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Rainbow in the Dark...The weather was perfect for this type of shot that evening. The clear air in front of me, low set colored sun from an angle from the left through the haze with rainclouds to form a strong rainbow, the calm sea which reflected the rainbow very strongly, and then of course the mountains behind. I don't think the oportunity to capture something like this will happen to me again anytime soon.
[Some people will recognize the scene from my previous submission with the same scene last year, but this is not the exact same photo. This version I shot in landscape, and I edited it now because I needed a landscape version with higher quality for print for gallery purposes, so the quality has been upped quite a bit as well; The reds are "kept in place" this time]
Post pro includes contrast enhancements (obviously) mostly done in RAW tools, so the image is quite a bit darker than the original capture, this to bring the rainbow forward. Removed noise as well. But no manipulations per se. Saturation has been upped about +10.
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Comments: 76
maus [2005-05-27 21:24:45 +0000 UTC]
i like it! the thumb doesn't look like a photo, so really a great caputure
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MarkioS14 [2005-05-21 12:12:16 +0000 UTC]
Love it, the reflection you caught is quite something. Top work.
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bluequantum [2005-05-05 07:06:19 +0000 UTC]
The beautiful light captured on the land mass in the dark atmosphere created augments and is almoat as captivating as the rainbow and reflection. You were indeed fortunate to be there and with your camera.
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Bantu69 [2005-04-26 12:25:17 +0000 UTC]
wow.. what everyone else said.. nice capture.. great colours
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lexidh [2005-04-24 10:45:33 +0000 UTC]
It's really great, but you kinda "kill" it with the fact that the rainbow is smack in the middle. That makes it kinda boring.
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bkm In reply to lexidh [2005-04-24 23:21:34 +0000 UTC]
Great, killed, smacked in the middle and boring? ...Kinda...? Hehe
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xhileno [2005-04-23 14:13:49 +0000 UTC]
that is just an outstanding shot. every picture you take seems perfect.
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flumpie [2005-04-23 09:14:24 +0000 UTC]
Hey, run over there.. there is a pot of gold where the rainbow strikes
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shananalin [2005-04-21 17:29:54 +0000 UTC]
I love this shot! How lucky you were to capture such a beautiful moment....
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Finofilka [2005-04-21 07:44:58 +0000 UTC]
Awesome
The colours in rainbow are perfect and good contrasted with dark sky and water.
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nasht-01 [2005-04-21 06:54:22 +0000 UTC]
I remember this shot of yours!
You are right... you'been lucky as hell! But I wish you many more chances to capture again this kind of beautiful phoenomenon!!!
You did an extremely good job in postwork too!
of course!
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Fishermang [2005-04-21 06:35:55 +0000 UTC]
Awesome mang. It is in fact the first time I see a photo with reflecting rainbow. Meget bra!!
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froggynaan [2005-04-21 02:23:17 +0000 UTC]
Awesome contrast! I've never been able to get rainbows to come out so well.
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