Paradise Grove

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 30, 2012329 views12 comments

Giant City State Park, Illinois

This was my first photo excursion of the year - I was amazingly fortunate to find not only the redbuds in full bloom, but a rainbow behind them! I was set up waiting for the sunset in the opposite direction when I looked behind me and noticed it, leaving me scrambling to find a workable composition. It disappeared just after I bracketed for exposure. I didn't even notice the very faint double rainbow until I opened the RAW file but it was certainly a welcome surprise!

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12 comments

Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on March 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM

Lovely result. I liked very much the way you arranged the trees and the arch. The colors are amazing too. Did you use a GND filter there? :-)

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on March 30, 2012 at 10:11 AM

Thanks Rodrigo! No filter, I blended two exposures, one for the sky and one for the trees.

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on March 30, 2012 at 10:17 AM

Nicely done Taylor! The soft light is nice and the bow adds a nice touch.
Glad you turned around and caught this in time!

Registered on May 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 655 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 30, 2012 at 2:29 PM

Hi Taylor, I really enjoy this! The colors are wonderful...so Spring. Great light and then that fantastic double rainbow to top it all off. Very nice. Really spring like up here too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on March 30, 2012 at 2:57 PM

Powerful image. You did well to capture it having been focusing on the sunset. Would have liked to see to the base of the nearest tree, but well done.

Registered on March 20, 2012, 21 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 30, 2012 at 9:52 PM

Cool! I think i'd warm it up just a bit. the blue sky kind of saps some of the power from the rainbow--if the sky were more neutral the rainbow would stand out stronger.

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 30, 2012 at 11:55 PM

Quite the color grab there Taylor!

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 31, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Wonderful moment you've captured with the rainbows and beautiful colors of the redbuds.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 31, 2012 at 9:39 AM

Very nice. Beautiful and nicely balanced.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 31, 2012 at 3:38 PM

What a moment! Nice shot.

I too wish there was breathing room around the trees.