No Clouds Again But Something Else Showed Up

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 13, 20073,316 views45 comments

This is another attempt at trying to shot Cannon Beach with clouds but none were to be had. I did have this unusual rainbow show up as well as some strange things in the sky. Not sure what was happening here - I am sure someone knows ! I went here on a high tide trying to capture the wave movement which is difficult to capture here as the waves do not stretch that long on this beach

Thanks for any comments or critiques

Canon 5D
17-40L f/22 1/15 Sec ISO 50
Color Combo

Comments

45 comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 13, 2007 at 7:09 AM

I think the sky looks great Kevin, don't know what caused the circle, but I like it, and the soft color is amazing. Beautiful scene and very well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on June 13, 2007 at 8:09 AM

Ahhh, love the 'bow and moving water! Beautiful image, Kevin.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 13, 2007 at 9:13 AM

Incredible image Kevin. The rainbow arc is magical IMO. The water flow is very pleasing as well, and the reflective color in that flow is gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on June 13, 2007 at 9:30 AM

I've seen this cloud effect before - but only once and not as a full rainbow like this. It's caused by ice-crystals in high cloud refracting the sunlight and it's quite a rare phenomenon.

Lovely shot!

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on June 13, 2007 at 10:03 AM

Very nice image, Kevin. The water looks a little off in color too me, but the rest is fantastic

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on June 13, 2007 at 10:12 AM

Yeah that is lovely!

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Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on June 13, 2007 at 10:24 AM

Cool shot, Kevin. Isn't that called a 'Sun Dog' ?

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on June 13, 2007 at 10:47 AM

Oh... that is a nice one!

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Comment posted by Carsten Ranke on June 13, 2007 at 11:09 AM

Very nice phenomenon (sun halo ?), the circular shape fits well to the rock(s). Maybe I would sacrifice some foreground, because there is not much additional interest

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on June 13, 2007 at 11:10 AM

Great -- sometimes you are just in the right place at the right time. Of course, you deserve credit for spending lots of time in the right places, and knowing what to do when the right time arrives. Perfect treatment of a rare moment.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Carroll on June 13, 2007 at 11:27 AM

I really like the mood of the shot and the sun effect is a definite attention getter. The colours are complimentary to the mood. I think the comp could be strengthened just a bit by either cropping like Carsten suggested or next time including a bit more of the beach to give the bottom of the image more weight. If I see more of the beach I get more of the wave effect dynamics as a viewer. The image then has more of a pull in effect. Nice shot Kevin.

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Comment posted by Jim Salge on June 13, 2007 at 12:08 PM

Make way for the meteorologist. First off...MAGICAL SHOT! Love the colors, comp and water, and the optical effect is just a bonus.

What you are looking at is a halo around the sun cause by the diffraction of light through column ice crystals high in the atmosphere. The two brighter rainbow spots are sundogs (parhelia) which are formed by the same diffraction patterns through plate crystals.

Follow this link for more info:
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/common.htm

Again, killer shot!

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Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on June 13, 2007 at 1:03 PM

This should TOTALLY be submitted over at APOD!!!!
Great Great Shot!

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Comment posted by andy puttbach on June 13, 2007 at 1:39 PM

I believe the rainbow is called a Sun Dog by weather men. It is when the sun shines through high altitude ice crystals. I notice 3 or 4 a year. I have never seen them as complete circles. If you go to weather.com I beleive they have other photos of them, but no were near as dramatic. great shot.

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Comment posted by Steve Bunn on June 13, 2007 at 1:48 PM

Kevin, as a couple of others have indicated, this is definitely called a Sun Dog. It's pretty rare to get them to form complete arcs or circles. In terms of rare conditions, you got a great pic of something seen less often than even great sunsets. This probably has more marketability than you would first think. Thanks for posting!

Registered on February 5, 2007, 34 Posts, 320 Comments

Comment posted by beth summer on June 13, 2007 at 2:14 PM

WOW...love the Sun Dog over the larhe rock and the water flow is nice also. The reflections in the water are very nice. Great shot...

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on June 13, 2007 at 2:14 PM

Cool, Kevin! Nice and interesting rainbow, but the water in the foreground I like even more! Very nice photograph!

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on June 13, 2007 at 2:16 PM

No idea of the phenomenon but I like it better than if you had found some clouds. Highly unusual and really beautiful, Kevin. The soft sky compliments the soft water action.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on June 13, 2007 at 2:23 PM

Hooray for the unexpected! I appreciate your dedication to photographing this location, and this image is just one of the examples where it payed huge dividends. So unique!

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Comment posted by Kevin McNeal on June 13, 2007 at 2:26 PM

Thank you for all the comments. I had no idea before today what a "sundog" was or why it happens. I will check out this at weather.com

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Comment posted by Jos De Braekeleer on June 13, 2007 at 3:49 PM

Well ... what can I say ... outstanding image !

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on June 13, 2007 at 4:02 PM

Fantastic shot of a Sun Dog. This phenomenon is caused by sunlight being refracted by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Some other interesting tidbits about this is that the ice crystals have to be of a particular shape and the resulting arc is always the same distance from the Sun. I agree with the comment to submit this to Astronomy Picture of the Day. This would also be a good candidate for Earth Science Picture of the Day (http://epod.usra.edu/archive.php3). This shot is super all around.

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Comment posted by Waleed Marhoum on June 13, 2007 at 4:11 PM

wonderful image

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 13, 2007 at 4:46 PM

Who needs (or wants) clouds when you can have this. A very unique presentation of an iconic location.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on June 13, 2007 at 4:52 PM

What a fantastic image, Kevin! I love everything about it.

Here's some more info on this phenomenon:

http://www.polarization.com/rainbow/rainbow2.html

Guy

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on June 13, 2007 at 4:54 PM

wow. I thought the thumbnail was showing banding or something so I almost skipped this! have never seen this before. great stuf.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 13, 2007 at 6:22 PM

Very cool, Kevin.

It sounds as if you have captured something that's fairly unique.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on June 13, 2007 at 6:36 PM

Just WOW.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 13, 2007 at 7:53 PM

A magical moment Kevin. And the ring is perfectly in position for your composition too. Fantastic shot.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on June 13, 2007 at 9:18 PM

Wow, very cool.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Mike Veltri on June 13, 2007 at 10:19 PM

Very beautiful image Kevin. I Love everything about. Excellent job.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 13, 2007 at 10:31 PM

A really great ice halo here, Kevin. Perfect timing to capture this unique event, just excellent.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on June 14, 2007 at 10:06 AM

Kevin,

This is an outstanding capture!!!!!!!
Love the motion of the water, has a nice soft smooth flowing texture, and it goes well with the soft sky. Not to mention, the rainbow type thing you capture, so unique, and adds somehting specail to this shot.. The comp is very nice here as well.

Excellent work here Kevin

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Comment posted by Josh Anderson on June 14, 2007 at 11:15 AM

This is great Kevin. It doesn't get any better than this.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 14, 2007 at 12:47 PM

This is a very cool shot! Great to be in the right place at the right time and do a great job with it.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 14, 2007 at 4:50 PM

Kevin: Spectacular capture of a special moment. Very well done. >=)>

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Comment posted by INGOMA on June 14, 2007 at 10:56 PM

Can't ad anything here - this is really beautiful - I love it!

Regards,
Christoph

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Comment posted by Craig Sullivan on June 15, 2007 at 3:31 AM

Outstanding comp with nothing centered and even a foamy leading line. This deserves EP, and would be great poster size print. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Kevin McNeal on June 15, 2007 at 4:06 PM

Thank you everyone who suggested I submit to the Astronomy websites. They asked for specifics of the image and GPS coordinates of where the image was taken. Thanks for all the advice.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on June 17, 2007 at 4:47 PM

This rainbow looks interesting and in fact is what makes this for me. Otherwise it would be just another nice seascape.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on June 18, 2007 at 12:42 PM

Killer shot Kevin, way to make a somewhat ordinary day extraordinary. Well deserved EP!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 19, 2007 at 3:49 AM

Kevin,
Fantastic shot! Liked what I saw of yours at the EPI exhibit, too. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 20, 2007 at 11:45 AM

Excellent work Kevin. Congratulations on the EP selection for this fine image.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on June 20, 2007 at 11:10 PM

Kevin, Congratulations on the EP. This is an incredible image. The colors and the wonderful DoF on the water with the sheeting action in the FG.

Nice job.

Carol

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Comment posted by Judith Russell-Too on August 7, 2008 at 10:36 AM

Very mystical and beautiful. The "arc" certainly speaks of unspoken mysteries here.
I just love it.

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