Stormbow

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 16, 20151,328 views9 comments

Not the most spectacular photo, but I really liked how the rainbow was a lot more complete than what you usually see from a vantage point on land. A stormy morning at Selfoss, Iceland, with the wind being so strong that it blew the mist from the waterfalls horizontally, resulting in this rainbow. Both me and my camera got soaked, but that's a small price to pay.

16 mm, f/16, 1/25 s, ISO 100.

C&C welcome, larger version is included.

Roel

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 16, 2015 at 2:53 PM

The power of the water here is just stunning. The rainbow looks great. I wonder if you bring up the lights in the waterfall just a bit, and try to pull some detail in the dark area on the right. Iceland looks like a fabulous place!

--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 16, 2015 at 4:27 PM

Cool rainbow!

Is anyone not going to Iceland? Beside me. sad

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 16, 2015 at 9:19 PM

Hi Roel

I think preston said it perfectly " The power of the water here is just stunning" i too agree with bringing more light and detail into the waterfalls. they are spectacular. devil

to me.... the rainbow is icing on the cake.

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 16, 2015 at 10:32 PM

Hi Roel,

How long does that waterfall extend for? You captured a sweet rainbow, with a beautiful line of water behind it. Some sweet elements in this scene. Are you going back to this scene a bit later to try to capture that line of water, maybe with some blur to it?

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on November 16, 2015 at 11:41 PM

This is a spectacular place, and very difficult to capture, because of the sheer size. Godd job, under less than ideal conditions. The almost complete rainbow is quite unique !!

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Comment posted by Louis Pattis on November 17, 2015 at 8:45 AM

What a beautiful rainbow the star of the image, a ND filter comes to mind to pop the bow and make the rest dreamlike.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 17, 2015 at 1:27 PM

Roel,

Sometimes (most times actually,) nature just astounds and abounds. What a sight! I suppose you could tweak this to make the raindbow pop - possibly turning down the exposure a 1/2 stop or so. Also, a very minor suggestion, but you might consider cloning out that knob of light on the right edge. No biggie, but my eye is drawn there.

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on November 17, 2015 at 6:50 PM

An almost clear sky in Iceland but wind to blow both you, the water, and the clouds. Two out of three isn't bad. This is a nice image that gives good perspective of how large this waterfall spreads out. Getting good shots of the Iceland waterfalls is a challenge because of the wind and spray. I didn't make it to Selfoss, but other waterfalls were equally difficult on the camera gear.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on November 18, 2015 at 3:01 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone, always nice to get suggestions to play around with.

Ryan, I think it's about 100 meters long, so it's looong! And I guess by blur you mean using an ND filter? That would be impossible due to the strong winds, not even my trusty tripod could prevent the camera geting shaken. I had to take several shots of which many were blurry.

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments