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10-SEP-2003

Rainbow, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2003

The rain was still falling as the setting sun illuminated the clouds behind this rainbow. The sun's golden light, displayed in many shades of color, offered a breathtaking context for this rainbow, and only a wideangle lens could embrace its huge arch.

Canon PowerShot G5
1/50s f/4.0 at 7.2mm full exif

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Phil Douglis04-Mar-2008 17:43
Thanks, Michele, for the kind words on this picture -- photographers have no control over the work of nature. All we can do is go to places like Santa Fe, where the weather can change instantly, and hope to benefit from such sights as this.
Michele Lee04-Mar-2008 16:45
Phil, fantastic capture! Appreciate the documentary about the rainbow! Big Vote!
Phil Douglis29-Apr-2007 22:36
Thanks, Alina, for the compliment. All of my images are based on fact, not fiction. That is what photography is all about as far as I am concerned.
Alina29-Apr-2007 19:47
The sky looks incredible. At first glance I thought that you shoot some work of art not real rainbow.
Phil Douglis27-May-2006 04:32
Timing and good fortune are what make rainbow shots work. This is best one I've ever seen as well. It was fortunate that I just happened to be in a photography workshop at the time, Jack.
Guest 27-May-2006 03:14
Never seen a rainbow like this. Really great capture at the exact moment!!
Phil Douglis30-Sep-2004 22:16
Hina, I was just writing to you, and here you are. Glad you like my rainbow. Now go with your splendid camera and find that pot of gold.
Phi
Guest 30-Sep-2004 19:31
beautiful capture!!!!
Phil Douglis28-Nov-2003 02:24
I'm not a fan of the Wizard, either, Marek. But I can't resist a rainbow, particularly when it embraces a fiery sky.
Guest 27-Nov-2003 22:46
"I must be over the rainbow". The world would be better without the Emerald City.
Phil Douglis11-Oct-2003 02:53
Jane -- as for "being there," get yourself out to Santa Fe someday. At 7,000 feet, spectacular things are always happening in its skies. And as for that right lens, your Digital Rebel's zoom would work almost as well here.
Phil
Guest 07-Oct-2003 14:41
Just to BE there at that moment, then to have the correct lens... magic !
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