Mini Full Rainbow Surprise

Wow! Another rainbow surprise in such a short period. This time, I decided to drive up a canyon a short distance from town to check out the Fall... more

by Patrick Dillon

Title

Mini Full Rainbow Surprise

Artist

Patrick Dillon

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photograph

Description

Wow! Another rainbow surprise in such a short period. This time, I decided to drive up a canyon a short distance from town to check out the Fall colors. A storm had moved in with rain/snow flurries and intermittent periods of sun just the way I like it. With conditions like that, I usually find a way to drop everything and run to the hills.
When I reached the summit, the weather turned to a white-out for a brief period and suddenly cleared, exposing the beautiful fall colors scattered in the canyon below. The sun burst forth directly into the moisture ridden sky creating the perfect conditions for a rainbow. However, it was only mid-afternoon which seemed too early for this to occur.
To my pleasant surprise, not only did a full rainbow appear, this one was up-close and personal. It was a mini-rainbow that stretched from one side of the small canyon to the other. I have never seen a rainbow like this before. The only thing close would be the type that sometimes appears near waterfalls. It was so close, so small, and so beautiful and I was the only one witnessing it almost at eye level.
This was a totally different experience from the last massive rainbow last posted here. This one was just more personal. Another life changing experience I will not forget...


Note - an obscure digital signature is included on image. This can be removed per request. The Fine Art America watermark will automatically be removed for the purchased print. It was still raining/sleeting in places as I shot this photo so there are a few areas a bit noisy to be expected.

Uploaded

November 30th, 2012