow, at the other end can it enhance?

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 19, 2015 at 8:53 AM

I like your backyard too. You do need some bison howeversad.  Rainbow is awesome with the contrast of the yellow brown prairie and dark gray skycrying...................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 20, 2015 at 8:01 PM

Excellent quality and an expert job on the colors Mark..

All I can say is wow, this rainbow has your name on it!devildevil

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on September 21, 2015 at 7:31 PM

Beautiful rainbow and storm. I love how a polarizer can bring out the colors of a rainbow.

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
Comment posted by Genny K. on October 9, 2015 at 8:30 PM

I bet this looks good in a big image, cause it definitely looks better in the big image on here. A bigger image lets you see all that rolling country in the FG. It's hard to get rainbows; you did an excellent job here.  The color and definition is great.

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments