Posted by Todd Caudle on October 17, 2009 at 6:31 PM
I was up in Rocky last Monday morning in an unsuccessful attempt to get some new elk pics, when I noticed this series of cool concentric rainbows framing the sun in the high, thin clouds. At first I only saw the middle one, so the first images totally blocked the innermost ring in the chaos of tree branches. It was only when I stopped the lens down and looked with the DOF preview on that I saw the inner one. The faint outermost one was just a bonus that I discovered when looking at the images on the computer. Trippy, man!
Posted by Chuck Peacock on October 17, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Whoa, I just got a flashback and I never even did drugs The tree silhouettes make the shot, TC. Wonderful control of the exposure to keep the highlights in reign.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on October 17, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Groovy. I've seen these in the RMNP clouds a few times too (and, no, it wasn't because I had altitude sickness) but not this pronounced. Nice catch.
Posted by Don Grall on October 17, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Very cool! I think they're called sundogs.
Posted by John Mumaw on October 17, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Make mine a double!
Never seen one before until now, and you were sure in the right place when it happened.
Love how the sky darkens outside of the rings. Excellent catch!
Posted by Kurt Rinne on October 18, 2009 at 1:55 AM
Great catch Todd,
Trippy and o so Psychedelic.
Posted by Paul Beiser on October 18, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Way cool, Todd..
Posted by John Klotz on October 18, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Trippy dude! Farout man! Heavy even! And I thought that purple oz from '68 would have worn off by now!
Posted by Jesse Speer on October 19, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Wow, trippy indeed. This is incredibly cool.
Posted by Laurent Baig on October 19, 2009 at 11:54 AM
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11 repliesNever seen one before until now, and you were sure in the right place when it happened.
Love how the sky darkens outside of the rings. Excellent catch!
Trippy and o so Psychedelic.