I was in the pool yesterday and it was seriously overcast. It was even dropping a bit of rain here and there. Then I looked up towards the east and saw this most perfect rainbow. I could not get out of the pool fast enough as I was afraid I would miss this amazing opportunity. The sunset light only lasts a minute or two and that was what was producing the rainbow.
Ann
2008-07-11 00:31That is the most amazing photo. A perfect rainbow.
blub
2008-07-11 04:37This is amazing. I just saw a similar rainbow, here in Skopje, Macedonia.
Jim K
2008-07-11 05:39I love rainbows, maybe this is a sign your computer problems are almost behind you. Love the picture from yesterday, but I couldnt leave a comment.
edlike
2008-07-11 13:03did you go try to find the gold?
Lessie
2008-07-11 14:06This really is amazing.
GrannyJ
2008-07-11 14:38I’m equally fascinated by the different color of the sky above and below the rainbow. It’s as if the rainbow lights the sky beneath it.
babooshka
2008-07-12 04:36Double your money pot of gold. That is a beautigul image. Well done.
EJ
2008-07-12 10:32Nice picture. Issac Newton mathematically proved that all rainbows are doubles, but most of the time the sky is to bright and “washes” out the higer less visible copy.
Me
2008-07-12 18:21MAybe photoshoped?
Helen
2008-07-13 00:06Thank you all for the compliments on this photo. No, Me, it was not PS’ed.. Just cropped.
Libertas
2008-07-13 01:51This is not a “double” rainbow but a full single rainbow.
Helen
2008-07-13 02:55Libertas, there are 2 separate bands of color. That is why I called it a double rainbow. It is actually a Supernumerary Rainbow.
Gerald
2008-07-13 03:04wow
and always the photographer’s dilemma – sit and watch or rush for the camera and risk missing it altogether.
Harry Makertia
2008-07-13 04:38Oh my, it’s amazing! Beautiful, but at the same time, if you see that very heavy sky, scarry.
Milander
2008-07-13 05:13If you get really lucky you may get to see a crespiscular rainbow, this is when the rainbow appears as a full circle above the horizon. The beautiful arc in your photo only represents approx. 45% of arc.
I’ve only ever seen 2 full circle rainbows in my time and they are gorgeous. Check out flicker.com there are example photos there, just search rainbow and circle.
Zsolt72
2008-07-13 06:01it takes my breath away! Wonderful photo!
Rafa
2008-07-13 15:02Great framing!!
Halcyon
2008-07-15 12:24Stunnnig!
Amanda
2008-08-22 12:17This picture is gorgeous. I was on vacation there from Indiana and was on my way out of Albuquerque when I saw this. Unfortunately the double rainbow was hard to see but I did get a pretty good picture of it from where I was.
Alif
2008-09-27 21:46Amazing
I’m never see like that