Double Rainbow
A perfect back drop and storm over the ranch house.
A perfect back drop and storm over the ranch house.
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Location
This photo was taken in Norwood, CO during the early monsoon season 2022. This area is popular as a stop to get to Telluride but Norwood offers 360 degree views of the San Jans (peaking in on the right corner) and La Sals. A truly spectacular place especially when there's interesting weather!Time
Like most of my images this came about 2 hours before sunset as the sun was just shallower than 45 degrees. This not only created the perfect conditions for the rainbow but also stated to warm and soften the light in the foreground of the image. But most of all I just got lucky with the sun direction, elevation, clouds, and weather that day.Lighting
Well sometimes everything just aligns and all you can do is just be there, notice, and take an image. The light was the light and it was the best and strongest rainbow I think I've ever seen! I will say though, I left a circular polarizer on for the lens at first by accident and it ruined the perfect arch by breaking splitting it in half. So be cautious with a polarizer when there's a strong rainbow effect.Equipment
This picture could have been shot on an iPhone and still came out well. Though because I lived in that house I used a Canon 7D MarkII with the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 at 18mm and probably F2.8 handheld because I didn't want to bother with a tripod!Inspiration
Well I'm not sure I need to explain what inspired me as it should be obvious. Seeing the faint fragment of rainbow attracts photographers and their cameras like flies to molasses, let alone a full double rainbow with a decent foreground. Needless to say I saw a rainbow and took a picture.Editing
Well all I did was stitched 4 separate images together and did the usual edit to highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, and tune the tone curve. Past that I didn't have to do much as there was plenty of natural contrast on the scene.In my camera bag
What's in my bag always changes but these days it's usually filled with two digital cameras: Canon 7D MarkII (Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L USM and Sigma art 18-35mm F1.8) and a Fujifilm X100s (fixed 21mm F2 I think). As my film camera collection grows it's starting to get difficult to choose one but lately it's been the Yashica MAT-124G since it's my lightest 120 film camera. All this goes in a Lowepro Whistler 35 pack (best camera related investment ever made).Feedback
Well you can do all sorts of things to try and increase your chances at seeing a rainbow: check the weather look for abrupt rain to partly cloudy or clear, use apps like PlanIt to see where the rainbow may be in a particular place ( based on sun angle) if everything happens right, and just being available to be where you need to be to get the best view. Personally if you want an image like this ditch all of that and just be ready when it happens, be patient, and be persistent!
